Morning In America

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Democrats Capture Control of House; G.O.P. Holds Senate (New York Times)

‘Blue Wave’ turns out to be more like a ripple (New York Post)

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27 thoughts on “Morning In America

  1. ReproButina

    Great to see people so enthused about exercising their democratic right, whatever way they voted.

    What was the turn out for Áras18 again?

    1. jonsmoke

      the result of those US elections will have a direct impact on the voters as opposed to the result of our recent election of a President having pretty much no impact on the voters….apart from having to listen to yer man for another 7 years.

        1. ReproButina

          I’m well aware of the difference between the elections. That doesn’t make a low turnout any less disappointing.

          1. Cian

            disappointing for you perhaps.
            I’d agree with jonsmoke. The Irish presidential elections are a non-event.

            Lets wait and see the turnout for the next general election.

          2. ReproButina

            Can’t help it Cian. I like elections. A low turnout is the realisation, again, that I’m a strange one in being so enthused about something that many find meaningless.

          3. Clampers Outside!

            I got delayed in dublin the day of the election… I made it home, paid for a taxi I really didn’t have the spare cash for, was late for a dinner with friends, and still ran to the polling station with about ten minutes to spare.

            My dinner was reheated in microwave :( …but I still voted :) Minor drama, I know, but I too think it worth the effort.

      1. baz

        MDH is our version of Gitmo, pity the folk that have to endure 1.5 hour speeches delivered in a faux accent as MDH tries to one up Noel Coward with pluminess…
        MDH intersperses his absolutely not in demand poetry into lecturing diatribes, people tune out, their glazed eyes tell the real truth…

    2. Cian

      Wait a minute, the US “historical high voter turnout” is something like 47%
      Forty-seven fupping per cent

      Áras18 was 44%

  2. Formerly known as @ireland.com

    Trump was right – people are so fed up with winning that they elected a Democratic House.

  3. SOQ

    So basically no surprises in these results, it is all as predicted.

    The big news was that the social media companies are now working with the FBI to thwart interference from the Russians.

  4. Ollie Cromwell

    If only Facebook had done that during the Brexit campaign the Leave vote might never have happened.
    I know loads of people who were completely undecided until they read a tweet that galvanised them into a decision they hadn’t been able to come to in the 15 months previously…

    1. Clampers Outside!

      Ah stop Ollie, you put too much convincing power in a still unproven sway.

      Yes, there was interference.

      But not one shred of evidence has yet been given for that interference’s level of influence on either the Brexit or the US 2016 election votes being swayed.

      Again, yes, there was interference, but how much did that particular activity on social media influence voters has still not been presented anywhere.

      If it has, I’d love to be corrected, but I’ve searched plenty of times and seen nada, other than the pink haired lads’ claims, which of course he’ll say that, he’s touting his own so called genius… on an ego trip.

      The UK report was inconclusive on the social media effects; the US report was full of claims without any hard facts, just talking heads saying Russia did this or that, but without what the effect or level of influence was.

      Evidence my dear fellow, facts like. It’d be nice to have them, any, some, just a bit…

      1. SOQ

        I very much doubt if the FBI would have issued a statement like above without good grounds Clamps.

        It will be interesting to see what Facebook have to say once they have their analysis done.

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