# Politics & Elections **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=160 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 161 --- ## [I'm a progressive. Should I register as a Republican?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-progressive-should-i-register-as-a-republican/823252)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-progressive-should-i-register-as-a-republican/823252 "2018-10-25T17:18:06Z")
Trevor Noah has lately been making the suggestion for black people to do this. God I would love to see this. I have been an independent before but I think I’m on the dem list now. What would be any disadvantage to doin… --- ## [Which candidates have you supported this election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-candidates-have-you-supported-this-election/823409)
**Author:** [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2018, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-candidates-have-you-supported-this-election/823409 "2018-10-24T18:31:33Z")
“Supported” in the sense of contributing money or time. My list: US Congress IL-4 Chuy Garcia, Chicano Socialist stalwart. He’s not in my district and doesn’t need the money to win this vacant seat, but he’s my favori… --- ## [How come there are no political assassinations in this country anymore? Where are the militants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-there-are-no-political-assassinations-in-this-country-anymore-where-are-the-militants/822703)
**Author:** [@justins7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justins7)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-there-are-no-political-assassinations-in-this-country-anymore-where-are-the-militants/822703 "2018-10-24T16:45:18Z")
Disclaimer: I am NOT advocating this. I overheard some people wondering why someone hasn’t done the deed against either Trump or Republican senators like McConnell or Ryan. People mutter about it —but are terrified to e… --- ## [Early voting turnout around the country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-voting-turnout-around-the-country/823368)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2018, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-voting-turnout-around-the-country/823368 "2018-10-24T03:47:21Z")
How’s it going in your state? Early voting in Texas begins with lines, strong turnout The Early Voting Explosion Some states are already reporting presidential-level turnout for this midterm election. --- ## [Do we really know what the unemployment rate is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-know-what-the-unemployment-rate-is/823396)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2018, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-know-what-the-unemployment-rate-is/823396 "2018-10-23T22:24:15Z")
Trump supporters constantly throw out the current low unemployment rate as proof that Donald Trump is doing a great job. But back when he was running for President, Trump accused the Obama administration of putting out … --- ## [US now supports legal pot at 66% - gallup poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-now-supports-legal-pot-at-66-gallup-poll/823343)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2018, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-now-supports-legal-pot-at-66-gallup-poll/823343 "2018-10-23T17:10:06Z")
9 years ago it was 44% In 94 it was 25% Don’t see the feds changing laws now but maybe in 10 years they could --- ## [Gabbard 2020: Will she be \[targeted polemically by the media for her antiwar positions\]?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gabbard-2020-will-she-be-targeted-polemically-by-the-media-for-her-antiwar-positions/823319)
**Author:** [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2018, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gabbard-2020-will-she-be-targeted-polemically-by-the-media-for-her-antiwar-positions/823319 "2018-10-23T04:30:09Z")
Gabbard is probably the most vocal anti war Democrat. That isn’t saying much, but I don’t demand purity. The thing is, Democrats are not antiwar. They don’t seem to care about war either way, though it pressed they will… --- ## [Alaska governor quits re-election race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-governor-quits-re-election-race/823242)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-governor-quits-re-election-race/823242 "2018-10-22T21:42:53Z")
He’s an independent and he endorses the Dem. maybe Palin gave him this idea --- ## [President Donald Trump: "Democrats Produce Mobs, Republicans Produce Jobs"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-donald-trump-democrats-produce-mobs-republicans-produce-jobs/823233)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2018, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-donald-trump-democrats-produce-mobs-republicans-produce-jobs/823233 "2018-10-22T18:41:46Z")
President Trump appears to have settled on his closing argument for the 2018 campaign season: “Democrats produce mobs, Republicans produce jobs” Personally, I think it’s rather catchy, and a sadly-accurate reflection of… --- ## [New Zealand politics goes nuclear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-zealand-politics-goes-nuclear/823011)
