Post by Leeham Rimes on Nov 7, 2018 5:21:06 GMT -5
I hate Florida. It’s like 2016 all over again. I’m trying to be happy for the overall win of the nation (for the house) but Florida is so fucked up the ass I am devastated. There is no light at the end of the tunnel for this state.
I’m also sad that the senate republicans have more seats now. Fucking America.
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Post by W.T.Faulkner on Nov 7, 2018 6:08:20 GMT -5
I didn’t go in to last night with any hope about gaining control of the Senate. The map is gerrymandered to hell.
Leeham Rimes, I know Gillum’s loss sucks, but last night the voting rights of 1.4 million people were restored by Amendment 4 passing. That vote affected 40% of the black men in Florida. That is huge, and it makes me hopeful for future elections. What could Gillum have done in FL if everyone had been allowed to vote? There would have been a different result.
Post by Leeham Rimes on Nov 7, 2018 6:10:30 GMT -5
We also have rick Scott in a higher position and he’s directly affected my life with his policies, I’m really fearful for the amount of damage he’ll now do.
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I hate Florida. It’s like 2016 all over again. I’m trying to be happy for the overall win of the nation (for the house) but Florida is so fucked up the ass I am devastated. There is no light at the end of the tunnel for this state.
I’m also sad that the senate republicans have more seats now. Fucking America.
Look. Desantis is awful. But Gillium pulled some amazing numbers despite his opponent’s racist bullshit. Voting occurred in record numbers. And over a million disenfranchised voters got back their right to vote (and demographically, a lot of those will probably vote D in coming elections).
I’m sad that it didn’t turn out the way we hoped it would. But this just means we need to keep working so that next time the numbers come out in our favor. Now is NOT the time to give up on Florida (i know you didn’t say you were giving up, but it feels like a lot of people are giving up, and that pisses me off).
We also have rick Scott in a higher position and he’s directly affected my life with his policies, I’m really fearful for the amount of damage he’ll now do.
This was the race that concerned me the most, and was the one that I donated the most money to (Nelson). The amount of money that Scott himself has paid to buy himself political wins makes me ill.
Not feeling proud about Missouri this morning. Claire wasn’t liberal enough for me but seriously WTF neighbors. Almost worse, Ann Wagner is still my rep and she’s vile.
I wish I could be optimistic, but seeing all the red all over makes me have no faith. Floridians in general hate non whites so much, they’ll sacrifice their well being just to put the screws to them. I don’t even know how to surmount that.
I know gerrymandering also is a big factor, but with republicans ruling every aspect of Florida, I don’t see how that will ever change.
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Same, but in Iowa. We continue complete GOP control. I guess everyone is just loving the bloodbath we are experiencing. Move over Wisconsin and Kansas.
But we did elect 3/4 Dem U.S. House reps. LOL, How we could do both is beyond me right now.
My County lit up Blue and all of my candidates won, so I'm happy about that. I'm overall happy with the results in the tri-state area, but there were a couple of hard fought battles that we lost (PA-1 and NJ-3 though I think they may still be counting there).
I slept on the couch for the 5th night in a row. My dog has been sick with a stomach thing and still has some lingering lower GI stuff going on. It's just easier for me to sleep on the couch with her so that I can let her out through the night, but man I miss my bed.
I'm in the office today when normally I WAH on Wednesdays, so of course my phone was ringing and dinging my whole commute because my family suddenly becomes incompetent when my schedule changes.
I started listening to the Dave Ramsey show after my posts last week about my finances and listening makes me simultaneously feel excited about the prospect of paying off debt and hopeless because there are so many people in a much better position than we are at our age. Ugh. Adulting sucks.
Non-election related: our fucking shower is broken again. Fucking delta. Both delta valves in both bathroom have been nothing but trouble since we moved into this house 2 years ago. It's a brand new house. Last year our shower conveniently broke the night before Disney. Now we leave for our cruise in 3 days! My poor parents are probably going to have to meet with the plumber and I'm afraid with everyone using my kid's bathroom her valve is going to fail to and there is no easy way to get to her fixtures.
I know this is a total FWP, but I just cannot deal with this shit right before what is supposed to be an amazing kid free vacation.
I am feeling some sort of way about our redistricting. PA overall did very well with the House (lots of flips) but my new district (PA 1) really disappointed me. Here's the thing - it encompasses an entire county and then a tiiiiny little sliver of another county. I'm in that sliver. We did our job and voted blue, but that other neighboring county went red. Since it's so much bigger there really wasn't a chance. I'm so disappointed. Not only because the R won, but bc I feel like my area will just be forgotten and overlooked out of spite.
