Here Is The 2014 Midterm Victory Speech The Democrats Deserve
Of the many high-and-lowlights of Election Day 2014, I think this special Democrat’s Cut of Joni Ernst’s victory speech in Iowa sums it up best. In a six-minute televised speech, Ernst spend a good, solid minute laughing a weird Fire Marshall Bill laugh at fuck-knows-what, but I like to think it was at the Democrats’ genius strategy…READ MORE
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By: Tommy Christopher
Tommy Christopher is The Daily Banter's White House Correspondent and Political Analyst. He's been a political reporter and liberal commentator since 2007, and has covered the White House since the beginning of the Obama administration, first for PoliticsDaily, and then for Mediaite. Christopher is a frequent guest on a variety of television, radio, and online programs, and was the villain in the documentaries The Audacity of Democracy and Hating Breitbart. He's also That Guy Who Live-Tweeted His Own Heart Attack, and the only person to have ever received public apologies from both Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.
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edmeyer_able November 5th, 2014 at 14:23
I saw one stat that said there was a 40% turn-out, can anyone verify that and if true ……..WHAT THE FRICK
tiredoftea November 5th, 2014 at 14:30
That’s about right, maybe even a little high for mid-terms.
edmeyer_able November 5th, 2014 at 14:48
Maybe it’s time for a law which states that at least 70% of eligible voters need to show up for an election to be valid.
tiredoftea November 5th, 2014 at 14:53
Personally, I think it should be a requirement. Perhaps tied to obtaining passports, or even income tax refunds.
edmeyer_able November 5th, 2014 at 14:56
What about the 47% who don’t even pay taxes let alone get a refund….lol.
tiredoftea November 5th, 2014 at 14:57
Ha! They can move in with the Romney’s!
mea_mark November 5th, 2014 at 16:30
A little extra on the Tax refund or EITC might go a long way in getting more to the polls.
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker November 5th, 2014 at 16:43
That’s what Australia does in order to ensure a true democracy of the people. They either vote…..or pay a fine.
tiredoftea November 5th, 2014 at 16:53
Yeah, I had Auz in mind when I posted that. There are a couple of other countries that do the same, I believe, Costa Rica, maybe.
R.J. Carter November 5th, 2014 at 15:06
We’d still have President Carter.
edmeyer_able November 5th, 2014 at 15:08
Actually the election should continue till a minimum of 70% show up.
Suzanne McFly November 5th, 2014 at 15:57
I heard Texas has the lowest percentage of voters, so your idea would work magic IMO.
tracey marie November 5th, 2014 at 16:00
for most races in Texas there was not even a challemger, the gerry mandering is complete and total. gohmert won by over 70%…what does that tell you
Suzanne McFly November 5th, 2014 at 16:13
Anyone who ever voted for gohmert should lose their voting privileges for life.
tracey marie November 5th, 2014 at 16:18
lol, I agree
mea_mark November 5th, 2014 at 16:32
Or make them listen to 100 hours of audio tape of him talking about the issues. If that doesn’t convince them they made a mistake nothing will.
Suzanne McFly November 5th, 2014 at 18:04
Wow mark, you are cruel lol
R.J. Carter November 5th, 2014 at 15:05
That’s the average of all midterms, per the Pew Research cited here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_midterm_election
Suzanne McFly November 5th, 2014 at 15:56
My polling place was packed and I heard many others were as well. I am shocked by the 40%, I would of sworn it would be a lot more.
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker November 5th, 2014 at 16:41
I read it was 37%
fancypants November 5th, 2014 at 19:54
first thing that comes to mind…
If you have nothing to vote for ? Don’t vote at all
Just a guess
edmeyer_able November 5th, 2014 at 15:23
I saw one stat that said there was a 40% turn-out, can anyone verify that and if true ……..WHAT THE FRICK
Dave Silverstone @dwsNY
Proportion of voters over 60 in #Election2014 was a record high. Children, you can’t be the future if you don’t show up to vote for it!
tiredoftea November 5th, 2014 at 15:30
That’s about right, maybe even a little high for mid-terms.
edmeyer_able November 5th, 2014 at 15:48
Maybe it’s time for a law which states that at least 70% of eligible voters need to show up for an election to be valid.
tiredoftea November 5th, 2014 at 15:53
Personally, I think it should be a requirement. Perhaps tied to obtaining passports, or even income tax refunds.
edmeyer_able November 5th, 2014 at 15:56
What about the 47% who don’t even pay taxes let alone get a refund….lol.
tiredoftea November 5th, 2014 at 15:57
Ha! They can move in with the Romney’s!
mea_mark November 5th, 2014 at 17:30
A little extra on the Tax refund or EITC might go a long way in getting more to the polls.
