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« Reply #25 on: January 02, 2018, 09:28:30 AM »

United States Senate election in Vermont, 2012

Sen. David F. MacKenzie (R): 156,256 (53.10%)
Fmr. St. Sen. Doug Racine (D):  120,914 (41.09%)
Others: 17,097 (5.81%)
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« Reply #26 on: January 02, 2018, 01:07:13 PM »

United States Senate election in Vermont, 2012

Sen. David F. MacKenzie (R): 156,256 (53.10%)
Fmr. St. Sen. Doug Racine (D):  120,914 (41.09%)
Others: 17,097 (5.81%)

jeez... do I see a Jim Jeffords 2.0?
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« Reply #27 on: January 02, 2018, 01:11:03 PM »

there is no chance in hell you win that by 73-26. More like 59-49

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« Reply #28 on: January 02, 2018, 01:17:36 PM »

still, that margin is at best 60-39. When Haslam won by this margin in 2014, he won every county by double digits.
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« Reply #29 on: January 02, 2018, 02:06:53 PM »
« Edited: January 02, 2018, 03:35:32 PM by Rep.-elect wxtransit »

United States Senate election in New Mexico, 2012



John Smith (R-NM) - 286,409 - 55.6%
Hector Balderas (D-NM) - 229,097 - 44.4%

Name: John Smith (R-NM Class 1)
Ideology: Center-right economically, Right socially, populist
Previous offices held: Mayor of Albuquerque (1996-2000), Representative from New Mexico's 1st congressional district (2000-2012)

Bio: Born in Albuquerque, John Smith has held political office in the state since 1996. After a successful term as Mayor, where he was able to create a new commuter rail line in the city, redeveloped the city's downtown, and improved the unemployment rate from 7% to 4%, he was elected to a Democratic-leaning congressional district covering the city of Albuquerque. He successfully held the district until he was elected to the Senate in 2012. While the Senate race was competitive, Smith's long history in New Mexican politics, household name quality within the state, and ability to work across the political aisle in the House led him to an 11 point victory on Election Night. Due to recent divisions within the Republican Party, he has recently been rumored to be considering switching his affiliation to Independent and caucusing with the Republicans, or creating his own party.
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« Reply #30 on: January 02, 2018, 05:15:31 PM »

United States Senate election in New Mexico, 2012



John Smith (R-NM) - 286,409 - 55.6%
Hector Balderas (D-NM) - 229,097 - 44.4%

Name: John Smith (R-NM Class 1)
Ideology: Center-right economically, Right socially, populist
Previous offices held: Mayor of Albuquerque (1996-2000), Representative from New Mexico's 1st congressional district (2000-2012)

Bio: Born in Albuquerque, John Smith has held political office in the state since 1996. After a successful term as Mayor, where he was able to create a new commuter rail line in the city, redeveloped the city's downtown, and improved the unemployment rate from 7% to 4%, he was elected to a Democratic-leaning congressional district covering the city of Albuquerque. He successfully held the district until he was elected to the Senate in 2012. While the Senate race was competitive, Smith's long history in New Mexican politics, household name quality within the state, and ability to work across the political aisle in the House led him to an 11 point victory on Election Night. Due to recent divisions within the Republican Party, he has recently been rumored to be considering switching his affiliation to Independent and caucusing with the Republicans, or creating his own party.
you going down the domenici route?
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« Reply #31 on: January 02, 2018, 05:18:04 PM »

ok, your next task is to PM me your requested committee assignments, as well as your voting record by party. Try to get them to me in the next few days.
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« Reply #32 on: January 02, 2018, 05:18:51 PM »

United States Senate election in New Mexico, 2012



John Smith (R-NM) - 286,409 - 55.6%
Hector Balderas (D-NM) - 229,097 - 44.4%

Name: John Smith (R-NM Class 1)
Ideology: Center-right economically, Right socially, populist
Previous offices held: Mayor of Albuquerque (1996-2000), Representative from New Mexico's 1st congressional district (2000-2012)

Bio: Born in Albuquerque, John Smith has held political office in the state since 1996. After a successful term as Mayor, where he was able to create a new commuter rail line in the city, redeveloped the city's downtown, and improved the unemployment rate from 7% to 4%, he was elected to a Democratic-leaning congressional district covering the city of Albuquerque. He successfully held the district until he was elected to the Senate in 2012. While the Senate race was competitive, Smith's long history in New Mexican politics, household name quality within the state, and ability to work across the political aisle in the House led him to an 11 point victory on Election Night. Due to recent divisions within the Republican Party, he has recently been rumored to be considering switching his affiliation to Independent and caucusing with the Republicans, or creating his own party.
you going down the domenici route?
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« Reply #33 on: January 02, 2018, 09:56:59 PM »

