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by **CalvinBall** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 12:49:22

the bottom left one looks like a mini virginia!

by **drsmooth** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 12:50:32

CalvinBall wrote:someone give me some insight to the 4 (?) R house seats that need filled now.

Dems got a shot at any of them? I know Perez has talked a lot about the Georgia one.

Winning Price's old seat would be a plum, plus it happens in April, plus it looks to be a wild scrum

Feels like I remember reading that at least one of the other 3 is not D winnable

by **The Crimson Cyclone** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 12:54:46

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:Our House of Delegates map is a fucking joke, but it's definitely not the worst out there.

well I do live in the Bullwinkle district

by **The Crimson Cyclone** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 12:56:52

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-sh ... ream-media

by **pacino** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 12:59:05

idk, i think it makes complete sense that you are lumped in the same district with my parents and that i am lumped in with rural lancaster county

by **The Crimson Cyclone** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 13:03:20

pacino wrote:idk, i think it makes complete sense that you are lumped in the same district with my parents and that i am lumped in with rural lancaster county

well you are for cleaner energy and car pooling

by **jerseyhoya** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 13:05:26

CalvinBall wrote:someone give me some insight to the 4 (?) R house seats that need filled now.

Dems got a shot at any of them? I know Perez has talked a lot about the Georgia one.

Special elections are weird. Dems win statewide in Montana pretty regularly. GA-06 was only a Trump district by a point.

by **pacino** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 13:06:13

jerseyhoya wrote:
CalvinBall wrote:someone give me some insight to the 4 (?) R house seats that need filled now.

Dems got a shot at any of them? I know Perez has talked a lot about the Georgia one.

Special elections are weird. Dems win statewide in Montana pretty regularly. GA-06 was only a Trump district by a point.

Montana is weird because that's a statewide seat, correct? Guess that one depends on who they get.

by **Bucky** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 13:08:50

CalvinBall wrote:someone give me some insight to the 4 (?) R house seats that need filled now.

Dems got a shot at any of them? I know Perez has talked a lot about the Georgia one.

until the next election cycle (2018?) the state's governor appoints a fill-in, correct?

by **pacino** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 13:09:57

Bucky wrote:
CalvinBall wrote:someone give me some insight to the 4 (?) R house seats that need filled now.

Dems got a shot at any of them? I know Perez has talked a lot about the Georgia one.

until the next election cycle (2018?) the state's governor appoints a fill-in, correct?

no, they will have special elections coming up in the next few months

by **td11** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 13:35:30

@BFriedmanDC
Media people in my feed (left) viewed Trump's Navy SEAL moment last night very differently from the veterans (right). A story in two images:
Media

Veterans

by **thephan** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 13:59:56

It certainly is weird. My wife was moved and I was sickened. Wild the different reactions.

by **jerseyhoya** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 14:03:04

pacino wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:
CalvinBall wrote:someone give me some insight to the 4 (?) R house seats that need filled now.

Dems got a shot at any of them? I know Perez has talked a lot about the Georgia one.

Special elections are weird. Dems win statewide in Montana pretty regularly. GA-06 was only a Trump district by a point.

Montana is weird because that's a statewide seat, correct? Guess that one depends on who they get.

Yeah Montana is statewide. They are right on the cusp of adding a 2nd seat in 2020 reapportionment, will be very close.

by **traderdave** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 14:55:51

Holy shit, I cannot believe anybody could be so obtuse as to not be disgusted by Trump using the death of a US serviceman for political gain. What the fuck was so "presidential" about recognizing the widow of the SEAL that Trump, himself, sent to his death in a poorly planned operation?

This is the equivalent of a fireman setting a house on fire and then being called a hero for putting it out. Trump and his administration continually calling the Yemen mission "highly successful" is an affront to all of our servicemen and women. I did not serve but my brother and uncle did and I cannot imagine regarding a mission in which one of them was killed as a "success". One dead American hero, 20 dead innocent civilians and a $75 million Osprey destroyed. If that is a highly successful mission, what does a failure look like?

by **CalvinBall** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 15:48:14

jerseyhoya wrote:
pacino wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:
CalvinBall wrote:someone give me some insight to the 4 (?) R house seats that need filled now.

Dems got a shot at any of them? I know Perez has talked a lot about the Georgia one.

Special elections are weird. Dems win statewide in Montana pretty regularly. GA-06 was only a Trump district by a point.

Montana is weird because that's a statewide seat, correct? Guess that one depends on who they get.

Yeah Montana is statewide. They are right on the cusp of adding a 2nd seat in 2020 reapportionment, will be very close.

hopes all ride on this 29 year old georgian who looks almost 40. DiM would be all in for him, i would imagine.

by **drsmooth** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 16:03:15

td11 wrote:@BFriedmanDC
Media people in my feed (left) viewed Trump's Navy SEAL moment last night very differently from the veterans (right). A story in two images:

Media

Katy Tur is inverse correlation made flesh: if she likes it, you should hate it; if she's impressed by it, you should sneer at it; etc, etc.

by **RichmondPhilsFan** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 16:08:20

traderdave wrote:Holy #$!&@, I cannot believe anybody could be so obtuse as to not be disgusted by Trump using the death of a US serviceman for political gain. What the #$!&@ was so "presidential" about recognizing the widow of the SEAL that Trump, himself, sent to his death in a poorly planned operation?

This is the equivalent of a fireman setting a house on fire and then being called a hero for putting it out. Trump and his administration continually calling the Yemen mission "highly successful" is an affront to all of our servicemen and women. I did not serve but my brother and uncle did and I cannot imagine regarding a mission in which one of them was killed as a "success". One dead American hero, 20 dead innocent civilians and a $75 million Osprey destroyed. If that is a highly successful mission, what does a failure look like?

I definitely felt that it was exploitative, but I don't trust my own judgment on such matters, as I'm a pretty damn cynical dude. I basically felt two emotions while it was happening: (1) utter disgust for the President and our civilian government chickenhawk leaders, and (2) devastation for Carryn Owens and her children.

I'm glad to hear that members of our military and veterans were equally disgusted by it.

by **pacino** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 16:13:56

(1) utter disgust for the President and our civilian government chickenhawk leaders, and (2) devastation for Carryn Owens and her children.

i think most that are bashing this hold these two distinct views; haven't noticed many 'f the grieving widow' takes, but it would appear plenty are interpreting being upset with #1 as that. this kind of crap happened before and during the Iraq War.

i'm usually for creating less grieving widows, which is why i've defended portions of the drone usage.

by **jerseyhoya** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 16:24:38

CalvinBall wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:
pacino wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:
CalvinBall wrote:someone give me some insight to the 4 (?) R house seats that need filled now.

Dems got a shot at any of them? I know Perez has talked a lot about the Georgia one.

Special elections are weird. Dems win statewide in Montana pretty regularly. GA-06 was only a Trump district by a point.

Montana is weird because that's a statewide seat, correct? Guess that one depends on who they get.

Yeah Montana is statewide. They are right on the cusp of adding a 2nd seat in 2020 reapportionment, will be very close.

hopes all ride on this 29 year old georgian who looks almost 40. DiM would be all in for him, i would imagine.

Graduated from Gtown 3 years after I did. Jfc.

by **CalvinBall** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 16:32:28

i hope he wins just bc he is young and handsome and from a red state. probably would instantly become a star or whatever.

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