Category Archives: voting

Money Can’t Buy Me Love, But Might Buy A Senate Seat

Posted on October 29, 2022 by tengrain

Our Failed Political Press ™ often points to the fundraising totals of candidates to imply that they have a massive grassroots support, so I’m going to take this as good news, kinda: Republicans’ Secret Swing-Seat Weapon? Dozens of Rich Nominees. The … Continue reading →

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Nevada: Remember to Carry the 2

Posted on October 28, 2022 by tengrain

What happens in Nevada stays in Nevada, or something like that comes to mind as three hours later, they hand-counted exactly 50 ballots: PAHRUMP, Nev. (AP) — Volunteers in a rural Nevada county where voting machine conspiracy theories led to … Continue reading →

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Republican Youth Jacob Wohl Pleads Guilty

Posted on October 27, 2022 by tengrain

Kids Today Guys, the first Gen Z crooked Republican (that we know of) has pled guilty to placing thousands of fraudulent robocalls in the 2020 Goat Rodeo: LEVELAND, Ohio — Two right-wing conspiracy theorists who placed thousands of robocalls with … Continue reading →

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Today In Horse-Racing News

Posted on October 25, 2022 by tengrain

More great news from Georgeduh: Georgia early voting numbers continue shattering records ATLANTA – With just over two weeks until election day, early voting is still breaking records in Georgia. As of Monday morning, over 837,000 people have voted across … Continue reading →

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2022 Pie Fight: We Got Numbers

Posted on October 21, 2022 by tengrain

Let’s say right off the top that paying attention to polling means you are paying attention to horse-race journalism. Polling is —at best— a snapshot in time of opinion, and opinions change as time passes.  Our Failed Political Press ™ … Continue reading →

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The Devil Goes Down In Georgia

Posted on October 19, 2022 by tengrain

This might be good news from Georgeduh (emphasis mine): Georgia midterm voters turned out in record numbers on the first day of early in-person voting, Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Tuesday. More than 131,000 people cast ballots on … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Pie Fight, Georgeduh, racism, The New Confederacy, Vote Suppression, voting, White Punks on Dope | 4 Comments

It’s E-Z to Vote In Floriduh, If You Are A Republican

Posted on October 15, 2022 by tengrain

This takes some brass: after making early voting, drop boxes, and mail-in ballots difficult if not unavailable in Floriduh, fascist Republican goblin, er, Governor Ron DeSantis is making those voting mechanisms available to the Republican-leaning counties hard hit by hurricane … Continue reading →

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It’s the Republican Party, Stupid

Posted on October 10, 2022 by tengrain

Tiger Beat on the Potomac (thanks Charlie!) email thingie quantifies something we long suspected: a lot of this year’s Pie Fight candidates got to the general election without a clear majority of the vote: TOP LINE FIRST IN SCORE — … Continue reading →

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The November Threat

Posted on October 4, 2022 by tengrain

Joseph Stalin apocryphally said that who votes doesn’t matter, it’s who counts the votes. Tiger Beat on the Potomac (thanks Charlie!) morning email thingie sums up the treachery we are likely to experience tying to vote in the 2022 Pie Fight: … Continue reading →

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News That Will Drive You To Drink

Posted on September 21, 2022 by tengrain

Happy Hour News Good news, fans of democracy! House Passes Electoral Count Reform Bill To Prevent Another Jan. 6 Insurrection WASHINGTON — The House passed a bill Wednesday that would make it harder for lawmakers to object to presidential election … Continue reading →

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