Any sane Georgian left should be walking around with a brown paper bag with the eye holes cut out on his head if Georgia actually sends this mentally-addled loon to the Senate.
Same - I took a sleeping pill and went to bed at 10. Woke up this morning after a full night's sleep to see things still standing. I feel pretty good today as a result.
Ripple is more accurate I suppose. This should show everyone their vote counts. We can’t forget this. Going into future elections keep this momentum going. I saw a lot less talk on FB regarding politics and more people going to the polls. As it should be.
Yes, Lindsey, that’s what happens when a partisan illegitimate Supreme Court strips away a fundamental right that people have held for five decades. People get angry.
I’m not well informed on how this stuff works but even if that were to happen, why couldn’t republicans just change that law back if they were to gain majority again?
Millennials and Gen Z don't answer their phones for unfamiliar numbers. Of course they are going to be under represented in the polls. You have a large population of opinionated introverts who ignore solicitation in all forms. Text, call, door to door. Nothing.
Flaming liberal millennial here. I HATE getting texts saying “vote for this democrat”. Don’t ever text me. I’ll vote for them, absolutely. But NEVER text me.
This is exactly why I don’t trust polls anymore. A friend suggested that the polling companies will figure out how to adjust for it in the near future but clearly polling practices are a lagging indicator.
Gen X here. I answer all calls cause my work phone forwards to my cell. 90% of the time I just hang up, cause it’s obvious solicitation. Texts? Reported as spam. Emails? Immediately trashed. Mailers? They don’t even make it into my house. Straight from mailbox to recycle bin. Door knockers? GTFO of here with that noise. I leave solicitors standing outside till they leave.
This is the truth. I’m a millenial, I started answering for polling specifically. Just fuck with solicitors and talk to pollsters so we don’t have panic attacks for 3 months before every election, for the love of god!
This my son and his friends rarely ever talk on the phones unlessits someone they know and want to talk to they do not answer. Discord seems to be the communication they all use. I have learned its a hell of a lot easier to ping my son on discord over calling.
The call screening on new Google Pixel phones is a godsend. Google assistant does all the work screening the call, and transcribes the conversation on screen with options to tell Google to hang up or accept the call. Also, their spam detection is what should be required by law to prevent robocalls.
I feel sad when I think of the life Graham could have had, were it not for homophobia and bigotry. I could totally see an alternate reality where he's just known as "that nice older gentleman who lives in the yellow house and is always out on the porch in the afternoon with his husband". :(
You're right. In a better world he'd just be that camp older gay man running the bed and breakfast out of a historic southern plantation (where they pointedly ignore the slavery part of their historical tours).
"I wanna talk to the Trump supporters for a minute. I don't know who you are, and I don't know why you like this guy. He's a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot. [...] I think he's a kook. I think he's crazy. I think he's unfit for office."
I think you are assuming all gay men will be nice, because they are gay. Being gay doesn't make you less power hungry or capable of evil than heterosexuals. Your narrative puts them in a 'nice' box. Their narrative puts them in the 'evil' box. How about we put them in the 'human' box?
This is what ruined many people and families throughout history. Bitter old men trying to 'fit in', younger men starting families with women they didn't love and children they didn't want. It is horribly sad which is why we have to fight for acceptance and inclusion for all the LGBTQIa communities.
I'm not quite celebrating "not getting blown out" but the fact that Democrats made things competitive despite insane levels of gerrymandering and other sketchy voter suppression tactics is the real story here.
All of the rationally minded people have spoken. Not just “libs,” but people who are sick of Republicans turning our democracy into a freak show while not doing shit for the people. This fight is not over.
Why would anyone want to elect a representative that believes in the voting process only if they win? What other laws/rules will they ignore if it doesn't benefit them? If they can't play by the rules they shouldn't get to play the game.
I seem to remember Graham going on about how Trump will "destroy the Republican party" shortly before becoming a staunch Trump supporter and eventually getting involved in attempts to commit election fraud.
Every now and then an honest and principled person shines through from underneath the mountain of bullshit that is Lindsay Graham. It'd be great if that person kept around.
My favorite part of this article is that it's quoting him from early in the evening so he actually was still holding out hope for a GOP Senate.... I'd like to see what his response is the morning after when it's clear the path to a GOP Senate looks about as good as his chances of not testifying in GA about Trump's conspiracy to idiotically say the silent stuff out loud.
