Message from @MacAndSwiss
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So the blue wave broke through, but just barely. This is a reminder that fully half the electorate wants things to go in a different direction, but this is hardly a resounding rebuke of the president either.
Not really a blue wave.
Blue pond, but not a wave.
Puddle
It's politics as normal honestly. Things usually move in opposition to the president.
It's almost a rule in politics at this point.
In a rational world both sides would recognize the US is split and would proceed with humility.
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But this isn't a rational world
See, this is why I like federalism.
Yeah, we're gonna have to really play it cool now.
If this was a rational world, neither of the parties would even fucking exist
If the left stays in CA, and the right stays in TX. And no one goes stepping on each other's toes... I could like that.
I'm worried all the alt-right trolls are going to wreck everything for us.
Both have dropped the ball immensely\
I don't know if this can be chalked up as a routine midterm. Not with the turnout.
In a rational world one examines the evidence and decides what is the best solution for the situation.
Im just waiting for the memes to pop up tomorrow
In all fairness, each one of them should've recieved a kick to the balls
It's not a routine midterm. But the results seem pretty normal.
That's if the Dems ever go centrist
Most midterms draw only people angry with the president. This time BOTH sides were pulled in with passion.
Jews? Jews.
We just had an enthusiasm surge. That much is sure. But this has happened before.
well cali has a good chunk of red its the big cities that turn it blue
Honestly, I dont even think a centrist exists between the big two
Am I the only one who thinks that both parties should've been put out of their misery a while ago?
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Why?
because honestly, it seems like both are just flavors of the same exact raw sewage
The US was actually very polarized before WWII. It only really came together in the past decades. There was a left press and a right press. Enthusiasm was usually high.
Centrists are an endangered species on both sides of the aisle
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the only difference is the color and military spending
The founding fathers warned against a 2 party system...
What has changed is that the parties are more homogenous than back then and federalism is not as strong.
I am rare
The US can actually survive partisanship. But it needs to be able to function locally.
Oh no
Yes, a 2 party system seems to be causing a significant amount of problems.