I am feeling some sort of way about our redistricting. PA overall did very well with the House (lots of flips) but my new district (PA 1) really disappointed me. Here's the thing - it encompasses an entire county and then a tiiiiny little sliver of another county. I'm in that sliver. We did our job and voted blue, but that other neighboring county went red. Since it's so much bigger there really wasn't a chance. I'm so disappointed. Not only because the R won, but bc I feel like my area will just be forgotten and overlooked out of spite.
The amount of huge conservatives (Amish/Mennonite) in your neighboring county means it will never turn blue! I woke up and felt sick when I saw Smucker won let alone won by that margin.
While I would have preferred to have a larger blue wave, I am relatively pleased with yesterday's results. I think this is because I did not expect anything better than what happened. I was hopeful that we actually would take the House, and we did. I did not expect to take the senate or that races across the country would mostly go the way I wanted.
I guess pessimism worked for me this time because I am not disappointed. I am relieved that my expectation was correct. This is a big improvement from 2016 lol.
I hate Florida. It’s like 2016 all over again. I’m trying to be happy for the overall win of the nation (for the house) but Florida is so fucked up the ass I am devastated. There is no light at the end of the tunnel for this state.
I’m also sad that the senate republicans have more seats now. Fucking America.
That was a tough loss, for sure. But I’m not giving up on Florida, because its demographics are changing. Plus I’ve seen what happens when Republicans take racism too far. When I lived in California, it voted like Florida. Then the governor tried to deny public education to children of undocumented immigrants by supporting Prop 187. And that awful thing passed! So at that moment, it looked terrible. But it also began a massive blue wave that just gets bigger and flows further into formerly R districts every year. I think Florida and Texas are only an election or two away from this. We just have to keep working.
Post by game blouses on Nov 7, 2018 10:02:23 GMT -5
I was feeling a little meh until I looked at more results from late last night, and Jacky Rosen won in Nevada so I am happy! Glad Dean Heller paid for his Trumpian wimpiness.
I am loving the House landslide, loving that I get to see much less of Paul Ryan’s stupid face in the media, and hoping that Adam Schiff will be the Speaker. I like Pelosi but I believe Schiff is in a better position to get things done.
I hate Florida. It’s like 2016 all over again. I’m trying to be happy for the overall win of the nation (for the house) but Florida is so fucked up the ass I am devastated. There is no light at the end of the tunnel for this state.
I’m also sad that the senate republicans have more seats now. Fucking America.
I know it sucks, but I'm really impressed that FL passed to restore voting rights to former convicted felons. I have a feeling that will make a difference in a couple years (hopefully).
Post by litskispeciality on Nov 7, 2018 10:57:30 GMT -5
I guess I'm ok with the election, I don't love our Gov but I think it could be worse if he wasn't voted back in. I'm glad with the way the ballot questions went although they were confusing and really shouldn't have been items up for vote.
24 hours on new meds and I think it is making me lightheaded, can meds work that quickly? I should try eating more, I ate about an hour before taking it. Maybe boost my water, just don't want to gain wait to avoid side effects.
I’m definitely bummed about Beto’s loss, but the fact that the race was even comepetive here in TX is something! And he surely helped some down ballot races and we flipped a few House seats.
I can’t believe it’s only Wednesday. I’m already thinking about the burger I’m going to eat Friday night before we go see Bohemian Rhapsody. Fucking WW, lol.
Woke up from a nightmare where a half scorpion/half tarantula jumped on me. I literally woke up brushing it off of me @ 4 a.m. Checked my phone for the official Beto concession speech. Did not get back to sleep for a hour. I am feeling it now. Plus today is the day we supposed to know if we got a promotion or not or if we get a bonus. Still not posted and I have a feeling I am going to be very disappointed.
Our local school levy failed and I'm so sad and upset. DS2 is terrified he's going to lose his amazing, supportive teachers (like the technology teacher, a guidance counselor he adores, and some other support staff). It frustrates me that this failed, but I can't help but think our schools didn't do a very good job at making sure everyone knew what its intended use was. In 2016, we passed a levy that would build a new K-8 building (technically 2 buildings, attached with a giant rotunda) and a new athletic facility (we currently use a neighboring university's facility, which is quite expensive). This year, they put an OPERATIONAL levy on the ballot because the State of Ohio restructured their budget and short-changed a ton of school districts. So many people thought this levy was because the district over-shot their budgets on the new buildings we're getting. An operational levy has absolutely nothing to do with building maintenance and/or new buildings. It's an entirely different pool of money. I'm so frustrated with the olds in our town that think that because they no longer have children attending schools, they should vote down levies because of property tax increases (which, this would have increased taxes $4/month per $100,000 home value...most homes in our area are valued between $100-150k).
