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IMO, Scott Walker is the 2016 frontrunner tomorrow morning. - Tim Nov 4, 21:21
Whew. NY-18, CNN has 100% in, Maloney defeats Hayworth in 2012 rematch, 79.7k to 77.9k. -- nm - Tim Nov 4, 21:09
It's official, MD has elected a republican governor. Great polling. -- nm - MDH Nov 4, 21:09
NPR had someone say that Obama's stumping didn't rally the democrates so much as rile the republicans enough to vote -- nm - Lou SeguZi, Wheel Alignment Inspector Nov 4, 21:03 1
- He didn't stump anywhere outside Illinois. And that was a desperation move by Quinn to bring in someone with a higher approval rating. -- nm - droidlet Nov 4, 21:04
I adore ST and love y'all for caring about things that are actually worth caring about. Me? I'm hopelessly being entertained by Taylor Swift going toe - JD Nov 4, 21:02 4
- Age appropriateness on a board full of grown men who like super heroes and children's animated movies? - con_carne Nov 4, 21:24
- the only age inappropriate issue is she's less than half your age -- nm - Lou SeguZi, Wheel Alignment Inspector Nov 4, 21:05 2
  - (Age/2)+7 I vaguely remember that being thrown around here? - JD Nov 4, 21:10 1
    - Right, *plus* seven. Pesky operators. -- nm - Beryllium (scream.) Nov 4, 21:20
I'll have more to say later, but welcome back Anne Hathaway - droidlet Nov 4, 20:58 4
- I like short hair on a woman a lot, but it doesn't seem to go with traditional movie star personae -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 21:05 3
  - Audrey Hepburn? -- nm - Beryllium (scream.) Nov 4, 21:21 2
    - she was nowhere near traditional. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 4, 21:22 1
      - Agreed. -- nm - Beryllium (scream.) Nov 4, 21:24
Just home from my first turkey dinner of the season....gonna be a loooong time 'til Christmas. - Meg Nov 4, 20:56 2
- Party just moved to Megs house. -- nm - budice Nov 4, 20:57 1
  - Funny thing, I've never given the kits people food but I offered them each a piece of turkey. Mojo sat and looked at it...Mini ate both pieces :) -- nm - Meg Nov 4, 21:01
And Oregon's marijuana legalization measure phase handily. - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 20:55 10
- congrats. please remember to tip your pot delivery driver. he is making scale and depends on tips to survive. a delivery could easily take up an hour - Peglegpete Nov 4, 21:08
- Our household had two yes votes and neither one of us has ever tried it. Or plan to -- nm - Bacon Nov 4, 21:00 3
  - I voted "yes" as well (just to resolve the hypocrisy re: alcohol), but haven't toked up since 1998. - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 21:08 2
    - We are just wasting too much money on it, now maybe we will make some back in taxes. -- nm - Bacon Nov 4, 21:10 1
      - And you are right about alcohol -- nm - Bacon Nov 4, 21:11
- fucking hipsters need to get jobs -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 20:56
- Phase? Already celebrating? -- nm - tobor.2 Nov 4, 20:56 3
  - stupid sexy autocorrect ... that should be "passed" ... -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 20:59 2
    - You've been passing something all right. -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 21:00 1
      - Dude ... - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 21:06
Mia Love still losing. This is funny. - Tim Nov 4, 20:54
Quinn in IL will not concede tonight waiting for all votes to be counted -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 20:53 1
- Everyone has called it. Give it up, Pat. -- nm - droidlet Nov 4, 21:06
2016: "Blame Congress"..."Blame President" -- nm - budice Nov 4, 20:53 1
- So same as 2008. Or 2000. Or 1988. -- nm - droidlet Nov 4, 21:08
Heh, FOX news cuts to Neel Kashkari's speech as he concedes to Brown...and cuts him off in mid-speech in favor of a TimeWarner commercial. -- nm - Meg Nov 4, 20:50
I'm going to say it. We are far too polarized a country to ever have a presidential election map that looks like 1964 or 1984 ever again. - Tim Nov 4, 20:49 9
- The next step will be laws to split delegates, -- nm - David Nov 4, 20:51 5
  - As states trend "purple" I think an Electoral College change is going to happen within the next 20 years. -- nm - Tim Nov 4, 20:53 3
    - Less likely is viable third party manages to spring up. - Tim Nov 4, 20:57 2
      - I know many Canadians on this board will say otherwise, but multiple parties does not a better system make. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 4, 21:48
      - Green Party: Weed for all, hug trees, love Canadians. -- nm - budice Nov 4, 20:58
  - Yep. -- nm - TWuG Nov 4, 20:52
- When we're all getting high on legal pot, the map's going to look like whatever we imagine it to be. -- nm - Max Nov 4, 20:50 1
  - Green? -- nm - budice Nov 4, 20:56
