# US Midterm Election watch along thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619>\
**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")\
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**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:** [December 27, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/1353 "2022-12-27T13:13:36Z")

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Here’s something that just popped up in the Stupid Republican thread:

> [@NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6514):
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> [https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/26/politics/george-santos-admits-embellishing-resume/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/26/politics/george-santos-admits-embellishing-resume/index.html) Some choice snippets from the article: GOP Rep.-elect George Santos of New York admitted in two separate interviews on Monday to lying about parts of his resume but claimed that he hasn’t committed any crimes and intends to serve in Congress. “I’m not going to make excuses for this, but a lot of people overstate in their resumes, or twist a little bit. … I’m not saying I’m not guilty of that,” he sa…

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