if you think abortion is the major driver for the KS and IA numbers, which seems pretty plausible to me, that argument also especially plays for Blorgia, Blorth Carolina, and Blexas - ThreadSky

proptermalone.bsky.social • 126 days ago

if you think abortion is the major driver for the KS and IA numbers, which seems pretty plausible to me, that argument also especially plays for Blorgia, Blorth Carolina, and Blexas

Reposted from David M. Perry

June 2022: Dobbs decision
August 2022: Kansas voters reject an amendment that would’ve criminalized abortion 59 to 40.

Then midterms: Kelly (D) holds gov mansion despite “red wave”

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davidcolborne.bsky.social•126 days ago

Which, I think, also helps explain why NV might not matter this time around — abortion isn't meaningfully under threat here (or, at least, no more so than, say, CA), so running on the issue doesn't motivate CA transplants moving to NV to stop paying taxes to vote Dem.

mattmiller.bsky.social•126 days ago

and Blorida

proptermalone.bsky.social•126 days ago

and Blorida

jason-keffer.bsky.social•126 days ago

Florida's amendment on the ballot too.

saramaburwani.bsky.social•126 days ago

I know what blorgia means (blue georgia) but I keep thinking of the blorg from stellaris

mrnelson007.bsky.social•126 days ago

I keep going to “off-brand Borgia dynasty”

beaverstanacct.bsky.social•126 days ago

Sir I covered this two months ago

https://bsky.app/profile/stephenwebb.bsky.social/post/3l2fuls75sd2d

bananapantz.bsky.social•126 days ago

Bluerto Rico!

🎶suave🎶

roosefella.bsky.social•126 days ago

I see that Blypming typo, and I feel the pain it must cause.

bananapantz.bsky.social•126 days ago

Blonnecticut was right there.

beaverstanacct.bsky.social•126 days ago

It's just called "Connecticut"

bananapantz.bsky.social•126 days ago

Damn Yankees!

roosefella.bsky.social•126 days ago

Cobalticut?

roosefella.bsky.social•126 days ago

and for etymological reasons that should be apparent

Bleumont

roosefella.bsky.social•126 days ago

Ar-azure-na

kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social•126 days ago

Is New England Balticized?

waynefryback.bsky.social•126 days ago

Blew York?? 😄

roosefella.bsky.social•126 days ago

the p right next to the o like that
and now it's a banger, so there's no fixing it, either.

North Blarolina?
Or Blorth Blarolina?

beaverstanacct.bsky.social•126 days ago

That and "Alabluma". I had to fight autocorrect so hard on that post

acerbicotter.bsky.social•126 days ago

I'm already trying to manifest Bloklahoma

beaverstanacct.bsky.social•126 days ago

Every iteration of Oklahoma mispronunciation makes me think of this

https://youtu.be/TuIKbjZJSr4?feature=shared

drewweisserman.bsky.social•126 days ago

Nah, Texazul sounds so much better than Azuresas

connorlynch.bsky.social•126 days ago

Right. Blexas has been moved from the “possible” column to the “plausible” column.

Fallout of that would be quite a spectacle.

laurabrevitz.bsky.social•126 days ago

I wouldn't stop giggling for days.

connorlynch.bsky.social•126 days ago

Top GOP TX officials would have to do one of:
“Donald Trump is a liar”
“Donald Trump is telling the truth and I am betraying him” or
“I will risk federal prosecution by intentionally trying to disenfranchise our state’s voters *for a guy who still ain’t winning even if I succeed.*”

sensalvo.bsky.social•126 days ago

And inevitably "It's Ted Cruz's fault"

connorlynch.bsky.social•126 days ago

The Brian Kemp approach would be the likeliest.

mrbrooksher.bsky.social•126 days ago

Why are we Bl-ing the states? What'd I miss?

proptermalone.bsky.social•126 days ago

there's an election

mrbrooksher.bsky.social•126 days ago

...Blue + state ?