- Never say never, things can shift. But you're right for the near future. -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 20:49
Scott Brown has conceded -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 20:47 3
- Anthony Brown also concedes he's been trading on Obama's looks. -- nm - Max Nov 4, 20:49 2
  - The Maryland map looks weird. Montgomery isn't dark blue. - Will Hunting Nov 4, 20:55
  - Also Wolf Blitzers skin is a couple shades lighter. -- nm - budice Nov 4, 20:51
I so hope this guy *gets* it. -- (link) - Spawn Nov 4, 20:46 1
- one of my favorite Dr. Strange stories. -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 20:51
And now they're throwing hog testicles at the feet of Joni Ernst. -- nm - Max Nov 4, 20:43
So, nine seats to the GOP presuming Begich loses and Landrieu when her runoff is... - Will Hunting Nov 4, 20:43 4
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  - some Dems are republican with a blue name tag -- nm - Lou SeguZi, Wheel Alignment Inspector Nov 4, 20:57 1
    - Rahm Emanuel would be a good example. -- nm - tobor.2 Nov 4, 21:00
  - that sound you hear is goalposts moving. -- nm - Tim Nov 4, 20:47
Well Slate apparently is reporting from Colorado -- (link) - ty97 Nov 4, 20:42 3
- Good news: your arguments are winners. Bad news: the other side took and won with them. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 20:50
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  - of course not. It's a silly article. -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 20:44
On the positive side, my job is going to be a whole lot more interesting when I get back on Thursday ... -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 20:41 2
- If you need any muckraking, I am properly motivated now. -- nm - David Nov 4, 20:43 1
  - Excellent! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 20:50
So the Republicans that are winning or won tonight are we talking more moderate or tea partyish Republicans? -- nm - eag Nov 4, 20:32 8
- moderate ones are easier for the Koch bros to coach, the tea party scared them like berzerkers -- nm - Lou SeguZi, Wheel Alignment Inspector Nov 4, 20:37 3
  - The Koch Brothers created them and let them loose on the party. -- nm - tobor.2 Nov 4, 20:39 2
    - I always thought it was Murdock as Fox News promoted TP rallies like network touts a new show premier -- nm - Lou SeguZi, Wheel Alignment Inspector Nov 4, 21:00 1
      - He had a hand, but it was Kock money behind it. -- nm - tobor.2 Nov 4, 21:01
- Ernst (IA) and Cotton (AR) are pretty insane, but for the most part somewhat more moderate. -- nm - MDH Nov 4, 20:35
- For the most part, more moderate only in the way that they got elected. - Will Hunting Nov 4, 20:34 2
  - I expect one or two to unexpectedly Cruz or Rand it up. -- nm - Tim Nov 4, 20:36 1
    - Ernst for sure -- nm - amoxy Nov 4, 20:36
Somewhere Hillary just smiled knowing she's going to be looked at as the party savior in 2016. -- nm - MDH Nov 4, 20:31 6
- Until Jeb Bush beats her - Bacon Nov 4, 20:37 5
  - right now. I think he's the only real contender. -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 20:38 4
    - will the real crazy tea party caucus states buy him? will he have to show his rabid red credentials? -- nm - Lou SeguZi, Wheel Alignment Inspector Nov 4, 20:39 1
      - That's the same problem Mitt had. Primaries in SC/IA, etc. will eat him alive. -- nm - MDH Nov 4, 20:43
    - Yes we're all guessing but I can't name a Republican who can win on a national level. -- nm - Tim Nov 4, 20:38 1
      - I really can't. not right now. Christie has no shot now. Jindal is crazy. -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 20:39
Ooh, UT-04 results coming in. This will be good. -- nm - Tim Nov 4, 20:27
Ernst wins Iowa Senate race, GOP majority in Senate -- nm - budice Nov 4, 20:25 1
- Tillis wins NC Senate another GOP pickup -- nm - budice Nov 4, 20:28
In epic boss move, 76 year old Jerry Brown moonwalks across stage to podium, holds up four fingers, robots off. -- nm - budice Nov 4, 20:18 3
- Unprecedented for a CA Governor, I believe -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 20:53 2
  - Well, Arnold played a Robot a couple of times -- nm - amoxy Nov 4, 20:56 1
    - Maybe he'll be bock too - con_carne Nov 4, 21:03
What kills me now is listening to all the Republicans talking about needing to work together and be open to all ideas. - pmb Nov 4, 20:18 16
- GOP gonna convene a death panel for Obamacare -- nm - budice Nov 4, 20:19 14
  - That's a loser. I actually think they'll give that up. They may try to tweak it, but that's it. They don't really hate it when it comes down to it. - pmb Nov 4, 20:22 13
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      - The Republicans are going to cut taxes for rich people and companies so they can create new, lower paying jobs that will pay for those tax cuts. - tobor.2 Nov 4, 20:48 4
        
