# US Midterm Election watch along thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 9, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619 "2022-11-09T00:29:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 54
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/1061 "2022-11-15T20:01:20Z")
I’d think any cred he got for GUNS GUNS GUNS would be erased by repeatedly pointing out “made in Germany.” Good ol’ Merikun guns not good enough for you? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/1062 "2022-11-15T20:02:06Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > is online Newsweek just fake-new now? I thought I heard it wasn’t legit. Their credibility certainly took a dive but, IMHO, it still averages above zero. How far above – or not —depends on the author. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/1063 "2022-11-15T22:50:34Z")
Holy shit! How is that anything but a video of a psychopath who happens to be running for Senate? And it was a campaign ad? Fuck me. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/1064 "2022-11-15T23:05:46Z")
Take a look at the guy running for AG. [https://www.abeforag.com/](https://www.abeforag.com/) Sadly, he’s still in the running and will probably end up in recount territory. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/1065 "2022-11-15T23:19:45Z")
I know this is who I’d want for my attorney general. Right. /s [![](https://i.imgur.com/2MA9TrN.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/2MA9TrN.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/1066 "2022-11-15T23:30:21Z")
Forget the glock, check out the backwards flag. Made me grind my teeth every time I saw one of his ads. ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/1067 "2022-11-16T00:40:17Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I know this is who I’d want for my attorney general. I would want him on my attorney general’s watch list. Right now he’s a little over 2200 votes behind. About 2k votes still coming from the loony-toon counties, 6k from blue counties (what is taking Apache county so long?) and 5k from Maricopa (which will probably break red). ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/1068 "2022-11-16T00:41:51Z")
What’s up with that flag anyway? Is that a code of some kind? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/1069 "2022-11-16T00:42:50Z")
> [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > I would want him on my attorney general’s watch list. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/1070 "2022-11-16T00:45:15Z")
> [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > Right now he’s a little over 2200 votes behind. 1100 votes. Thank you, Cochise County. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/1071 "2022-11-16T00:53:44Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > What’s up with that flag anyway? Is that a code of some kind Yeah, I tried googling ‘backwards flag’ and the cites say nothing interesting ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/1072 "2022-11-16T00:54:19Z")
I found this: [The Meaning of a Backwards Flag | Tactical Distributors](https://www.tacticaldistributors.com/pages/the-meaning-of-a-backwards-flag) > The only time you should see a backward or reverse flag is on the uniform of a military professional as an arm patch worn on their sleeve. So not necessarily but in this case yes? 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/1073 "2022-11-16T00:58:36Z")
That’s kinda what ticks me off every time I see it. If someone is going to pretend to be a patriot, at least get the fucking signals right. I always grind my teeth when I see the flag displayed incorrectly. It’s not _that_ hard to get right fer crying out loud. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/1074 "2022-11-16T01:01:25Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I found this: [The Meaning of a Backwards Flag | Tactical Distributors](https://www.tacticaldistributors.com/pages/the-meaning-of-a-backwards-flag) > > > The only time you should see a backward or reverse flag is on the uniform of a military professional as an arm patch worn on their sleeve. > > So not necessarily but in this case yes? 🤔 If you look closely at the image, the flag is strangely blurry, especially in the Star field. It looks like to me that he’s slapped it on the Velcro holder on his uniform wrong way out. I doubt it means anything specific. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/1075 "2022-11-16T01:02:48Z")
And that is even worse! He’s the one who approved that picture, I want an AG who pays attention to details. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/1076 "2022-11-16T01:03:24Z")
I think you are right. No signal, other than “I’m stupid.” \< cue Bill Engval \> ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/1077 "2022-11-16T01:10:18Z")
Obviously he did it looking in a mirror. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/1078 "2022-11-16T01:10:20Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > > The only time you should see a backward or reverse flag is on the uniform of a military professional as an arm patch worn on their sleeve. > > So not necessarily but in this case yes? Basically, the flag patch in that configuration should go on the right sleeve (or the right side of a vehicle) so that the union (star canton) is on the leading edge as you move. Or in static display mode, in portrait orientation so that the union is to its own upper right (viewer’s upper left). So yeah, he’s in tacticool get-up, out of uniform, and got it wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/1079 "2022-11-16T01:55:54Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > think you are right. No signal, other than “I’m stupid.” \< cue Bill Engval \> He brought his own sign. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/1080 "2022-11-16T02:48:52Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > I always grind my teeth when I see the flag displayed incorrectly. Oh God-- me, too! I learned all that stuff when I was a Girl Scout. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619.md?page=53) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619.md?page=55)