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Seeing this reminds me of one of the times I was most incensed with Dave Wasserman's tweets - when he shamed Democratic voters for supporting their own candidate instead of a faux-moderate who just happened to vote for impeachment. If you watch Perez's ads, they're simple and clean and exactly what is needed for that type of race and district. She's also the type of candidate the purity contest crowd who still make up so much of the online left will ignore. Never forget how many out there went nuts trying to create a narrative that counting on races like this, or on working to defeat Peter Meijer in Michigan, were counterproductive and would only help Republicans.

Sorry if this was already around. @Vee @slick jones @SFK @victoria foxton @Paul Raven @j swift @Franko @beebs

Jeff Keller, or someone claiming to be him, uploaded four clips from his role on Loving. You get glimpses of other stories, but the main plot is Steve being on trial for killing Nick and being accused of raping Cecilia. @dc11786 @Sapounopera @Kane @Paul Raven @Vee @slick jones @victoria foxton @Forever8 @j swift@danfling

@Vee I was reading about that earlier. Politico, which I haven't read much in a few years for obvious reasons, claims that Rick Scott had already been planning to run a leader campaign, to the point of recording a video. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/11/10/rick-scott-mcconnell-midterm-elections-martin-00066400 Scott is a ghoulish figure - the clip of him bragging about making unemployment benefits impossible for Floridians and the extremists he was speaking to briefly being too ashamed to applaud still chills me when I think about it - but he clearly knows now is the time to act, as the map means Republicans stand a very good chance in the Senate. He can take over, do what he does best (go on TV and talk about hurting poor people), and then just wait to become Majority Leader. And of course faded media darlings and chinless wonders who know their national ambitions are gone or will soon be gone are happy to join him. McConnell is vastly overrated by a media that sees all Republicans as geniuses and right in step with the public at every turn, but other than some blunders he made in the runup to the Georgia runoffs in 2021, he generally has much stronger political instincts than most of those around him. If Scott gets more power and Trump's picks continue to hold sway in the party - and wretched Peter Thiel, of course (I imagine he's the one who put Blake Masters' perpetually traumatized Toy Story bully face on national television last night), that may be the best chance Democrats have to hold on to the Senate in 2024.

Thanks @AbcNbc247 We've lost so many AW actors this year...so many P&G actors in general. No matter how much contempt P&G may have for their legacy, fans never really let go. so this still hurts.

The story sucks and no one involved is trying much, aside from Kellie Bright at times. You're better off avoiding it.

I know he will always be remembered as Batman, as it should be, but I really loved his work as Jerry. The role was nothing, but he was gorgeous, charismatic, and had a real warmth and humor that was wasted on a show which at that time was so moribund. He and Laura Malone also had tremendous chemistry. This news just breaks my heart.

I really can't remember who mentioned Michael Moore, if it was @Vee or @JaneAusten or someone else, but as someone who has never had any stomach for the man in 20 years, I did want to say that he was right about the elections, and thanks to those of you who posted the articles quoting him, even if I didn't take them seriously at the time.

They don't care about doing anything substantial. Just obstruction and tax cuts. Jon Ralston is the account to follow for the Nevada race.

Thanks for finding that, @Vee That truly is much higher than I thought they'd get this year. Ideally we can scrape through a few more at the least. Lindsey Graham is a horrid little man. Shamefully race-baiting and going as over the top in a pearl-clutching manner as possible. I want Julia Sugarbaker to rise and lash into him. I'm not going to act like this can't work, but I dearly hope it doesn't. The media went hogwild this year, and for several years now, to tell us how many Latinos were true Republicans at heart, and all the rest. This article breaks down some of the Latino vote, and gains (or no gains). https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/11/10/23451639/midterm-latino-vote-takes-2022

The man who wrote the New Yorker piece also wrote a fawning piece on Chris Rufo last year. There needs to be more of a study on how toxic and pervasive the influence of these types of writers at "liberal" publications has been.

I have a feeling if she wins she will be primaried out, like Madison Cawthorn...but hopefully she will lose now.

That's part of what annoys me about most of the turning of politics into a spectator sport - I see so many comments along the lines of "How could we not beat MTG, what's the point of any of this," when she was never going to lose. It does annoy me about Boebert, because I'm sick of going through life with bad people (and she is a genuinely sick, monstrous person) being rewarded, but I'm just going to try to focus elsewhere (although I do hope she loses). The worst part with Tralfagar is you know the same analysts who lapped up those polls this year will do it all over again in 2024.

I've been checking too, but Boebert is in a Republican district and should have easily won. If things turn around (which they very well could) I'll be happy, but I went in assuming she'd win and I still will.

I guess this is why she came back... It's too bad, as I liked the actress. And also one of the only black women to be on the show for a while, from what I've read. Died so that Viliami and Madonna can get back together, I guess.

Based on the voting numbers so far today I'm inclined to agree, much as I wish I didn't. I feel like so many people in this country have just given up and are happy to embrace fascism (and that's not hyperbole, that's what it is), due to apathy, bigotry, and a media that works 24/7 for their Republican leaders. Look at the pure glee from Nate Cohn, the disgust he feels for Democrats. He, like all the others at NYT who sent us to war in Iraq and gave their good friend Trump a kingdom, can't hide his contempt. This is the people who are sending us this country to a place we can never return from. And they are too bubbled up to realize the Beltway will be among the first who will be sent away. Johnson winning is the CW.

Sad to hear about Bill. One of soap's best actors. Even when I was annoyed with Arthur I felt like I knew him. 92 is certainly a good age to go (if you're in good enough health anyway), but I still feel like this has been a tough year for EE alum.

Stories like this, and the new polls (I know they are mostly junk, but still) showing Walker at 50%, plus Larry Sabato moving the race to the GOP (along with Pennsylvania - oddly he claims Nevada is going to stay with Democrats) was demoralizing enough until I saw this. The right, including media darlings endlessly praised for how moderate and sensible they are, are now openly calling for black Americans to be deported. I don't trust early voting numbers, so the best to hope for is the polls being overcorrected this year in favor of the GOP...but days like this I'm so horrified of where we are heading and just how few of us will be left when they are through.

Susan Lucci interview. @Jonathan Even after all these years I still find Kathie Lee unbearable on this show.

I never thought Annie Parisse could act. It's easier to play "crazy" and of course Sheffer loved seeing women degraded and destroyed, so that's what we got. I thought the material was utterly embarrassing trash, and was one of the reasons I stopped watching the show for good around that point.

I did not realize Desi was actually gone. As is often the case, I finally stopped disliking her so much as she was leaving (I guess because we got much less of the whole "Desi is abusive and horrible but who cares because she's so loveable" routine). https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/celebrity/tv/shorty-star-kura-why-i-left-my-dream-job-46205

Poor Stephanie Beacham having to deal with this very awkward interview setup, and Regis pushing her Playboy in her face as soon as she walked out.