The Mandate That Isn’t
Hey guys, remember the other day we had an election? And several of us predicted the turn-out would be low?
Guess what?! We were right: the turn-out was a miserable 36.6% to be exact.
So whenever some Wingnut or member of Y’all Qaeda tells you that they got a mandate in 2014, you can refer them to this:
Just a few highlights:
- Mississippi: 29.7
- Indiana: 28%
- Oklahoma: 29.8%
They didn’t even get a majority of voters in their own strongholds, not even in the deep south.
Now, we know that their strategy was to break the government and point out how the government was broken (successful), to gerrymander safe districts for their candidates (successful), and to supress the vote (very successful), but if we can discern anything from the data, it is that no one got a mandate.
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By: Tengrain
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tracey marie November 6th, 2014 at 17:27
It might have been low but the rwnj managed to vote and win. We only have ourselves to blame, shame on the liberals for staying home.
StoneyCurtisll November 6th, 2014 at 17:53
I could only vote in my state…
And there were no Senate, Governor or house seats for election this year..
I did my part..
tracey marie November 6th, 2014 at 17:58
Same here, but many did not
granpa.usthai November 6th, 2014 at 20:48
you have a lot less to worry about working perpetually in a Chinese rice field. No bills, no holiday jitters, and – you’ll get to tell each generation to generation to generation how you were a part of making Romney the richest Greedy Bishop in the whole wide world!
Yeeeeaaaaa!
who needs freedom if they can be a part of Romney’s vast wealth?
tiredoftea November 6th, 2014 at 18:05
Well, you could have voted more often in your state!;-)
Suzanne McFly November 6th, 2014 at 18:05
We need to learn how to steal the elections since the right claims we are anyway.
tiredoftea November 6th, 2014 at 18:06
If you only voted once, you are not trying hard enough!
StoneyCurtisll November 6th, 2014 at 18:30
Except for that pesky ‘felony’ involved…(I would have)..:)
I dont need another one of those…(kidding)
Suzanne McFly November 6th, 2014 at 18:35
Three hots and a cot, can’t beat it, except the whole freedom thing.
StoneyCurtisll November 6th, 2014 at 18:47
I love my freedum~!
granpa.usthai November 6th, 2014 at 20:42
easy to avoid. Use you name in different variations in different towns with different addresses. It’d be like taking a state wide tour to tell Repugs FU2! (it also works in larger townships with different polling precincts -as long as nobody looks up) or you could use entirely different ID’s in different states/towns – just let your imagination roam freely – kinda like Repugs do in offshore banking.
Tengrain November 6th, 2014 at 19:02
Many libs did go to the polls, but you know, Voter ID Laws, etc. Kind of a bummer, huh?
This is why State/Local elections matter—at least until there is a uniform, Federal voting standard. You think Kansas kept Gov. Brownback in office because the electorate loved him as he destroys their economy and standard of living, or because Kris Kobach loved him?
Regards,
Tengrain
Carla Akins November 6th, 2014 at 19:03
Well, Kris Kobach does love him.
tracey marie November 6th, 2014 at 19:50
Not that many were turned away, we do not show up that is a fact
granpa.usthai November 6th, 2014 at 20:33
amen! -truth in the open is worth more than 10,000 Repugs sworn opinions.
tracey marie November 6th, 2014 at 18:27
It might have been low but the rwnj managed to vote and win. We only have ourselves to blame, shame on the liberals for staying home.
StoneyCurtisll November 6th, 2014 at 18:53
I could only vote in my state…
And there were no Senate, Governor or house seats for election this year..
I did my part..
tracey marie November 6th, 2014 at 18:58
Same here, but many did not
granpa.usthai November 6th, 2014 at 21:48
you have a lot less to worry about working perpetually in a Chinese rice field. No bills, no holiday jitters, and – you’ll get to tell each generation to generation to generation how you were a part of making Romney the richest Greedy Bishop in the whole wide world!
Yeeeeaaaaa!
who needs freedom if they can be a part of Romney’s vast wealth?
tiredoftea November 6th, 2014 at 19:05
Well, you could have voted more often in your state!;-)
Suzanne McFly November 6th, 2014 at 19:05
We need to learn how to steal the elections since the right claims we are anyway.
tiredoftea November 6th, 2014 at 19:06
If you only voted once, you are not trying hard enough!
