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Zorro

(15,722 posts)
Wed Oct 20, 2021, 03:51 PM Oct 2021

Experts Warn Everything That Will Happen Between Now And November 2022 Could Spell Trouble For Dems

WASHINGTON—Stressing that literally any occurrence in the coming year might threaten the party’s fragile hold on power, political experts warned Wednesday that everything that will happen between now and November 2022 could spell trouble for Democrats in the midterms.

“Unfortunately for Democrats, anything that occurs in the next 12 months—really anything at all—could be a portent of a midterm upset,” said political analyst Gary Chiang, describing how every coming event that transpires before the election could have serious repercussions for the Democratic Party, including passing climate change legislation, not passing climate change legislation, a proxy war in Asia, Nancy Pelosi sitting down in a chair, the death of giant panda Mei Xiang, winning down-ballot races, the complete implementation of the Build Back Better agenda, or a shortage of turkey around Thanksgiving.

“An oil spill in the Gulf Coast? That’s a worrying sign for Democrats. On the other hand, a cloudy day in Washington in January? That could also prove disastrous come November. Really anything that happens in America or abroad from here on out might destroy the party’s chances to retain their congressional majority.”

Chiang added that the only event that would not spell doom for Democrats would be for the White House to announce a full-scale ground invasion of Afghanistan.

https://www.theonion.com/experts-warn-everything-that-will-happen-between-now-an-1847901377

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Experts Warn Everything That Will Happen Between Now And November 2022 Could Spell Trouble For Dems (Original Post) Zorro Oct 2021 OP
And there it is dweller Oct 2021 #1
Took me a minute to realize this was satire. Elessar Zappa Oct 2021 #2
Instead of any of a dozen of the usual pestilence carriers. :) Hortensis Oct 2021 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author lagomorph777 Oct 2021 #3
The Onion! FakeNoose Oct 2021 #4
Once again the Onion's satire is FAR too close to the truth of MSM reporting and punditry. hlthe2b Oct 2021 #5
The onion nailed it, especially when focusing on the hyperbole polluting the airwaves JohnSJ Oct 2021 #6
I love good satire LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2021 #8
I must be a little down today stillcool Oct 2021 #9
I think The Onion is trying to communicate with the media. ms liberty Oct 2021 #10

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
7. Instead of any of a dozen of the usual pestilence carriers. :)
Wed Oct 20, 2021, 03:58 PM
Oct 2021
“Unfortunately for Democrats, anything that occurs in the next 12 months—really anything at all—could be a portent of a midterm upset."

First time it's funny.

Response to Zorro (Original post)

stillcool

(32,626 posts)
9. I must be a little down today
Wed Oct 20, 2021, 06:15 PM
Oct 2021

reads like 'breaking news'. I do appreciate the full-scale ground invasion, but even that is too 'normal'.

ms liberty

(8,549 posts)
10. I think The Onion is trying to communicate with the media.
Wed Oct 20, 2021, 08:43 PM
Oct 2021

Once again, satire merges seamlessly with reality.

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