2022 US Mid-Term Elections Thread

[Populuxe]

There is a L O T of stupid in MAGAland.

 

[Blitz24]

That's genius. Lose the election on purpose and then complain that the election was stolen.

This MUST be the "???" step before Profit!

 

[TexRex]

Gosh.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Gosh.

Oh no is the good doctor being cancelled

 

[UKMikey]

Gosh.

Appropriately-sized violin solo (in the key of FAAFO)

wonders if Wegner's is hiring

 

[TB]

Poor Dr. NO.

 

[UKMikey]

Talking of defeated candidates...

 

[McLaren]

Madison was just trying to reclaim his masculinity from that dude in the nude video.

 

[UKMikey]

Madison was just trying to reclaim his masculinity from that dude in the nude video.

He seems to be more of a taker than a giver.

 

[Populuxe]

He seems to be more of a taker than a giver.

 

[UKMikey]

Maybe I should've added a wink emoji.

 

[Populuxe]

Two bits of news out of Arizona today.

Two lawsuits were brought against the Cochise County Board of Supervisors, one by the AZ Secretary of State and one by the Alliance of Retired Persons. They were combined into one. The lone Democrat, Ann English, voted to certify the election. The two Republicans, Peggy Judd and Tom Crosby refused. The two Republicans hired a lawyer and argued for a continuance until "sometime" next week so their lawyer could get up to speed. The judge refused and ordered them to convene a board meeting at 3:30 pm today and certify the results by 5:00 pm. English and Judd attended the meeting, Crosby did not (because these are Arizona Republicans and someone's gotta be a dick about it.) English and Judd certified the election, ending the sad chapter.

In the second bit of news, the lawyers for failed Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and Secretary of State candidate Mark Finchem were sanctioned by federal judge, John Tuchi of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, as well as ordered to pay the state of Arizona back all expenses incurred in defending themselves from these frivolous lawsuits. Lawyers really don't like being sanctioned, especially by a federal judge under Rule 11, because it may prevent them from practicing in other jurisdiction they aren't normally allowed to practice in. The lawyers aren't specifically named, but Alan Dershowitz is listed as counsel for both Lake and Finchem.

Tuchi's ruling was scathing.

[A]lthough the Court does not find that Plaintiffs have acted appropriately in this matter—far from it— the Court concludes that sanctions are warranted only against Plaintiffs’ counsel, who signed and filed the offending papers. To sanction Plaintiffs’ counsel here is not to let Plaintiffs off the hook. It is to penalize specific attorney conduct with the broader goal of deterring similarly baseless filings initiated by anyone, whether an attorney or not.

[***]

The Court shares the concerns expressed by other federal courts about misuse of the judicial system to baselessly cast doubt on the electoral process in a manner that is conspicuously consistent with the plaintiffs’ political ends…[.]

Imposing sanctions in this case is not to ignore the importance of putting in place procedures to ensure that our elections are secure and reliable. It is to make clear that the Court will not condone litigants ignoring the steps that Arizona has already taken toward this end and furthering false narratives that baselessly undermine public trust at a time of increasing disinformation about, and distrust in, the democratic process. It is to send a message to those who might file similarly baseless suits in the future.

This is the ruling in full.

https://docs-cdn-prod.news-engineering.aws.wapo.pub/publish_document/4ff67ed4-cfa6-415f-abad-3ddab5afba13/published/4ff67ed4-cfa6-415f-abad-3ddab5afba13.pdf

 

[Populuxe]

Meanwhile over in Georgia:

 

[Danoff]

Meanwhile over in Georgia:

Feels a little churchy to be honest.

Obama: "If he's not tired..."
Crowd: "Amen! Hallelujah!"
Obama: "If she's not tired..."
Crowd: "Preach brother! Amen! Praise be!"

 

[Populuxe]

Feels a little churchy to be honest.

Obama: "If he's not tired..."
Crowd: "Amen! Hallelujah!"
Obama: "If she's not tired..."
Crowd: "Preach brother! Amen! Praise be!"

I’m not seeing that as a negative.

 

[UKMikey]

I’m not seeing that as a negative.

Pretty sure it worked for other progressive black American commentators in the past.

 

[UKMikey]

On the subject of black orators:

 

[McLaren]

 

[Blitz24]

On the subject of black orators:

So Herschel is their father?

 

[UKMikey]

From what I could make out he thinks intelligence is airborne transmissible.

Unfortunately, he appears to be living proof this isn't the case. I hope dumbness isn't.

 

[UKMikey]

AP has called the Georgia runoff in Raphael Warnock's favour.

 

[TB]

 

[UKMikey]

What an utter fix! Republicans clearly had more of the land.



Hopefully Herschel will concede gracefully and not blame werewolves and vampires.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

I can't believe that many people would vote for Walker.

 

[Spacegoat]

I can't believe that many people would vote for Walker.

Yeah, the fact that it was so close is insane.

 

[Blitz24]

Yeah, the fact that it was so close is insane.

Sadly the letter after the respective candidate's name is more important than the actual candidate himself. Walker made Dan Quayle look like a Rhodes Scholar.

 

[Populuxe]

 

[TB]

Hopefully Herschel will concede gracefully and not blame werewolves and vampires.

 

[UKMikey]

Just came to post this.

 

[TB]

Just came to post this.

"Believe in the Constitution."

That's not going to sit will with TFG.