**Author:** [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2018, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-zealand-politics-goes-nuclear/823011 "2018-10-22T17:09:28Z")
What a day! A senior opposition MP has alleged that the leader of the opposition is corrupt, for concealing large political donations and then threatening to bring trumped up sexual harassment allegations against him. He… --- ## [What to say when told that Donald Trump "gets things done"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-say-when-told-that-donald-trump-gets-things-done/823250)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2018, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-say-when-told-that-donald-trump-gets-things-done/823250 "2018-10-22T02:33:56Z")
I was playing poker the other day and table chatter turned to politics in spite of my fervent desire to have that not happen. When it did, someone claimed of Donald Trump that they were happy to see someone who got thing… --- ## [Gabbard 2020: Will she be lynched?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gabbard-2020-will-she-be-lynched/823285)
**Author:** [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2018, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gabbard-2020-will-she-be-lynched/823285 "2018-10-22T01:38:45Z")
Gabbard is probably the most vocal anti war Democrat. That isn’t saying much, but I don’t demand purity. The thing is, Democrats are not antiwar. They don’t seem to care about war either way, though it pressed they will… --- ## [Republicans are doubling down on bigotry and demonization as a strategy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-are-doubling-down-on-bigotry-and-demonization-as-a-strategy/823092)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2018, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-are-doubling-down-on-bigotry-and-demonization-as-a-strategy/823092 "2018-10-21T22:27:30Z")
The anti-muslim bigotry on display here is really impressive. Republicans in tight re-election fights have also begun slamming their opponents as terrorists and terrorist sympathizers. In California, Rep. Duncan Hunte… --- ## [NY Times - Trump helped parents use fraud to dodge taxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-trump-helped-parents-use-fraud-to-dodge-taxes/822338)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2018, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-trump-helped-parents-use-fraud-to-dodge-taxes/822338 "2018-10-21T12:01:28Z")
Another day another story but this one is from the 90s and both his parents are dead. Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father - The New York Times Might be hard to prove this so long af… --- ## [Millennial and Gen X voters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennial-and-gen-x-voters/822529)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennial-and-gen-x-voters/822529 "2018-10-20T17:03:57Z")
This new ad from Knock The Vote is aimed at young voters. As a person who most resembles the people in the ad, I actually find it quite powerful. --- ## [North Carolina hops on the voter-suppression bandwagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-carolina-hops-on-the-voter-suppression-bandwagon/823170)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-carolina-hops-on-the-voter-suppression-bandwagon/823170 "2018-10-20T13:44:55Z")
Early Voting Changes In North Carolina Spark Bipartisan Controversy Even some Republicans don’t like the new law: And the beat goes on… --- ## [Can Democrats Improve Among White Evangelicals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-democrats-improve-among-white-evangelicals/823063)
**Author:** [@Bassman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bassman)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2018, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-democrats-improve-among-white-evangelicals/823063 "2018-10-18T23:47:57Z")
Florida’s Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, Chris King, is a self-described progressive evangelical. This got me thinking about the voter dynamics of this group. And as the linked article points out, Democrat… --- ## [North Dakota Voter ID Law Bars Native Americans from Polls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-dakota-voter-id-law-bars-native-americans-from-polls/822839)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-dakota-voter-id-law-bars-native-americans-from-polls/822839 "2018-10-18T13:26:34Z")
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe slammed the Supreme Court’s decision allowing North Dakota to enforce a voter ID law. The law requires voters to present identification that includes a current residential street address … --- ## [Why are all the current political ads \ negative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-the-current-political-ads-only-negative/822933)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-the-current-political-ads-only-negative/822933 "2018-10-17T19:37:40Z")
I feel that political ads in general vary from misleading to highly misleading to outright false, but this election seems worse than ever. In the recent print ads in my mailbox and the online ads tacked on to YouTube st… --- ## [I'm wondering if avenatti might not be such a bad choice for president](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-wondering-if-avenatti-might-not-be-such-a-bad-choice-for-president/820668)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-wondering-if-avenatti-might-not-be-such-a-bad-choice-for-president/820668 "2018-10-16T15:32:37Z")
