# Politics & Elections **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=139 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 140 --- ## [Will Kentucky Republicans nullify the vote and give Matt Bevin the governorship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-kentucky-republicans-nullify-the-vote-and-give-matt-bevin-the-governorship/843271)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-kentucky-republicans-nullify-the-vote-and-give-matt-bevin-the-governorship/843271 "2019-11-22T01:28:06Z")
It’s true that KY republicans would probably rather he just concede, but if given the opportunity, I don’t see how the state party could resist the special interests that would lean on them to prevent a Democratic gove… --- ## [Any data on people who vote Republican out of aversion for left rather than an embrace of the right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-data-on-people-who-vote-republican-out-of-aversion-for-left-rather-than-an-embrace-of-the-right/843793)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-data-on-people-who-vote-republican-out-of-aversion-for-left-rather-than-an-embrace-of-the-right/843793 "2019-11-22T00:58:54Z")
I’m wondering if any legit studies or polls exist that attempt to identify reasons why people vote Republican (and/or for Trump) that include some attempt at determining whether the voter really supports the Republican p… --- ## [Israeli PM Netanyahu indicted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israeli-pm-netanyahu-indicted/843785)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israeli-pm-netanyahu-indicted/843785 "2019-11-21T18:15:08Z")
“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced Thursday.” Netanyahu calls it a “witch hunt”. Sound familia… --- ## [Canada Election 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-election-2019/839798)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 599\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2019, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-election-2019/839798 "2019-11-21T00:54:44Z")
We have a thread kind of sort about Trudeau specifically, so I thought lets start a thread dedicated to the 2019 election. In my most recent post on that thread, I stated that I was unlikely to vote for Scheer because t… --- ## [Views on private gun ownership (4 categories)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/views-on-private-gun-ownership-4-categories/843176)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/views-on-private-gun-ownership-4-categories/843176 "2019-11-20T16:18:47Z")
This would have been better suited to GD, but polling can’t be done there: AIUI there are four categories of people when it comes to the private ownership of guns in America; feel free to select as you see fit: \[ol\] \[… --- ## [Dem. Pres. candidates and health care costs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dem-pres-candidates-and-health-care-costs/843674)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2019, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dem-pres-candidates-and-health-care-costs/843674 "2019-11-20T04:37:22Z")
Have any of the remaining Democratic candidates for U.S. president addressed the excessive (by world standards) costs of medical care with any specificity? No? Yes? Details please. --- ## [I am a proud middle of the roader and damn proud of it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-proud-middle-of-the-roader-and-damn-proud-of-it/843316)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-proud-middle-of-the-roader-and-damn-proud-of-it/843316 "2019-11-18T22:54:50Z")
I am a proud middle of the roader. I am sick and tired of \*\*ideological purity. I hate it. \*\* Since the post-2014 US midterm elections and the rise of the \*\*ascendant American left \*\*with Bernie Sanders’ insurgent 2016… --- ## [2019 Louisiana Governor Race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2019-louisiana-governor-race/843564)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2019-louisiana-governor-race/843564 "2019-11-18T13:03:20Z")
Kind of a nailbiter. John Bel Edwards, nominally a Democrat and the sitting governor, is running for reelection against a Republican, Eddie Rispone. Edwards is pro-gun and anti-abortion, which is unusual for a Dem. His … --- ## [Roger Stone Guilty on All Counts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-stone-guilty-on-all-counts/843497)
**Author:** [@skdo23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skdo23)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2019, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-stone-guilty-on-all-counts/843497 "2019-11-17T04:20:50Z")
Not much else I can add. --- ## [Warren v Biden on Rural America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warren-v-biden-on-rural-america/842522)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2019, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warren-v-biden-on-rural-america/842522 "2019-11-17T01:46:00Z")
