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December 05, 2013

AOSHQDD U.S. Senate 2014
— CAC

A very lazy piece, but since everybody's already writing about the races, it is long overdue. So here's where the Senate races stand right now:

Republicans have a 50/50 shot at flipping the Senate, with the usual caveat that this is the GOP we are talking about. McConnell is the only truly vulnerable Republican, while Democrats are defending a plethora of seats. Open seats in swing states either outright favor the GOP or are at worst leaning Democratic, giving the Democrats even less room to wiggle and protect their majority.

Again, until the GOP screws that up.

Posted by: CAC at 03:35 PM | Comments (228)
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1 Work as if everything depended on you. Pray as if everything depended on God.

Posted by: Adriane... at December 05, 2013 03:37 PM (jdRXP)

2 Why do you have Louisiana down as "leans dem?"

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at December 05, 2013 03:38 PM (EhwdY)

3 Too late CAC. You kept the better graphs for The Federalist. Hand over the telescope.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at December 05, 2013 03:38 PM (oFCZn)

4 Oceanfront property!

Posted by: Lex Luther at December 05, 2013 03:38 PM (R6JT1)

5 Prediction - Dingy gets +4 to get to 60.

Posted by: steveegg at December 05, 2013 03:40 PM (o44nj)

6 Thinking about the easy seats we've squandered the last two cycles makes me want to blow the back of my skull out with a shotgun. This shouldn't be a 50/50 chance.

Posted by: Naes1984 at December 05, 2013 03:40 PM (zeV2E)

7 How do the numbers change when you calculate in the stupid party factor and the media?

Posted by: wiserbud at December 05, 2013 03:40 PM (NXg/k)

8 doesn't look good

Posted by: akak at December 05, 2013 03:40 PM (4tkxZ)

9 Oh, they better hurry up with immigration reform to keep those red....

Posted by: Lizzy at December 05, 2013 03:40 PM (JRmiD)

10 (R)etards can, have, and will fuck up a blow job from a Thai tranny with a $100 bill showing in their front pocket and a get out of jail free card...

Posted by: OG Celtic-American at December 05, 2013 03:40 PM (vHRtU)

11 Udall listed for two states?

Posted by: TexasDan at December 05, 2013 03:42 PM (Fa3Hi)

12 Ah, saved from the yarn below.

Posted by: toby928© insists on talking about robots at December 05, 2013 03:42 PM (QupBk)

13 I love this time of year. You can just smell the mid-terms in the air.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 05, 2013 03:42 PM (DmNpO)

14 Sorry, you just can't get my mind on politics, not when there's a yarn vagina art thread below us . Nope, no way.

Posted by: Minnfidel at December 05, 2013 03:43 PM (5M2+1)

15 Subtract three from the Republicans due to their amnesty push after the primaries.

Posted by: NWConservative at December 05, 2013 03:43 PM (+fKEy)

16 Does Louisiana still use the combined primary system?

Posted by: MidGeorgiaConservative at December 05, 2013 03:43 PM (qBGUl)

17 CAC,

What's the difference between Geo-synchronous and Geo-stationary orbit?

Seriously.

Posted by: Jimbo at December 05, 2013 03:43 PM (V70Uh)

18 Udall listed for two states? Posted by: TexasDan at December 05, 2013 07:42 PM (Fa3Hi) There are two of them.

Posted by: CAC at December 05, 2013 03:43 PM (2PFRe)

19 So where does CAC pull these charts out of? And has he applied for an arts grant from Australia?

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 05, 2013 03:44 PM (4NEdy)

20 Smells like fear and flop sweat

Posted by: thunderb at December 05, 2013 03:44 PM (Cl6Cl)

21 Great! It's now hidden by snow. Posted by: Tami at December 05, 2013 07:38 PM (bCEmE) That sounds like a ball of fun for the doggy.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 03:44 PM (0FSuD)

22 Needs more plaid. Tea Party is plaid, right?

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at December 05, 2013 03:45 PM (eHIJJ)

23 That sounds like a ball of fun for the doggy. Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 07:44 PM (0FSuD) Big doggy, yes! Little doggy....shivers.

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at December 05, 2013 03:46 PM (bCEmE)

24 OK. Color blind question. What do you have NC listed at? Is that toss up or moderately D? This is a serious question. I have no clue.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 03:46 PM (0FSuD)

25 2 Thing From Snowy Mountain at December 05, 2013 07:38 PM (EhwdY)

She's a multi term donkey allied with the most powerful donkey family in the state by birth and the 9th ward is slowly recharging its batteries.

Posted by: sven at December 05, 2013 03:47 PM (9jfyN)

26 "McConnell is the only truly vulnerable Republican..."

That could be good news. Vulnerable to Bevin?

I could live with that.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at December 05, 2013 03:47 PM (eHIJJ)

27 5 steveegg at December 05, 2013 07:40 PM (o44nj)

Maybe....

of course why stop there?

Hairy runs the table declared US Constitution null and void and "who cares?"

Posted by: sven at December 05, 2013 03:48 PM (9jfyN)

28 Can we just make them all blue and be surprised when a Republican wins after amnesty?

Posted by: NWConservative at December 05, 2013 03:48 PM (+fKEy)

29 CAC knitted this map from his vagina.

Posted by: --- at December 05, 2013 03:48 PM (MMC8r)

30 24 OK. Color blind question. What do you have NC listed at? Is that toss up or moderately D? This is a serious question. I have no clue. Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 07:46 PM (0FSuD) Purple. Tossup.

Posted by: NWConservative at December 05, 2013 03:49 PM (+fKEy)

31 29 CAC knitted this map from his vagina. Posted by: --- at December 05, 2013 07:48 PM (MMC8r) That explains the tuna smell.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 03:49 PM (0FSuD)

32 @30 Thanks. Now you know why AFROTC said I couldn't fly.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 03:50 PM (0FSuD)

33 O/T - One of the organizers of the Convention of States, set for this Saturday at Mount Vernon, just told Mark Levin that they have a capacity crowd and a big waiting list.

Posted by: RushBabe at December 05, 2013 03:50 PM (hrIP5)

34 Maybe.... of course why stop there? Hairy runs the table declared US Constitution null and void and "who cares?" Posted by: sven at December 05, 2013 07:48 PM (9jfyN) You're doing it wrong. The phrase that pays is "what difference does it make!!!1!!"

Posted by: NWConservative at December 05, 2013 03:51 PM (+fKEy)

35 What did she knit? A baby bootie?

Posted by: Jimbo at December 05, 2013 03:51 PM (V70Uh)

36 Oh, and CAC, Hagan is fucking dead. Book that.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 03:51 PM (0FSuD)

37 Who ever supports my Black President is who I will vote for. I am proud to say I voted for the black man and not someone who uses people.

Posted by: Chrissy Liebowitz at December 05, 2013 03:52 PM (iB0Q2)

38 Boxer and Feinstein for senate,The house is a choice between bad and badder, Hey, that could be a movie.

Posted by: oc joe at December 05, 2013 03:52 PM (5fkya)

39 I chuckled when I saw the term "Solid D". Eleven months is a long-ass time.

Posted by: Roy at December 05, 2013 03:52 PM (tiOTz)

40 What did she knit? A baby bootie?
Scarves.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 05, 2013 03:53 PM (4NEdy)

41 What makes this lazy? Is it because you have all this politics nerd stuff in your brain and can just toss it off?

Anyway, I'm glad you did. Good stuff. What's up with the two Udalls? Regional family dynasty?

