Robert Stewart Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 (edited) Let's be fair. They did get something. The lowest approval ratings of any party in history. And yet somehow I feel this won't hurt that many of them politically. Edit: Dat moment when you realize that neither of the Representatives of the two districts you live in voted to approve the CR. Edited October 17, 2013 by shinpichu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.M. Gei Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 And yet somehow I feel this won't hurt that many of them politically. Edit: Dat moment when you realize that neither of the Representatives of the two districts you live in voted to approve the CR. How about your senators? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stewart Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 How about your senators? Nope. Them neither. I live in Texas, but go to school in Alabama fyi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau of Isaac Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 And yet somehow I feel this won't hurt that many of them politically. Gerrymandered districts can only take you so far, man. This is going to hurt them pretty bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.M. Gei Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Gerrymandered districts can only take you so far, man. This is going to hurt them pretty bad. A lot of the GOP members who voted "no" whenever it was back in the states are in, what, R+20 districts right now or something? This definitely might hurt a lot of Republicans in some of the more purple districts (such as Denham's or Gary Miller's in California or Joe Heck in southern Clark County or Michael Grimm on Staten Island or Frank Wolf in Northern Virginia, all of whom voted "yes" but whose districts went for Obama last year). Of course, one year is a pretty long time and a lot of the electorate...doesn't exactly display a long memory (or might listen to CNN talking about how "both sides couldn't compromise" or shit like that). Then again, I hear the Tea Party is gearing up for another shutdown grandstand, and if they do this repeatedly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau of Isaac Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 ...then we might get to see what single-digit approval ratings look like. Hell, I'm pretty sure the Democrats are ecstatic as the possibility of another. Especially one in February, because it'll be right smack dab in 2014 where even the short attention span of the public won't soon forget it. Also this article made me smile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.M. Gei Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 This is the hidden blessing of the GOP gerrymandering themselves into R+20 districts after winning control of a ton of state legislatures in 2010. Now, they have a bunch of far-right crazies in Congress who probably got into office promising to shut the government down, and then they're in blood-red districts so that they don't have to care about trying to appear remotely centrist. Meanwhile, they'll be in a lot of trouble in the more purple districts they hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadykid Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 oh yeah that Tea Party http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/tea-party lawl Nope. Them neither. I live in Texas, but go to school in Alabama fyi. ouch, from an awful state to the (2nd) worst state Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stewart Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 ouch, from an awful state to the (2nd) worst state The saving grace of this is that I live in Austin/Huntsville, which seem to be better than the rest of the state that they're part of. Not sure if Alabama is the 2nd worst. Louisiana and Mississippi seem to be pretty bad as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 oh yeah that Tea Party http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/tea-party lawl ouch, from an awful state to the (2nd) worst state "stories of happy men and women who have left the homosexual lifestyle" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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