People here have talked constantly about this woman, but now that there is real news we are suddenly not hearing much from them. For the sake of completeness, here it is directly from her.




Ilhan Omar’s victory speech

The Representative from Minnesota’s 5th District hailed a victory for neighborhood, accountability, and transparency—and thanked Minnesotans for the welcome they gave her immigrant family.

(11-06-2026 02:54 AM)Gitanole Wrote:  People here have talked constantly about this woman, but now that there is real news we are suddenly not hearing much from them. For the sake of completeness, here’s the news directly from her.




Ilhan Omar’s victory speech

The Representative from Minnesota’s 5th District hailed a victory for neighborhood, accountability, and transparency—and thanked Minnesotans for the welcome they gave her immigrant family.

How is that real news? I don’t think anyone expected her not to win her race.

She has something like a 70% voter bloc in her district.

With the vote count nearly finished in Colorado, Democrat Eileen Laubacher (on right, above) is on track to defeat incumbent Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert in District 4 after Boebert moved to what she expected to be a more winnable district.

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Boebert, of Windsor, was first elected to represent the 3rd District on the Western Slope, but she moved across the state after two terms when she nearly lost reelection in 2022. She is a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, but a rift arose earlier this year when Boebert campaigned alongside outgoing Kentucky U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, whom the president targeted for leading efforts to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files last year.

Laubacher, a first-time candidate, is a retired Navy rear admiral and former National Security Council official. She was a longtime Republican and switched her party affiliation, first to unaffiliated, and then to Democratic in 2024. She defended that action at a debate... by claiming her belief in personal liberties is currently found in the Democratic Party and that the GOP she historically supported is “nearly unrecognizable.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/arti...47274.html

Wonder how the Democratic party found so many credible candidates so quickly for all those local races?

Last year, it turns out, a number of government professionals suddenly became available.

Blue shift: How voters reshaped the Senate, in charts and maps

https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/08/politics/...ts-map-vis

Nothing this idiot posts is “news”.

(Yesterday 07:21 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  Nothing this idiot posts is “news”.

Its all newsworthy and real, but just ignore it while we prepare to assume control of Congress and stymie your Dear Leader. Just keep splashing happily in your fetid cesspool and enjoy the Amen Chorus you get here while we reshape the country.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/poli...676165007/

If you had a pulse and had a 'D' next to your name running for office in 2026 - you automatically got a +10% kicker (just a SWAG) or higher with the votes. Why? Because the party you invited in to take seats in 2022 and 2024 decided it was a brilliant idea to continue to gaslight the voters when it came to the economy.

Since COVID - and this seems to have been intentional - we have been living with a 'K' shaped economy for the past 6 years. The GOP got the chance to fix the issues and they failed. Just like the Dems before them. Voters just said you may as well bring the Dems back to see if they'll fix it. And there are whispers that they may do so "THIS TIME".... A persistent 'K' shaped economy ALWAYS strengthens the hand of those who want to push socialism. Well...guess what's been going on for awhile now. You can't keep seeing mentions of "Late Stage Capitalism" and the election of a guy like Mamdani and not course correct to account for it. WHY are the claims about us being in a late stage resonating with more and more people? Why are actual socialists getting more and more votes - even winning elections? Trump's WH had zero answers. Tone deaf. Insular. Caring way, way more about personal ego than doing the job he was truly voted in to accomplish.

Starting 2025 - he should have been focused on the kitchen table issues since day one. He wasn't.

(Yesterday 07:52 AM)miko33 Wrote:  If you had a pulse and had a 'D' next to your name running for office in 2026 - you automatically got a +10% kicker (just a SWAG) or higher with the votes. Why? Because the party you invited in to take seats in 2022 and 2024 decided it was a brilliant idea to continue to gaslight the voters when it came to the economy.

Since COVID - and this seems to have been intentional - we have been living with a 'K' shaped economy for the past 6 years. The GOP got the chance to fix the issues and they failed. Just like the Dems before them. Voters just said you may as well bring the Dems back to see if they'll fix it. And there are whispers that they may do so "THIS TIME".... A persistent 'K' shaped economy ALWAYS strengthens the hand of those who want to push socialism. Well...guess what's been going on for awhile now. You can't keep seeing mentions of "Late Stage Capitalism" and the election of a guy like Mamdani and not course correct to account for it. WHY are the claims about us being in a late stage resonating with more and more people? Why are actual socialists getting more and more votes - even winning elections? Trump's WH had zero answers. Tone deaf. Insular. Caring way, way more about personal ego than doing the job he was truly voted in to accomplish.

Starting 2025 - he should have been focused on the kitchen table issues since day one. He wasn't.

Well said.

Never underestimate the power of stupid people voting as a Bloc. Communism has always been voted in, and then their so called elections would only have one candidate to chose from afterwards. The Nazis were voted in over the Socialists, so not much of a choice there.

(Yesterday 09:52 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  

I chuckled at this one. Well played.

Democrats have taken control of the state House in Georgia after also gaining the governor’s office in last week’s midterm election, giving the party control of each for the first time in more than 20 years.

The flip gives Democrats control of at least 12 new legislative chambers across the U.S. after their major gains at all levels.
....
https://news.yahoo.com/democrats-flip-ge...03739.html

(Yesterday 01:03 PM)Gitanole Wrote:  

Democrats have taken control of the state House in Georgia after also gaining the governor’s office in last week’s midterm election, giving the party control of each for the first time in more than 20 years.