Posted by: Splunge at December 05, 2013 03:54 PM (bKA83)

42 Why is Louisiana lean Dem?

Posted by: Flapjackmaka at December 05, 2013 03:54 PM (1FgrF)

43 Anybody have an opinion on Jason Lewis' new GALT.IO project?
http://www.galt.io/

Posted by: The Hickster at December 05, 2013 03:55 PM (TI3xG)

44 I take it Michigan is purple mainly due to that big turnaround planned to happen next year in Detroit.

Posted by: Roy at December 05, 2013 03:55 PM (tiOTz)

45 Thanks. Now you know why AFROTC said I couldn't fly. Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 07:50 PM (0FSuD) Well i wouldn't last long either with my glasses and all...

Posted by: NWConservative at December 05, 2013 03:55 PM (+fKEy)

46 Why is Louisiana lean Dem? Posted by: Flapjackmaka at December 05, 2013 07:54 PM (1FgrF) You'll have to read The Federalist to find out.

Posted by: CAC at December 05, 2013 03:56 PM (2PFRe)

47 O/T: And ESPN.com is celebrating Mandela on its front page now.

But of course.

Must be his fantastic legacy throwing the knuckleball.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at December 05, 2013 03:56 PM (eHIJJ)

48 Pray as if everything depended on God. That's what I said in my ad....

Posted by: mark pryor - ar at December 05, 2013 03:57 PM (wPzgV)

49 42 Why is Louisiana lean Dem? I don't think Rs have settled their primary yet and so aren't united behind a single candidate. It's a tossup.

Posted by: Naes1984 at December 05, 2013 03:58 PM (zeV2E)

50 42 Why is Louisiana lean Dem? I think because LA has a crap shot election and everyone runs against each other. If the D gets 50% she wins.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 03:59 PM (0FSuD)

51 43 Anybody have an opinion on Jason Lewis' new GALT.IO project? http://www.galt.io/

I don't know who Jason Lewis is, but it sure appears as though he is trying to create a centrally planned infrastructure within which people can do things with individual liberty. Seems strange to me, but he raised $450 large and I didn't, so grain of salt. I can't quite tell what he thinks success would look like, but given how scarce individual liberty is these days, I hope he finds it.

Posted by: Splunge at December 05, 2013 03:59 PM (bKA83)

52 It's so bad out there now that my democraat sister, who is in fact a social worker in the ABQ, Has slight suspicions that Obama may have lied. With an emphatic WTF on the end. But don't worry, all is well.

Posted by: oc joe at December 05, 2013 03:59 PM (5fkya)

53 I'm just curious as to what a vaginal performance artist would think of this. Inquiring minds, ,... and all.....

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at December 05, 2013 03:59 PM (5qhId)

54 And ESPN.com is celebrating Mandela on its front page now.Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at December 05, 2013 07:56 PM (eHIJJ)
Will he win his senate race?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at December 05, 2013 04:00 PM (BrrWI)

55 Prediction: Meatball gets stomped before 100 comments.

Posted by: Fritz at December 05, 2013 04:00 PM (TKFmG)

56 46 Why is Louisiana lean Dem?
Posted by: Flapjackmaka at December 05, 2013 07:54 PM (1FgrF)

You'll have to read The Federalist to find out.

That was wonderfully evil on many levels.

Posted by: Splunge at December 05, 2013 04:00 PM (bKA83)

57 Don't mind me, just changing my sock.

Posted by: tbodie at December 05, 2013 04:00 PM (wPzgV)

58 53 I'm just curious as to what a vaginal performance artist would think of this.

When did they start thinking?

Posted by: Splunge at December 05, 2013 04:01 PM (bKA83)

59 53 I'm just curious as to what a vaginal performance artist would think of this. I got to wondering if that girl uses any mechanical assistance while she knits?

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 04:01 PM (0FSuD)

60 If the D gets 50% she wins. Isn't that true of all elections?

Posted by: toby928© insists on talking about robots at December 05, 2013 04:01 PM (QupBk)

61 36 Oh, and CAC, Hagan is fucking dead. Book that. Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 07:51 PM (0FSuD) And to that I give you Missouri 2012 with dead as a doornail clairbear mccaskill. Do not underestimate the death wish that is the GOP.

Posted by: NWConservative at December 05, 2013 04:02 PM (+fKEy)

62 Isn't that true of all elections? Posted by: toby928Â© insists on talking about robots at December 05, 2013 08:01 PM (QupBk) Yes, but no other state has every candidate running against each other. It waters down the message and favors the incumbent.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 04:03 PM (0FSuD)

63 My fear My flop sweat

Posted by: thunderb at December 05, 2013 04:04 PM (Cl6Cl)

64 yeah, yeah, but that 'Korean' hottie in the sidebar is Eurasian. Not that there's anything Wrong with that

too tall and pale and round-eyed to be Korean. World class ta-tas, also

Posted by: Mamma Said There'd Be Days Like This at December 05, 2013 04:05 PM (omBWL)

65 And to that I give you Missouri 2012 with dead as a doornail clairbear mccaskill. Do not underestimate the death wish that is the GOP. Posted by: NWConservative at December 05, 2013 08:02 PM (+fKEy) Hey, stop it with the.... http://tinyurl.com/b3cdol Can't you say something righteous?

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 04:05 PM (0FSuD)

66 33 O/T - One of the organizers of the Convention of States, set for this Saturday at Mount Vernon, just told Mark Levin that they have a capacity crowd and a big waiting list. Posted by: RushBabe at December 05, 2013 07:50 PM (hrIP5) Maybe we could get a couple of amendments from Levin's book passed in the next couple of years. I would love to have an article 5 convention.

Posted by: NWConservative at December 05, 2013 04:05 PM (+fKEy)

67 Thank God, O'R doesn't have "Mandela Fever". Sarah is on!

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 04:06 PM (0FSuD)

68 62 Isn't that true of all elections? Posted by: toby928Â© insists on talking about robots at December 05, 2013 08:01 PM (QupBk) Yes, but no other state has every candidate running against each other. It waters down the message and favors the incumbent. Basically they have a 2 round voting system The primary includes EVERYONE. If any candidate gets 51% of the vote then they win automatically. If no one gets 51% then they go to a second round between the top 2 candidates.

Posted by: Naes1984 at December 05, 2013 04:06 PM (zeV2E)

69 What's the Convention of States?

Posted by: Lady in Black, in a dead thread talking to myself at December 05, 2013 04:06 PM (XB5Ak)

70 There is no chance Landrieu gets 51% in the primary.

Posted by: Naes1984 at December 05, 2013 04:07 PM (zeV2E)

71 ESPN.com is celebrating Mandela on its front page *facepalm* Shot of Yukon Jack,.... stat.

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at December 05, 2013 04:08 PM (5qhId)

72 Basically they have a 2 round voting system The primary includes EVERYONE. If any candidate gets 51% of the vote then they win automatically. If no one gets 51% then they go to a second round between the top 2 candidates. Posted by: Naes1984 at December 05, 2013 08:06 PM (zeV2E) Yeah, sorry I did not make that clear. Rove thinks that if we don't already take the Senate by the run off, the D's will throw every penny then have in to LA to buy the election. He doesn't want to fight for the Senate in a run off in Dec.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 04:08 PM (0FSuD)

73 I thought Louisiana had runoff elections?

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 05, 2013 04:08 PM (4NEdy)

74 #68 Thanks for the explanation.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 05, 2013 04:09 PM (4NEdy)

75
Tell the truth, the plaid version of this map is posted up at The Federalist, isn't it?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at December 05, 2013 04:10 PM (MBqvE)

76 Hey, stop it with the.... http://tinyurl.com/b3cdol Can't you say something righteous? Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 08:05 PM (0FSuD) Sorry. The republicans just keep blowing these seats.

