Boy, the biggest mistake these motherfuckers made was

[PCIntern]

to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Last night in the Bucks County, PA special election, the Democrat won with 67% of the vote. Democrats do not win elections in Bucks County with 67% of the vote and they normally wouldn’t even if they guaranteed that every household would receive $5000, per annum gratis. Well….that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but you can tell that I’m on a roll.

If this is not an example of the dog chasing the car and catching it, I don’t know what is. They awakened the sleeping giant of Americans who care deeply about issues if and only if it pertains to them or to their immediate families. What a giant fuck-up , and coupled with their arrant stupidity, I’m telling you that it’s going to be a bloodbath for these pricks in the fall.

We are going to get out the vote and we’re going to wipe the floor with these bastards and make them eat their words.

[Blue Owl]

1. Let 'em blow their own brains out -- they're dumb enough to do it

Maybe the decade of 2020-2030 will bring the DEATH of the REPUKELICKIN PARTY -- wouldn't that be a dream?

[Meadowoak]

4. It's a certainty

[RocRizzo55]

15. Its the RapeubliKKKcon Party.

remember that.

[calimary]

26. Oooooooooh I LIKE that!

No. I actually don't LIKE that, I FUCKING LOVE that!!!!!

It fits them perfectly. Because they'd be okay with it if increasingly large loads of people weren't getting loud and angry about it.

Women voters will have the last word this November.

[hatrack]

19. They could try, but they'd miss . . .

. . . with a target that size.

[Katcat]

24. So true

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Couldn't agree more with you, my dear PCIntern! Every word is TRUE. Thank you! ♥ nt

[MadameButterfly]

3. What I don't understand is after defeating Roe and being able to do what they want

in their states, they have to get rid of the states rights thing to show they were lying all along, control travel between states, get rid of exceptions, go after non-viable pregnancies because why? Home testing and contraception will be next.

They could have accepted the win and claimed some moral ground instead they made sex dangerous for women across America and implemented a kind of police state.

[Skittles]

40. because that is what they wanted all along

no one decides but THEM

[MadameButterfly]

63. yes, apparently, but why do they want this?

What do they get? Any women in their lives? Do these guys ever have sex?

[Skittles]

64. there's always exemptions for wealthy white people and their kin

they know this

as always, THEY get to choose

[MadameButterfly]

65. yes, of course

they won't have to live by the rules they set

[bucolic_frolic]

5. I don't share the magnitide of the enthusiasm

The snowstorm kept in-person voting down. Was there vote by mail for a special election? That could skew results when the in-person party stays home due to the storm. Because you're right, 67% is not Dem-achievable there.

[Think. Again.]

52. From what I've read, it wasn't a bad snow "storm" after all.

[madaboutharry]

6. And the fact that these psycho forced birthers don't know when to call it a day is going to make it even worse for them.

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These evil cretins don't know where to stop. They keep proposing legislation that would allow women to die in emergency rooms. They want legislation to outlaw all abortion under all circumstances, full stop. They are talking about banning birth control. They are insane. And the American people have taken notice.

I hope they lose 100 seats in the house and 10 seats in the Senate. I hope Joe Biden wins the presidency with 400 electoral votes. These misogynist haters should never win another election.

[PCIntern]

7. No disagreement there....

[spanone]

8. Great News.

K&R

[Mr. Evil]

9. "...we're going to wipe the floor with these bastards and make them eat their words."

I believe you're right. But, I'd rather see them face plant into a plate full of shit.

[RainCaster]

10. they are- the name of that plate is "Trump"

[bluboid]

11. Thank you.

Let’s hope the population everywhere wakes up & votes…

[BaronChocula]

12. Was talking to a friend last night

who is paralytically stuck in a centrist/right centrist mode. His political opinions often begin with "an editorial in the Wall Street Journal..." That's about the extent of his political sophistication. He clearly gives the gop the pass many other white people give and he tends to engage in a lot of both-sidesism (I'll get to the point, but he is like so many other Americans in so many ways). Last night he was insisting as he had done before that if Haley was the gop nom, she would clean up in the election. I shook my head and told him "don't count on it. Democrats/Biden are going to run on abortion and they're gonna rub it in." I also reminded him that Nikki Haley said she would sign a national abortion ban.

And that was the end of that conversation.

[Cha]

13. I was So Happy to see that the Dems Won the seat in the PA Special

House Election! It was Super Important & I bet TSF is Seething Barking like a Rabid Asshole mad.

Maddow Blog | Why the Democratic win in Pennsylvania’s special election matters

*snip*

But as Democrats celebrated their success in the Empire State, there was another race election watchers were following in a neighboring state, which mattered, too. NBC News reported overnight:

While those names won’t be familiar to national audiences, one of the reasons the results stood out is the larger legislative context: Had the GOP candidate in this race prevailed, Democrats would’ve lost their narrow majority in the Pennsylvania state House.

