# 2022 US Senate Races **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 6, 2020, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327 "2020-10-06T10:26:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 41
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/802 "2022-10-04T04:33:02Z")
ETA: added to above ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/803 "2022-10-04T04:38:54Z")
Yeah, “highly invasive and stressful experiments” “without an endpoint” qualifies as bad. That he paid fines and was denied further grant money confirms it. Fuck him, then - we can just add it to the list. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/804 "2022-10-04T12:18:16Z")
And Mitch McConnell lets out a sigh that comes all the way from his toes, knowing this is exactly what was going to happen nominating insane celebrities rather than good old boring-but-conservative career politicians. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/805 "2022-10-04T13:03:07Z")
mcconnell should take a breath, reckon on not having the majority, and just pound back at trump. especially after that thing trump wrote about him and his wife. staying quiet about trump didn’t work in jan of 2021, it won’t work now. try for some decency, mitch. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/806 "2022-10-04T13:25:00Z")
“The front of that (get-well) card features a drawing of a steaming cup of tea” In spite of this steaming pile dumped on the Walker campaign, it’s likely his supporters will be able to overlook such a transgression by a “devout Christian” and vote for him anyway. Independents may be less impressed. Will the optics of inhumane puppy-killing be harder for the Oz campaign to overcome? Jeez, but the yo-yo’s that have gotten Republican Senate nominations this year are a sight to see. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/807 "2022-10-04T13:43:22Z")
Well contrary to my expected opinion, Christian Walker did not wake up sober and decide that he regrets his actions of the evening: > ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/808 "2022-10-04T13:44:10Z")
I think this goes here - new Fetterman tweet/video comparing Oz to Dr Nick on _The Simpson’s_: > I assume his campaign cleared copyright issues - and I also assume that Fox doesn’t own the rights to the Simpson’s? ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/809 "2022-10-04T17:01:53Z")
[Sheriff - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GenzEUEsp6I) By [Susie Madrak](https://crooksandliars.com/team/susie-madrak) — September 28, 2022 If you live in Pennsylvania, you’ve been barraged by the wave of Oz ads, relentlessly slamming John Fetterman as a lawless hippie who’s soft on crime, and wondered when Fetterman was going to fight back. The Oz ads are effective, pointing out Fetterman wants to repeal life sentences for homicide. Of course they don’t mention the rest: Fetterman is against the mandatory life sentence for those convicted of second-degree homicide - as in, a friend borrows your car and then kills someone. He goes to jail for life – but so do you. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/810 "2022-10-04T17:17:37Z")
The latest CNN analysis: > **[The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2022 | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/03/politics/senate-race-rankings-october-elections/index.html)** > > The race for the Senate is in the eye of the beholder less than six weeks from Election Day, with ads about abortion, crime and inflation dominating the airwaves in key states as campaigns test the theory of the 2022 election. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/811 "2022-10-05T03:00:47Z")
Man, whoever Fetterman has on payroll to do his campaign ads is (or are) freaking genius(es). ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/812 "2022-10-05T14:25:13Z")
Some legal quagmires in PA… > **[Unresolved gray areas in Pa. mail voting law likely to spur fresh confusion,...](https://www.post-gazette.com/news/election2022/2022/10/05/unresolved-gray-areas-in-pa-mail-voting-law-likely-to-spur-fresh-confusion-legal-challenges/stories/202210050041)** > > The legislature and governor have failed to clarify the landmark 2019 law creating widespread mail voting, meaning ballot rules could once again vary by county. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/813 "2022-10-05T18:13:27Z")
Oh, Herschel… > **[Is Herschel Walker's past too much for Georgia Republicans?](https://www.aol.com/news/herschel-walkers-past-too-much-193305332.html)** > > The question now is whether Herschel Walker, Republican candidate in Georgia for the U.S. Senate, has gone too far in his personal life. According to a Daily Beast article, Walker — who has said he supports a nationwide ban on all abortions with no... ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/814 "2022-10-05T18:23:39Z")
They don’t give a shit so long as he votes how they want him to be vote. I don’t see why this is difficult for people to understand. To be fair, I’d pretty much do the same thing if it was a Democrat in a close race. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/815 "2022-10-05T19:17:06Z")
I’m with @hajario , I don’t see this hurting him much if at all with Republican voters, especially if the allegation and evidence remains anonymous. In 2012 it came out that Republican Representative Scott DesJarlais had pressured a mistress to have an abortion and supported his wife in having two abortions. He’s been re-elected four times since then. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/816 "2022-10-05T22:34:06Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > They don’t give a shit so long as he votes how they want him to be vote. I don’t see why this is difficult for people to understand. Some of them give a shit. There’s a tiny sliver of the Republican population that actually believes the the things they claim to believe. Could make a difference in a close race. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/817 "2022-10-05T23:39:40Z")
> [@Lance\_Turbo](#): > > > [@hajario](#): > > > > They don’t give a shit so long as he votes how they want him to be vote. I don’t see why this is difficult for people to understand. > > Some of them give a shit. There’s a tiny sliver of the Republican population that actually believes the the things they claim to believe. Could make a difference in a close race. But doesn’t that just bring you back to hajario’s point? Granted that they actually believe the stuff, do they pull the lever the guy who’ll vote the way they want him to vote, or for the guy who’ll vote the _opposite_ way about stuff They Actually Believe to be super important? ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/818 "2022-10-05T23:41:35Z")
They just don’t vote. Happens all the time. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/819 "2022-10-06T00:44:46Z")
There’s also Libertarian Chase Oliver on the ballot. At a glance at his website, he’s a bit of an oddball even by Libertarian Party standards. Unfortunately, there are too many pictures of him with a combo Gadsden/Pride flag (1) and not enough pictures of him with guns (0), for him to get much traction with disaffected Georgia Republicans. Speaking of campaign websites… “Weak leaders create bad results — and we are sick and tired of politicians not being held accountable for their actions.” - Herschel Walker (campaign website August 2022) ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/820 "2022-10-06T01:03:32Z")
> [@Lance\_Turbo](#): > > They just don’t vote. Exactly. Scandals like this don’t generally serve to stampede voters to the other side, except in the increasingly vanishingly rare case of a somewhat non-polarized race. A few might flip, but more usually what it does is suppress the scandalized base to some marginal degree - it’s becomes “a pox on both sides” for those folks. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/821 "2022-10-06T01:12:39Z")
I guess it’s just an alien mindset to me; I can readily picture folks who’d say _pox-on-both_ — but if we’re limiting this to voters for whom abortion is so big a deal as a matter of sincerely-held belief, and one candidate will vote for A and the other will vote for Z _when it comes to abortion_, well, then, (a) I’ll take your word for it, but (b) I can’t fully understand it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327.md?page=40) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327.md?page=42)