Posted by: NWConservative at December 05, 2013 04:10 PM (+fKEy)

77 Ya, So what if I cut debbies hair, She was a good girl, ya she was.

Posted by: mobile dog groomer at December 05, 2013 04:11 PM (5fkya)

78 *rearranges to make a plaid map*

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at December 05, 2013 04:11 PM (Gk3SS)

79 Basically they have a 2 round voting system The primary includes EVERYONE. If any candidate gets 51% of the vote then they win automatically. If no one gets 51% then they go to a second round between the top 2 candidates. Posted by: Naes1984 at December 05, 2013 08:06 PM (zeV2E) So like Washington state's democrat primary where republicans sometimes win.

Posted by: NWConservative at December 05, 2013 04:12 PM (+fKEy)

80 yeah, yeah, but that 'Korean' hottie in the sidebar is Eurasian. Aren't those her parents right there? They look Korean. But yes, 34-24-35, nice.

Posted by: toby928© insists on talking about robots at December 05, 2013 04:12 PM (QupBk)

81 The prodigal returns.

Posted by: Boone at December 05, 2013 04:12 PM (3p8HS)

82 Bertram Cabot Jr.: "Will he win his senate race?"

If they run his hearse through Illinois, he just might.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at December 05, 2013 04:14 PM (eHIJJ)

83 If your not watching k-pop, you are missing out

Posted by: mr, kang at December 05, 2013 04:14 PM (5fkya)

84 I have a hard time believing La. and NC are not "Leans R." Oh, well. There's still months to go. The primaries still have to settle themselves.

Posted by: Naes1984 at December 05, 2013 04:14 PM (zeV2E)

85 80 yeah, yeah, but that 'Korean' hottie in the sidebar is Eurasian. Aren't those her parents right there? They look Korean. But yes, 34-24-35, nice. You never know over there. My bet, fake tits and eye job at a minimum.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 04:14 PM (0FSuD)

86 Jeebus. Just waded through a bunch of my husband's family Christmas wish-lists and Christmas Day cocktail planning notes. A more pretentious bunch of Obamabots you've never seen.

I want to kill myself.

Sorry to O/T, but I used to love Christmas. Now I hate the day with the idiots in ATL. Not one of them even knows what the day means.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 05, 2013 04:14 PM (lVPtV)

87 69 What's the Convention of States? Posted by: Lady in Black, in a dead thread talking to myself at December 05, 2013 Its an informal meeting at mt Vernon set up by a couple of state republican legislators (namely indiana's senate majority leader) to discuss the ins and outs of an article 5 convention and how to initiate one.

Posted by: NWConservative at December 05, 2013 04:16 PM (+fKEy)

88 CAC, why is Kansas missing from your chart?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 05, 2013 04:16 PM (u82oZ)

89 MIMAL has a solid D next to his mouth. Heh.

Posted by: Naes1984 at December 05, 2013 04:17 PM (zeV2E)

90 I am sorry, Sarah's voice still grates on me.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 04:17 PM (0FSuD)

91 Jane D'oh just stay home bring the joy back.

Posted by: Fourth Horseman at December 05, 2013 04:18 PM (KuZ6A)

92 Sorry to O/T, but I used to love Christmas. Now I hate the day with the idiots in ATL. Not one of them even knows what the day means.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 05, 2013 08:14 PM (lVPtV)

Don't go. Tell them, hell, anything, you have scurvy, whatevs. Just don't go.

You have every right to put your mental health ahead of their jackassery.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at December 05, 2013 04:20 PM (Gk3SS)

93 Sorry to O/T, but I used to love Christmas. Now I hate the day with the idiots in ATL. Not one of them even knows what the day means. *** What is that saying about how nobody can make you feel bad without your permission? Don't torment yourself. It seems they set out to ruin every.single.gathering. with you and your hubby and you are so gracious that they can count on you to make the extra effort.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 05, 2013 04:21 PM (DmNpO)

94 The Old North State is already lost. That copperhead Rove was recently seen slithering around Raleigh and Cary. No doubt the country club has already selected its bi-partisan, moderate, electable, so and so. The base will stay home and the Grande Dame of the Confederacy will enjoy her second term.

Posted by: VADM(Red) Cuthbert Collingwood (Mentioned in Despatches) at December 05, 2013 04:21 PM (O7OxF)

95 Mary Landrieu's power base is in and around New Orleans. Her brother is the current mayor and former Lt. Governor. Their daddy, Moon Landrieu, is a former mayor of New Orleans. They're the Kennedys of Louisiana, but without all the class and healthy lifestyle.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at December 05, 2013 04:21 PM (JDIKC)

96 91 Jane D'oh just stay home bring the joy back.

Posted by: Fourth Horseman at December 05, 2013 08:18 PM (KuZ6A)

I wish. I stayed home after my mom died, while our son was at boot camp. Husband left me alone because Family.

Worst Christmas in my life. Our son wants to go to see his dad's family, forgetting the oldest female scrunt cousin who told him on the eve of his deployment she didn't support him.

He's forgotten what a self-absorbed, shallow group they all are.

I'll get through it. It's just one day. Sucks that it has to be Christmas.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 05, 2013 04:22 PM (lVPtV)

97 America, It's a funny country.In America you vote for a fraud. In Russia, the fraud votes for you. Oh, I crack me up. What you say Ace?

Posted by: that guy from that old timy theatre at December 05, 2013 04:22 PM (5fkya)

98 88 CAC, why is Kansas missing from your chart? We seceded. Didn't you get the memo?

Posted by: Dorothy and Toto at December 05, 2013 04:23 PM (O7OxF)

99 95 They're the Kennedys of Louisiana, but without all the class and healthy lifestyle.

Eh, it's just not the same without a body count.

Posted by: Splunge at December 05, 2013 04:23 PM (bKA83)

100
*Looks at political map.*
Again, until the GOP screws that up.
* Feels a chill. Puts on vag scarf.*

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at December 05, 2013 04:24 PM (caCiW)

101 just looks like a map of a giant vagina.

Posted by: tangonine at December 05, 2013 04:24 PM (x3YFz)

102 South Dakota is an easy flip. Governor Rounds is very popular and running for Johnson's seat. There are no known Democrats running against him. The state is mostly anti-Obama and feel Johnson is incapacitated to the point that he does not represent anyone.

Posted by: OldSarg at December 05, 2013 04:25 PM (J3sQx)

103 94 The Old North State is already lost. That copperhead Rove was recently seen slithering around Raleigh and Cary. No doubt the country club has already selected its bi-partisan, moderate, electable, so and so. The base will stay home and the Grande Dame of the Confederacy will enjoy her second term. Total horse shit. Thom Tillis is no moderate. He passed the first income tax reduction, abolished the inheritance tax, passed voter id, abolished straight ticket voting, reduced early voting dates, increase CCC rights all the while getting the Gen Assembly out of time early. Next to a Dentist and a Baptist preacher, neither that have been elected to ANYTHING. Tillis is the man and he will beat Hagan.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 04:26 PM (0FSuD)

104 He's forgotten what a self-absorbed, shallow group they all are. I'll get through it. It's just one day. Sucks that it has to be Christmas. Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 05, 2013 08:22 PM (lVPtV) Go the next day....tell them you want Christmas at home this year because D'oh boy is home.

