# U.S. Senate races 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [April 30, 2020, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876 "2020-04-30T05:17:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 23
**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 7, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876/443 "2020-10-07T17:44:15Z")
> [@Temporary\_Name](#): > > Oddly, I was called by a pollster while I was watching the debate last night. After demographic questions and two presidential questions, they were all AZ Senatorial questions. I realized it must be a McSalley financed poll when they continued to ask questions like: [Push poll](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push_poll). The lowest moment in my working career was as a young man working for a professional political fund raiser/campaign firm as a telemarketer. Just gross. In this case it was a Democratic Party-oriented company\*, but begging old pensioners for “just $5” and conducting push polls was demoralizing. I only lasted a few months. - Purely coincidental. I got the job through a buddy and just knew it was a telemarketer. I had no idea it was political and at first I didn’t much care. It was just a college job and paid better than minimum wage. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876/444 "2020-10-07T17:56:59Z")
Obviously Harrison might not end up winning, but South Carolina demonstrates that Democrats need to run their strongest candidate in _every_ race, even those that look hopeless a year or more out from election day. They’re both semi-close as it is, but think about where they might be if Beto or Castro had run in Texas or Abrams had run in Georgia. No ambitious politician wants to be the sacrificial lamb in a no-hope contest, but this last year has shown that received wisdom about the political leanings of a race can get turned on their head by unexpected events. ---
**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 7, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876/445 "2020-10-07T18:00:03Z")
Amen to that. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876/446 "2020-10-07T19:04:13Z")
Probably not something new but Tillis is twice divorced. His first divorce was at age 21 . That wife said he was cruel and filed divorce after only 6 months of marriage. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876/447 "2020-10-08T11:35:42Z")
Tillis running ads with the Cunningham texts ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876/448 "2020-10-08T12:19:46Z")
Retort: “Do you still beat your wife?” ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876/449 "2020-10-08T19:14:19Z")
Moscow Mitch said he has not been to the white house in 2 months because they are not wearing masks or following CDC guidelines ---
**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 8, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876/450 "2020-10-08T20:29:00Z")
someone has a robust sense of self preservation in more ways than political. ---
**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 8, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876/451 "2020-10-08T22:18:54Z")
> **[Republicans see 'grim' Senate map and edge away from Trump](https://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/10/08/republicans-see-grim-senate-map-and-edge-away-from-trump/24644680/)** > > Vulnerable senators are increasingly taking careful steps to distance themselves from the president as his reelection bid continues to falter. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876/452 "2020-10-09T13:37:49Z")
I guess next set of NC polls will see how much Cunningham is damaged by his affair. He has to lose at least a few points. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876/453 "2020-10-09T13:43:52Z")
It’s been a week and I’m still trying to wrap my head around how much of a fucking idiot Cunningham is. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876/454 "2020-10-09T16:11:28Z")
Sadly not the first politician to cheat and won’t be the last. Could be worse , she could be under 18 or a hooker. ---
**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 9, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876/455 "2020-10-09T16:27:46Z")
Kevin Siers, Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist for the Charlotte Observer… > **[Kevin Siers cartoon: Cal Cunningham’s texts](https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/article246264805.html)** > > Opinion and satire from the Observer's Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876/456 "2020-10-09T18:29:32Z")
Cunningham did a PC and would not answer if he had other affairs. He was asked 4 times . ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876/457 "2020-10-09T18:47:27Z")
meant to add : maybe he has an open marriage or his wife does not care . Seems unlikely she did not know about this. I know of a woman who does not care about what her husband does probably because he’s a billionaire. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876/458 "2020-10-09T18:48:25Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > I know of a woman who does not care about what her husband does **probably because he’s a billionaire**. Or at least claims to be. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876/459 "2020-10-09T18:50:07Z")
He’s not like Trump, he owns 1/2 of a very large software company so he is really a billionaire ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876/460 "2020-10-09T18:50:50Z")
My mistake, I thought you were referring to the First Lady. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876/461 "2020-10-09T19:00:10Z")
This is the guy I am talking about. > **[James Goodnight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Goodnight)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > James Howard Goodnight (born January 6, 1943) is an American billionaire businessman and software developer. He has been the CEO of SAS Institute since 1976, which he co-founded that year with other faculty members of North Carolina State University. As of February 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$7.3 billion. > Goodnight was born to Albert Goodnight and Dorothy Patterson in Salisbury, North Carolina, on January 6, 1943. He lived in Greensbo... There is another local billionaire whose wife did care so he had to give her a billion or so in a divorce. And then as you might expect his 2nd wife is much younger. ---
**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 9, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876/462 "2020-10-09T20:26:47Z")
Yeah, I’ve got Kansas right over the border and the GOP guy (Marshall) hasn’t mentioned Trump in a TV ad that I’ve seen since the primary (when they were best friends). He has started going pretty negative, which I take as a sign that he is more worried then you would think a Republican would need to be in Kansas. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876.md?page=24)