But just as notable was the local geography. NBC News’ report added, “The win in Bucks County — a purple slice of the northern suburbs of Philadelphia — was hailed as positive news by national Democrats, some of whom had viewed the contest as an early bellwether of the party’s fortunes among suburban voters ahead of the 2024 election.”

*snip*

What’s more, a Politico report noted that there have been six legislative special elections in Pennsylvania over the past year, and Democrats have won all of them.

[LAS14]

66. Does this mean that Dems previously held that seat?

"Had the GOP candidate in this race prevailed, Democrats would’ve lost their narrow majority in the Pennsylvania state House."

[Jean Genie]

14. Well done, Bucks County!

I hope you're right, I think you're right, I pray you're right! We need to undo, dismantle, demolish what the Republican clown bus has become!

[JustAnotherGen]

16. I work in Bucks

And my top direct report lives there too . . . She was really pumped up about this - this morning.

[BootinUp]

17. Yeeeessss.

[jaxexpat]

18. "...make them eat their words". Then they will surely die, for their words are deadly poison.

[Mr.Bill]

20. I hope to see the day when two thirds of the Senate

are Democrats. Because that, my friends, is when we start impeaching every wingnut hack that Trump appointed to the federal judicial system.

[Skittles]

44. since when do Dems hold repukes accountable

heck, they let Dubya get away with LYING HIS WAY INTO A WAR

[AZLD4Candidate]

21. The insidous "Democrat" plan of "Operation just let the motherfuckers speak" is working perfectly.

Time for phase two: Operation Let all eligible voters vote.

[Bobstandard]

22. Suozzi (not Susie) also hit immigration hard

Both candidates focused on being hard on immigration. Tough on immigration, pro-abortion seems to be a strong position this cycle.

We’ve got to elect more Dems to House and Biden to White House so we can help dreamers. Trump will surely screw them.

[GoneOffShore]

23. Was so pleased to wake up to this news. And your perspective, as always, is on point.

We'll be working with Democrats Abroad on the GOTV efforts here in Aix among people who don't think about voting while they live overseas. Plus we're voting in PA via absentee.

[mountain grammy]

25. Hopefully people are finally seeing the cruelty

And downright meanness of the Republican agenda. It’s hard for many to accept the constant hatred of everything.

[DinahMoeHum]

27. ". . .the dog chasing the car and catching it. . ."

. . .whereupon the car (karma) is now running over the dog (dogma) over and over and over again.
And again. and again. And again. etc.



The current GOP needs to be burned to the ground and started all over again.
It's no longer a party, it's a cult.

[yankee87]

28. Blue TSUNAMIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Going to win in places never expected..

[brewens]

29. Trump could have had it all if he'd even tried. He would have had to have been smarter though. I had this faint hope

that maybe at best he'd be in it for himself but also lock the next term in by actually helping working class people. I thought he'd be perfectly happy to ignore the people at the top, cash himself and his family in, maybe even raise taxes on the wealthy. He could have gotten custom written bills to exempt his kind of "business".

He would have even probably have gotten his wall.

[johnnyfins]

35. I have been saying this.

He didnt even have to pivot that far. Shit, if he would have done the right things with COVID, he prolly would have gotten re-elected. He was so worried about re-election that he fucked that up and a whole lot of people died. Constantly looking for the quick fix. I guess we will never see a reckoning for that.

[brewens]

39. Trump is his base. Once shut down and not working, they pushed back, and Trump went with them. They should have

demanded that if they were shut down, the people at the top cover it. Ya know, the ones that take all the money when things are going well and use a fraction of that to choose our leaders! They could have covered everyone that missed a truck payment or electrical bill for ten freakin' years and never had to cut back on their lifestyle. They have no clue what wealth these people have scammed us on is really worth.

Trump owes $83 million? If he's a billionaire, he has another 917 or those millions at least. LOL

[mopinko]

30. we need to beat them so badly that they're howling in the wilderness for at least a generation.

like after nixon, times 100.
we need to beat them so badly they have no choice but to stfu.

[WarGamer]

31. Prokopiak

is replacing John Galloway...

Galloway was the Rep since 2007...

Has there ever been a GOP'er winning this District?

I see Galloway ran unopposed most of the time and his recent winning % were 63%, 73%, 60% when the GOP ran someone.

Looks like a nice hold in a very BLUE District.

[whopis01]

32. This was hardly unexpected. I wouldn't be all that excited about the numbers

This seat has been solidly Democratic for many years.

In four out of the last eight elections there was no Republican candidate running.

As for the other years
2010 - D:63.32%
2012 - D 3.15%
2014 - D: unopposed
2016 - D: unopposed
2018 - D: unopposed
2020 - D:59.99%
2022 - D:67.73%

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives,_District_140

[LAS14]

67. Thanks!

I do appreciate facts. I used to count on a bunch of them here.