I feel extra old right now.

mrbrooksher.bsky.social•126 days ago

Oh, look! Blichigan!

https://bsky.app/profile/taniel.bsky.social/post/3la3lkusxam2z

nlawscametovisit.bsky.social•126 days ago

And consider, if you will, the humble blouth blablota

nlawscametovisit.bsky.social•126 days ago

North Dakota spelled the same tho.

proptermalone.bsky.social•126 days ago

it is somewhat muted in the other swings which have better abortion law at the moment. but those three states are way, way out of sync with their electorates.

katekilla.bsky.social•126 days ago

As a Kansan, I always feel our electorate is hard to categorize. Quite conservative in many ways but the “mind your own damn business” vibe is so strong.

proptermalone.bsky.social•126 days ago

the alliance between southern evangelicals, Midwest conservatives, and their feral Mountain West cousins has always been a little unsteady

cmf406.bsky.social•126 days ago

Montanans have also always been "mind your own business" but we got drowned in a 10% population increase of racist newcomers over the pando, so who the f knows what will go down.

katekilla.bsky.social•126 days ago

I understand. It’s hard to gauge.

katekilla.bsky.social•126 days ago

Midwesterners are pretty reserved and extremely pragmatic. Not a lot of Holy Rollers.

glitterninja.bsky.social•126 days ago

Can't speak for other areas of Kansas but in my blue-ish college town there are a lot of disaffected conservatives who dislike the GOP manipulation machine and who oppose Brownback, Kobach &c. They unfortunately usually vote 3rd party instead of Dem but I feel like there's a chance to change that.

deanshaffer.bsky.social•126 days ago

Worth mentioning that Ohio may have good abortion law now, but it's in spite of the Republican government--a constitutional amendment was passed by referendum there after the Republicans tried to change, in a special election, such referenda to require a supermajority.

proptermalone.bsky.social•126 days ago

I'm not sure how that shakes out electorally. we're pretty used to treating the party that wants to ban abortion as if they can't

huntski.bsky.social•126 days ago

Blorida might be part of that conversation.

baileymcc.bsky.social•126 days ago

I think Kansans voting against and then also voting to retain the judges that have kept the right in check right after Dobbs was ultimately helpful there everyone I know is really dialed in on judges they are voting on judges this go round too

chairmanlay.bsky.social•126 days ago

Bluessouri

nucleotyde.bsky.social•126 days ago

Abortion is also a major focus of most of the Dem ads I've seen in NC recently. Before the Nude Africa scandal, Planned Parenthood was doing anti-Robinson mailers. I think it's going to be a big deal here.

shademar.bsky.social•126 days ago

Blarizona? Their resurrected zombie law was sort of a shock to some people I knew there.

proptermalone.bsky.social•126 days ago

they already fixed it

whatsarasaid.bsky.social•126 days ago

They “fixed it” at a 15 week ban, so women with fetal anomalies have to travel for timely care. What’s on the ballot is restoring Roe, which wasn’t good enough but is a lot different from 15 weeks. Let’s see what happens! Didn’t talk to 1 voter who wasn’t aware of the ballot.

proptermalone.bsky.social•126 days ago

it's not nearly as good as it should be but it's far better than Texas and far better than what it was headed for

proptermalone.bsky.social•126 days ago

we'll see. there's a lot up for grabs in Arizona this year.

shademar.bsky.social•126 days ago

The shock I heard about was the audacity that they tried it in the first place, reviving a law from before women could even vote. I think there's an increased awareness of the fuckery the GOP will try if it gets even a sliver of a chance. That said, my MAGA aunt lives there and only votes on guns.

jennvg.bsky.social•126 days ago

The North Remembers.

raymanwithaplan.bsky.social•126 days ago

Blohio!

vituperativeerb.bsky.social•126 days ago

Hell, also for Sen. Jon Tester

jenalysis.bsky.social•126 days ago

Not as sure on that, NC had abortion restrictions increase before 2022 election due to Traitor Tricia. NC went less blue than other similar places. I think the restrictions are less unpopular in Bible Belt states. (also it's a 12-week ban in NC, not as extreme- yet.)

chibdm.bsky.social•126 days ago

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