Both Warren and Biden have Plans for Rural America. Warren’s. Biden’s. Both put out the rhetoric on how important a strong, vibrant, healthy rural America is to the entire country and recognition of the problems they ar… --- ## [Warren's new "detailed" MFA plan relies on a ' Employer Medicare Contribution' she never defines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warrens-new-detailed-mfa-plan-relies-on-a-employer-medicare-contribution-she-never-defines/842921)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warrens-new-detailed-mfa-plan-relies-on-a-employer-medicare-contribution-she-never-defines/842921 "2019-11-16T14:37:39Z")
So, that $9 trillion in “Employer Medicare Contribution” (EMC) replaces private heath insurance costs. Okay. But how is that $9 trillion EMC levied? She won’t say. By employee? Then employers would want to repla… --- ## [What is that button (or badge?) they are wearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-button-or-badge-they-are-wearing/843485)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2019, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-button-or-badge-they-are-wearing/843485 "2019-11-16T03:15:14Z")
My neighbor and I watched part of The Hearing. Neighbor noticed that many congresscritters (or maybe, he thought, it was just Repubcritters) were wearing some kind of badge or button on their lapels. We wonder what tha… --- ## [The Democrats Emergency Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democrats-emergency-thread/843006)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democrats-emergency-thread/843006 "2019-11-15T16:21:18Z")
Let’s face facts: as things right now, the Democrats are in danger of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Biden is too old. Warren and Sanders are too radical. Castro, Booker, and Harris are too identity-ish. Klob… --- ## [Election Day 2019. Will today's results show how things are trending for next year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-2019-will-todays-results-show-how-things-are-trending-for-next-year/843030)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-2019-will-todays-results-show-how-things-are-trending-for-next-year/843030 "2019-11-14T20:53:12Z")
Today is Election Day for the off year races. There are three states that I will be watching tonight. The big show is in Virginia, where all the seats in both their lower and upper chambers are up for election. There … --- ## [The reaction if Trump wins again in 2020 (versus in 2016)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reaction-if-trump-wins-again-in-2020-versus-in-2016/843257)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reaction-if-trump-wins-again-in-2020-versus-in-2016/843257 "2019-11-14T12:39:30Z")
Right now, a Trump reelection is the longest of odds. But let’s say lightning strikes twice and Trump somehow manages to do it again. IMHO, the reaction will depend entirely on the margin of victory. If Trump wins narr… --- ## [People are calling for Bloomberg to buy Fox News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-are-calling-for-bloomberg-to-buy-fox-news/843219)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-are-calling-for-bloomberg-to-buy-fox-news/843219 "2019-11-13T20:29:10Z")
It would be great if he did it, but I don’t think it’s for sale. --- ## [Joy Behar to Dems: lie to get elected](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-behar-to-dems-lie-to-get-elected/843103)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2019, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-behar-to-dems-lie-to-get-elected/843103 "2019-11-09T01:12:15Z")
Umm… regardless of what you think of the issue in question, imho that’s pretty damn cynical- and a travesty of democracy. Also I’m reminded of when I asked about this scenario in the abstract, What elected official mos… --- ## [Jeff Sessions is running for his old Alabama Senate seat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeff-sessions-is-running-for-his-old-alabama-senate-seat/843096)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeff-sessions-is-running-for-his-old-alabama-senate-seat/843096 "2019-11-08T16:52:14Z")
This oughtta be good: “Source confirms Sessions is IN - the consultants he’s hired have conferred with the NRSC, per the person briefed on events.” Given how much Trump hates Sessions, this one is an automatic entry … --- ## [The new 'Thin the herd' Democratic primary thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-thin-the-herd-democratic-primary-thread/842878)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-thin-the-herd-democratic-primary-thread/842878 "2019-11-08T14:03:46Z")
I’m starting a new thread because things are starting to get a bit more serious now. Breaking news says that Beto is ending his campaign today. I assume it’s because October fundraising came in too low to continue on. I… --- ## [Both houses in Virginia flip from R to D and Kentucky Governor too!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/both-houses-in-virginia-flip-from-r-to-d-and-kentucky-governor-too/843078)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2019, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/both-houses-in-virginia-flip-from-r-to-d-and-kentucky-governor-too/843078 "2019-11-07T22:40:39Z")
