It actually means next to nothing. 2014 the "big whoop" the election.

[Vigilante]

 

[Vigilante]

 

[Vigilante]

 

[SwimExpert]

Yes, because Mass. and Maryland are so VERY RED! Seems those governorships are what Biden calls..."A BIG FUCKING DEAL!" when they went Republican!

So, you're taking your cues from Biden? Guess that shows your intellect. BTW, are you even paying attention? Neither Maryland nor Mass were exactly resounding success stories for the Republican party, regardless of the fact that they happened to pick Republican governors. There's alot more to government than governorships. You'll learn more about that when you get to middle school.

MA election results:

5/6 statewide posts = Democrat
State lower house = 144 D, 16 R
State upper house = 36 D, 4 R
US House = 9 D, 0 R


Maryland results:

2/3 statewide posts = Democrat
State lower house = 90 D, 51 R
State upper house = 33 D, 14 R
US House = 7 D, 1 R


If that's your idea of a "total drumming" than you're an even bigger idiot than I previously thought.

 

[Vigilante]

Yes, because Mass. and Maryland are so VERY RED! Seems those governorships are what Biden calls..."A BIG FUCKING DEAL!" when they went Republican!

So, you're taking your cues from Biden? Guess that shows your intellect. BTW, are you even paying attention? Neither Maryland nor Mass were exactly resounding success stories for the Republican party, regardless of the fact that they happened to pick Republican governors. There's alot more to government than governorships. You'll learn more about that when you get to middle school.

MA election results:

5/6 statewide posts = Democrat
State lower house = 144 D, 16 R
State upper house = 36 D, 4 R
US House = 9 D, 0 R


Maryland results:

2/3 statewide posts = Democrat
State lower house = 90 D, 51 R
State upper house = 33 D, 14 R
US House = 7 D, 1 R


If that's your idea of a "total drumming" than you're an even bigger idiot than I previously thought.

Yes, dumbass, it's a VERY BIG FUCKING DEAL as before the election Republicans had NOTHING in those states... Now you fucking subversives will have to deal with VETO POWER of a Republican... you pond scum aren't going to like that!

 

[AmericanGirl05]

Yes, because Mass. and Maryland are so VERY RED! Seems those governorships are what Biden calls..."A BIG FUCKING DEAL!" when they went Republican!

So, you're taking your cues from Biden? Guess that shows your intellect. BTW, are you even paying attention? Neither Maryland nor Mass were exactly resounding success stories for the Republican party, regardless of the fact that they happened to pick Republican governors. There's alot more to government than governorships. You'll learn more about that when you get to middle school.

MA election results:

5/6 statewide posts = Democrat
State lower house = 144 D, 16 R
State upper house = 36 D, 4 R
US House = 9 D, 0 R


Maryland results:

2/3 statewide posts = Democrat
State lower house = 90 D, 51 R
State upper house = 33 D, 14 R
US House = 7 D, 1 R


If that's your idea of a "total drumming" than you're an even bigger idiot than I previously thought.

You are in advanced denial if you think that a Republican Governor of Maryland does not signal a catastrophic loss for the Democrats.

Since 1935, there have been exactly 4 Republican Governors, not including no. 5, Mr. Hogan, who will be nominated in January.

I'd also note that Hogan has had no elective office experience and has a charisma deficit but he ran against the policies of the O'Malley Administration and beat the pants off his Democratic opponent.

 

[SwimExpert]

Yes, dumbass, it's a VERY BIG FUCKING DEAL as before the election Republicans had NOTHING in those states... Now you fucking subversives will have to deal with VETO POWER of a Republican... you pond scum aren't going to like that!

Okay, whatever you say.

That was a really stupid thing for you to say.

 

[Siete]

it means the RW's get to HaHa for 2 years

 

[SwimExpert]

Yes, dumbass, it's a VERY BIG FUCKING DEAL as before the election Republicans had NOTHING in those states... Now you fucking subversives will have to deal with VETO POWER of a Republican... you pond scum aren't going to like that!

Okay, whatever you say.

That was a really stupid thing for you to say.

 

[Vigilante]

Yes, dumbass, it's a VERY BIG FUCKING DEAL as before the election Republicans had NOTHING in those states... Now you fucking subversives will have to deal with VETO POWER of a Republican... you pond scum aren't going to like that!

Okay, whatever you say.

That was a really stupid thing for you to say.

I dumbed it down so even your 2 digit IQ could understand it...apparently I didn't DUMB IT DOWN ENOUGH!....

 

[initforme]

In the very end the rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer and it doesn't matter who is in charge as far as I am concerned. At 76 and retired and too smart to keep working until I die, it really doesn't matter. Its so easy to see this.