StoneyCurtisll November 6th, 2014 at 19:30
Except for that pesky ‘felony’ involved…(I would have)..:)
I dont need another one of those…(kidding)
Suzanne McFly November 6th, 2014 at 19:35
Three hots and a cot, can’t beat it, except the whole freedom thing.
StoneyCurtisll November 6th, 2014 at 19:47
I love my freedum~!
granpa.usthai November 6th, 2014 at 21:42
easy to avoid. Use you name in different variations in different towns with different addresses. It’d be like taking a state wide tour to tell Repugs FU2! (it also works in larger townships with different polling precincts -as long as nobody looks up) or you could use entirely different ID’s in different states/towns – just let your imagination roam freely – kinda like Repugs do in offshore banking.
Tengrain November 6th, 2014 at 20:02
Many libs did go to the polls, but you know, Voter ID Laws, etc. Kind of a bummer, huh?
This is why State/Local elections matter—at least until there is a uniform, Federal voting standard. You think Kansas kept Gov. Brownback in office because the electorate loved him as he destroys their economy and standard of living, or because Kris Kobach loved him?
Regards,
Tengrain
Carla Akins November 6th, 2014 at 20:03
Well, Kris Kobach does love him.
tracey marie November 6th, 2014 at 20:50
Not that many were turned away, we do not show up that is a fact
granpa.usthai November 6th, 2014 at 21:33
amen! -truth in the open is worth more than 10,000 Repugs sworn opinions.
mea_mark November 6th, 2014 at 17:31
IDK, looks like the republicans got a mandate to keep on cheating when it comes to elections, gerrymandering is working and voter suppression is working and the courts seem to be letting them do it. Cheating is becoming the American way for republicans.
Tengrain November 6th, 2014 at 18:56
What do you mean, “Cheating is becoming the American way for republicans”?
This is what their party is based upon!
Regards,
Tengrain
mea_mark November 6th, 2014 at 20:44
Cheating is what they did but they didn’t take pride in it. Now they take pride in it and revel in it. They are nationalizing it throughout their base. The republican party is leading America down the path of deception and false pride. It is becoming OK to cheat and take pride in it. GOP Jesus is smiling and cleaning his guns, his children have their buybulls and they are ready to follow his orders. It won’t be long now … you reap what you sow.
Bob Cronos November 7th, 2014 at 22:33
Funny! The Dems have been gerrymandering my State for decades… As for suppressing the vote, the Republicans had a secret weapon – Obama!
“64 percent of white men voted for Republicans. It’s the “widest GOP advantage in this group in data since 1984,” according to ABC News…The Democrats got their asses handed to them by a white male electorate that turned out in an effort to fight their eroding cultural dominance…” — Damn right we did!
“Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance.”— David Mamet
mea_mark November 6th, 2014 at 18:31
IDK, looks like the republicans got a mandate to keep on cheating when it comes to elections, gerrymandering is working and voter suppression is working and the courts seem to be letting them do it. Cheating is becoming the American way for republicans.
Tengrain November 6th, 2014 at 19:56
What do you mean, “Cheating is becoming the American way for republicans”?
This is what their party is based upon!
Regards,
Tengrain
mea_mark November 6th, 2014 at 21:44
Cheating is what they did but they didn’t take pride in it. Now they take pride in it and revel in it. They are nationalizing it throughout their base. The republican party is leading America down the path of deception and false pride. It is becoming OK to cheat and take pride in it. GOP Jesus is smiling and cleaning his guns, his children have their buybulls and they are ready to follow his orders. It won’t be long now … you reap what you sow.
Bob Cronos November 7th, 2014 at 23:33
Funny! The Dems have been gerrymandering my State for decades… As for suppressing the vote, the Republicans had a secret weapon – Obama!
“64 percent of white men voted for Republicans. It’s the “widest GOP advantage in this group in data since 1984,” according to ABC News…The Democrats got their asses handed to them by a white male electorate that turned out in an effort to fight their eroding cultural dominance…” — Damn right we did!
“Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance.”— David Mamet
Red Eye Robot November 6th, 2014 at 19:08
Not only is it a mandate it’s a resounding mandate. Sorry but the Bamster said his policies were on the ballot. –
“I am not on the ballot this fall. Michelle’s pretty happy about that. But make no mistake: These policies are on the ballot. Every single one of them,”
The voters that showed up rejected the democrats and the voters who stayed home rejected them also. It’s a laugh to pick 3 states where effectively NOTHING was on the ballot as an example. but you guys have to tell yourselves lies.In nearly every state with a Senator on the ballot turnout was the same or higher than 2006, 2010, midterms.Tom Steyer spent 74 million dollars on this election. almost $10 mill of it in 2 senate races, in Iowa and Colorado. How much was spent trying to oust one governor Scott Walker? Would you spend that kind of money if a mandate wasn’t at stake? Now that the mandate is realized, what has the DNC done? Pulled the money from Mary Landrieu’s run off campaign.
None of the democrat missdirections paid off,
Rabble rousing in Ferguson,
the Hobby Lobby war on women campaign
Harry Reid’s Koch obsession
Minimum wage
Climate Change
Mom’s Demand
Equal Pay
On the other hand, Every Republican who campaigned on repealing obamacare won.
P.S. How’d that whole GOP is racist thing work?
40%+ of latinos voted for >ANTI-ILLEGAL-IMMIGRATION< candidate Greg Abbott
The whitest state in America, Utah, sent a black republican woman to congress
and finally South Carolina, Sent a black republican senator to congress
Tengrain November 6th, 2014 at 19:58
We repeat ourselves: look at the numbers.
Regards,
Tengrain
AAASuperPatriot November 6th, 2014 at 20:18
I quite reading at “Bamster”
You can’t possibly be a serious person.
granpa.usthai November 6th, 2014 at 20:31
I made it to ‘rabble rousing in Ferguson’. Definitely another Aryan Nation White Supremacist that’s the refuse of the the Senate cacklers troll.
Anomaly 100 November 6th, 2014 at 20:37
Right after “Not only is a mandate” I was done.
mea_mark November 6th, 2014 at 20:48
I made it the second sentence of the third paragraph and said what the hell am I doing, this is stupid.
Anomaly 100 November 7th, 2014 at 05:01
He adds:
“Rabble rousing in Ferguson.”
You see, protesting is bad, unless it’s a gang of armed white thugs open carrying their rifles. then it’s OK.
arc99 November 6th, 2014 at 20:44
so when we have the lowest turnout in 60 years, it is a mandate?
I should have known you were not very intelligent when I saw the word “Bamster”.
not going to waste time responding to the rest of your ignorant BS. you will just make up more ignorant BS. you right wingers have an endless supply of it.
granpa.usthai November 6th, 2014 at 20:49
BS! – white racist.
granpa.usthai November 6th, 2014 at 20:53
then the lazy do nothing deadbeat Republicans in Congress should repeal the ACA – if it’s such a winner for them. -?-
arc99 November 6th, 2014 at 20:50
oh and are you a congenital liar or are you really that grossly misinformed?
http://kff.org/health-reform/poll-finding/kaiser-health-tracking-poll-august-september-2014/
Where Does Health Care Rank As A Voting Issue?
,,,,,
However, health care does not appear to be the dominant issue on voters’ minds when thinking about how to vote in November. Asked to name in their own words the two most important issues in deciding their vote for Congress, the most frequently-mentioned issue is the economy and jobs (21 percent). Thirteen percent of voters name health care as a top issue, including just 3 percent who specifically mention the Affordable Care Act. Those who view the law favorably are about equally likely to mention health care as a top issue in their vote as are those with an unfavorable view (12 percent versus 15 percent).
granpa.usthai November 6th, 2014 at 21:13
2008: Obama 52.9%, McCain 45.6% = no mandate
2012: Obama 51.0%, Romney 47.2% = no mandate
2014 with total 36.6% turnout = huge mandate?!?
LOL!
you must have graduated from Limbaugh U. made up mathematics magna cum laude?
the next step is private tutoring sos you can qualify to sit at the back of a public education K-1 Klass until you learn how to count to 2 using both hands!
Red Eye Robot November 6th, 2014 at 20:08
Not only is it a mandate it’s a resounding mandate. Sorry but the Bamster said his policies were on the ballot. –
“I am not on the ballot this fall. Michelle’s pretty happy about that. But make no mistake: These policies are on the ballot. Every single one of them,”
The voters that showed up rejected the democrats and the voters who stayed home rejected them also. It’s a laugh to pick 3 states where effectively NOTHING was on the ballot as an example. but you guys have to tell yourselves lies.In nearly every state with a Senator on the ballot turnout was the same or higher than 2006, 2010, midterms.Tom Steyer spent 74 million dollars on this election. almost $10 mill of it in 2 senate races, in Iowa and Colorado. How much was spent trying to oust one governor Scott Walker? Would you spend that kind of money if a mandate wasn’t at stake? Now that the mandate is realized, what has the DNC done? Pulled the money from Mary Landrieu’s run off campaign.
