Why NOT to vote Republican

[nswef]

He sounds like our Governor Larry Hogan. He was superb during the pandemic. Republican in a very Democrat state. He negotiates well and compromises. He is NOT supporting the Trump candidate who won the primary. He also said he did not vote for Trump in either election. He's had 2 terms so cannot run again.

[Tybee]

The big end of the year county fair in Maine had ranked voting for the Best Fiber Art, so I guess the ranked voting we have is now trickling down to life in the real world.

[rosarugosa]

He sounds like our Governor Larry Hogan. He was superb during the pandemic. Republican in a very Democrat state. He negotiates well and compromises. He is NOT supporting the Trump candidate who won the primary. He also said he did not vote for Trump in either election. He's had 2 terms so cannot run again.

Same dynamic here; we are a very blue state that often elects a moderate Republican governor and it seems to work quite well for us. Baker also made no secret of his dislike for Trump. We need people who can compromise and reach across the aisle or I fear we are doomed.

[jp1]

We also need politicians with enough integrity to not continue supporting their party’s leader if he goes full traitor and attempts a coup to overthrow an election. Until that happens there is no ‘working together’.

[ApatheticNoMore]

Maybe a Republican governor and a Dem legislature on the state level works. A Dem governor and a Republican legislature like WI just leads to stripping the governor of all power though,and gerrymandering everything else.

It's a dangerous game of Russian roulette against democracy, and one I am perfectly happy not playing at all (obviously Republicans control nothing much here, fine by me. Then when they try to replace the elected governor they run Larry Elder , such a joke). And despite the state being very blue I have not noticed the Republican candidates being moderates at all for the most part, just content to always lose pretty much.

[frugal-one]

Maybe a Republican governor and a Dem legislature on the state level works. A Dem governor and a Republican legislature like WI just leads to stripping the governor of all power though,and gerrymandering everything else.

It's a dangerous game of Russian roulette against democracy, and one I am perfectly happy not playing at all (obviously Republicans control nothing much here, fine by me. Then when they try to replace the elected governor they run Larry Elder , such a joke). And despite the state being very blue I have not noticed the Republican candidates being moderates at all for the most part, just content to always lose pretty much.

The newest thing is republicans in WI trying to make into law that if the candidate they want does not win the election, they replace them with the candidate they want. Talk about going against democracy.

Heard this song today...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8S8gWBN9yE

Those in the 60's really took these words to heart. Sadly, they are as relevant now as they were then.

[LDAHL]

Maybe a Republican governor and a Dem legislature on the state level works. A Dem governor and a Republican legislature like WI just leads to stripping the governor of all power though,and gerrymandering everything else.

The Democrats had a pretty aggressive gerrymander of their own that won approval by the state Supreme Court, but the SCOTUS shot it down in March because it violated the Voting Rights Act. The Democrats’ map diluted the black vote in SE Wisconsin to create more safe districts for their side.

[frugal-one]

That is not true. republicans made it difficult for blacks to vote. Blacks had to travel out of their district that was not even covered by a bus route to vote. The republicans are doing whatever they can to make sure the blacks have a difficult time. That is the deal with their gerrymandering.

[LDAHL]

That is not true. republicans made it difficult for blacks to vote. Blacks had to travel out of their district that was not even covered by a bus route to vote. The republicans are doing whatever they can to make sure the blacks have a difficult time. That is the deal with their gerrymandering.

The district maps cases are a matter or record.

Just as it is a matter of record that Stacey Abrams ridiculous voter suppression suit was recently tossed out.

[jp1]

So apparently Perla, the person that recruited the migrants for desantis’ stunt, has been identified. This may get interesting. Especially as the civil suit against desantis, which also names her, moves forward. Wonder if he paid her enough florida taxpayer money to take the fall.