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lagomorph777

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14. Big news of the night: We had an election. A somewhat normal election.

Reply to Squinch (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 12:24 PM

Nov 2018

That was not a safe bet beforehand.

Of course, there are clearly some big cleanups needed and some major problems (e.g. why is it legal for an SOS to count his own votes???).

But overall, we won and Russia lost.

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Basically, we saved the world last night. So quit yer complainin'! [View all] Squinch Nov 2018 OP

Great message saidsimplesimon Nov 2018 #1

Great message. Crutchez_CuiBono Nov 2018 #2

Trump's GOP dictatorship is DEAD! workinclasszero Nov 2018 #3

But again bdamomma Nov 2018 #22

No Kidding! Cha Nov 2018 #4

New York may finally pass single-payer healthcare. . . DinahMoeHum Nov 2018 #5

Greetings from the left coast lambchopp59 Nov 2018 #7

My sig image is not a blue whale, but dozens of blue piranhas. . . DinahMoeHum Nov 2018 #8

She looks like a pirhana in that photo. lagomorph777 Nov 2018 #15

I think it will. And I love that if trump fires Mueller, Adam can just take the Squinch Nov 2018 #25

Thank you Squinch!!!! So true... Demsrule86 Nov 2018 #6

Some sympathy will be nice.. Do you understand the pain involved for some here? Le Gaucher Nov 2018 #9

THIS! I worked my ass off the last 6 months for my candidates. progressoid Nov 2018 #23

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Well said, Squinch! Thanks! B Stieg Nov 2018 #10

I hate that each of those stars lost to a crook. But there's Squinch Nov 2018 #21

we didn't save the world's last night ... not by a long shot fishwax Nov 2018 #11

If you've lost the courts you've lost everything TrogL Nov 2018 #12

Justice Willam Brennan was a Republican steventh Nov 2018 #17

Well you may have lost everything. Most of us certainly have not. Squinch Nov 2018 #20

Not a wave, but a creeping Tsunami. forgotmylogin Nov 2018 #13

Big news of the night: We had an election. A somewhat normal election. lagomorph777 Nov 2018 #14

+1000! mcar Nov 2018 #16

This post is soooo important! Trueblue Texan Nov 2018 #18

That's why I changed my avatar from "The Scream" to the globe. Vinca Nov 2018 #19

Sorry to be the lemon PJMcK Nov 2018 #26

That shitstain is still the resident. Tipperary Nov 2018 #27

Have a lovely evening. Squinch Nov 2018 #29

We did good. sheshe2 Nov 2018 #28