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The 2021 Federal Government

House, Senate, White House

  • Democrat, Democrat, Democrat

    Votes: 7 15.9%

  • Democrat, Democrat, Republican

    Votes: 2 4.5%

  • Democrat, Republican, Democrat

    Votes: 14 31.8%

  • Democrat, Republican, Republican

    Votes: 9 20.5%

  • Republican, Democrat, Democrat

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Republican, Democrat, Republican

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Republican, Republican, Democrat

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Republican, Republican, Republican

    Votes: 6 13.6%

  • See the purple bunny rabbits

    Votes: 6 13.6%
  • Total voters
    44
  • Poll closed .
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How will it beak down. The order is House, Senate, White House.
 
Jay59 said:
How will it beak down. The order is House, Senate, White House.
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D, R, Likely R.

I feel pretty strongly about the first two. But cannot make an informed choice on the last (White House), until there's a Dem nominee. So until then, I have to side with an incumbent with the current good economy prevailing.
 
The largest turnout in history will sweep the Dems into power and Trump and his Trumkin apologists into the dustbin of history.

I love this nation and its people to contemplate anything less.
 
I'm not sure how it's going to turn out. I hope that as many Trumpists as possible are voted out.
 
Can't say, but the math in the Senate looks as bad for Democrats in 2020 as it did in 2018. Democrats probably hold the House, and I wouldn't hazard to guess at the White House when I don't even know who our Democratic candidate is going to be yet.
 
Wow. These D-D-D guys are really optimistic. The Senate looks dead as a door-nail, to me. It will take a Dem presidential nominee with some really long coat-tails to flip that baby!
 
Cardinal said:
Can't say, but the math in the Senate looks as bad for Democrats in 2020 as it did in 2018. Democrats probably hold the House, and I wouldn't hazard to guess at the White House when I don't even know who our Democratic candidate is going to be yet.
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Chomsky said:
Wow. These D-D-D guys are really optimistic. The Senate looks dead as a door-nail, to me. It will take a Dem presidential nominee with some really long coat-tails to flip that baby!
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Losing Nelson's seat in Florida was a big loss for the Dems, no doubt about it. With the seat in Alabama 70% likely to be lost, the math became very hard to take back the Senate.

As things stand now the Dems are likely to need four seats to get a 50-50 split, assuming they lose Alabama. The best opportunities are Arizona, Maine, Colorado, and Iowa. Other doors could open in North Carolina, Montana, and maybe a sleeper from a former pre-2014 seat.

They have to run the board, but Republicans did it in 2014, and with Trump being openly racist it's more possible than with another Republican.

The Senate could be balanced via giving DC and Puerto Rico statehood.
 
The progressives hate the liberals, the liberals are disgusted with the progressives, no one likes the conservatives except middle America who will call the shots. Inflation is there but barely noticeable, unemployment at all time lows, crime is mostly down, most say why fix what isn't broken? Only the fringes really care about conditions for illegal immigrants, bigotry is a constant, and the middle class is not happy with lgbt in their faces. Anyone who expects changes is living in a time space continuum distortion field.

Go away, my facebook friends have a new puppy. R&R is declining, patriotic Country music is ascending the charts with harmonies. My wife is making money, I'm a stay at home dad writing the great American novel. Bartenders are tending bar, waitresses waiting tables, none are pretending to be artists waiting on their moment. From the Hamptons to LA the rich are spending money. Go away. The scandal of the week has gotten boring an repetitive. I'm outraged for 15 minutes. Go away. The Kardashians are wearing sheer blue this week. Go away.
 
MovingPictures said:
Losing Nelson's seat in Florida was a big loss for the Dems, no doubt about it. With the seat in Alabama 70% likely to be lost, the math became very hard to take back the Senate.

As things stand now the Dems are likely to need four seats to get a 50-50 split, assuming they lose Alabama. The best opportunities are Arizona, Maine, Colorado, and Iowa. Other doors could open in North Carolina, Montana, and maybe a sleeper from a former pre-2014 seat.

They have to run the board, but Republicans did it in 2014, and with Trump being openly racist it's more possible than with another Republican.

The Senate could be balanced via giving DC and Puerto Rico statehood.
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The loss of the governorship was just as bad, because that now will effect voting laws & regs (read: voter suppression).

There's only one way I see a Dem Senate win. That's to have a highly charismatic candidate with long coat-tails. It happens.
 
Chomsky said:
The loss of the governorship was just as bad, because that now will effect voting laws & regs (read: voter suppression).

There's only one way I see a Dem Senate win. That's to have a highly charismatic candidate with long coat-tails. It happens.
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*cough* Harris *clear throat*

Excuse me.
 
MovingPictures said:
*cough* Harris *clear throat*

Excuse me.
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That's my hope! :thumbs:

But the old girl's got to chill on a few nonsense drum beating things, like getting rid of insurance companies. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
 
Chomsky said:
That's my hope! :thumbs:

But the old girl's got to chill on a few nonsense drum beating things, like getting rid of insurance companies. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
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She already walked that back in an interview.

As I've stated before, I think voters are willing to overlook an issue or two where they feel a center left candidate goes too far (in their view), so long as they balance things out. The Democratic candidate that has the best mix of things for progressives and moderates will win.

FFS, indies that voted for Trump knew he wanted to repeal the ACA and Roe.
 
ecofarm said:
Options 2, 5, 6 and 7 are impossible.
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They are not impossible, if only in theory. I give you that they would all be bizarre outcomes.
 
Jay59 said:
They are not impossible, if only in theory. I give you that they would all be bizarre outcomes.
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They contain mutually exclusive sets.
 
I don't know, but there is no option to click for ignorance (purple bunnies notwithstanding). A Democratic House and a Republicaan Senate seem safer bets but the presidency is disturbingly uncertain at this point. When the Democratic candidates are culled down to between 2-4 persons, then more meaningful, but still uncertain, predictions may be possible. Independent, Republican or Democrat, I wish all Americans the best in their coming elections and decisions. Choose wisely.

Cheers.
Evilroddy.
 
Chomsky said:
The loss of the governorship was just as bad, because that now will effect voting laws & regs (read: voter suppression).

There's only one way I see a Dem Senate win. That's to have a highly charismatic candidate with long coat-tails. It happens.
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I think you are being overly pessimistic. Elections are about turnout. My guess is that there will be lower turnout of center-right independent voters due to Trump. If I am correct and they don't show up on election day the whole ticket will be impacted not just the race for president.
 
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