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Post election here at Free Republic is my favorite time of the year.

SACRAMENTO, CA — With pivotal midterm elections taking place across the country, one state added an extra incentive to influence their outcomes, as Governor Gavin Newsom offered electricity to California residents who vote for Democrats. With electrical power now at a premium throughout the Golden State, Newsom held a press conference to announce that any California resident who votes to elect Democratic candidates would be graciously granted electricity. "Just sweetening the pot a little bit," Newsom told reporters. "I want all Californians to know that if they vote Democrat in today's elections, not only will they receive the same...

Presuming Trump has to veto everything from congress for the remaining two years of his term (i.e. no new budgets except CR’s), what does that mean given what was put in place with the BBB budget? What do planned budgets (and budget reductions) with CR’s mean for border enforcement, ICE deportations, defense spending, national debt, etc. I put the question I asked in 98 to AI: Operating under a “veto-everything” strategy for the remaining two years of President Trump’s term—relying strictly on Continuing Resolutions (CRs) to fund the government—would trigger a strict mechanism where federal agencies are legally bound to...

Hi folks. I'm Anti-Opusing, that is to say, I departed FR for a while, and this marks my return. I'm not a big believer in Opusing. I consider it a demonstration of outsized ego. Opuses are routinely mocked, and they should be. So instead of Opusing, I just quietly stopped posting (while contacting everyone on my ping lists so I could stay in touch). Frankly, Anti-Opusing might show outsized ego, too. I mean, who the heck am I? The forum did just fine without me. And another frank admission: I actually enjoyed my time away from the forum. I've been...

Frank Sinatra recorded his iconic D-minor rendition of It Was A Very Good Year in 1965 for his concept album September of My Years, arranged and conducted by Gordon Jenkins. It won the Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance, and Gordon Jenkins also won a Grammy for his orchestral arrangement. Frank Sinatra sings "It Was A Very Good Year" in the recording studio (1965, video)

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Trump: “I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!”

Do not be distraught, and do not worry. God is watching over this nation, and nothing unfolding today is outside His providence.Like many of you, I watched the polls and the media spin leading into this week predicting a blue wave. But we must remember the fundamental reality: Donald J. Trump was not on that ballot. Midterm dynamics are an entirely different animal, and the knee-jerk panic on our side is completely unwarranted.When you look at American history with a cool head and an understanding of executive power, a hostile Congress has often been the exact crucible that turns a...

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Several presidents have faced an opposition-controlled House and Senate, governed through gridlock, and achieved legacies widely recognized by historians. In fact, some of the most enduring domestic and foreign achievements in American history happened under these exact conditions. 1. Harry S. Truman (1947–1949: The 80th Congress) Truman is the most direct historical parallel to an aggressive, embattled executive taking on a hostile legislative branch. The Situation: In the 1946 midterms, Republicans swept both chambers of Congress for the first time in nearly two decades. Truman was dismissed by Washington insiders as an accidental, weak caretaker president. The Opposition: Truman famously...

U.S. - A number of news outlets, including CNN, Fox News, and NBC, are calling the current election in favor of Jesus Christ, who is still sovereignly reigning from His throne on high, sources confirmed late Tuesday. News organizations were closely tracking votes tallied for Democrats, Republicans and the various third-party candidates into the night, but by 11:00 p.m. EST, the majority of major television channels and news sites agreed that the Lord Jesus was still sovereign over all creation. "We've got to go ahead and call this thing for Jesus," Wolf Blitzer said on CNN's live Election Day coverage....

State representative Anne Hughes was issued a summons by police Friday after several stolen political signs were located on property owned by Hughes, according to police. The Easton police department received a complaint from the Darrell Harris campaign staff that several political signs were stolen from the side of the road in the area of Route 59 and Judd Road. After further investigation, police say that an AirTag tracker showed that at least one of the signs was located on property owned by Hughes. A follow-up investigation was conducted by police, which led to Hughes returning several signs, including the...

Washington — Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff defeated GOP Rep. Mike Collins in the Georgia Senate race, CBS News projects, holding onto his seat in the upper chamber.

Former New England Patriots great Rob Gronkowski met voters and candidates at polling places across New Hampshire on Election Day. "Gronk," who is not known for being politically outspoken, was seen in social media footage posing with fans for pictures and signing jerseys outside a tent with the logo for Turning Point USA, the conservative political organization founded by Charlie Kirk. A spokesperson for Turning Point said Gronkowski was not with their group, but did walk by their tent. Republican candidate for governor Kelly Ayotte posted a photo with the tight end and his girlfriend, Camille Kostek, in Bedford. A...

I almost feel bad for Angie Nixon. Sometime tonight, after the Panhandle brings it home, she’s going to find out that millions of Floridians don’t want her representing them in the United States Senate, and she’ll have to confront the possibility that the problem might actually be Angie Nixon. Just kidding. We all know that’s not happening. She’s already figured out who to blame. Florida is racist. The voters are racist. Apparently even the Democrat donors think so. Talking with Politico’s Dasha Burns last month, she complained that national Democrats were staying out of her race because “they think that...

On Tuesday, the Department of Justice announced what it called the “largest monitoring effort in DOJ history,” saying it would deploy agents to monitor and observe elections for the first time in the nation’s history. "Today, the DOJ will further this mission by engaging in its largest monitoring effort in history—with approximately 1,000 election monitors and observers deployed, and, for the first time, in all 50 states," the Department of Justice's press release reads. "The effort is coordinated by the Civil Rights Division. Monitors will include personnel from the Division, other DOJ divisions/components, U.S. Attorney’s Offices and federal observers from...

Fool's Ball, Week Nine, Pigskin Pickem ThreadYour home for all things Fool's Ball! In Memoriam Danny Lee (BENDER2)

In the first decisive victory for Republicans in the November 3 midterm elections, in the U.S. territory of Guam, Republican Vicente Ada has won the governor's race, defeating Democrat Therese Terlaje 51 percent to 48 percent. Republicans Flip Guam’s Governor (100% Reporting) 🔴 Vicente Ada: 51.5% 🔵 Therese Terlaje: 48.1% —— 2022: 🔵 D+11.4 2026: 🔴 R+3.4The Democrats have held Guam's governorship for eight years. Republicans also flipped the Guam Legislature in 2024, winning nine of its 15 seats.

Billionaire media mogul David Geffen has reportedly rekindled his romance with his ex-husband Donovan Michaels, just months after their bitter divorce and an explosive lawsuit. The 83-year-old entertainment titan and his 33-year-old former spouse appeared 'very much back together' during an October outing aboard Geffen's 454-foot superyacht Rising Sun, sources told Page Six. The apparent reconciliation comes as a surprise, given the vicious legal battle that followed their split and the wild accusations Michaels leveled against his billionaire ex. Their reconciliation comes just seven months after their divorce was finalized in April, bringing an end to a marriage that lasted...

I've been looking forward to watching Steven Crowder's coverage of the elections tonight but I haven't been able to log on all morning.