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So… it was the new AI system and they want another excuse to hand $50B to corrupt toadies with no-bid contracts. I was ready to not blame the new system, given that it was supposed to be limited in scope, but his dodge on the question says an awful lot.

Congressional oversight is a duty specified in Article I of the US Constitution, but perhaps the US Attorney from South Texas is unfamiliar with the document, perhaps he is also confused regarding his jurisdiction.

It was Arnold Palmers cock he was obsessed with.

I hear the Bailey’s are pushing for Van Hollen.

It would be easier to fire him out of the solar system than into the sun.

She won’t be missed.

A good point. I certainly think if we start legislating people’s rights away it’s reasonable to ask “Is this actually a problem?” before proceeding.

The voter guide was pretty specific about the invasive checks. Everyone gets the guide.

With a PhD, MD and a Rhodes Scholar he might be overqualified for the position.

Anyone who thought Trump was going to moderate his rhetoric was definitely dreaming. Prepare for the White House to be much, much worse.

If you look at his positions over the course of his career, he is damn near always on the right side of history.

It was a gripping race, but in the end you have to hand it to her opponent.

The rumor I heard was basically that Ossa was a poor candidate and the DSA are trying to pick the most solid people to support.

Jefferies literally just met with Kushner before the election. Now, I don’t fault anyone for trying to deal with the White House, someone has to if they want to bring costs down, but doing so before knowing the strength of his own position is either foolish or telling.

An excellent point which brings up the other issue with exit polling is that it only tells us what people who vote think and not people who didn’t vote. Democrats turned out in similar numbers to 2024 (which is huge for a midterm), but Republicans just didn’t show up. Why did they not turn out? Personally, I think it was the gas prices and grocery prices (and the Iran War for causing the former). But that data won’t show up in the exit polls.

Exit polling is always a bit fun to interpret, but it’s a lot along the lines of “Oh I hate all politicians. Not my candidate though, he’s great! Just all the other ones.”

Individual candidates were absolutely supported. The perception of the Democratic party by the people voting for them is bad. Myself included. Rank and file Democrats do not like the leadership of the party. One can only hope some of the new Senators and Representatives can push for better leadership.

At least the measure that would have forced schools to out LGBT+ students to their parents failed. Small comfort, I suppose.

Lol, exit polls show democrats underwater by 8 points with voters. People hate the Democrats, they just hate the Republicans more. Imagine if one of the parties actually listened to voters for once in my lifetime.

Yes. Not all Americans, but a lot of them can only see what is affecting them in the most direct way, they literally lack the ability to conclude that a politician is picking their pocket when they engage in brazen corruption and self-dealing the way that the Trump family has the last two years. It is an indictment of our education system. I’ve known college graduates who literally cannot define the word ‘hypocrisy’ - this is not hyperbole, I have in my conversations with conservatives asked someone to define the word (that they were misusing) and got deer in headlights as a response. It’s that bad. Americans are stupid, really really stupid. Not all of us, but many.

“Gas price bad!” is a message that all Americans understand “Trump is taking bribes and stealing tax money” gets “Well, it doesn’t affect me” as a response. Stupid. So fucking stupid.