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  1. Oh yes I do. Your argument rests on the claim that there is a reduced voter turnout and as a result, the Republican candidates lose. Your argument ignores the fact that NOTHING is stopping motivated Republicans from voting, nothing except their dislike of the state of the nation and the candidate. If Republicans were motivated by the cause and candidate they would have run to the polls. Your argument also requires that the results from the past 4 court elections be ignored since they support a different conclusion. Wisconsin's population has stagnated over the past decade. The population growth between 2010 and 2022 was only 3.5%. Its total population is approx. 5.9 million. The eligible number of voters has been relatively flat over the past 5 years, because of that flat population growth. The tentative total voter count for the 2025 election indicates (using the unofficial total vote @99% of districts reporting) is 2,364,372. That's a significant increase in votes from 2023's 1,840,213. The total 2023 votes cast were higher than those cast in 2020 at 1,549,697 votes If you look at the election results for the past 3 elections, voter turnout by total voters was been steadily increasing. Additionally, the last time a Republican won the election in 2019, voter turnout was low with only 1,207,569 votes cast. In the past 3 elections where a Democrat won, the results were approx. 55%D-45%R. The election where the Republican won was neck and neck with the Republican winning by only 6,000 votes. Contrary to what you conclude, for state supreme court elections, when the voter turnout is high, a Democrat is more likely to win. That's the trend since 2019. It's about trends in voting preferences. In 2020, with a 66.6% turnout, voters overwhelmingly picked Joe Biden. It was the highest voter turnout by percentage since 1900. Biden received more than 81 million votes, the most votes ever cast for a presidential candidate in U.S. history Biden 81,283,501 - Trump 74,223,975. Trump lost the election. The 2024 election turnout dropped to 63.9%. Trump obtained 77,302,580 compared to Harris' 75,017,613. Biden's result from 2020 was much better. The takeaway there is that while Harris did better than Trump did in 2020, she lost because the Democrats did not come out to vote. Trump won the election. And now voter trends are shifting back to where they have been historically. People voted for change in 2024 whether it was understood or not. Now that they see the economic catastrophe unfolding they are starting to revert to their former voting preferences. It is why the margins in the Florida special elections in solid safe Republican districts were cut in half. Carville the political strategist is being proven right in his prediction of the Republican collapse. If Trump doesn't blink again with his tariffs, the markets are going to send him a message the morning after his Rose garden spectacle, and then the voters will do it in November's governor elections in VA and NJ.
  2. Not likely as Trump intends to cut funding for passenger rail. https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/amtrak-independence-at-stake-status-of-approved-fra-infrastructure-grants-uncertain-analysis/ Did you know that Mussolini did not get Italian trains to run on time? He did however claim credit for improvements that had been made prior to his taking power. Under Mussolini, train punctuality deteriorated significantly, over time, especially in 1943-1944.
  3. Aren't you the one demanding there be a massive relief mission and then having a hissy fit when it was pointed out that it's a war zone?
  4. Why would you be using a card to board or to pass the egates? If they are QR reliant you have the option of using any electronic device that displays the code, or a paper printout. Sometimes when I fly, I use a paper BP with a barcode that is scanned at security and at the gate for boarding when they are checking my ID.
  5. Comrade, how about looking at the WI election. Harris was not a candidate and had no involvement.
  6. That's a cop out. How do you know what the voter turnout was? Did you check the previous court election? You do not want to accept that the support for Trump is starting to erode, and so you offer a feeble excuse for the poor election outcome of the Republican candidate, despite the greater spending by Republcians. And before you answer, you should look at the voter participation for this election and the last court election. And before you even do that, you should reconsider dismissing people because of your own bias and assumptions. If you are such an expert, you would know that the official voter turnout is not yet available. I will help you out; Wisconsin does not have a statewide system for reporting unofficial results on Election Night, and there is no central official website or feed where results are reported. State law requires that counties post the unofficial election night numbers for each polling place. The unofficial statewide and county results numbers that the public sees on Election Night and the days thereafter come from the news media, including the Associated Press, which collects them from the 72 county clerks’ websites.