        You realize Obama would have to sign these bills, right? - ty97 Nov 4, 20:49 3
        
        "We control congress, but Obama isn't leading us!" -- nm - Max Nov 4, 20:51
        
        Uhm...I'm talking state-level, and it's already happened in Indiana and Wisconsin. -- nm - tobor.2 Nov 4, 20:50 1
        
        So, no he won't. -- nm - tobor.2 Nov 4, 20:58
    - they are going to gut the funding for it, already talking about cutting the tax on medical devices, they will cut funding so healthcare for those with - Lou SeguZi, Wheel Alignment Inspector Nov 4, 20:36 1
      - You realize Obama would have to sign these bills, right? -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 20:48
    - How did those Medicaid referendums in Wisconsin do? - tobor.2 Nov 4, 20:25
    - That's really what killed any respect I ever had for the GOP. It was their own damn plan and they opposed it simply because a Dem was trying to get - TWuG Nov 4, 20:24 2
      - Agreed. I actually never understood why the republicans didn't hop on board and take all the credit. They could have. They could have run around the - pmb Nov 4, 20:32 1
        
        Tea Party didn't want to even look like they were working with Obama in any way. -- nm - tobor.2 Nov 4, 20:37
    - "When I go to Washington, I'll work hard to repeal Obamacare!" *sees enrollment numbers* "...except for the people of this great state!" -- nm - Tim Nov 4, 20:23
- Still a lot of tea partiers around to eff it up. - tobor.2 Nov 4, 20:19
SOA - amoxy Nov 4, 20:16 1
- SOA (spoilers) - amoxy Nov 4, 20:27
Congressman Michael Grimm of Staten Island, who is under federal indictment and threatened to break a report in half, has been reelected. -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 20:12 2
- Rochester-area Rep. Louise Slaughter, in office since 1986, appears to have been reelected by just a couple hundred votes. - Tim Nov 4, 20:16 1
  - I'll be interested in the post-mortem on today. The Senate swing, no surprise.... - ty97 Nov 4, 20:18
With only 600 districts left (out of 2000), Brown (D) is down 9 to Hogan (GOP). Polls had Brown up 11, until a week ago. That's nearly Holder level. -- nm - MDH Nov 4, 20:04 3
- O'Malley should hold off on that announcement. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 20:08 2
  - You know he's looking at his staff just wondering WTF happened. -- nm - MDH Nov 4, 20:10 1
    - Van Hollen is up only 3k in the Eighth. - Will Hunting Nov 4, 20:28
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- Hello, friend! Question I've been meaning to ask you: hypothetically, let's say the lead of your very expensive movie wanted to do his own stunt - ralph wiggum Nov 4, 20:14 4
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    - Hmmmm. I always assumed that reports of that kind of thing were total PR bullshit. Just seems like a bad risk vs reward calculation. nm - ralph wiggum Nov 4, 20:47 1
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  - I seem to remember once hearing that they make said person take out his own insurance in such a case. - tobor.2 Nov 4, 20:22
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- NBC is calling it for Rauner. Not surprised. He spent a fortune of his own money and ran a great campaign. - pmb Nov 4, 20:14 1
  - Dishonest, lying campaign. -- nm - tobor.2 Nov 4, 20:44
- I absolutely hate this vernacular of "leading" or "ahead" or "down." There's only one result, which is the final. Every image up until then is just - Max Nov 4, 20:08 3
  - you would say that this is how it would be if you had your druthers? -- nm - Tim Nov 4, 20:09 2
    - And don't even get me started once I'm in my cups. -- nm - Max Nov 4, 20:10 1
      - you must have hated it before the networks were stopped from calling races when polls were still open in the west -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 4, 20:13
- and as always, the vote is approx. 134% of the registered voters. :)) -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 4, 20:03 1
  - There are few precincts in Chicago where that has happened. -- nm - tobor.2 Nov 4, 20:12
It was fun while it lasted. The job I've had for the last 8 years is ending. - howie Nov 4, 20:00 12
- Onwards and upwards. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 20:43
- I agree with the Qale. - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 20:42
- hey man, we're in the same boat. I feel you. -- nm - loosi at home Nov 4, 20:36
- That last part is rather remarkable and you should feel proud of at least that fact. -- nm - Qale Nov 4, 20:28
- Sorry to hear that. Best of luck. -- nm - pmb Nov 4, 20:19
- suck man, sorry to hear -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 20:12
- :/ sorry, uncertainty stinks; but at least there's some hope in that. -- nm - b! Nov 4, 20:12
- Ouch -- nm - amoxy Nov 4, 20:06
- Sorry amigo. but best of luck moving forward. -- nm - MDH Nov 4, 20:04
- Man, the Republicans wasted no time. -- nm - nubby Nov 4, 20:04
- Ick :( -- nm - Beryllium (scream.) Nov 4, 20:03
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- Shellacking -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 19:59
Starburst Candy Corn are disgusting yet I can't stop eating them. -- nm - The Danodook Nov 4, 19:57 2
- That is the only candy I have ever bought (last year) that I tried one of and then threw the entire bag away. - Spawn Nov 4, 20:42
- Heh I was just saying the same thing earlier to my wife. "These aren't very good at all. I'm disappointed" *shovels face full of them* -- nm - Scots-IrishStephen Nov 4, 20:03
HOLY SHIT!!!!! -- nm - amoxy Nov 4, 19:57 2
- SOA - amoxy Nov 4, 19:58 1
  - me to. -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 20:10
Daily Show/Colbert streaming live on YouTube tonight -- (link) - nubby Nov 4, 19:56 [youtube]
NH might be "uncalled." -- nm - MDH Nov 4, 19:53 1
- That's uncalled for, NH. -- nm - Max Nov 4, 19:54

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