Republicans take over the U.S.

[Economy 52,861]

Well, "good" and "bad" are subjective. Depends on who you ask. If you're a conservative this is great news, for liberals, not so much.

Republicans tend to have better economic policies (this is debatable), and Democrats are more socially progressive (also debatable, depends on who you ask). Republicans are usually anti-abortion, anti-same-s-x marriage, anti-global warming, Democrats are the opposite.

Really depends on who you are if you see this as good or bad tbh.

this! I prefer Republicans economically and Democrats for social issues

Here in Canada our conservatives as like republicans economically but are pretty progressive on social issues

This is going to severely impair ANY progress made between the president and Congress. I'm a definite Democrat for many reasons. And for anyone that thinks Obama is an utter failure and is the reason we have struggled financially as a country for so long.....well just remember who destroyed our finances in his 8 year term as president before Obama. *cough* Bush *cough*

theres a lot more behing the financial crisis than Bush and the Republicans :coffee:

[Gagaloo911 12,959]

Hmm... yes, fewer people vote during midterms.

But how do voter ID laws prevent people from voting? I never really understood this argument. You need an ID to drive, buy alcohol, get on welfare programs, etc. How do people not have an ID?

EDIT: I live in Texas, and as you may know they passed a Voter ID Law. Yet I remember my parents being asked for an ID way before this was passed.... so... I'm not sure about it. How many people don't have some sort of ID?

Prevents certain people from voting cause it has been proven to disproportionately impact traditional minority groups as they are more likely to not have the type of ID required or at least the correct documents to get the right type of ID.

Most of the documents required for an ID also cost money, along with the ID itself, and considering that minority groups such as African-Americans and others are more likely to be poor and of low SES, they are more likely not able to afford such things to be able to go vote in the states with voter ID laws that are more often Republican-controlled. It effectively is a poll tax.

[TheFame Monster 9,015]

Yaass! Finally!

[Skins 40]

There are some amazing Republicans and some amazing Democrats. The entire White House is just so ****ed up though. It's literally almost as bad as Middle East politics.

[MonsterOfficial 11,079]

run.

[craig 680]

What's ironic is ballot initiatives for raising the minimum wage passed yesterday in places as diverse as Arkansas and San Francisco. Yet the Democrats fail to connect with their traditional working class support enough to win.

 

I think the left has got so identified with promoting minorities and women, and calling white males privileged all the time, that a large segment of ordinary white guys actually feel the Republicans are more on their side.

[DeleteMyAccount 11,881]

What's ironic is ballot initiatives for raising the minimum wage passed yesterday in places as diverse as Arkansas and San Francisco. Yet the Democrats fail to connect with their traditional working class support enough to win.

 

I think the left has got so identified with promoting minorities and women, and calling white males privileged all the time, that a large segment of ordinary white guys actually feel the Republicans are more on their side.

I honestly think that people just become fed up with Dems or Reps every 6-8 years.  Thus switching around who controls the Senate and House.  It's actually statistically factual.  

 

I doubt that white privileged men all started voting red because of the reason you gave.  Some maybe, but not enough to make a case.

[Yoshi 35]

Why is there no major third party in the US? Most EU parliaments have 3+

[craig 680]

I honestly think that people just become fed up with Dems or Reps every 6-8 years.  Thus switching around who controls the Senate and House.  It's actually statistically factual.  

 

I doubt that white privileged men all started voting red because of the reason you gave.  Some maybe, but not enough to make a case.

The first part is true.

Though I wasn't taking about men who are actually privileged - it's men who are objectively under-privileged yet vote Republican because they feel alienated from the Democrat cultural elites and their perceived lack of concern with the white working class.

 

Segments of the left have been telling white males for 40 years they are all privileged simply for being white males, then they wonder why many of them vote for the "party of privilege" in elections instead of their own economic interest. Economic inequality has been growing for 40 years, yet their is far more chatter about race and gender in PC circles.

[Morphine Prince 109,683]

What's ironic is ballot initiatives for raising the minimum wage passed yesterday in places as diverse as Arkansas and San Francisco. Yet the Democrats fail to connect with their traditional working class support enough to win.

 

I think the left has got so identified with promoting minorities and women, and calling white males privileged all the time, that a large segment of ordinary white guys actually feel the Republicans are more on their side.

And yet these minorities aren't voting. Only 8% of registered Latino voters voted last night, yet most Latinos are up in arms about immigration reform. 

 

I'm Latino and this always disappoints me. 

[Gov Hooka 8,008]

1989 era ha impact

[Gov Hooka 8,008]

It had to happen this way. One party has to be the majority so that they can blame all the bad things that happen on the the party that was the majority before ("It's not their fault they can't get **** done. They can't fix everything in X amount of years. We still voted for the right people") so then when the other party are the majority again the minority party can complain that the voters didn't give them enough time to fix the damage that the majority did. It's the same cycle over and over.

[Sizzily 14,571]

Hello Canada.

[Economy 52,861]

What's ironic is ballot initiatives for raising the minimum wage passed yesterday in places as diverse as Arkansas and San Francisco. Yet the Democrats fail to connect with their traditional working class support enough to win.

I think the left has got so identified with promoting minorities and women, and calling white males privileged all the time, that a large segment of ordinary white guys actually feel the Republicans are more on their side.

The US needs to do what we do here in Canada

Stop worrying so much about Federal Minimum Wage and leave it up to the States to decide because the economy and cost of living varies so much from one area to another that its hard to come up with a standard for the entire Country

Here in Canada im sure a low Federal Minimum Wage exists but its never talked about. Each Province sets their own minimum wage and thats that :shrug:

[DeleteMyAccount 11,881]

The first part is true.

Though I wasn't taking about men who are actually privileged - it's men who are objectively under-privileged yet vote Republican because they feel alienated from the Democrat cultural elites and their perceived lack of concern with the white working class.

 

Segments of the left have been telling white males for 40 years they are all privileged simply for being white males, then they wonder why many of them vote for the "party of privilege" in elections instead of their own economic interest. Economic inequality has been growing for 40 years, yet their is far more chatter about race and gender in PC circles.

I see.  That's a very good point.  Sadly I doubt that'll change, but hoping it will.