He's disgusting across the board. I'm just waiting for the 'powers that be' to finally use him as the scapegoat they've been keeping him around for, for a while now.
Lindsey, millions of lifelong Republicans like myself have left your shitty “Christian” party. Except all the Christians on the right are modern day Pharisees
Maybe if they stop spurting out the stolen election crap and trying to stop every bill and actually started being politicians they might start getting more votes, but they just want to push their agenda and not working together for a better world, drop the giant Cheeto and get a leader who has lived in this reality
They're not dead, but they grow increasingly desperate. Gerrymandering in red states will get worse, as will their lies. I hope for the failure of social media companies like Facebook to stop the flow of misinformation.
I’m equally parts thrilled and disappointed by the results. Hard to believe the morals some people are willing to put on the line. Fucking ignorant morons that only have enough braincells to say gas=expensive BIDEN FAULT.
Take a hint there, Linds. I think the continued push further right has turned some people off. I have a feeling if they weren’t so extreme in some of their legislative promises, like total abortion/birth control/gay marriage bans, they would have won. When it comes to those culture war politics, they don’t have the support of the large majority of voters.
They’re training to ban abortion and gay rights? Did they honestly think it wouldn’t mobilize more voters? They said it themselves, it was a mistake because they knew it would drive voter turnout
He looks like an aunt at Thanksgiving who’s been prepping herself via wine for grandpa’s latest conspiracy theory but isn’t totally confident, by the time he starts talking, that she drank enough to achieve to intended effect.
I’m confused by this reporting because I see the GOP is taking the house and the senate potentially. So I’m from Canada so why is this seen as the GOP losing support.
This is so funny to me. Not once have we heard from Lindsey these past two weeks, and sure enough, here he is popping out of whatever closet he’s been hiding in to say this. 😂 Keepin it real with LindSAYYYY
So you would think he would take that as the majority of people don’t align with his policies and he should ride the winds of change…. But no he will stay stuck in 1950
Yeah. It'd be really nice of Republicans would play by the rules but they don't seem to care and their voters aren't interested in holding them responsible.
As a reminder, this subreddit
That's why I chose to just go to bed rather than watching them count the votes. The emotional whiplash isn't worth it.
Any sane Georgian left should be walking around with a brown paper bag with the eye holes cut out on his head if Georgia actually sends this mentally-addled loon to the Senate.
The brain-damaged former football player who apparently paid for multiple abortions.
I’m baffled that Stacey Abrams with all her wits and strategy, white people still voted for Kemp
I voted against that psycho Greene, can't say I'm surprised by the results this morning though.
DONATE TO WARNOCK FOR THE RUNOFF HE NEEDS THE CASH
The same can be said for Graham!
It's been a historic night for mentally disabled people.
I will agree. Your state is quite pathetic with the leaders they choose.
Same - I took a sleeping pill and went to bed at 10. Woke up this morning after a full night's sleep to see things still standing. I feel pretty good today as a result.
same
I was afraid to even look at this sub this morning. I've had this sense of impending doom for weeks.
Yah I'm from ATL and am pretty surprised with the results.
Honestly, I can deal with brain damage.
Election night anxiety is the worst
Ripple is more accurate I suppose. This should show everyone their vote counts. We can’t forget this. Going into future elections keep this momentum going. I saw a lot less talk on FB regarding politics and more people going to the polls. As it should be.
Less than 1000 votes flipped NM's 2nd district from Red to Blue.
I was thinking dry heave.
It was still way too close for comfort
Because the people who are spreading those debates are in the middle of a full blown war.
Don't you have some court-ordered testifying to do?
Yes, Lindsey, that’s what happens when a partisan illegitimate Supreme Court strips away a fundamental right that people have held for five decades. People get angry.
Please let this be the reality.
We need Warnock to win Georgia in the runoff donate some moolah
I’m not well informed on how this stuff works but even if that were to happen, why couldn’t republicans just change that law back if they were to gain majority again?
Millennials and Gen Z don't answer their phones for unfamiliar numbers. Of course they are going to be under represented in the polls. You have a large population of opinionated introverts who ignore solicitation in all forms. Text, call, door to door. Nothing.
