Probably not too far off at this rate… I’m watching billboards light up from people’s headlights. It’s only a matter of time.

Iirc, technically there are two Republicans on that ballot so… no. Lol

I’ve only seen this second hand since I don’t browse X, but given images of Malfoid and Anakin Skywalker, sometimes together, were making the rounds pre-election, my guess is they have the same rational. Given I figure Anakin is a more obvious “wronged guy getting his due,” I think they’re repurposing villains as a weird conservative anti-hero twist against a lib establishment that took what they deserve? They do love a good persecution fetish.

But there’s definitely a sex thing with Malfoid, too. The original probably was a sex thing to begin with, but these conservatives probably find the child-like appearance attractive in a sort of pedophilic way. I see versions of her based on the first few movies Malfoy and it’s pretty gross, though the older versions couldn’t possibly be older that 18 either.

Suffice to say it all feels… a bit psychotic. Lots of revenge fantasy sex stuff on X, I gather.

To add, a majority of those voters discontent isn’t gas, too. They murdered school children, y’all.

It’s not a majority of all Americans, but murder of Iranian civilians and Gazan civilians does break through to many people not on a 24/7 propaganda loop. That mattered in 2024 as it mattered in 2026, to obviously different outcomes.

I actually thought about this the moment I saw all the state wins. Everyone around me completely fixated on Congress and forgot how important state politics are.

I’m glad to see a little validation, although these people still don’t seem to care even after I tell them that! Lol

Believe it or not, the colors were reversed or kinda random for a long time actually. Dems were red, GoP blue. Iirc, that didn’t shift until 2000, lol.

Got a bit of a push closer to DSAs but… yeah.

Living in CA, I’m used to the latter; conservatives use propositions to pass bullshit, since they can’t get elected themselves. It often does get overturned in democratic courts, though not always.

Yup. Agree, especially in regards to Biden and Dems being ineffective; it’s kind of weird to hope Trump set a new standard for what happens when a Dem takes office because I very much do not want to see ineffective leadership like that again.

Also, I have a close friend in Missouri and he expressed a similar sadness about that. I hope you and him are mistaken, but I know how short term memory voters have. None the less, there are Democrats everywhere, other states are a nice reminder of that.

To be fair, Trump made overnight changes; this has just been one of the least active Congresses in the history of the county which includes ignoring violations. Basically being effective by being ineffective.

But I’m with you on this one… between Senate filibuster and presidential veto, they go back to the whine approach we’ve had in the past. I hope not, but I’m not quite as enthusiastic as others. (But I am excited to see state legislation change for once, that might have long term ramifications!)

At least with a decent majority, they won’t have to rely on Turek (or the other transphobes) on every vote, so you may still see some gains for trans rights at the national level. It also helps that some house races came out very pro-trans, so these issues may be taken up seriously at committee and even without a majority there can be some vote trades to get better civil right protections for trans folk.

So yeah, take what you can get- it’s still a great night.

I don’t like him, but the good news is a big enough lead means we don’t need him on every issue (trans rights, cough cough) and can trade that with other tight issues with other senators who might have to avoid a vote that hurts their state but it’s a greater good.

This was a bigger surprise than Texas for me (and how is Mississippi tied right now? Lol) but it’s just extra. They won’t be the progressives (or even liberal) we need but even a red dem in a seriously red state is a useful step in chipping away the GOP dominance I’ve lived with my whole life.

But I only say that knowing we don’t even need their vote, probably. Just gives Dems more leeway.

Hell that’s not even the most surprising win of the night, too. These margins are fucking BRUTAL, though!

Oh, wanna add, it’s not just Talarico win but a Paxton loss. Could not happen to a worse person, I hope he fades into obscurity.

Quite right! When they email me for advice it’s often AI generated, too. I always come across as the insane person telling them not to trust AI (why even ask me for advice if you’re just going to vibe coded your site anyway…)

My thoughts exactly. I know two folks who are going all in with AI and haven’t even considered any controversy. Feels like they live on another planet. Hell, one of the guys was even showing off his pervert glasses and when I called them pervert glasses he laughed and said he hadn’t heard that before.

I really hope those folks are in the minority.

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