So Republicans had both houses in Virginia and now Democrats have both. When does redistricting happen? In Kentucky, where Trump campaigned for the incumbent Matt Bevin, he lost anyway. Will this convince some Republic… --- ## [Woman fired due to Cancel Culture gets new job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-fired-due-to-cancel-culture-gets-new-job/843075)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-fired-due-to-cancel-culture-gets-new-job/843075 "2019-11-07T16:28:19Z")
Cyclist who flipped off Trump wins county supervisor seat representing his golf club She was fired for exercising her first amendment rights… However in a victory for free speech and presumably a defeat for Cancel Cul… --- ## [Elizabeth Warren 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-2020/838800)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 496\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-2020/838800 "2019-11-06T18:40:12Z")
I looked for a thread to discuss her actual candidacy, as I’m interested in people’s thoughts on her, and don’t necessarily want the discussion buried in the Biden thread. I found a thread announcing her exploratory comm… --- ## [Election decided by lot and a sore loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-decided-by-lot-and-a-sore-loser/806071)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2019, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-decided-by-lot-and-a-sore-loser/806071 "2019-11-06T02:30:03Z")
An election in Virginia was tied so the results was decided by drawing lots from a bowl (BBC video). The loser behaved very poorly. --- ## [And in goes Beto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-goes-beto/831119)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-goes-beto/831119 "2019-11-05T09:48:22Z")
I figure this isn’t a real surprise, though honestly I wouldn’t be surprised if he hadn’t and shot for something else. His profile is certainly high enough after his Senate run. Still, what’s his angle here? I have … --- ## [How Democrats should talk about socialism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-democrats-should-talk-about-socialism/834950)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-democrats-should-talk-about-socialism/834950 "2019-11-05T03:03:48Z")
IMO, Democrats should emphasize that we already have a hybrid system, and have for many decades – many of our institutions are socialized (i.e. run by the government – whether local, state, or federal), and many non-soci… --- ## [Beliefs that liberals and conservatives have about each other, that would be agreed on as accurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beliefs-that-liberals-and-conservatives-have-about-each-other-that-would-be-agreed-on-as-accurate/842273)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beliefs-that-liberals-and-conservatives-have-about-each-other-that-would-be-agreed-on-as-accurate/842273 "2019-11-01T16:47:47Z")
In the past, whenever there were “What do Trump voters think about \_\_\_\_\_\_\_?” threads, about 70% of the comments wouldn’t be from Trumpers, but rather, from Trump opponents trying to project what they thought Trumpers wer… --- ## [The Myth of the Moderate Middle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-myth-of-the-moderate-middle/842186)
**Author:** [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-myth-of-the-moderate-middle/842186 "2019-10-31T23:06:44Z")
This is a really important 538 article that came out right about the time the Ukraine scandal broke and didn’t get the attention it deserved. It rebuts the myth, quite popular on and off this board, that there exists so… --- ## [Tulsi Gabbard is not running for reelection to Congress: what does this mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tulsi-gabbard-is-not-running-for-reelection-to-congress-what-does-this-mean/842266)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tulsi-gabbard-is-not-running-for-reelection-to-congress-what-does-this-mean/842266 "2019-10-31T17:25:53Z")
Tulsi Gabbard dropped a bombshell on Twitter tonight, she is not running for reelection to the House of Representatives. She also skipped an event in Iowa tonight and appeared on the Sean Hannity show on Fox News. To… --- ## [What is Mitch McConnell's genius?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-mitch-mcconnells-genius/842192)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-mitch-mcconnells-genius/842192 "2019-10-29T19:48:51Z")
I always hear about how savvy and competent McConnell is, and was just wondering how so. He has certainly been willing to obliterate norms and resort to underhanded tactics, but a willingness to take the low road doesn’… --- ## [Q4 Democratic Presidential fundraising discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q4-democratic-presidential-fundraising-discussion/842050)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q4-democratic-presidential-fundraising-discussion/842050 "2019-10-26T15:18:13Z")
Anyone that looks at a calendar can see that there’s a dead zone for political fundraising from around Nov 15-Jan 1. People’s thoughts turn from politics to the holidays and they’re more inclined to give to charity (whic… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=138) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=140)