It also is frustrating because there's probably more likeliness that people just didn't do their research on this levy, which scares me to think that they did no research on any issues/candidates at all in this election.
I just put all of DH's and my work travel onto one calendar, and for real, other than the weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's, one of us is OOT every dang week until the last week of January. And of course those "off" weeks are filled with either family visiting us or us traveling as a family for holidays.
The work stuff is mostly DH's travel, so all the regular stuff plus holiday busy-ness is going to fall on me. I'm exhausted just looking at it all.
Our local school levy failed and I'm so sad and upset. DS2 is terrified he's going to lose his amazing, supportive teachers (like the technology teacher, a guidance counselor he adores, and some other support staff). It frustrates me that this failed, but I can't help but think our schools didn't do a very good job at making sure everyone knew what its intended use was. In 2016, we passed a levy that would build a new K-8 building (technically 2 buildings, attached with a giant rotunda) and a new athletic facility (we currently use a neighboring university's facility, which is quite expensive). This year, they put an OPERATIONAL levy on the ballot because the State of Ohio restructured their budget and short-changed a ton of school districts. So many people thought this levy was because the district over-shot their budgets on the new buildings we're getting. An operational levy has absolutely nothing to do with building maintenance and/or new buildings. It's an entirely different pool of money. I'm so frustrated with the olds in our town that think that because they no longer have children attending schools, they should vote down levies because of property tax increases (which, this would have increased taxes $4/month per $100,000 home value...most homes in our area are valued between $100-150k).
It also is frustrating because there's probably more likeliness that people just didn't do their research on this levy, which scares me to think that they did no research on any issues/candidates at all in this election.
We were in the same situation but our levy passed. Also, in 2016, it was a bond, not a levy. It is important to use the correct terms for the public to understand the difference. Most of the campaign we did was to educate people about the difference between a bond and a levy and how the funds are used.
I hate Florida. It’s like 2016 all over again. I’m trying to be happy for the overall win of the nation (for the house) but Florida is so fucked up the ass I am devastated. There is no light at the end of the tunnel for this state.
I’m also sad that the senate republicans have more seats now. Fucking America.
I know it sucks, but I'm really impressed that FL passed to restore voting rights to former convicted felons. I have a feeling that will make a difference in a couple years (hopefully).
There were a very few bright spots, Anna Eskamani flipped her seat so that’s good.
My husband and I were talking this morning and he said that he did not totally grasp my anger about 2016 until this morning. He has friends (middle class, no barriers, no issues with IDs no risk of being fired, and plenty of early voting opportunities) who said they wouldn’t vote because they did not want to learn about candidates or issues and he says he truly understands my absolute anger. I am angry at them too. I don’t understand this mentality at all. Not in these times. Nelson lost by I think .6 or some small ass margin, every vote counted. I’m still enraged just thinking about the people who should have but didn’t for no reason other than it was too hard for their middle class selves.
My h actually thanked me for my activism with voting. That meant a lot.
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The negativity about the election is getting on my nerves. Obviously not everything went the way I (democrats) would have hoped but the fact that we flipped so many house seats is HUGE. Of course I'm disappointed about Beto and Gillum losing but the fact that they were as close to winning as they were, in deeply red states, is amazing. I feel like theres a huge underappreciation for what was actually accomplished last night because of those losses.
The negativity about the election is getting on my nerves. Obviously not everything went the way I (democrats) would have hoped but the fact that we flipped so many house seats is HUGE. Of course I'm disappointed about Beto and Gillum losing but the fact that they were as close to winning as they were, in deeply red states, is amazing. I feel like theres a huge underappreciation for what was actually accomplished last night because of those losses.
Did you vote for Beto or Gillum? I’ve heard this from several people who do not live in places where they could vote for these candidates and frankly it’s super annoying. It’s ok and appropriate to be extremely disappointed/sad/angry because someone we believed in lost and we are now represented by someone who we fundamentally disagree with.
The negativity about the election is getting on my nerves. Obviously not everything went the way I (democrats) would have hoped but the fact that we flipped so many house seats is HUGE. Of course I'm disappointed about Beto and Gillum losing but the fact that they were as close to winning as they were, in deeply red states, is amazing. I feel like theres a huge underappreciation for what was actually accomplished last night because of those losses.
Did you vote for Beto or Gillum? I’ve heard this from several people who do not live in places where they could vote for these candidates and frankly it’s super annoying. It’s ok and appropriate to be extremely disappointed/sad/angry because someone we believed in lost and we are now represented by someone who we fundamentally disagree with.
I didn't but the democratic candidate in the district I live in lost by a close margin. She's the first to ever come so close to beating out the Republican incumbent in a very red district. So, I get it and I'm really disappointed by that loss because I LOATHE our rep but its not overshadowing the other wins from last night.