None of the democrat missdirections paid off,
Rabble rousing in Ferguson,
the Hobby Lobby war on women campaign
Harry Reid’s Koch obsession
Minimum wage
Climate Change
Mom’s Demand
Equal Pay
On the other hand, Every Republican who campaigned on repealing obamacare won.
P.S. How’d that whole GOP is racist thing work?
40%+ of latinos voted for >ANTI-ILLEGAL-IMMIGRATION< candidate Greg Abbott
The whitest state in America, Utah, sent a black republican woman to congress
and finally South Carolina, Sent a black republican senator to congress
Tengrain November 6th, 2014 at 20:58
We repeat ourselves: look at the numbers.
Regards,
Tengrain
Red Eye Robot November 7th, 2014 at 01:10
nearly every state with a GOP senate pickup had higher voter turnout than 2010 Montana +0.5% Colorado +1.8% Arkansas +3.7% Louisanna +5.0% Iowa +0.7%North Carolina +1.5% Alaska +3.4% Furthermore turnout was up in Nebraska +7.6% Kansas +1.1% Kentucky +1.8% where incumbent republicans won. Turnout was down in Michigan -1.9% where Democrats won the senate seat. Same as Illinois -2.9% where Dick Durban won. Voter turnout was way down in states with no senate races Ca-9% NY-5% PA -5% OH–8% OK-9% NV-9% AZ-6% Increased turnout on 2 governors races the Dems spent huge on Wi +4.6% and Fl+1.5% Where the election had national importance turnout was up , Where it didn’t turnout was down SUCH IS ALWAYS THE CASE WITH MIDTERMS
AAASuperPatriot November 6th, 2014 at 21:18
I quite reading at “Bamster”
You can’t possibly be a serious person.
granpa.usthai November 6th, 2014 at 21:31
I made it to ‘rabble rousing in Ferguson’. Definitely another Aryan Nation White Supremacist that’s the refuse of the the Senate cacklers troll.
Anomaly 100 November 6th, 2014 at 21:37
Right after “Not only is a mandate” I was done.
mea_mark November 6th, 2014 at 21:48
I made it to the second sentence of the third paragraph and said what the hell am I doing, this is stupid.
Anomaly 100 November 7th, 2014 at 06:01
He adds:
“Rabble rousing in Ferguson.”
You see, protesting is bad, unless it’s a gang of armed white thugs open carrying their rifles. then it’s OK.
arc99 November 6th, 2014 at 21:44
so when we have the lowest turnout in 60 years, it is a mandate?
I should have known you were not very intelligent when I saw the word “Bamster”.
not going to waste time responding to the rest of your ignorant BS. you will just make up more ignorant BS. you right wingers have an endless supply of it.
granpa.usthai November 6th, 2014 at 21:49
BS! – white racist.
granpa.usthai November 6th, 2014 at 21:53
then the lazy do nothing deadbeat Republicans in Congress should repeal the ACA – if it’s such a winner for them. -?-
arc99 November 6th, 2014 at 21:50
oh and are you a congenital liar or are you really that grossly misinformed?
http://kff.org/health-reform/poll-finding/kaiser-health-tracking-poll-august-september-2014/
Where Does Health Care Rank As A Voting Issue?
,,,,,
However, health care does not appear to be the dominant issue on voters’ minds when thinking about how to vote in November. Asked to name in their own words the two most important issues in deciding their vote for Congress, the most frequently-mentioned issue is the economy and jobs (21 percent). Thirteen percent of voters name health care as a top issue, including just 3 percent who specifically mention the Affordable Care Act. Those who view the law favorably are about equally likely to mention health care as a top issue in their vote as are those with an unfavorable view (12 percent versus 15 percent).
granpa.usthai November 6th, 2014 at 22:13
2008: Obama 52.9%, McCain 45.6% = no mandate
2012: Obama 51.0%, Romney 47.2% = no mandate
2014 with total 36.6% turnout = huge mandate?!?
