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It’s a nail biter but looks like she’ll take it.

re: ilhan

 

Yeah she’s good, but ended up way too fucking close.

 

Who was running against her?

 

A moderate dem funded by right wing PACs

 

Just some centrist named Don Samuels. Has GOP backing, like most non-lefties in deep blue districts. His main talking point is that he doesn't want to defund the police, but he was not really inspiring on any policy, just a nice alternative for libs who are sick of Omar's optical liabilities.

 

This really doesn’t give credit to just how well-documented of a deranged weirdo Don Samuels really is. This is a much better summary

https://naomikritzer.com/2022/07/23/primary-elections-2022-us-house-05/

 

Just wild shit.

 

can’t wait for her to live to 109

 

I cannot believe I read someone in this thread say they were somewhat less upset about a child facing jail time for self abortion because the child called their unborn fetus a thing

 

Not even remotely what I meant, but sure, let's spend another few pages dissecting what I said. I haven't been butchered enough.

EDIT: The thing that really hurts is the people that find it better to leap down my throat rather than rationally engage me. I guess it's easier to do that than have a conversation.

 

i would love to because it was vile

 

May I ask why you think that's what I meant?

 

I thought I made perfectly clear that I wasn't exactly "less upset" but more "unhappy with everything involved ".

The "thing" comment was separate from that other thought and was only meant to indicate one of the things I was unhappy with, not the only thing, and certainly not intended to be the crux of anything.

 

Not the same thing as being happy or okay with it though, is it? Seems like a giant leap to make, considering everything else I've said.