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at December 05, 2013 04:26 PM (bCEmE)

105 LA leans democrap? WTF?

I knew there was a reason the North won: because you're fucking morons.

Posted by: tangonine at December 05, 2013 04:26 PM (x3YFz)

106 Go the next day....tell them you want Christmas at home this year because D'oh boy is home.

Posted by: Tami at December 05, 2013 08:26 PM (bCEmE)

Check yer e-mails. You'll get a hint.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 05, 2013 04:27 PM (lVPtV)

107 This whole vagina knitting thing is not going to go away. I've considered learning "arm knitting" while convalescing, but I'm not being creative enough obviously. Hmmmm what else can I knit with?

Posted by: Guido - 'now with 75+% more hate!' at December 05, 2013 04:28 PM (LsF5M)

108 Admonishments on how the GOP will probably screw this up, in an election analysis piece from someone who notably bungled his last election analysis.

I'll take "Pots and Kettles" for $400, Alex.

Posted by: Demosthenes at December 05, 2013 04:28 PM (c5AtG)

109 I mentioned this earlier in the week. Sarvis, the"libertarian" that helped spoil the recent Gov race in Va is planning to challenge Warner. So we'll have that fly in the ointment. Has anyone heard of any R challengers for Warner?

Posted by: shredded chi at December 05, 2013 04:28 PM (9/YlV)

110 @103 Oh, for non NC folks Tom Tillis is the Speaker of the NC House. He personally recruited half of the new members. I forgot to mention the Gen Ass gerrymandered at least two D congressmen out of their seats why he has lead the House.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 04:29 PM (0FSuD)

111 CAC, why are you wasting your talents slumming it over here?

You should be writing for a more prestigious website like The Federalist.

Posted by: Jose at December 05, 2013 04:30 PM (zc/sw)

112 Check yer e-mails. You'll get a hint. Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 05, 2013 08:27 PM (lVPtV) Back at ya. Unbelievable.

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at December 05, 2013 04:31 PM (bCEmE)

113 Michelle Nunn is getting a lot of attention here in GA. Dear lawd, no. She's being pitched as a "moderate" dem.

We're supporting Jack Kingston (our former congresscritter). Our friend Dr. Bob Johnson (ENT and former Army Ranger) is running for Jack's seat and looks good.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 05, 2013 04:31 PM (lVPtV)

114
Unbelievable.

Posted by: Tami at December 05, 2013 08:31 PM (bCEmE)

I know, right? And you haven't even seen the worst of it. Not even.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 05, 2013 04:32 PM (lVPtV)

115 Oh, for non NC folks Tom Tillis is the Speaker of the NC House. He personally recruited half of the new members. I forgot to mention the Gen Ass gerrymandered at least two D congressmen out of their seats why he has lead the House. Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 08:29 PM (0FSuD) Why can't we have him instead of McConnell or Boehner. It sounds like he at least wants to freaking fight.

Posted by: NWConservative at December 05, 2013 04:33 PM (+fKEy)

116 Who makes these maps? Oregon won't elect a Republican until the apocalypse is over.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at December 05, 2013 04:34 PM (zfY+H)

117 Looks like this is the best possible time to primary McConnell.

Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at December 05, 2013 04:35 PM (kxSZr)

118 Why can't we have him instead of McConnell or Boehner. It sounds like he at least wants to freaking fight. Posted by: NWConservative at December 05, 2013 08:33 PM (+fKEy) He's a former IBM exec that never graduated from college and has a work ethic from hell. He has transformed the state with his ambition. These new comers are trying to catch his wave. He has too many friends all over the state to lose, even if Rove is supporting him.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 04:35 PM (0FSuD)

119 116 Who makes these maps? Oregon won't elect a Republican until the apocalypse is over. Posted by: Christopher Taylor at December 05, 2013 08:34 PM (zfY+H) Of the left coast States, Oregon is the only one that would elect a republican statewide. They have historically been much more even than either Washington or Crazyfornia. Trust me, I'm living in the communist dictatorship of King county with the people's republic of Seattle as its capitol.

Posted by: NWConservative at December 05, 2013 04:36 PM (+fKEy)

120 I about ready for some vagina tuna wool to wear on my head tonight. It's going to get cold.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 04:37 PM (0FSuD)

121 I supported (and I've met and spoken at length with her re military overseas voting) Karen Handel when she was running for governor here. I really, really like her. She went up against Planned Parenthood when she was head of Susan G. Komen.

However, Jack Kingston has way more influence, and he's a good guy. We're friends with his family and he is extremely supportive of our military.

He'd be a great replacement for Saxby Chambliss.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 05, 2013 04:37 PM (lVPtV)

122 88 CAC, why is Kansas missing from your chart? Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 05, 2013 08:16 PM ______________ CAC: You needed a color for RINO. The RINO will win in the Kansas U.S. Senate race. The RINO, if nominated, always wins. The RINO, if denied nomination, will swing the race to the Donk. And now (drumroll), Kansas presents . . . Kathleen Sebelius. Only Tim Huelskamp is not a RINO out of the whole Kansas delegation. Huelskamp has a nice "raise hell, not taxes" streak to him.

Posted by: Furious George at December 05, 2013 04:38 PM (P85Pz)

123 117 Looks like this is the best possible time to primary McConnell. Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at December 05, 2013 08:35 PM (kxSZr) Conservatives, and the organizations like CFG and others need to file primary challengers against every republican in the house and senate. Insurance against amnesty and any other idiotic ideas Boehner cooks up.

Posted by: NWConservative at December 05, 2013 04:39 PM (+fKEy)

124 Udall listed for two states? Posted by: TexasDan at December 05, 2013 07:42 PM (Fa3Hi) Two different Udalls. Who'da thunk?

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at December 05, 2013 04:40 PM (Y92Nd)

125 Are Texans and Jags worth an elbow?

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 05, 2013 04:40 PM (yvLNt)

126 We're supporting Jack Kingston (our former congresscritter). Our friend Dr. Bob Johnson (ENT and former Army Ranger) is running for Jack's seat and looks good. Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 05, 2013 08:31 PM (lVPtV) Anybody but Broun. he's Akin to the power of Akin, across ten dimensions of Akin.

Posted by: CAC at December 05, 2013 04:40 PM (2PFRe)

127 5 Prediction - Dingy gets +4 to get to 60.
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Stranger things have happened, and given the GOP's vastly superior abilities to grab defeat from the jaws of victory it's something that should not be ruled out.

Posted by: ThisBeingMilt at December 05, 2013 04:41 PM (7mQyC)

128 He'd be a great replacement for Saxby Chambliss. Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 05, 2013 08:37 PM (lVPtV) Why are RNC and Romney campaign donors supporting Michelle Nunn then? Makes me mad.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at December 05, 2013 04:41 PM (Y92Nd)

129 Hey, lest we forgrt who won the best blog by a group of people that we somehow support. I garblefar you x 2 and can back that up with your weak facts. Or some such crap.I did see that Kim K had a shout out to my boy who died a worse death then Kanye at his last concert.

Posted by: A reue supporter at December 05, 2013 04:41 PM (5fkya)

130 Nip Sip, and other NC morons. This Kay Hagan video should be run continuously after the first of the year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGfGsskvYKY

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 05, 2013 04:42 PM (aDwsi)

131
Total horse shit. Thom Tillis is no moderate.
Posted by: Nip Sip

He's pro-amnesty.