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker November 5th, 2014 at 17:43
That’s what Australia does in order to ensure a true democracy of the people. They either vote…..or pay a fine.
tiredoftea November 5th, 2014 at 17:53
Yeah, I had Auz in mind when I posted that. There are a couple of other countries that do the same, I believe, Costa Rica, maybe.
R.J. Carter November 5th, 2014 at 16:06
We’d still have President Carter.
edmeyer_able November 5th, 2014 at 16:08
Actually the election should continue till a minimum of 70% show up.
Suzanne McFly November 5th, 2014 at 16:57
I heard Texas has the lowest percentage of voters, so your idea would work magic IMO.
tracey marie November 5th, 2014 at 17:00
for most races in Texas there was not even a challemger, the gerry mandering is complete and total. gohmert won by over 70%…what does that tell you
Suzanne McFly November 5th, 2014 at 17:13
Anyone who ever voted for gohmert should lose their voting privileges for life.
tracey marie November 5th, 2014 at 17:18
lol, I agree
mea_mark November 5th, 2014 at 17:32
Or make them listen to 100 hours of audio tape of him talking about the issues. If that doesn’t convince them they made a mistake nothing will.
Suzanne McFly November 5th, 2014 at 19:04
Wow mark, you are cruel lol
R.J. Carter November 5th, 2014 at 16:05
That’s the average of all midterms, per the Pew Research cited here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_midterm_election
Suzanne McFly November 5th, 2014 at 16:56
My polling place was packed and I heard many others were as well. I am shocked by the 40%, I would of sworn it would be a lot more.
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker November 5th, 2014 at 17:41
I read it was 37%
fancypants November 5th, 2014 at 20:54
first thing that comes to mind…
If you have nothing to vote for ? Don’t vote at all
Just a guess
burqa November 5th, 2014 at 18:25
OP: ” But with an avalanche of good news about health care and the economy, and a Death Star-sized advantage on the issue of immigration reform, Democrats rolled up their sleeves and ran as hard away from that as they could. So, how’d that work out for them?”
Horribly, I’d say.
Once again the Democrats sat idle while Republicans framed the debate and hit voters with a barrage of negatives. The Democrats should have run ads saying:
“Have you noticed [Republican candidate] is always complaining? Would electing a crybaby solve anything? [Democratic candidate] has done x, y, z to make things better. Unemployment is going down, the stock market is at record highs, deficits are dropping and millions more Americans are getting health care. Millions more are getting out of crappy policies that do nothing more than give the illusion of adequate coverage. But the Republicans just bitch, bitch bitch, as if that’s some sort of solution to anything. If you’re sick and tired of Republicans constant complaining and the way they run our country down, vote for the Democrat!”
Democrats should have turned the tables on the GOP and presented positive things while showing how negative the GOP is, all the while making it clear the GOP emphasis on negatives show the negative direction they will take the country. Instead, Democrats sat back and just reacted while the GOP shaped the races.
burqa November 5th, 2014 at 19:25
OP: ” But with an avalanche of good news about health care and the economy, and a Death Star-sized advantage on the issue of immigration reform, Democrats rolled up their sleeves and ran as hard away from that as they could. So, how’d that work out for them?”
Horribly, I’d say.
Once again the Democrats sat idle while Republicans framed the debate and hit voters with a barrage of negatives. The Democrats should have run ads saying:
“Have you noticed [Republican candidate] is always complaining? Would electing a crybaby solve anything? [Democratic candidate] has done x, y, z to make things better. Unemployment is going down, the stock market is at record highs, deficits are dropping and millions more Americans are getting health care. Millions more are getting out of crappy policies that do nothing more than give the illusion of adequate coverage. But the Republicans just bitch, bitch bitch, as if that’s some sort of solution to anything. If you’re sick and tired of Republicans constant complaining and the way they run our country down, vote for the Democrat!”
Democrats should have turned the tables on the GOP and presented positive things while showing how negative the GOP is, all the while making it clear the GOP emphasis on negatives show the negative direction they will take the country. Instead, Democrats sat back and just reacted while the GOP shaped the races.