The Democratic Safe House

[stamperben]

Oh, I have no doubt that many are tea affiliated in one way or another. That explains the lack of depth in what they present.

 

[SeekerOfChrist94]

Happy election day, everyone!

 

[cow451]

Happy election day, everyone!

Back atcha!

 

[Archaeopteryx]

Why Obama And The Democrats Can't Get Any Love For The Economy

The U.S. economy is growing, unemployment is tumbling and stocks are at record highs. So why aren't President Barack Obama and the Democrats getting enough credit for that to avoid a big loss in Tuesday's midterm elections?

Maybe because, for way too many Americans, the economy might as well still be in recession.

Most of the benefits of the economic recovery that began in 2009 have accrued only to the wealthiest Americans. Middle-class Americans, meanwhile, have been left behind. Their wages and wealth have stagnated -- a key reason why polls show that most Americans think the economy is still in a recession, even though it technically started recovering five years ago.

It turns out that a lopsided recovery isn't likely to be considered creditable by the majority of voters.

 

[GenetoJean]

Hopefully, the progress America is making wont be hurt too bad.

 

[stamperben]

Bright spots from yesterday? I'll take any I can get. The four states with the minimum wage on the ballot all passed.

 

[stamperben]

Speaking of the bright spots, my 13 year old asked who won the governor's race this morning. She was appalled that Abbott won over Davis. I asked her why when all during the airing of the campaign commercials she wanted the one (Davis) who was like Obama to lose. She told me that her class saw one of the debates and that the issues came clear when the candidates had to speak to the questions put before them and that the majority of her classmates voted for Davis based on what they saw and heard. Their different views on education was the key issue for these 8th graders, of course. But this points to the fact that peer pressure and sound bites do not make for an educated voter.

 

[Archaeopteryx]

An interesting breakdown:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/11/04/us/politics/2014-exit-polls.html?_r=1#us/2014

 

[Archaeopteryx]

From @Cryptoterra on Twitter:

EXCLUSIVE: First look at republican controlled senate

 

[DaisyDay]

Gloatfest. In 2012 we at least tried to keep it contained to a single gloat thread.

 

[stamperben]

Two comments from my friend GOPLifer...

Texas isn’t just Republican, it has shifted off the map to become a sort of Baptist Iran. It’s unclear whether the Obama Administration will step in to stop Gov. Abbott from developing nuclear weapons, but they should look into it.


Though Abbott was at the top of the ballot and got all the attention, whack-job Lt. Governor Dan Patrick will now be the most powerful political figure in the country’s second-largest state. The righteous need not fear. The rest of you might want to make some alternate plans.
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[psalms 91]

I am still trying to understand why. Do they not remember the government shutdown? Do they not know that only the rich benefit from Republicans?

 

[stamperben]

I am still trying to understand why. Do they not remember the government shutdown? Do they not know that only the rich benefit from Republicans?

Did you read what I wrote about my 13 year old grand daughter? The candidates are not listened to on the issues, it is the attack ads that make the impact in voters minds. All the more reason to get money out of elections.

 

[psalms 91]

Did you read what I wrote about my 13 year old grand daughter? The candidates are not listened to on the issues, it is the attack ads that make the impact in voters minds. All the more reason to get money out of elections.

Yes, and I agree that most voters do not know the sstance on issues of most canidates

 

[cow451]

Gloatfest. In 2012 we at least tried to keep it contained to a single gloat thread.

Things go in cycles. Gloatfest and Whinefest........

 

[stamperben]

Things go in cycles. Gloatfest and Whinefest........

Define "Whinefest." If you mean whining about how the results turned out, which I'm sure you do, then there are two ways of looking at election results. One way is to analyze the results, seeing what it was that your side did wrong. The other way is to blame the voter for not seeing the light - seeing why it is you think you are best for them. I see the left doing more of the former and the right doing the latter. Only one is "whining."

 

[Archaeopteryx]

I am still trying to understand why. Do they not remember the government shutdown? Do they not know that only the rich benefit from Republicans?

If the US system resembled that of certain parliamentary models, a government shutdown would have triggered the dissolution of Congress, leading to fresh elections, which the Republicans would have lost. Enough time has elapsed since the shutdown for them to recover enough to be competitive in the mid-terms.

Some Democrats also decided to basically run as Republicans (e.g., Mark Pryor). A stupid strategy. Not only does it alienate Democrats, who would have voted for him, but Republicans are obviously going to vote for the actual Republican.

 

[Savior2006]

Define "Whinefest." If you mean whining about how the results turned out, which I'm sure you do, then there are two ways of looking at election results. One way is to analyze the results, seeing what it was that your side did wrong. The other way is to blame the voter for not seeing the light - seeing why it is you think you are best for them. I see the left doing more of the former and the right doing the latter. Only one is "whining."

And yet for some reason we are sore winners and bad losers. I took our defeat far better than conservatives took theirs in 2012.

Party because we knew it was coming. Nate Silver predicted as much and remember he predicted 2012 pretty much down to the letter. Whereas conservatives had worked themselves into a nice lather about how Romney would win "by a large margin," ignored Silver, and got slapped so hard that I had a grin on my face for a couple months.

 

[cow451]

The DNC has been given its trip to the woodshed. Time to regroup and move ahead.

 

[Archaeopteryx]

GOP thanks Dems for sidelining 'best messenger' Obama - CNN.com

The strategist in charge of electing a Republican Senate majority thanked Democrats on Thursday for keeping President Barack Obama on the sidelines and building their campaigns around women's issues instead of making an economic argument.

Rob Collins, the executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, told reporters in a postmortem session that Democrats "sidelined their best messenger" by running from Obama.

Making sense of the U.S. midterm results Midterms create Congressional firsts GOP delivers big blow to Dems in midterms
"They were so focused on independents that they forgot they had a base," Collins said of Democratic campaigns. "They left their base behind. They became Republican-lite."