LOL!
you must have graduated from Limbaugh U. made up mathematics magna cum laude?
the next step is private tutoring sos you can qualify to sit at the back of a public education K-1 Klass until you learn how to count to 2 using both hands!
AAASuperPatriot November 6th, 2014 at 20:20
Here is the lesson from 2014: with voter suppression, gerrymandering, and some crazy billionaire sugar daddys, the GOP can still win in an off-year.
AAASuperPatriot November 6th, 2014 at 21:20
Here is the lesson from 2014: with voter suppression, gerrymandering, and some crazy billionaire sugar daddys, the GOP can still win in an off-year.
arc99 November 6th, 2014 at 20:56
The only mandate that happened on Tuesday was the mandate showing that gerrymandering for the GOP has been successful.
Despite the rantings of right wing ideologues such as the example below, those of us who actually think before forming opinions, recognize the realities of the catastrophe last Tuesday.
Make no mistake about it, the Democratic party and some of the candidates are to blame. But a big part of the problem is illustrated by what happened in Pennsylvania.
Right wingers you do not have a mandate, no matter what Rush told you.
http://billmoyers.com/2014/11/05/gerrymandering-rigged-2014-elections-republican-advantage/
Here’s an example from the election last night. In Pennsylvania, one state in which the GOP drew the congressional districts in a brazenly partisan way, Democratic candidates collected 44 percent of the vote, yet Democratic candidates won only 5 House seats out of 18. In other words, Democrats secured only 27 percent of Pennsylvania’s congressional seats despite winning nearly half of the votes. See the graph below:
arc99 November 6th, 2014 at 21:56
The only mandate that happened on Tuesday was the mandate showing that gerrymandering for the GOP has been successful.
Despite the rantings of right wing ideologues such as the example below, those of us who actually think before forming opinions, recognize the realities of the catastrophe last Tuesday.
Make no mistake about it, the Democratic party and some of the candidates are to blame. But a big part of the problem is illustrated by what happened in Pennsylvania.
Right wingers you do not have a mandate, no matter what Rush told you.
http://billmoyers.com/2014/11/05/gerrymandering-rigged-2014-elections-republican-advantage/
Here’s an example from the election last night. In Pennsylvania, one state in which the GOP drew the congressional districts in a brazenly partisan way, Democratic candidates collected 44 percent of the vote, yet Democratic candidates won only 5 House seats out of 18. In other words, Democrats secured only 27 percent of Pennsylvania’s congressional seats despite winning nearly half of the votes. See the graph below:
Spirit of America November 6th, 2014 at 23:27
I believe there are many reasons for the election results, and most of the obvious ones have been stated (go to any site or ‘news’ outlet and you’ll see the ones that make that side look good, then go to the other side’s sites/news channels to get other reasons, again the ones that make their side look good), and add them all up. It is like a program, it is not just 1 line of code, but many added up to make the program(result).
But one that I haven’t seen yet and i believe existed(seen through conversations & chats) is simply some people no longer believe ‘their side’ is so great either and while they won’t vote for the ‘other’ side, they didn’t feel good enough to vote for their side and so why go.
Now no where near the entire reason, but I believe a lot of reasons added up to a large result: low turn out.
Spirit of America November 7th, 2014 at 00:27
I believe there are many reasons for the election results, and most of the obvious ones have been stated (go to any site or ‘news’ outlet and you’ll see the ones that make that side look good, then go to the other side’s sites/news channels to get other reasons, again the ones that make their side look good), and add them all up. It is like a program, it is not just 1 line of code, but many added up to make the program(result).
But one that I haven’t seen yet and i believe existed(seen through conversations & chats) is simply some people no longer believe ‘their side’ is so great either and while they won’t vote for the ‘other’ side, they didn’t feel good enough to vote for their side and so why go.
Now no where near the entire reason, but I believe a lot of reasons added up to a large result: low turn out.
John Bodensteiner November 6th, 2014 at 23:53
its is sad only three states were above 50%, all in the north.
John Bodensteiner November 7th, 2014 at 00:53
its is sad only three states were above 50%, all in the north.
rg9rts November 7th, 2014 at 03:14
We get exactly the government we deserve…
rg9rts November 7th, 2014 at 04:14
We get exactly the government we deserve…
fahvel November 7th, 2014 at 03:22
ok, but why didn’t the democrats vote at 80++%.
fahvel November 7th, 2014 at 04:22
ok, but why didn’t the democrats vote at 80++%.