I'm Gen X and I stopped picking up weird numbers when I started getting robocalls 5x a day. Maybe robocalling abuse killed accurate polling, too.
I'm a boomer and I ignore them, too!
Most time time I answer an unfamiliar I wait for the person to speak and it’s 99% silence and the other 1% is a wrong number
Gen X here. I don’t answer numbers I don’t recognize.
Flaming liberal millennial here. I HATE getting texts saying “vote for this democrat”. Don’t ever text me. I’ll vote for them, absolutely. But NEVER text me.
To those people:
And there’s SO MANY. 5-10 texts a day! Thank god I don’t have monthly text limitations anymore or I’d have been screwed ages ago.
If you're important you'll leave a voicemail. I've never lost a job interview from not answering that phone call.
This is exactly why I don’t trust polls anymore. A friend suggested that the polling companies will figure out how to adjust for it in the near future but clearly polling practices are a lagging indicator.
This is true! I don’t just ignore them, I block and report as spam as well.
In fairness, you have basically zero to gain from answering a number you don’t recognize.
Gen Z introvert here, proud to vote in my first election!
Many don't even answer call from people they do know. Text seems to be the main way people communicate.
This. This is it.
Are you kidding me? Was raised that way.
Gen X here. I answer all calls cause my work phone forwards to my cell. 90% of the time I just hang up, cause it’s obvious solicitation. Texts? Reported as spam. Emails? Immediately trashed. Mailers? They don’t even make it into my house. Straight from mailbox to recycle bin. Door knockers? GTFO of here with that noise. I leave solicitors standing outside till they leave.
i did start getting a lot of calls in the last few days that my phone flagged as "spam risk". wonder if they were from get out the vote campaigns.
This is the truth. I’m a millenial, I started answering for polling specifically. Just fuck with solicitors and talk to pollsters so we don’t have panic attacks for 3 months before every election, for the love of god!
It's not just Millennials and Gen Z. Also many people don't answer the polls accurately.
I definitely don’t answer my phone for any number I don’t know. If it’s important, they can leave a message.
Right? If they wanted accurate polls, they should send out a survey that gets you a gift card to Starbucks or something if you fill it out.
It's worth noting that 538's models attempt to account for polling inaccuracies like this.
This my son and his friends rarely ever talk on the phones unlessits someone they know and want to talk to they do not answer. Discord seems to be the communication they all use. I have learned its a hell of a lot easier to ping my son on discord over calling.
Millennial here. Haven't picked up my phone for an unrecognized number in like 8 years.
The call screening on new Google Pixel phones is a godsend. Google assistant does all the work screening the call, and transcribes the conversation on screen with options to tell Google to hang up or accept the call. Also, their spam detection is what should be required by law to prevent robocalls.
I feel sad when I think of the life Graham could have had, were it not for homophobia and bigotry. I could totally see an alternate reality where he's just known as "that nice older gentleman who lives in the yellow house and is always out on the porch in the afternoon with his husband". :(
You're right. In a better world he'd just be that camp older gay man running the bed and breakfast out of a historic southern plantation (where they pointedly ignore the slavery part of their historical tours).
If only he was a completely different person with morals and a backbone.
"I wanna talk to the Trump supporters for a minute. I don't know who you are, and I don't know why you like this guy. He's a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot. [...] I think he's a kook. I think he's crazy. I think he's unfit for office."
I think you are assuming all gay men will be nice, because they are gay. Being gay doesn't make you less power hungry or capable of evil than heterosexuals. Your narrative puts them in a 'nice' box. Their narrative puts them in the 'evil' box. How about we put them in the 'human' box?
He’s basically bizarro land Jimmy Carter - polar opposites on everything.
This is what ruined many people and families throughout history. Bitter old men trying to 'fit in', younger men starting families with women they didn't love and children they didn't want. It is horribly sad which is why we have to fight for acceptance and inclusion for all the LGBTQIa communities.
Lindsay has never had to worry about any abortions with his side pieces...
Isn't he gay?
It's not anything. The hate and division tearing this country apart will continue because Republican voters don't abandon their Nazi party.
Red tinkle
I think you're supposed to go see a doctor if that happens.
Red queef, just a 🐈 pfff
I'm not quite celebrating "not getting blown out" but the fact that Democrats made things competitive despite insane levels of gerrymandering and other sketchy voter suppression tactics is the real story here.
