1 minute ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Well whatever the case, they've been breaking blue above a 60/40 split in both Clark and Washoe which means it's basically over already considering how many are still left.

I'm dealing with this in a local election we are involved with -- ballots that were mailed in early are heavily progressive, but ballots dropped off on election day tend to be more conservative. They are all lumped in as "mail-in" ballots, but the early ones are usually counted first. If the remaining votes are those dropped off on election day, they will skew more to the right.

16 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

I still haven't seen much in the way of how many gen z voters actually turned out relative to other mid terms. 

 

Yeah, I'm really interested in seeing this put into a comparative context.

20 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

I still haven't seen much in the way of how many gen z voters actually turned out relative to other mid terms. 

I know they voted overwhelmingly D, but that's not really news. Did they actually turn out in numbers above expectations for the age group?

Second highest in the last 30 years. 2018 was the highest. These numbers again suggest that Trump and Trumpism is a strong motivator to get people to the polls to vote in opposition. 

1 minute ago, vikas83 said:

I'm dealing with this in a local election we are involved with -- ballots that were mailed in early are heavily progressive, but ballots dropped off on election day tend to be more conservative. They are all lumped in as "mail-in" ballots, but the early ones are usually counted first. If the remaining votes are those dropped off on election day, they will skew more to the right.

Even so, it would have to be a pretty heavy dump of election day drop-offs and they'd have to skew significantly red for the numbers to be of concern to Masto. Her campaign has to be feeling like they're in a pretty good position right now.

3 minutes ago, Gannan said:

Second highest in the last 30 years. 2018 was the highest. These numbers again suggest that Trump and Trumpism is a strong motivator to get people to the polls to vote in opposition. 

 

Maybe those awkward Thanksgivings with their bigoted relatives boasting was finally a bit too much.

Researchers say 2022 election had second highest young voter turnout in last 30 years

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Nearly 30 percent of young adults between the ages 18 and 29 are estimated to have voted in the 2022 midterm elections, marking the second-highest youth turnout in three decades. 

That’s according to new research from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University, or CIRCLE. 

Although votes are still being counted in races across the country, "it’s clear that young people had a major impact on the 2022 midterms,” the report reads.

Figures also indicate youth turnout was even higher in some battleground states where exit poll data are available. In Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, turnout for this age group was measured at 31 percent compared with 27 percent overall. However, totals may shift in the coming days as outcomes are finalized.

 

5 minutes ago, Shepard Wong said:

Researchers say 2022 election had second highest young voter turnout in last 30 years

 

While Republican voters keep dying. Might be time to switch things up a bit.

20 minutes ago, Paul852 said:

While Republican voters keep dying. Might be time to switch things up a bit.

26 minutes ago, Paul852 said:

While Republican voters keep dying. Might be time to switch things up a bit.

 

Yet death does not prevent them from voting, apparently.

1 hour ago, Paul852 said:

While Republican voters keep dying. Might be time to switch things up a bit.

Oh you mean encouraging your cult followers to commit mass ritual suicide for the past 2 years was not the brightest idea? Would've never guessed that.

2 hours ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

I still haven't seen much in the way of how many gen z voters actually turned out relative to other mid terms. 

I know they voted overwhelmingly D, but that's not really news. Did they actually turn out in numbers above expectations for the age group?

I believe there was a huge Gen Z voter registration drive in PA and Georgia. I also believe that Gen Z voters were the difference this cycle because their numbers were higher. 

Gen Z Voted In Record Numbers In The Midterms And Helped Stop The Republican Red Wave

https://sports.yahoo.com/gen-z-voted-record-numbers-175929686.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

Even though 18-year-old Berlyn Schelling from Montana didn’t see all of her chosen candidates get elected, she’s proud she voted for the first time — and so did her peers.

"From talking to my friends and seeing Instagram stories from people my age, it seems like my generation had a big turnout, especially for a midterm election,” she told BuzzFeed News. "It seems like a lot of other states have seen an increase in young voter registration. I think with Roe v. Wade being overturned this year and laws around reproductive rights being given to the states, people are realizing that local and state elections are just as, if not more, important as presidential elections.”

 

As key races continue to be called in the 2022 midterm elections, one thing is clear: Young voters helped Democrats dilute the "red wave” that many experts had predicted.

Exit polls showed that two-thirds of young voters backed the Democratic candidates for the House of Representatives, compared to the majority of 45- to 64-year-olds, who voted Republican. According to new data shared by Tufts University's Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, young people were the only age group in which a strong majority supported Democrats.

