Category: Progressives, Page 21
CNN: Anatomy of a Close Election
Occidental Dissent - Nov 10th 2022 4:51pm ESTThere was a Red Wave. Republicans are currently winning the national popular vote. Democrats lost support across the board in the exit polls. CNN: “US voters did not deliver the red wave some Republicans had predicted and which Democrats had feared. As of early Wednesday morning, CNN had not projected which party would lead either […]
Axios: Inflation Cools More Than Expected In October
Occidental Dissent - Nov 10th 2022 3:55pm ESTThis is being celebrated as good news for Democrats. Skyrocketing inflation might correspond EXACTLY with their control of Congress. Axios: “After months of worrying inflation readings, there’s finally some good news: consumer prices cooled in October, and there are encouraging clues they will cool further in the coming months. …” If it were not for […]
Jeb! Fixed Florida’s Elections
Occidental Dissent - Nov 10th 2022 1:33pm ESTFor all the people complaining about the election disasters in Arizona and Nevada, Jeb! is having the last laugh.
The Red Wave and Ukraine Aid
Occidental Dissent - Nov 10th 2022 12:47pm ESTOne of the quiet stories under the hood is that Republicans are looking like they’ll win the popular vote. Probably a popular vote swing of 5% (depending on how CA votes work out), swinging about 2% of the chamber. IOW, the generic polls are likely to be about spot on. Why? 1/ — Sean T […]
Elon Musk Cleans Up Hate Speech On Twitter
Occidental Dissent - Nov 10th 2022 11:50am ESTI regret buying into the hype. I’m not sure though which was more misleading: Elon Musk’s false advertising about restoring free speech on Twitter or the midterm polling. Even if he does change his mind, I am not going back there. What’s the point of being on a platform that systematically censors you before a […]
Axios: Republicans Win Big In Florida, Flipping Long Democratic Miami-Dade
Occidental Dissent - Nov 10th 2022 11:26am ESTIt wasn’t a total loss. Oddly enough, Cuban Confederates took Miami back, as White libtards who live the Upper Midwest let us all down and reelected their terrible governors. Axios: “Gov. Ron DeSantis easily won re-election last night over Democratic challenger Charlie Crist, the Associated Press reported, as Republicans made big gains across the state. The […]
New York Times: Michigan, California, Vermont Affirm Abortion Rights in State Ballot Proposals
Occidental Dissent - Nov 10th 2022 10:41am ESTIf only the GOP had ran on economic populism, White voters in California, Michigan and Vermont wouldn’t have voted to enshrine social liberalism into their state constitutions in ballot initiatives. New York Times: “Voters in California, Michigan and Vermont chose to enshrine abortion protections in their state constitutions on Tuesday, The Associated Press said, while […]
Leigh Finke Shatters Lavender Ceiling In Minnesota
Occidental Dissent - Nov 10th 2022 9:54am ESTIn addition to reelecting their governor who presided over the George Floyd riots, Minnesota voters sent Leigh Fink to the Minnesota House in a landslide. FOX News: “Minnesota voters have elected the state’s first transgender state lawmaker into office. Democratic candidate Leigh Finke collected 15,635 votes, or 81%, in District 66A in the Minnesota House of […]
James Roesener Shatters Lavender Ceiling In New Hampshire
Occidental Dissent - Nov 10th 2022 9:28am ESTCome home, White man. NBC Narratives: “James Roesener of New Hampshire is the first transgender man elected to a state legislature in the United States, according to the LGBTQ Victory Fund, which supports queer candidates running for office. With 79% of precincts reporting Wednesday afternoon, Roesener, a Democrat, had won the race with 55% of […]
Tucker Carlson: No One Should Ever Be Rewarded For Failure
Occidental Dissent - Nov 9th 2022 10:16pm ESTI’m an Alabamian. I can only vote for people in my state. Gov. Kay Ivey, Katie Britt and Rep. Barry Moore all won easily. Every Republican congressman was easily reelected. Alabama Republicans retained their supermajority in the state legislature. Democrats were defeated in a landslide in my state by 2/3rds of the electorate. While I […]
Zooey Zephyr Shatters Lavender Ceiling In Montana
Occidental Dissent - Nov 9th 2022 4:32pm ESTI’m still laughing at this. Hunter Wqllace posted this yesterday and promptly deleted it. Um sweaty, the “day of retribution against Libtards” become Roevember due to how out of touch rural Americans are with the wider society pic.twitter.com/Kgg7LPOPsQ — Pat????? (@MaddowRespecter) November 9, 2022 Hunter Wallace is the liberal caricature of a WN. He spent […]
The 2022 Stalemate
Occidental Dissent - Nov 9th 2022 7:17am ESTSo much for the Red Wave! The big takeaway from the 2022 midterms is that nothing much is changing. Democrats exceeded expectations due to a late burst of enthusiasm and have fought to a draw. There wasn’t a Red Wave or a Blue Wave so much as trench warfare. The House still hasn’t been called. […]
Jimmy Dore: Michael Moore’s Nonstop Lies & Gaslighting For Democrats
Occidental Dissent - Nov 8th 2022 2:02pm ESTMichael Moore is predicting a Blue Wave and #Roevember
Jimmy Dore: No Bill Maher, Democracy Is Not On The Ballot
Occidental Dissent - Nov 8th 2022 1:58pm ESTJimmy Dore > Kyle Kulinski
The Dispatch: Will Colorado Choose a Republican Joe Manchin?