I disagree with our cultures desire for ‘outsiders’ in politics, that usually means inexperienced at legislation. But the democrats aren’t fighters. They generally don’t fight for their voters or their values, and they … --- ## [West Virginia: Dems Manchin and Ojeda both lead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-virginia-dems-manchin-and-ojeda-both-lead/818363)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-virginia-dems-manchin-and-ojeda-both-lead/818363 "2018-10-16T03:46:48Z")
Monmouth. About Richard Ojeda: Despite the poll results many analyses still place Ojeda as the underdog. The Republican’s deeper pockets may prevail. But dayum! --- ## [Are Dems losing people to the "Walk Away" movement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-dems-losing-people-to-the-walk-away-movement/820354)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-dems-losing-people-to-the-walk-away-movement/820354 "2018-10-15T06:44:01Z")
Just learned this was a thing today on FB. But none of my LW rags have reported anything on it. :confused: --- ## [Nikki Haley for President-Trumps plan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nikki-haley-for-president-trumps-plan/772894)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nikki-haley-for-president-trumps-plan/772894 "2018-10-14T22:10:35Z")
Of course this is pure speculation, but I am trying to figure out the most surprising selection so far: Gov. Nikki Haley for UN Ambassador. In a field of old white men she sticks out… How about this for a reason: Trump … --- ## [Depoliticizing the Supreme Court: The Panel Solution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depoliticizing-the-supreme-court-the-panel-solution/822762)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depoliticizing-the-supreme-court-the-panel-solution/822762 "2018-10-12T04:00:48Z")
An editorial by two law professors has proposed ways to rescue the Supreme Court from the legitimacy crises that it faces in the wake of the Kavanaugh confirmation. https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2018/9/6/17827786/kava… --- ## [If a future Senate ever again ignores a Supreme Court nominee - what could be done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-future-senate-ever-again-ignores-a-supreme-court-nominee-what-could-be-done/822579)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-future-senate-ever-again-ignores-a-supreme-court-nominee-what-could-be-done/822579 "2018-10-11T03:58:55Z")
In 2016, the Republican Senate majority leader refused to even consider the Supreme Court nominee of the Democratic president. If something similar happens in the future - obstructionist Senate ignores president’s Supre… --- ## [Lying about needing ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lying-about-needing-id/822552)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lying-about-needing-id/822552 "2018-10-10T16:48:32Z")
I have received my absentee ballot for voting in the state of Arkasnas. I was going though the papers, and I noticed something different from last time. The paper with included instructions has an additional statement, s… --- ## [What would be the best general strategy for Democrats in 2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-best-general-strategy-for-democrats-in-2020/822730)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-best-general-strategy-for-democrats-in-2020/822730 "2018-10-10T05:42:51Z")
Reading the thread about which Democratic candidate has the best chance of winning in 2020 has me thinking about the voters who actually decide elections. It’s not the people who have voted Republican every election goin… --- ## [Fuck Me (Susan Rice)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-me-susan-rice/822560)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-me-susan-rice/822560 "2018-10-10T00:51:44Z")
Susan Rice has tweeted that she’s interested in challenging Maine senator and Kavanaugh enabler Susan Collins in 2020. That is a horrible idea. Don’t get me wrong — I think Susan Rice would be a fine senator, and cer… --- ## [Wasn’t There a Time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasn-t-there-a-time/821897)
**Author:** [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasn-t-there-a-time/821897 "2018-10-09T22:18:35Z")
Wasn’t There a Time? I was so sure there was a time when important and accomplished men (and less often women) whom were being considered for important roles within our federal government were expected to live up to the… --- ## [Roberts will be the new Anthony Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roberts-will-be-the-new-anthony-kennedy/822595)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roberts-will-be-the-new-anthony-kennedy/822595 "2018-10-09T02:43:11Z")
Roberts famously upheld the ACA years ago and has also expressed concern over the Supreme Court becoming perceived as partisan rather than a supposedly neutral and impartial branch. With Kavanaugh now on the bench, I th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=159) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=161)