Political thoughts from your crazy Republican Uncle, the guy you tried to straighten out at Thanksgiving Dinner when you were home from college before getting triggered by facts and logic.
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Day 19: Get a warrant
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Day 18: Fact Checkers Need Not Apply
George H.W. Bush was known for his socks, maybe Biden will be too? Today he wore dark blue socks adorned with lighter blue dogs. (Yes, there are plenty of more substantive things to tweet about but we can have some fun sometimes too.) pic.twitter.com/8xxTusXafQ
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) November 23, 2020
Monday, November 23, 2020
Day 17: Hands up, won't shoot
Related: Antifa Protesters Harass, Assault Police Supporters in Nebraska https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-omaha-blm-mob-harasses-teen-who-shows-support-for-policeMore of the confrontation. (Its quiet now, I've got time to upload) pic.twitter.com/wk3JsQtHok
— Mel 'Andy Ngo is a Fascist' Buer (@coldbrewedtool) November 23, 2020
Sunday, November 22, 2020
Day 16: Election Hacking
The left didn't think hacking an election was such a crazy idea just two years ago.
Saturday, November 21, 2020
Day 15: Taking it seriously
Friday, November 20, 2020
Day 14: Lack of trust
It's been 17 days since our last election (and 1446 days until the next one), but the fight over the results continues, despite everyone who supported Biden (including the media), declaring that it's over. I don't personally believe Biden won because of fraud, but there were irregularities in this election that are going to have to be addressed, even if they don't affect the results. And it's not just disgruntled Republicans, either — a third of Democrats believe the election was stolen from Trump.
The real problem is that our entire country, on both sides, is suffering from a lack of trust. We spent nearly four years being told that 2016 was the result of Russian collusion, and that Vladimir Putin rigged the election for Donald Trump. Now Trump and his team are holding up Biden's coronation with a series of lawsuits challenging the count in multiple states. Trump didn't cause this lack of trust — it existed before he took office — but it did help him win in 2016.
Tucker Carlson described the problem this way last night.
A lot of Americans believe this election was rigged. They’re not saying that because they’re crazy. They’re not just saying it because they’re mad. They mean it, and that’s a potentially fatal problem for this country. Elections aren’t merely "central to democracy" — elections are democracy. Voting is the way the public expresses its will. It’s all people have. If elections don’t work, our entire system doesn’t work. Everything in this country depends on fair elections, and it’s obvious even now that we don’t have them.
The left and their friends in the media would love for Trump supporters, but the lack of trust is going to be with us for a long time.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Day 13: Tossups
Just how bad were the polls in 2020? The "experts" listed 27 house races as "toss ups," and Republicans won every single one of them. None of the polls projected this would happen, and many of them projected the exact opposite. One of these was Don Bacon's seat here in Nebraska's second district. He had a rematch with self-proclaimed socialist Kara Eastman who ran against him in 2018, losing by just 2%. Well, two years later, and despite outspending Bacon by a million dollars or so, Kara lost by an even wider margin.
Why? We may be asking that question for years, but from what I saw, there was actual, legitimate "vote splitting," which Democrats put off by Eastman and her campaign and switching their vote for a moderate Republican like Bacon — while still not voting for Trump. Is it possible the moderates are going to be the real winners here, or did they prevail only because the Democrats went so far to the left? If it's the latter, somebody needs to tell the Democrat party, but they clearly haven't gotten the message yet.
Related: ‘Experts’ Listed 27 House Races As Toss-Ups. Republicans Won All 27