The flip gives Democrats control of at least 12 new legislative chambers across the U.S. after their major gains at all levels.
....
https://news.yahoo.com/democrats-flip-ge...03739.html

If the country ends up with a great economy and doesn't infringe on our rights - then I'd support any politician who can deliver this. Their party label wouldn't matter so long as they deliver on the issues I care most about.

(Yesterday 01:18 PM)miko33 Wrote:  

(Yesterday 01:03 PM)Gitanole Wrote:  

Democrats have taken control of the state House in Georgia after also gaining the governor’s office in last week’s midterm election, giving the party control of each for the first time in more than 20 years.

The flip gives Democrats control of at least 12 new legislative chambers across the U.S. after their major gains at all levels.
....
https://news.yahoo.com/democrats-flip-ge...03739.html

If the country ends up with a great economy and doesn't infringe on our rights - then I'd support any politician who can deliver this. Their party label wouldn't matter so long as they deliver on the issues I care most about.

I think that it's worth considering what the 2 parties even look like compared to the 80s, 90s and 2000s. Many voters just pick a favorite color and vote for that their entire lives, unless something like 2026 comes along that they can't ignore and they (temporarily) switch sides.

How did Republicans go from Reagan's absolute annihilation of the Soviet Union to Trump's embrace of a smarter and more aggressive Russia in 2026? How did Democrats go from Clinton's pragmatism to extremists like AOC and Sanders in many cases dominating their agenda? Why did it take 30 years for Democrats to get back into the Governor's mansion in Texas? How long will it be before Republicans return to power in NY or California?

Political parties are supposed to be about winning elections, but both of our major parties too often allow their agendas to be sidetracked by extremists.

(Yesterday 01:24 PM)bryanw1995 Wrote:  

(Yesterday 01:18 PM)miko33 Wrote:  

(Yesterday 01:03 PM)Gitanole Wrote:  

Democrats have taken control of the state House in Georgia after also gaining the governor’s office in last week’s midterm election, giving the party control of each for the first time in more than 20 years.

The flip gives Democrats control of at least 12 new legislative chambers across the U.S. after their major gains at all levels.
....
https://news.yahoo.com/democrats-flip-ge...03739.html

If the country ends up with a great economy and doesn't infringe on our rights - then I'd support any politician who can deliver this. Their party label wouldn't matter so long as they deliver on the issues I care most about.

I think that it's worth considering what the 2 parties even look like compared to the 80s, 90s and 2000s. Many voters just pick a favorite color and vote for that their entire lives, unless something like 2026 comes along that they can't ignore and they (temporarily) switch sides.

How did Republicans go from Reagan's absolute annihilation of the Soviet Union to Trump's embrace of a smarter and more aggressive Russia in 2026? How did Democrats go from Clinton's pragmatism to extremists like AOC and Sanders in many cases dominating their agenda? Why did it take 30 years for Democrats to get back into the Governor's mansion in Texas? How long will it be before Republicans return to power in NY or California?

Political parties are supposed to be about winning elections, but both of our major parties too often allow their agendas to be sidetracked by extremists.

One generation’s extremist is the next generation’s no big deal.

A great strength of an open society is its ability to self-correct and adapt.

If we keep our democracy, keep our sense of rights and the rule of law, we can roll any way it seems best to roll.

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(Yesterday 03:16 PM)Gitanole Wrote:  

(Yesterday 01:24 PM)bryanw1995 Wrote:  

(Yesterday 01:18 PM)miko33 Wrote:  

(Yesterday 01:03 PM)Gitanole Wrote:  

Democrats have taken control of the state House in Georgia after also gaining the governor’s office in last week’s midterm election, giving the party control of each for the first time in more than 20 years.

The flip gives Democrats control of at least 12 new legislative chambers across the U.S. after their major gains at all levels.
....
https://news.yahoo.com/democrats-flip-ge...03739.html

If the country ends up with a great economy and doesn't infringe on our rights - then I'd support any politician who can deliver this. Their party label wouldn't matter so long as they deliver on the issues I care most about.

I think that it's worth considering what the 2 parties even look like compared to the 80s, 90s and 2000s. Many voters just pick a favorite color and vote for that their entire lives, unless something like 2026 comes along that they can't ignore and they (temporarily) switch sides.

How did Republicans go from Reagan's absolute annihilation of the Soviet Union to Trump's embrace of a smarter and more aggressive Russia in 2026? How did Democrats go from Clinton's pragmatism to extremists like AOC and Sanders in many cases dominating their agenda? Why did it take 30 years for Democrats to get back into the Governor's mansion in Texas? How long will it be before Republicans return to power in NY or California?

Political parties are supposed to be about winning elections, but both of our major parties too often allow their agendas to be sidetracked by extremists.

One generation’s extremist is the next generation’s no big deal.

A great strength of an open society is its ability to self-correct and adapt.

If we keep our democracy, keep our sense of rights and the rule of law, we can roll any way it seems best to roll.

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Okay, understandable. Don't think that's what Bryan was talking about. The parties have literally swapped sides on a few things. The MAGA movement today looks VERY SIMILAR to "Union Yes" and "Buy American" movements in the 80s. The tariffs the Dems want to roll back today would have been applauded and upheld by the Tom Harkins and Dick Gephardts of the party in decades past. Most of the Fortune 500 CEO's favor Dems today.