Oh sorry, he's in favor of a Â“very mature and thoughtful approachÂ” with a Â“thoughtful, respectful way to make progress."

Totally different.

http://tinyurl.com/9wj88wh

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at December 05, 2013 04:42 PM (kdS6q)

132 The game free for those without NFL channel. I am a giver. http://tinyurl.com/nc94h2h

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 04:42 PM (0FSuD)

133 Figures I didn't see the "foo" knitting thread until you were all over here.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at December 05, 2013 04:42 PM (N/cFh)

134 Hey, lest we forgrt who won the best blog by a group of people that we somehow support. I garblefar you x 2 and can back that up with your weak facts. Or some such crap.I did see that Kim K had a shout out to my boy who died aworse death then Kanye at his last concert. Posted by: A reue supporter at December 05, 2013 08:41 PM (5fkya) Who let this guy break into my stash?

Posted by: CAC at December 05, 2013 04:43 PM (2PFRe)

135 In am supporting ME in every dollar, breath, and movement. Screw the Rove crowd and the pedestrian citizenry.

Posted by: 7 Days in May at December 05, 2013 04:44 PM (j6DTo)

136 Has anyone heard of any R challengers for Warner? Posted by: shredded chi at December 05, 2013 08:28 PM (9/YlV) If Liz Cheney had half a brain, she would be. Most voters in Wyoming know Enzi on a firstname basis. Why would she challenge an inoffensive incumbent when she lives in Virginia, Warner is polling weak, and it's a vote-out-the-bums wave year? Is it too late for her to drop out in Wyoming, shake hands and endorse Enzi and beat Warner's worthless donkey ass?

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at December 05, 2013 04:45 PM (Y92Nd)

137 Pompeo is ok too. Roberts is obviously a squish and we could have done much worse then Moran. He's no MurCowski, Collins or Snow-flake.

As far as Kathleen, hey, she's all yours now. Consider her a gift to the low information libidiots out there.

Posted by: Muff Muffler at December 05, 2013 04:45 PM (9u2hL)

138 CAC: "Who let this guy break into my stash?"

Someone must have dropped The Barrel on his head.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at December 05, 2013 04:46 PM (eHIJJ)

139 @131 Wrong. He support the Ag interests in the state that will die if they don't have Hispanics to work the fields and slaughterhouse that the thugs won't.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 04:46 PM (0FSuD)

140 Why are RNC and Romney campaign donors supporting Michelle Nunn then? Makes me mad. Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at December 05, 2013 08:41 PM (Y92Nd) A closet dem, pro amnesty individual, in the pocket of big business, NSA spokesperson, or Obama asskisser. Take your pick. That seems to be the requirement for big donors to the republican party.

Posted by: NWConservative at December 05, 2013 04:46 PM (+fKEy)

141 Is it too late for her to drop out in Wyoming, shake hands and endorse Enzi and beat Warner's worthless donkey ass? Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at December 05, 2013 08:45 PM (Y92Nd) I've asked this every week since she announced her intentions. Carpetbagger's gonna carpet though.

Posted by: CAC at December 05, 2013 04:47 PM (2PFRe)

142 Gigny - Ok..., I've withheld judgement until we hear from an expert knitter. What's the verdict on that ~~twat~~ woman's approach?

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 05, 2013 04:47 PM (aDwsi)

143 We're supporting Jack Kingston...
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Probably about as good as one could expect to get at this point, but like the current two idiots just as likely to morph once elected. I doubt I'll bother to even vote in 2014, I have little interest at this point in seeing so called "republicans" elected any more then I do democrats. I doubt Woodall (my crittter) is going to be challenged in a primary but if he is then perhaps that will motivate me.

Posted by: ThisBeingMilt at December 05, 2013 04:47 PM (7mQyC)

144 Carpetbagger's gonna carpet though. Posted by: CAC at December 05, 2013 08:47 PM (2PFRe) Tell us about it.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 04:47 PM (0FSuD)

145 Go ahead and try. Barstow? Do you know where that is? I alway's wanted to go to Amboy out there by the stateline. I was alway's sure I would find Terrible Ted. That's a clue to you young morons,---------------- and the Amboy Dukes.

Posted by: I grew up in barstow at December 05, 2013 04:48 PM (5fkya)

146 "Gigny"? And, I'm cold sober....

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 05, 2013 04:49 PM (aDwsi)

147
Thom Tilis

He support the Ag interests in the state that will die if they don't have Hispanics to work the fields and slaughterhouse that the thugs won't.
Posted by: Nip Sip

So, jobs American won't do and all that, with a bit of crony capitalism.

Got ya.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at December 05, 2013 04:50 PM (kdS6q)

148 NFL network just had Mandela love fest before going to commercial. Jackass know nothing dumbasses.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 05, 2013 04:51 PM (enBmn)

149

Thank's CAC, ya, it's some strong stuff

Posted by: I grew up in barstow at December 05, 2013 04:52 PM (5fkya)

150 And, I'm cold sober.... Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 05, 2013 08:49 PM (aDwsi) There's yer problem.

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at December 05, 2013 04:52 PM (bCEmE)

151 Karl Rove does not give me a warm fuzzy. At all. I agree with the vast majority of what the new legislature has done here in NC but Rove's proximity to a candidate has an inverse relationship with the likelihood of my voting for said candidate. Fool me once....can't get fooled again. Or something like that.

Posted by: traye at December 05, 2013 04:53 PM (PAZHL)

152 A closet dem, pro amnesty individual, in the pocket of big business, NSA spokesperson, or Obama asskisser. Take your pick. That seems to be the requirement for big donors to the republican party. Posted by: NWConservative at December 05, 2013 08:46 PM (+fKEy) She was also a Bush bundler, and her dad was Sam Nunn. But he isn't running, and she has jumped on the Obama bandwagon, so I just don't get it. She is not any more moderate than any other Democrat that support's their agenda.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at December 05, 2013 04:53 PM (Y92Nd)

153 So, jobs American won't do and all that, with a bit of crony capitalism. Got ya. Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at December 05, 2013 08:50 PM (kdS6q) New to the state? The thugs haven't worked in the fields since LBJ passed The Great Society. Crony Capitalism? These are farmers. No one is getting any deal, they just want to pay people to work. The only people that will work? Hispanics. You like your fruit, vegetables, or pork chops? Thank a Hispanic.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 04:54 PM (0FSuD)

154 He support the Ag interests in the state that will die if they don't have Hispanics to work the fields and slaughterhouse that the thugs won't. Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 08:46 PM (0FSuD) So we need illegal alien workers crossing illegally into our states, sucking on taxpayer funded welfare, bringing gangs and committing crimes that are slow walked through the system, etc. I'm tired of "interests" of businesses screwing over the people.

Posted by: NWConservative at December 05, 2013 04:54 PM (+fKEy)

155 143 Gigny - Ok..., I've withheld judgement until we hear from an expert knitter. What's the verdict on that twat woman's approach? Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 05, 2013 08:47 PM (aDwsi) --- Seriously, you have to ask? I don't shove yarn up my twat. Maybe I could charge more for finished projects if I did.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at December 05, 2013 04:55 PM (N/cFh)

156

BTW - the version of this article over at TheFederalist.com has streaming 3D graphics, a new original soundtrack by Annie Lennox, and a mail-in coupon for a free Zagnut Bar.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at December 05, 2013 04:55 PM (kdS6q)

157 Anybody but Broun. he's Akin to the power of Akin, across ten dimensions of Akin.

Posted by: CAC at December 05, 2013 08:40 PM (2PFRe)

No kidding. Train wreck. Ugh.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 05, 2013 04:55 PM (lVPtV)

158 Carpetbagger's gonna carpet though. Posted by: CAC at December 05, 2013 08:47 PM (2PFRe) I just read a piece on a fundraiser she held in DC with some well-known lobbyists. After her attacks on Enzi's dirty Beltway PAC money -- she's married to an effin' lobbyist! -- then this, she either figures she'll try to buy it, or maybe she's changing tack?