Younger voters showed up, from coast to coast,” Andrea Hailey, CEO of Vote.org, a nonprofit that uses technology to simplify political engagement and increase voter turnout, said in a statement sent to BuzzFeed News. "As votes continue to be counted, a bigger picture is emerging: younger voters may have made the difference in key states and key races.”

In this election cycle, the Vote.org website saw more than 1 million users under the age of 35, according to data provided by Vote.org, with just under half of those users being under the age of 25.

"Against voter suppression, against pundits’ predictions of low turnout among young people, and against all odds, younger voters cast millions of votes across this country. The kids are alright,” Hailey said.

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden acknowledged and thanked young voters during his first speech following the election.

Young people "voted in historic numbers again,” Biden said. "They voted to continue addressing the climate crisis, gun violence, their personal rights and freedoms, and the student debt relief.”

 

In Pennsylvania, exit polls estimated that 72% of 18- to 24-year-olds voted for Fetterman.

Young people’s power at the polls will only grow, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Wednesday. "By 2024, Millennials & Gen Z voters will outnumber voters who are Baby Boomers and older, 45/25. We are beginning to see the political impacts of that generational shift.”

Not only did young people come out and vote in huge numbers on Tuesday, but Gen Z candidates also saw some success.

 

Uh, ok dude. 

I don't think Josh was looking to "replace you" as a lunatic right winger, but uh, you do you.

As for Governor Josh:

 

30 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

 

Uh, ok dude. 

I don't think Josh was looking to "replace you" as a lunatic right winger, but uh, you do you.

As for Governor Josh:

 

You don't get what he's referencing? "Jews will not replace us"

I've heard some rumblings of theories that Mastriano might try to do a stop the steal rally and encourage political violence. I have no doubt that he's crazy enough to try it, but he probably doesn't have enough cache among right wing loons to get an angry mob to storm the capitol for him. 

2 minutes ago, Gannan said:

You don't get what he's referencing? "Jews will not replace us"

I've heard some rumblings of theories that Mastriano might try to do a stop the steal rally and encourage political violence. I have no doubt that he's crazy enough to try it, but he probably doesn't have enough cache among right wing loons to get an angry mob to storm the capitol for him. 

Yeah I got it. It's ef'd.

I presume Josh is a Jew, which makes it even worse.

We need to ship these mother ef'ers to an island somewhere.

And here's the orange **** trying to stir up more unrest...

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"You know the sticker in Pennsylvania that says, ‘I voted’? Some people are wearing them saying, ‘I thought I voted.’ Pennsylvania is a very corrupt State with voting, but nobody ever wants to check that," Trump said in an email blast from his political action committee, Save America PAC."How does Oz (smart guy!) lose to a guy who can’t string together two sentences? They don’t want to check, because they don’t want to make me right. It happened to me in 2020, I lost one million votes with possibly one of the biggest drops in History, happening in the middle of the night."

 

2 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

 

I presume Josh is a Jew,

He is. There were dog whistles about it during the campaign. One of Mastriano's advisors runs a neo-NSDAP website. 

1 hour ago, jsdarkstar said:

I believe there was a huge Gen Z voter registration drive in PA and Georgia. I also believe that Gen Z voters were the difference this cycle because their numbers were higher. 

Gen Z Voted In Record Numbers In The Midterms And Helped Stop The Republican Red Wave

 

Gen Z is the most politically active generation maybe in the history of the country.  For college kids to be turning out for midterms is nothing short of miraculous.

The lead in Nevada is down below 800 with 90% in statewide.

 

5 hours ago, jsdarkstar said:

I believe there was a huge Gen Z voter registration drive in PA and Georgia. I also believe that Gen Z voters were the difference this cycle because their numbers were higher. 

Gen Z Voted In Record Numbers In The Midterms And Helped Stop The Republican Red Wave

https://sports.yahoo.com/gen-z-voted-record-numbers-175929686.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

 

 

 

 

10 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

 

 

It's still hard to believe they are actually going to gain a seat through all of this.

6 hours ago, Gannan said:

You don't get what he's referencing? "Jews will not replace us"

I've heard some rumblings of theories that Mastriano might try to do a stop the steal rally and encourage political violence. I have no doubt that he's crazy enough to try it, but he probably doesn't have enough cache among right wing loons to get an angry mob to storm the capitol for him. 

Wow, what a disgusting scumbag. For all of the talk about Oz being a bad candidate, this guy sounds a million times worse. The party is so F'ed.

2 hours ago, Shepard Wong said:

The lead in Nevada is down below 800 with 90% in statewide.

Game, blouses.

LFG!

Just got back from elk camp.  I assume the red wave didn't happen?