  7. I suggest you consider extra strength incontinence undergarments if you are not already using them as you will have a long wait in line for the arrivals who did not complete their forms.
  8. And your point is? Think carefully, If people are not enthused by the Republican candidate, they are not going to bother voting for that candidate. The voter turnout was typical of this type of election. Would you have said the same thing to excuse the Democrat loss when the Republican candidates won the election a few years ago? I don't think so. The Republic margine were cut in half in the Florida special elections. This suggests a change of heart is underway. It need not be large to have a significant impact.
  9. Why? There is no need for that. Multiple warheads at a site are not going to significantly increase the zone of destruction. If you want overkill, Russia can use its largest nuclear warhead, the tsar bomb Effect distances for a 50 megaton airburst*: Radiation radius (500 rem😞 3.14 km (30.9 km²) 500 rem ionizing radiation dose; likely fatal, in about 1 month; 15% of survivors will eventually die of cancer as a result of exposure. Fireball radius: 5.16 km (83.6 km²) Maximum size of the nuclear fireball; relevance to damage on the ground depends on the height of detonation. If it touches the ground, the amount of radioactive fallout is significantly increased. Anything inside the fireball is effectively vaporized. Minimum burst height for negligible fallout: 4.16 km. Heavy blast damage radius (20 psi😞 8.91 km (249 km²) At 20 psi overpressure, heavily built concrete buildings are severely damaged or demolished; fatalities approach 100%. Often used as a benchmark for heavy damage in cities. Optimal height of burst to maximize this effect is 6,700 m. Moderate blast damage radius (5 psi😞 20.7 km (1,350 km²) At 5 psi overpressure, most residential buildings collapse, injuries are universal, fatalities are widespread. The chances of a fire starting in commercial and residential damage are high, and buildings so damaged are at high risk of spreading fire. Often used as a benchmark for moderate damage in cities. Optimal height of burst to maximize this effect is 11,500 m. Light blast damage radius (1 psi😞 54.3 km (9,270 km²) At around 1 psi overpressure, glass windows can be expected to break. This can cause many injuries in a surrounding population who comes to a window after seeing the flash of a nuclear explosion (which travels faster than the pressure wave). Often used as a benchmark for light damage in cities. Optimal height of burst to maximize this effect is 17,210 m. Thermal radiation radius (3rd degree burns): 60 km (11,300 km²) Third degree burns extend throughout the layers of skin, and are often painless because they destroy the pain nerves. They can cause severe scarring or disablement, and can require amputation. 100% probability for 3rd degree burns at this yield is 13.6 cal/cm².
  10. Some people have Chicken Little syndrome. Any change in a procedure, even one that they only encounter infrequently induces wailing and complaining. One finds them in the workplace, always resisting improvements or updates of procedure or workflows.
  11. Your complaints were shown to be spurious and without merit. Deal with it. And get ready to be treated like a pariah when you disrupt the lines at arrival.
  12. The voters delivered a far more significant majority to Judge Crawford than they did for Trump in the November election. 55% (compared to 49.6% that Trump had , and Harris at 48.74%) The loss cannot be spun away no matter how mmany insults the toadies want to make in this thread. Musk has already indicated he is leaving Doge within the next 30 days. So no. What it does show is that Musk's disgusting attempt to buy votes alienated voters. I interpret it a different way. In a Marquette poll conducted in late February, most Wisconsin voters said they did not know enough about either Supreme Court candidate to have an opinion about them. About two out of five said they had no opinion of Schimel. https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/03/06/wisconsin-supreme-court-voter-guide-brad-schimel-candidate-election/78193205007/ I think it was indeed a retreat by some former Trump supporters who now have buyer's remorse. Many people did not want to see the state regress to the previous situation where the legislature and the Governor were constantly feuding and some legislators forced their extremist views on others. The change came from former Republican voters. Are you interested in pursuing a romantic relationship? Asking for a friend. and bothered?
  13. Is this a side effect from your enema regime? Were you wearing your incontinent undergarment?
  14. Your comment made sense. And of course some twit had to leave a funny face emoji.
  15. They will need some anti aircraft and radar blocking assistance similar to what the French previously provided when the Israelis sent 100 aircraft to visit Iran.
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