“We are not at war with Eurasia. We are at war with eastasia and always were”
All of the rationally minded people have spoken. Not just “libs,” but people who are sick of Republicans turning our democracy into a freak show while not doing shit for the people. This fight is not over.
Even with all the illegal voter suppression tactics making people who live in urban areas that are more likely to be persons of color they still lost
Oh Linds. Bless your heart. I’ll only agree with you just this once.
Red wave? Here is a tampon.
It's some mild spotting at the most.
Despite his best efforts to manipulate elections cheat and suppress minority votes
Who gives a fuck about what he thinks? He should be behind bars.
All ears on Lindsay.. let's see what he says in Atlanta.
I'm not going to down play it until we know who controls the house and senate.
Thanks for pushing that national abortion ban Lindsey.
Oh dear, it's enough to give him a case of the vapors.
Why would anyone want to elect a representative that believes in the voting process only if they win? What other laws/rules will they ignore if it doesn't benefit them? If they can't play by the rules they shouldn't get to play the game.
They chose abortion as the hill to die upon it was a shit strategy and cost them dearly
I seem to remember Graham going on about how Trump will "destroy the Republican party" shortly before becoming a staunch Trump supporter and eventually getting involved in attempts to commit election fraud.
Lindsay trying to figure out whose ass to glom onto now.
this dude is a blow up doll that gets passed around the senate. complete jizz dumpster
Fuck the republicans. Americans reject fascism as they always have.
Every now and then an honest and principled person shines through from underneath the mountain of bullshit that is Lindsay Graham. It'd be great if that person kept around.
It’s more of a Republican waving goodbye.
My favorite part of this article is that it's quoting him from early in the evening so he actually was still holding out hope for a GOP Senate.... I'd like to see what his response is the morning after when it's clear the path to a GOP Senate looks about as good as his chances of not testifying in GA about Trump's conspiracy to idiotically say the silent stuff out loud.
2 other things Lindsey Graham said:
When is this guy scheduled to testify in Georgia 2020 election scandal?
Ladybug
Graham is one of the Republican ass clowns that caused disgust with the GOP.
He's disgusting across the board. I'm just waiting for the 'powers that be' to finally use him as the scapegoat they've been keeping him around for, for a while now.
Enjoy your testimony, Lindsey.
These results really don't bode well for the GOP going forward either, imo.
Destroyed, and you deserved it, just like you said would happen, but kinda late.
Just stay in the closet and shut your yap Graham.
This reads like an Onion headline
Time to testify Ms. Lindsey.
😢. Just kidding 😁
Sad Lindsey makes me happy
Thanks for stating the obvious, Ladybugs.
Lindsey, millions of lifelong Republicans like myself have left your shitty “Christian” party. Except all the Christians on the right are modern day Pharisees
Must have been stolen 🤔
Lindsey has a fine opportunity to help sink Trump with the case in Georgia, but he’s a craven shithead so I doubt he will.
I am pleasantly surprised. Even if the democrats narrowly lose control of the house, MAGA is dead.
And yet if they manage to eke out a majority of one in either chamber they will be acting like the rest of us don’t exist.
How the hell Abbott and DeSantis are still in is beyond me
Graham needs to burn
Fuck Sissy Graham. Her brown nose is so far up Fat Agent Orange Traitor Blowhard’s ass, she can lick the roof of his disgusting mouth.
Bless your ladybugs, milady
Why does anyone still care what this cartoon character thinks?
Because, unfortunately he continues to hold and wield power.
It's more like a parody of storming Area 51 tbh
Lindsey, that's as obvious as you getting in some trouble when you testify in Georgia soon.
I don’t care what this man says unless it’s under oath.
You think Graham's words or behavior are or can be affected by any kind of 'oath'?
Nothing worth listening to has come out of Lindsey Graham's mouth for decades.
Maybe Graham shouldn’t have suggested a nationwide ban on abortion rights if they won both chambers.
Lady L. I wonder how much blackmail material there is on this guy. I assume it’s massive.
Man who declares Republicans' desire to limit health care access to millions of women surprised when they don't win the votes of millions of women.
Can this dude go to jail already?
Miss Lindsey should be in jail right about now, dontchathink?