 

[SwimExpert]

The Republicans kept all of the Senate seats and the Dem's lost 7 seats and 2 more are still not called. No Democrat Senators have won so far.
7 Seats is a big win and if they get 2 more that is 9. Huge loss for the Dem's.

But you're looking at a very narrow outcome. Sure, a 7 seat gain in the US Senate is a pretty significant gain. But there's a whole lot more out there. And there's alot more to consider than the here and now. Short term victory aside, the GOP still has alot of long term work to do. And that is my biggest concern right now. Too much celebrating and back-patting, and pants creaming, and not enough level headedness.

 

[SwimExpert]

Yes, dumbass, it's a VERY BIG FUCKING DEAL as before the election Republicans had NOTHING in those states... Now you fucking subversives will have to deal with VETO POWER of a Republican... you pond scum aren't going to like that!

Okay, whatever you say.

That was a really stupid thing for you to say.

 

[SwimExpert]

The Republicans kept all of the Senate seats and the Dem's lost 7 seats and 2 more are still not called. No Democrat Senators have won so far.
7 Seats is a big win and if they get 2 more that is 9. Huge loss for the Dem's.

But you're looking at a very narrow outcome. Sure, a 7 seat gain in the US Senate is a pretty significant gain. But there's a whole lot more out there. And there's alot more to consider than the here and now. Short term victory aside, the GOP still has alot of long term work to do. And that is my biggest concern right now. Too much celebrating and back-patting, and pants creaming, and not enough level headedness.

 

[SwimExpert]

OP = sour grapes

Of course, that makes no sense whatsoever. You clearly didn't bother to even read what I said. Which renders your "opinion" as worthless as a whore's queef.

 

[Rotagilla]

OP = sour grapes

Of course, that makes no sense whatsoever. You clearly didn't bother to even read what I said. Which renders your "opinion" as worthless as a whore's queef.

yeah..like I said..sour grapes.

 

[Rozman]

The 6th year election during a Presidency will pretty much always go in favor of the non-Presidential party. This is a well worn and understood fact of politics. So we know that the GOP were bound to come out favorably compared to the Democrats. That it happened doesn't really say anything favorable about the GOP's relationship with the American people, nor anything damning about the Dem's in that sense.

We also know that midterm elections typically have higher turnout for the GOP base voters. This year was no different. Again, that it happened says nothing in favor of the GOP, nor damning for the Dems. Though understanding this should underscore the above even more.

What is perhaps more interesting is that even with a higher GOP voter turnout, and GOP gains in the House, Senate, and Governorships, all the results prime results seem to be nothing more than political science fodder. They're either textbook examples of the same old cycles, or they're discombobulated expressions of disconnected uncertainty.

Let's look at Illinois as an example. The Governorship flipped red, with Rauner carrying nearly every district across the state. But the Senate race went to the Democrat. Eight out of 18 Congressional districts were won by the GOP. More interestingly, ten districts elected Democrats for Congress, yet most still supported the GOP gubernatorial candidate. Illinois other statewide elections are equally hodge-podge. Illinois' AG and Secy. of State went Dem, while the Comptroller's race when GOP, and the Treasurer's race is leaning GOP (though it's still too close to call). All in all, there's alot of multi-directional voting going on, and at the end of the day neither party can claim any substantive victory. While the GOP gains in the state's congressional caucus might seem like substantial signals against the backdrop of Illinois' heavily gerrymandered districting, it becomes instantly impossible to maintain such a view in light of ballot measures that supported a raise in minimum wage and constitutional amendments to mandate birth control coverage in all health care plans, and increasing taxes on millionaires.

Another example is the state of Maryland, where the Governorship also flipped red, yet the rest of the state's results demonstrate similar patterns. Republican Larry Hogan won the Governorship in a state that almost never elects Republican governors. Ever. Hogan carried almost every district in the state, including Democratic stronghold Baltimore County. Yet once again, several of these same districts picked Democratic Representatives to Congress, while other state offices were split.

The message is clear: The only special message to be had is that voters are less engaged than ever, and their voting behavior has more to do with predictable patterns than it does enthusiasm for the Republican brand. As Republicans, we need to be careful to avoid seeing this as a mandate, and instead see it as an opportunity to build upon first steps. There is a great deal of work to be done.

You'd be singing a different tune had the Dems kept the Senate and retook the House.

Shut the fuck up

It's a nothing BS election with the results we had.
If the GOP failed to take the Senate falling just short one seat....
Then the Dems would have been screaming from the hills about how the GOP is done....

I don't want to hear it.
Maybe it's true about off year elections...
But the way this election went across the board from Senate seats,to House seats to Governor's races...
This was a big win for Republicans and the left to save face say it was a bullshit election....

Screw em...