Who will the fake-news blame for O'Connor's loss? (polls, governor, voters)

[loves2read]

Originally Posted by Volobjectitarian

They are already blaming Joe Manchik running on the Green Party ticket.

It's people's choice as to how they vote
Personally I live in a state where I rarely cast a vote for someone who wins in a local election because Texas is very GOP...
But I still vote, especially in state-wide or national elections
So I understand I often cast my vote and it is "thrown away"
Sometimes I have to make the best of a poor choice when I choose a more moderate GOP candidate over a more alt-right in a GOP primary...and I have done that when there is NO DNC candidate in a race--which can happen in TX...

But voting is not always about being on the winning side
It is about exercising your right to show you disagree with a political party or candidate's agenda because then, and only then in my opinion, do you have a legitimate right to complain if things go awry...

But in an election like this--where everyone knows that a 3rd party candidate is going to have no chance to win a majority--or even come close--you have to decide if you are really pissing in the wind by voting for that 3rd party candidate that captures your position in a more finite agenda
or if you stand a better chance of making a difference if you vote for the better option (IYO) of the two main party candidates...

Personally, I think Green Party voters would have a better shot getting their views and agenda heard by a Democratic candidate/office holder than a GOP one--
I know that TX Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, Governor Greg Abbott, my local congresswoman--
They don't give a rat's ass what any of their constituents think if they aren't GOP voters and pretty wealthy/connected ones at that...from personal experience trying to contact them on issues that impact ALL Texans...
So anytime a Green Party voter complains (just like I think about Bernie voters) you had your chance...

Right now the US is a two-party voting system...
Some countries are not and depending on the local elections a 3rd party or even 4th party candidate can have clout and make outlying votes carry weight...
But we don't have that system yet...
Maybe if Trump runs as a "no-nothing" in 2020, we will see what happens...

[Ponderosa]

There is strong evidence in the close result that traditional conservatives are quickly abandoning the Trump GOP. Where they will go is anybody's guess right now. They don't really have a forever home at this point.

[Hopeful for Life]

Originally Posted by neko_mimi

CNN is still claiming that "Ohio election too close to call" on their front page. Once they finally have to admit that the blue wave failed to show up again, who will be blamed?

That was a hillbilly district. I wouldn’t have expected the Dem candidate to get that close! A friend of mine in Columbus showed us that the district was only a small part of the Dem stronghold Columbus, not the entire city as portrayed in the media.

[WaldoKitty]

Originally Posted by BigCityDreamer

Why can't people understand that Donald Trump is the only game in town right now?

Yes indeed.

He endorsed 5 candidates. They all won.

[loves2read]

Originally Posted by BigCityDreamer

Why can't people understand that Donald Trump is the only game in town right now?

Because we aren't all brainwashed...thank God...

[loves2read]

Originally Posted by Hopelesscause

That was a hillbilly district. I wouldn’t have expected the Dem candidate to get that close! A friend of mine in Columbus showed us that the district was only a small part of the Dem stronghold Columbus, not the entire city as portrayed in the media.

Uh---that's the point...
And the result is not set in stone
Over 8K ballots to be reviewed for eligibility and counted...
With only an 1100 margin of error, it is too close to call...

[WaldoKitty]

Hollywood is losing it's mind. Now they hate on Ohio. Democrats wanted very very much wanted to win this.

Call the citizens of that state names for exercising their Constitutional right to vote.

Celebrities Trash Ohio Voters After Democrat Loss: ‘This Is an Embarrassment’


This is what the Democrat party consists of these days. It's why Ohio has gone from a Blue state to a Red one.

[Joe the Photog]

Originally Posted by WaldoKitty

Hollywood is losing it's mind. Now they hate on Ohio. Democrats wanted very very much wanted to win this.

Why do you care? It seems odd to me when folks who don't like liberal Hollywood pays so much attention to what liberal Hollywood says or does.

[shokwaverider]

Originally Posted by Joe the Photog

Why do you care? It seems odd to me when folks who don't like liberal Hollywood pays so much attention to what liberal Hollywood says or does.

That makes too much sense, remember the Trumper mentality, no morality or reasoning. Liberals, Different Color, Race or Creed, anyone they can blame for anything other than themselves are fair game. No point arguing with them.

[blazerj]

Originally Posted by neko_mimi

CNN is still claiming that "Ohio election too close to call" on their front page. Once they finally have to admit that the blue wave failed to show up again, who will be blamed?

You (shockingly) are missing the point that even conservative, Republican upper-middle class White people in Ohio are voting for any Democrat because of Trump.