[mahina]

33. You made me laugh out loud and feel better. Still. It is insane that it took this. Also we need to be ready for the next

and the next generation of them after that.

God love you PCintern. aloha.

[birdographer]

34. I could not possibly agree more!

I don't think they even know what they have done. They are in their own little bubble of MAGAts, swirling around biting their own tails, so busy trying to ruin as many American lives as possible that not one of them has taken a moment to read the room. Or in this case the entire country. They still think they have a chance to win 2024. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

[johnnyfins]

36. They will

Cheat and whine and make J6 look like picnic. Im more worried what happens when Joe wins.

[Sky Jewels]

41. Not much will happen.

There might be some dipshits who gather here and there and wave their giant Trump flags around for a few hours. But what are they going to do after that? Storm the White House? Not gonna happen.

[Joinfortmill]

37. I'm with him!

[DownriverDem]

38. MAGAs live

in a bubble & certainly misjudged the abortion issue. Even with the immigration bill which has what thet want was a mistake to reject. The seem to miss that the country rejects them in many places.

[ZonkerHarris]

42. We need to win so big they can't cheat us out of it

[wolfie001]

43. Bucks County is where that MAGA cut his own dad's head off.....

That may have woken some of the RW MAGA-turds.

[marble falls]

45. I'm letting everybody know: I will drive them to the polls.

[MLAA]

46. Agree and think they've awakened everyone who likes to have sex without risking their or their partners life!

[Bluethroughu]

47. Yes, women Roar!

Roar a 2/3 majority in the House and Senate, show these old whitesupremacist men, who will be running the show moving forward!

When we get the MAJORITY IN A MAJORITY of all the STATE HOUSES, they'll see the power we give to life!

Excellent work Pennsylvanians!

[FinnOceanDog]

48. LOVE WINS. First DU Reply.

I’m suffering from an assault at my work almost 6 years ago. Getting good care And I’m so fortunate for that. I have a great DR support team. I’m getting better.

This post was great because it inspired me to reply.
I wish you all at good evening02142024

[C Moon]

49. I agree that was stupid, but please don't believe that the GOP is going down. We've been hearing that for decades...

and it never happens.

[PCIntern]

50. Did I say that?

I remember Barry Goldwater “destroying” the Party.

[Aussie105]

51. If you do unpopular things

and tell people they should just suck it up, because you know what is good for them, and then you ask them to vote for you, and they go 'Yeah, but no!' should you be surprised?

Co-operation and respect are earned by your actions, not demanded from a position of imaginary superiority.

Do these fools know nothing? (Rhetorical question, really.)

[DemMedic]

53. When I got to the polls, just a bit after 7:00am

It was pretty busy already, even with the snow.

[Emile]

54. K & R

[Buckeyeblue]

55. It will be interesting to see what happens in Texas

Texas has been part of the race to the bottom on denying any reproductive rights. Will the people of Texas say enough! Maybe part of the so called immigration crisis in Texas is to deflect or shield some of the draconian anti-choice measures that have been passed.

[BumRushDaShow]

56. Bucks County twice voted for the (D) for Congress (Patrick Murphy) in 2006 & 2008

and then it reverted to (R) with Fitzpatrick.

But it IS do-able and especially after the "Moms for (against) Liberty" took over school districts there and implemented their loony draconian policies, which eventually pissed all kinds of folks off there who just weren't into politics (despite many being "conservative" ).

Those poor dears woke Bucks County up and are getting served humble pie as they get booted right out of office, taking their support system with them!

[malthaussen]

57. I keep telling people to look at the election results and not the polls.

It seems like the Dems are winning everything since 2021.

I used to live in Montco, I know what Bucks is like. Although I'm more familiar with the Levittown part of Bucks.

-- Mal

[IbogaProject]

58. I grew up just across the Delaware from there

I went over there last spring and this one rundown working class town was full of T45 flags. I think the angry mediocre white demographic was never strong and they have both decimated their own and awakened a formally apolitical cohort. We just have to campaign hard and push a 50 state strategy.

[BumRushDaShow]

60. A lot of those are former cops

who as soon as they could, ran out of the city to live.

You see that reddish overlap in the far Northeast (Philly) that abuts southern Bucks County.

[PCIntern]

69. Yes. Somerton and lower Bucks near Bensalem off Knights Rd

[Grins]

59. The biggest mistake was getting exactly what they wanted

A lot of Republicans thought talking about overturning Roe would:

A) Bring in the rubes and their MONEY.
B) That overturning Roe would halt that revenue.
C) That the broader public did not want Roe overturned.
D) It would blow up on them!!!!

It’s like Mencken said, give them the government they want - and then watch them howl.

[riversedge]

61. I will be canvassing as much as I can next fall

[TeamProg]

62. I'm sure the GOP is nervous as hell. They should be. nt

[NowsTheTime]

68. Amazing how they continue to persue the most extreme levels of this issue..n/t