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at December 05, 2013 04:56 PM (Y92Nd)

159 All of those states were knitted from wet yarn.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b] at December 05, 2013 04:56 PM (0HooB)

160 Seriously, you have to ask? I don't shove yarn up my twat. Maybe I could charge more for finished projects if I did. Posted by: Gingy ---------------------------- Two words - NEA Grant

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 05, 2013 04:56 PM (aDwsi)

161 "Karl Rove does not give me a warm fuzzy. At all."
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F_ck that guy right there in particular.

Posted by: ThisBeingMilt at December 05, 2013 04:56 PM (7mQyC)

162 After watching some Gowdy videos today,   all I can say is we need more Gowdys.   I'd sure like to watch him debate her Highness Clinton in 2015.

Out with the squishes and in with the Gowdys.   Back on message.   Lower taxes and smaller Government.   That is why we lost.   They defined us as the party of wheel chair killers.   Now that they have shown their true colors,   we need to hang them with them.

They have already given us an endless supply of lie,   after lie,   after lie.   We should be extolling what makes us a better choice.    Lower taxes and smaller Government.   We should be repeating that over and over and pair each one with one of their easy to document lies.

It is also time for us to come up with some good clearly defined alternatives to the madness that has been crammed down our throats the last 5 years.

Posted by: Muff Muffler at December 05, 2013 04:56 PM (9u2hL)

163 Hagan is not a toss up.

Posted by: NCKate at December 05, 2013 04:56 PM (2aZhE)

164 BTW Mike Hammer, I told Twitter how your comments/socks from that thread cracked me up.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at December 05, 2013 04:56 PM (N/cFh)

165 I agree with the vast majority of what the new legislature has done here in NC but Rove's proximity to a candidate has an inverse relationship with the likelihood of my voting for said candidate. Fool me once....can't get fooled again. Or something like that. Posted by: traye at December 05, 2013 08:53 PM (PAZHL) I don't disagree, but Rove is like a Remora sucker fish, once he latches on, he's hard to shake off. He's learned his lesson and that's why he's gotten into the primaries.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 04:57 PM (0FSuD)

166 Nip Sip - You been following the blow-up(s) in Mecklenburg County ?

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 05, 2013 04:57 PM (aDwsi)

167 I will always remember the taste of necos, my dad;'s candy

Posted by: eating my dads candy at December 05, 2013 04:58 PM (5fkya)

168
You like your fruit, vegetables, or pork chops? Thank a Hispanic.
Posted by: Nip Sip

Yes. There were no fruits or vegetables in the United States before the 1970s when illegal immigration from Mexico went asymptotic.

That's exactly what happened.

http://tinyurl.com/kcaep2y

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at December 05, 2013 04:58 PM (kdS6q)

169 Nood

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at December 05, 2013 04:58 PM (N/cFh)

170 Has anyone heard of any R challengers for Warner?

Posted by: shredded chi at December 05, 2013 08:28 PM (9/YlV)

Cuccinelli is debating. Now that that jerkwad Sarvis is in, that should make his decision easier.

Posted by: RushBabe at December 05, 2013 04:58 PM (hrIP5)

171 152 Karl Rove does not give me a warm fuzzy.Posted by: traye at December 05, 2013 08:53 PM (PAZHL)
Warm fuzzy was in the other thread.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at December 05, 2013 04:59 PM (BrrWI)

172 BTW Mike Hammer, I told Twitter how your comments/socks from that thread cracked me up. Posted by: Gingy ----------------- As of today, I have foresworn all knitted products. In fact, I'll probably never wear anything but stitched felt for the rest of my life. I'm itching to make the switch.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 05, 2013 05:00 PM (aDwsi)

173 Karl Rove and associates are hell bent on destroying Constitutional conservatives (read tea party if you must). Count me out. Done been had by Rove. Not this time.

Posted by: NCwoof at December 05, 2013 05:00 PM (aUQgu)

174 I thought Cuccinelli had to get back to work to support his family. He'd be great after how close he closed the gap toward the end of the governor's race.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at December 05, 2013 05:00 PM (Y92Nd)

175 So we need illegal alien workers crossing illegally into our states, sucking on taxpayer funded welfare, bringing gangs and committing crimes that are slow walked through the system, etc. If that were the case, I would agree. The ag workers are not doing any of that. The urban bums are. The idea is to figure a way to keep the workers and throw the bums out. It is a work in progress, but something needs to be done.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 05:00 PM (0FSuD)

176 I couldn't believe our "conservative" party wrote a glowing piece about Michelle Nunn. Jack is a local and honestly, someone you can call and actually get in touch with and get results.

Michelle Nunn is another Atlanta Dem drone. And wait until Jimmuh's grandson Jason Carter (who is "credited" with getting the recording of Romney talking about the 47%ers) running for goobinator of GA.

Jimmuh told Parade Magazine how "proud" he was of Jason for helping Obama with that audio.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 05, 2013 05:01 PM (lVPtV)

177 After watching some Gowdy videos today, all I can say is we need more Gowdys. I'd sure like to watch him debate her Highness Clinton in 2015.

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Gowdy is my rep. Be envious. Be very envious. I love the guy. But...he seemed to be going a bit wobbly on amnesty a few months back. At least with some comments I read from him. He heard from me after that. I'm hoping he's rethought his position.

Posted by: Lady in Black, in a dead thread talking to myself at December 05, 2013 05:01 PM (XB5Ak)

178 "Out with the squishes and in with the Gowdys."
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Probably, but you need enough so they can actually be effective, otherwise you just get talk that never actually translates to action.

Posted by: ThisBeingMilt at December 05, 2013 05:01 PM (7mQyC)

179 Ugh. Not "party" but "newspaper."

Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 05, 2013 05:02 PM (lVPtV)

180 "6 Thinking about the easy seats we've squandered the last two cycles makes me want to blow the back of my skull out with a shotgun. This shouldn't be a 50/50 chance." forget the last 2 cycles. try the last 4. I've been headdesking since 2006. there's no way the dems should even ever have had a majority

Posted by: tintex at December 05, 2013 05:02 PM (n36K8)

181

in line at store

Mother ahead of me patiently explains to her teenage son that Islam and Catholicism are the two oldest religions, and came about at the same time

he corrects her and says Judaism is the oldest religion. She sticks to her guns

there are then discussing the doll they are buying. Its some sort of lime green male action sort of figure, but carrying a hand bag of some sort

son is concerned about the handbag

Mother says the character looks Swedish, and Swedish men carry hand bags because they are "peculiar"

These are voters

Posted by: thunderb at December 05, 2013 05:03 PM (zOTsN)

182 New to the state? The thugs haven't worked in the fields since LBJ passed The Great Society. Crony Capitalism? These are farmers. No one is getting any deal, they just want to pay people to work. The only people that will work? Hispanics. You like your fruit, vegetables, or pork chops? Thank a Hispanic. Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 08:54 PM (0FSuD) Thank them every day for voting for Obama and killing health insurance and healthcare in this country. The only way many of these illegals are working is if they committ half a dozen crimes including fraud, especially since many of them are collecting welfare. If the republican candidate supports violating the law then Kay should be reelected then.