Occidental Dissent - Nov 8th 2022 11:52am ESTO’Dea sides with far-right Republicans on immigration. He wants to help build Trump’s border wall and he praised DeSantis for using asylum seekers for a cruel political stunt. #cosen #copolitics https://t.co/mXIQmStFr0 — Colorado Dems (@coloradodems) October 26, 2022 Man, I hope so. Even if it means electing an anti-Trump, pro-fag marriage, pro-abortion, Ukraine stanning RINO, […]
Live Thread: 2022 Midterm Elections
Occidental Dissent - Nov 8th 2022 7:06am ESTIt is finally here. It is the Day of Retribution against libtards. Lib owning forces are mobilizing against Democracy from coast to coast. For the last two years, this is all we have heard from hysterical libtards on television. Our Democracy is said to be in peril from … 1/6 Hate Extremism Bigotry “Fascism” “Semi-fascism” […]
Joy Reid: Republicans Who Have Given In To Fascist Elements Are Trying To Nuke Democracy
Occidental Dissent - Nov 7th 2022 11:19pm ESTJoy Reid: Republicans “taught people the word inflation. Most people…have never used that word ever in their lives…”pic.twitter.com/qzFVMN7z0K — Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) November 4, 2022 Tonight is the last night of Our Democracy.
Mehdi Hasan: Democracy Is On The Line
Occidental Dissent - Nov 7th 2022 8:52pm ESTCandidates have faced some tough questions this election cycle. And while they struggled to answer some of them, Republicans didn’t shy away from their proud support of Trump – failing to view him as someone who threatens the foundations of our democracy. WATCH: pic.twitter.com/MEyR65PlC8 — The Mehdi Hasan Show (@MehdiHasanShow) November 8, 2022 Ignore the […]
2022 Midterms: Good Night, Great Night, Spectacular Night
Occidental Dissent - Nov 7th 2022 5:37pm ESTWashington Senate General Election (R) Tiffany Smiley: 47.4% (0.4)(D) Patty Murray: 47% ? (?) ???????? by Moore Info Group ? Change from Sept: Smiley +4.4% 500 LV, November 3-5https://t.co/4pzQCM9BDT pic.twitter.com/mWQze74w9K — InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) November 7, 2022 ? Colorado Senate #COSen ? – LV, 10/30 – 11/1– @trafalgar_group Results: ? Bennet (D) 48%? O’Dea (R) 46%Others/Undecided: […]
Poll Watch: 48% of Republicans Believe U.S. Is Doing Too Much To Help Ukraine
Occidental Dissent - Nov 7th 2022 2:39pm ESTH/T DICARLO In light of your comment, I searched and found this recent poll. The Hill: “More Republicans now oppose continued U.S. aid to Ukraine amid its months-long war with Russia, according to a new Wall Street Journal survey. The poll, published Thursday, found that 48 percent of registered Republican respondents said that they believe the […]
Barack Obama: Midterms Are Not a Joke
Occidental Dissent - Nov 7th 2022 11:01am ESTObama: If we had kept the senate in 2014, we’d have a very different supreme court making decisions about our most basic rights. So midterms are no joke… pic.twitter.com/Z0jt4rCmYR — Acyn (@Acyn) November 5, 2022 Unless we see big structural changes in the Democratic party’s coalition, then the modal outcome for 2024 is Donald Trump […]
Mehdi Hasan’s Nightmare: 1/6/2025
Occidental Dissent - Nov 7th 2022 8:30am ESTMehdi Hasan is already pissing himself.
Bill Maher: Democracy’s Deathbed
Occidental Dissent - Nov 6th 2022 10:22pm ESTIt’s over. Democracy is over. Note: Isn’t this disinformation?
Michael Beschloss: Democracy Is On The Ballot and Fascism Lingers In The Shadows
Occidental Dissent - Nov 6th 2022 8:22pm ESTBuckle up. The biggest meltdown since 2016 is coming.
Barack Obama: “When True Democracy Goes Away, People Get Hurt”
Occidental Dissent - Nov 6th 2022 6:46pm EST2 days. America will be destroyed.