Senator that committed actionable Election Interference and Seditious Conspiracy, begins to worry that Garland may not be afraid of him after all.
Maybe if they stop spurting out the stolen election crap and trying to stop every bill and actually started being politicians they might start getting more votes, but they just want to push their agenda and not working together for a better world, drop the giant Cheeto and get a leader who has lived in this reality
How did he manage to say all that while his lips are glued to Trump’s ass.
He hasn’t been this angry since Bros tanked at the box office
GOP is dead.
Yes, but I'm scared of what fascist party is replacing them.
They're not dead, but they grow increasingly desperate. Gerrymandering in red states will get worse, as will their lies. I hope for the failure of social media companies like Facebook to stop the flow of misinformation.
I’m equally parts thrilled and disappointed by the results. Hard to believe the morals some people are willing to put on the line. Fucking ignorant morons that only have enough braincells to say gas=expensive BIDEN FAULT.
its not just high gas prices = Biden's fault
He said This between turns on the cocks of the twinks he met in the park for $20 a pop.
Well you shouldn’t of gone mega ham in law, and took the compromise on culture.
Playing the world’s tiniest violin for Looney Lindsey
A ripple from a so-Call Boulder.
Pass the good booze, I love this.
Red Wave seems isolated to Florida for the most part. And not because Republicans won, but because of how one side those races were.
Take a hint there, Linds. I think the continued push further right has turned some people off. I have a feeling if they weren’t so extreme in some of their legislative promises, like total abortion/birth control/gay marriage bans, they would have won. When it comes to those culture war politics, they don’t have the support of the large majority of voters.
Pull the string on his back again, and he’ll say something else.
It's definitely not a red wave--more like a MAGA yellow trickle. Still both houses are still undecided and that's all you need.
I’m sure it’s not hard fact for him to swallow. He’ll get to the bottom of it.
South Carolina’s shit stain shares his wisdom, I’ll pass, thanks.
Sorry , the truth is they do not care about politics beyond memeing about it….
They’re training to ban abortion and gay rights? Did they honestly think it wouldn’t mobilize more voters? They said it themselves, it was a mistake because they knew it would drive voter turnout
Same idiot who wanted a nation-wide ban on abortion? Makes sense.
Lindsey was right. Trumpism really fucked over the GOP. May it continue to do so.
that's for "Dem" sure
Ohh sassy
So it was, then? This garbage human can't open his mouth without lies creeping out.
This guy is still relevant?
Thank you Lindsey, could not have done it without you
I read this in the voice of Droopy Dog
Is Lindsey Graham the closest Republicans have to somebody who's self-aware?
It’s so strange to hear him say something that’s true
yep, And it’s his fault because he proposed a nationwide ban on abortions.
Ya cause everyone hates your boy Trump
Need to find a new ass to kiss
So if Lindsey goes to prison, can we have another senate election for his state. 😆
He looks like an aunt at Thanksgiving who’s been prepping herself via wine for grandpa’s latest conspiracy theory but isn’t totally confident, by the time he starts talking, that she drank enough to achieve to intended effect.
Lindsey is going to have to put is big girl panties on and deal with it
You know i really wonder if some republicans in the party are a little happy that Trump got knocked down a couple pegs. I am sure there are some.
Take a hint. Republican policy is not popular.
I’m confused by this reporting because I see the GOP is taking the house and the senate potentially. So I’m from Canada so why is this seen as the GOP losing support.
Nice hair.
This is so funny to me. Not once have we heard from Lindsey these past two weeks, and sure enough, here he is popping out of whatever closet he’s been hiding in to say this. 😂 Keepin it real with LindSAYYYY
Same guy who was lecturing Biden about, “doing something” at the border an hour into the returns. Such a putz.
I can’t understand him. He is a gay man who is in the closet fighting against gay men? He seems to hate himself
How about that nationwide abortion ban now Lindsay?
Leave it to captain dumbass to state the obvious
So you would think he would take that as the majority of people don’t align with his policies and he should ride the winds of change…. But no he will stay stuck in 1950
Oh yeah :,(((((( FUCK YOU GRAHAM
Ballot harvesting, vote changing, all elections will be rigged moving forward.
Yeah. It'd be really nice of Republicans would play by the rules but they don't seem to care and their voters aren't interested in holding them responsible.