Posted by: NWConservative at December 05, 2013 05:03 PM (+fKEy)

183 So, my prediction right now is WV, SD, MT, IA, CO, LA, AR, AK, NC and MI, and we'll lose GA.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at December 05, 2013 05:03 PM (Y92Nd)

184 That's exactly what happened. http://tinyurl.com/kcaep2y Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at December 05, 2013 08:58 PM (kdS6q) Well, yes. I don't see how the birth rate in the US has any correlation to the labor market at the time. You own chart shows the vast majority of those born after 1990 would just now be in the labor market. Broken out by state? 2/3's would be in TX and CA, NOT NC.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 05:04 PM (0FSuD)

185 The idea is to figure a way to keep the workers and throw the bums out.

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There is no way. An ID card saying you're one of the good ones? Heck, we aren't even allowed to ask for an ID to freaking vote. It's politically incorrect and racist...or something.

Posted by: Lady in Black, in a dead thread talking to myself at December 05, 2013 05:04 PM (XB5Ak)

186 66 [NWConservative] Article V is the only remaining action we can take.
Have been contacting my State Senator here in NC and providing info. Don't know if NC will be represented there Saturday at Mount Vernon.

Posted by: NCwoof at December 05, 2013 05:05 PM (aUQgu)

187 Thank them every day for voting for Obama and killing health insurance and healthcare in this country. The only way many of these illegals are working is if they committ half a dozen crimes including fraud, especially since many of them are collecting welfare. If the republican candidate supports violating the law then Kay should be reelected then. Posted by: NWConservative at December 05, 2013 09:03 PM (+fKEy) They don't vote, and if they did, after Tillis' voter id bill, they won't any more.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 05:05 PM (0FSuD)

188 I thought Cuccinelli had to get back to work to support his family. He'd be great after how close he closed the gap toward the end of the governor's race.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at December 05, 2013 09:00 PM (Y92Nd)

His supporters are encouraging him is what's been going around.

Posted by: RushBabe at December 05, 2013 05:05 PM (hrIP5)

189 Greg Brannon is the candidate to support in NC. He's a doctor and not a RINO like Tills.

Posted by: Jose at December 05, 2013 05:05 PM (zc/sw)

190 It is a work in progress, but something needs to be done. Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 09:00 PM (0FSuD) We need a guest worker program.

Posted by: NWConservative at December 05, 2013 05:05 PM (+fKEy)

191 You like your fruit, vegetables, or pork chops? Thank a Hispanic. Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 08:54 PM (0FSuD) Americans would pick those crops and butcher those hogs, if we didn't have a porous border and weak employer verification. Mexicans underbid American workers and will as long as they can.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at December 05, 2013 05:06 PM (Y92Nd)

192 Cheney's daughter not running in VA makes me furious. There's little worse to me than a carpetbagger politician (Hilary, Terry McAuliffe, etc.) Loathe them all, Dem or Rep.

Posted by: LadyS at December 05, 2013 05:07 PM (tMTsS)

193 187 66 [NWConservative] Article V is the only remaining action we can take. Have been contacting my State Senator here in NC and providing info. Don't know if NC will be represented there Saturday at Mount Vernon. Posted by: NCwoof at December 05, 2013 09:05 PM (aUQgu) Well if it is a capacity crowd, there will be enough there to get the word out either way. I want to abolish the fed gov and return to the articles of confederation.

Posted by: NWConservative at December 05, 2013 05:08 PM (+fKEy)

194 and we'll lose GA. Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at December 05, 2013 09:03 PM (Y92Nd) Only if... that guy... wins the primary. We need not speak his name, much like his previous incarnation that oozed into being in Missouri.

Posted by: CAC at December 05, 2013 05:08 PM (2PFRe)

195 Americans would pick those crops and butcher those hogs, if we didn't have a porous border and weak employer verification. Mexicans underbid American workers and will as long as they can. Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at December 05, 2013 09:06 PM (Y92Nd) That is simply not the case in ag workers. Most of the work is piece work, with a minimum wage guaranteed. A Black sued a farmer in Lumberton because he wasn't making as much as the Hispanics. He wasn't working and picking as much as the Hispanics and didn't want to.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 05:09 PM (0FSuD)

196 "If that were the case, I would agree. The ag workers are not doing any of that. The urban bums are." That's BS. The ones that come over with drug cartels break into people's homes, steal food and leave an awful mess. There are lots of them, too, although the majority overstay visas or abuse the courts, plead asylum and skip their hearings.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at December 05, 2013 05:10 PM (Y92Nd)

197 What's the difference between Geo-synchronous and Geo-stationary orbit? Both have 1436 minute periods (one sidereal day), plus or minus a couple of seconds (equivalent to 22,300 statute mile altitude, more or less) A geostationary orbit has essentially zero inclination (angle between the orbital path and the equator) and zero eccentricity (essentially, the difference between the long and short axis of the orbital ellipse, as in a circle). It appears to always be in the same place in the sky. A geostationary orbit is a special case of a geosynchronous orbit. The inclination and eccentricity of a geosynch orbit don't have to be zero. An object in geosynch orbit returns to the same point at the same time each day, but have a figure-8 ground trace. Former 2025A, Space Systems Analyst/Orbital Analyst. NORAD Space Defense Center 1978-1981 Why is the anomaly mean?

Posted by: Fox 2! at December 05, 2013 05:10 PM (XFTOV)

198 Mecklenburg County
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F_ck that county in particular. Advice - Don't get pulled over there.

Posted by: ThisBeingMilt at December 05, 2013 05:10 PM (7mQyC)

199 "That is simply not the case in ag workers. Most of the work is piece work, with a minimum wage guaranteed." 3% tops of illegals are ag workers.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at December 05, 2013 05:10 PM (Y92Nd)

200 190 Greg Brannon is the candidate to support in NC. He's a doctor and not a RINO like Tills. Greg is a great guy. He knows nothing about politics and Tillis is not a RINO. See earlier post listing his legislative success. You going to like the income tax reduction "Rino" Tillis passed this year? If not send the money to Greg.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 05:12 PM (0FSuD)

201 194 [NWConservative] I would settle for two things: Repeal 17th Amendment and institute a Balanced Budget Amendment. Return to Articles of Confederation? Not likely in my lifetime. I would like return to the Council of Trent, but ain't gonna happen.

Posted by: NCwoof at December 05, 2013 05:12 PM (aUQgu)

202 Nip, looking like Rove and (definitely not) amnesty is a tough sell here on AOS. Almost like the horde has been burned before or something.

Posted by: traye at December 05, 2013 05:12 PM (PAZHL)

203 @203 We've all been fucked and Rove has been the problem and he knows it. I think I reported earlier on my lunch with Rove and Tillis. Rove is not going to fuck up this time, I promise.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 05:15 PM (0FSuD)

204 193 - Indeed.
198 - Thanks for the informative answer, a long lingering but often forgot question of mine answered.

Posted by: ThisBeingMilt at December 05, 2013 05:15 PM (7mQyC)

205 199. I'm from Meck County and lived in my hometown until 2000. Was just there a few weeks ago. You think Charlotte is bad, you and Mike Hammer? You need to live in NoVa. Being in Charlotte (and I know it well, even now) is like a pure breath of sweet, sweet air. You don't know what you're talking about.

Posted by: LadyS at December 05, 2013 05:15 PM (tMTsS)

206
http://tinyurl.com/kcaep2y

Well, yes. I don't see how the birth rate in the US has any correlation to the labor market at the time. You own chart shows the vast majority of those born after 1990 would just now be in the labor market. Broken out by state? 2/3's would be in TX and CA, NOT NC.
Posted by: Nip Sip

The title of the chart is Mexican Born Population in the US, 1850 to 2011. That's immigration, virtually all illegal.

Lord knows what you're talking about.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at December 05, 2013 05:16 PM (kdS6q)

207 Seems Tillis has made a fatal error by accepting Rove's $$$$ and all that goes with it. Scratching head wonderin if NC is his ultimate priority.

Posted by: NCwoof at December 05, 2013 05:16 PM (aUQgu)

208 @ 179:

I think the key to success is finding some kind of delicate balance between the moderate squishes and those who are much more hard core. I do not care much for Rove or McConnell myself, but both are much preferable to Harry Reid or Chucky the schmuck Schumer. We have to find a way for everybody to fit inside the same tent; otherwise we end up with the disaster we currently have in DC.

Look at the bright side. That is what we have to overcome, but the libs will start to tear each other apart over obarkycare. Especially if we can gain some solid ground in the 2014 mid terms.

Posted by: Muff Muffler at December 05, 2013 05:17 PM (9u2hL)

209 Carpetbagger's gonna carpet though. Posted by: CAC at December 05, 2013 08:47 PM (2PFRe) Wait, are you referring to her sister.

Posted by: The Political Hat at December 05, 2013 05:17 PM (XvHmy)

210 I invite you to Cali, where your food is grown. And where we can't grow because of a little fish. But our highspeed rail will blow your socks off, soon as we can pay for it.

Posted by: those people who pick your food at December 05, 2013 05:18 PM (5fkya)

211 Nip, looking like Rove and (definitely not) amnesty is a tough sell here on AOS. Almost like the horde has been burned before or something. Posted by: traye at December 05, 2013 09:12 PM (PAZHL) My husband's Canadian, and we went through the system. It took over five years -- he was deported and banned from the country for most of them -- and cost thousands. He is pursuing naturalization. I wouldn't move here for nothing. But having been through it, I have no sympathy for those who decided it was easier to just break the law. And if no one wants to do their job, let their employer pay a fine and sponsor them.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at December 05, 2013 05:19 PM (Y92Nd)

212 122 Furious George at December 05, 2013 08:38 PM Kansas has a very attractive Senatorial candidate in Dr. Milton Wolf. Conservative and a fighter. He is a cousin of Obama, but as Dr. Wolf says, you can't choose your family, but you can choose to stop a cousin from destroying America, or words to that effect. The current senator, Sen Roberts, has done some good things in the past. But Roberts nominated and supported Kathleen Sibelius for HHS Sec. and is not a fighter. A Rino wanabe at best.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 05, 2013 05:20 PM (u82oZ)

213 Rove is not going to fuck up this time, I promise. Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 09:15 PM (0FSuD) With income inequality being where it is, no one excepts the 25 million here illegally give a fuck about amnesty. If the GOP pushes it, they're dead.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at December 05, 2013 05:22 PM (Y92Nd)

214 Lord knows what you're talking about. Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at December 05, 2013 09:16 PM (kdS6q) I read it as Mexican that were born in USA, which would mean those in the 90's would just be getting into the labor market. We can piss and moan about the illegals that Clinton and crew let in, but they are not going back. I think we do two things. First, stop the born on US soil automatic citizenship shit and second, guest worker program, aka Turks in Germany. They can work and stay, they can NOT vote.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 05:24 PM (0FSuD)

215 204 @203

We've all been fucked and Rove has been the problem and he knows it. I think I reported earlier on my lunch with Rove and Tillis. Rove is not going to fuck up this time, I promise.

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Promise? Fingers crossed?

Posted by: NCwoof at December 05, 2013 05:24 PM (aUQgu)

216 guest worker program, aka Turks in Germany. They can work and stay, they can NOT vote. Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 09:24 PM (0FSuD) Germany have voter ID?

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at December 05, 2013 05:25 PM (bCEmE)

217 Promise? Fingers crossed? Posted by: NCwoof at December 05, 2013 09:24 PM (aUQgu) Yeah, and my wallet is open. I am putting my money where my mouth is. I'd be happy with Greg or Thom, but I think the preacher is a dead ass loser. He, I am afraid, is going to fuck up the election.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 05:27 PM (0FSuD)

218 Germany have voter ID? Posted by: Tami at December 05, 2013 09:25 PM (bCEmE) Oh, yeah. You need an id to pee over there.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 05:28 PM (0FSuD)

219 Off to Nood.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 05:28 PM (0FSuD)

220 Oh, yeah. You need an id to pee over there. Posted by: Nip Sip at December 05, 2013 09:28 PM (0FSuD) Which keeps the Turks from voting. Here, not so much....

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at December 05, 2013 05:28 PM (bCEmE)

221 218 Have lunch with Rove and suggest he pay off Harris. Isn't that how it's done?

Posted by: NCwoof at December 05, 2013 05:29 PM (aUQgu)

222 " First, stop the born on US soil automatic citizenship shit"
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Exactly, but the left will never allow it.

Posted by: ThisBeingMilt at December 05, 2013 05:42 PM (7mQyC)

223

Maybe....

of course why stop there?

Hairy runs the table declared US Constitution null and void and "who cares?"

Posted by: sven at December 05, 2013 07:48 PM (9jfyN)

He only needs 3 to do that. A +3 Rats would give them 51 without seating any of the regularly-scheduled Senators elected in 2016. Do remember the Senate is the final arbiter of the qualifications of its members, 51 is a quorum, and the majorities/supermajorities required are based on the number of sworn Senators.

Posted by: steveegg at December 05, 2013 06:45 PM (o44nj)

224 Man, my year would be complete if both of those Kiss-Ass Udall cousins would get the boot this year.....I'm blessed with the one in NM.....plan on doing what I can for the opponent....God help us.

Posted by: Lee__ at December 05, 2013 07:28 PM (7DFxN)

225 Well, pretty graphics and all, I think you miss the point. The only thing folding quicker than McConnell in DC is Boehner. A straight head count is worthless, need a 'squish' category. How about puke green for their color?

Posted by: Socalcon at December 05, 2013 07:50 PM (K6CHr)

226 In Canada, the guest workers are contracted. They get room and board when they come over, then they go home. Their travel is arranged by the government.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at December 05, 2013 07:53 PM (DRG6e)

227 Like others I can say confidently that Hagan is not a tossup - she's done.

Posted by: bob at December 06, 2013 01:39 AM (UYZoM)

228 Hagen's done. She got in on Obama's coattails because Dole was seen as all talk and no performance. Hagen has been even worse in that regards.

In Colorado the Democrat governor may be in trouble and Obama is not popular. As the state reverts to its more libertarian bent after the flirtation with Obama, Udall is in trouble.

Minnesota is a wild card. Keep in mind that even on Obama's coattails and with all the recount hanky panky involving intermixing the provisional ballots with those to be recounted Franken still got less than 42% of the total vote. In 2008 and in the last governor's race some of the slimier Republicans played footsie with the Independence Party. Minnesota badly needs a Hubert Humphrey of the right who can unite common interests among the GOP and the Independence party while purging the later of the truther kooks the way HHH united the Democrats and a Farmer Labor party purged of commies in the 1940s.

Posted by: NC Mountain Girl at December 06, 2013 08:26 AM (UBEjx)

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