United States Senate election in Vermont, 2012

Sen. David F. MacKenzie (R): 156,256 (53.10%)
Fmr. St. Sen. Doug Racine (D):  120,914 (41.09%)
Others: 17,097 (5.81%)

jeez... do I see a Jim Jeffords 2.0?
I basically went by Brian Dubie's margin when he won his fourth term as lieutenant governor in 2008.
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« Reply #34 on: January 02, 2018, 09:58:55 PM »

Name: David MacKenzie (R-VT, Class 1)
Age: 75
Ideology: Fiscally conservative, socially moderate Republican
Previous Offices Held: Vermont House of Representatives (1977-1983), Vermont Senate (1983-1989), US House of Representatives (1991-1993), US Ambassador to South Africa (1993-1995)
Bio: Born February 9, 1942, in Brattleboro, Vermont, into a family of active, longtime Republicans.  His mother chaired the local GOP women's club, while his father served various positions within the local party organization.  A descendant of flinty, conservative Yankee stock, his ancestors include prominent Scottish-American minister and abolitionist Samuel Wesley MacKenzie.  During his freshman year of college in 1960, Dave worked on the presidential campaign of then-Vice President Richard Nixon, and four years later worked on Nelson Rockefeller's campaign for the GOP nomination.  In 1968, he again worked for Nixon, and in 1972 was vice chairman in the Vermont chapter of the Committee for the Reelection of the President.  As a college student, Dave participated actively in the civil rights movement, joining the Freedom Rides through the South in the summer of 1961 and the "Freedom Summer" voter registration drive in Mississippi in 1964.  After graduating from Harvard Law School, he entered private law practice and became one of New England's most prominent civil rights attorneys.  His wife Donna chaired the campaign to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in Vermont, and has Dave has introduced legislation every year since taking office to ratify it, while also supporting legislation to establish paid family leave and equal pay for equal work.

MacKenzie is widely considered to be fiscally conservative and a deficit hawk, while moderate on social issues.  He is opposed to legalized abortion and wrote a frequently-cited article for a law journal criticizing the legal rationale and precedent of Roe v. Wade.  An avid hunter, he is also an outspoken advocate for gun rights under the Second Amendment, but has voted in favor of "common sense" legislation such as criminal background checks.  However, he supported the legalization of civil unions for gay and lesbian couples by the Vermont General Assembly in 2000, and opposes the passage of "bathroom bills" requiring transgenders to use the bathrooms of their assigned biological sex.  He has actively pushed for a constitutional amendment granting the president a line-item veto and legislation to lower the federal corporate tax rate.  A member of the conservative, pro-business wing of the Vermont GOP (as represented by Lee Emerson, Winston Prouty, and the Proctors), he ran for the US Senate in 1994 and defeated incumbent Senator Jim Jeffords in the Republican primary.  In a highly contested race that gained national attention, MacKenzie attacked Jeffords' liberal positions on taxes, abortion, healthcare, and gun control, while pledging to form broad, bipartisan coalitions in Washington.  In the general election, however, he touted his liberal credentials on civil rights and anti-tax platform to score a narrow victory over his Democratic opponent.  His conservative stances on abortion and guns have alienated many in an increasingly liberal Vermont as of late, and his reelection prospects have never been a sure thing.  Can he balance between his conservative and moderate credentials to keep his constituents happy?
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« Reply #35 on: January 02, 2018, 09:59:49 PM »

ok, your next task is to PM me your requested committee assignments, as well as your voting record by party. Try to get them to me in the next few days.
What do you mean when you say voting record by party?  Like how often they vote with the party?
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« Reply #36 on: January 02, 2018, 10:12:02 PM »

Requested Committee Assignments
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry, and Credit
Subcommittee on Hunger, Nutrition, and Family Farms
Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy

Committee on the Environment and Public Works
Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Energy
Subcommittee on National Parks
Subcommittee on Water and Power

Committee on the Budget
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« Reply #37 on: January 03, 2018, 12:08:29 AM »
« Edited: January 03, 2018, 10:36:43 PM by Bagel23 »

Requested Committee:

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Energy
Subcommittee on National Parks
Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining

Votes with The Democratic Party line 65% of the time.
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« Reply #38 on: January 03, 2018, 02:14:45 AM »

Requested Committees:

Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law
Subcommittee on the Constitution

Committee on Finance
Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
Subcommittee on Health Care
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« Reply #39 on: January 03, 2018, 07:10:38 AM »

ok, your next task is to PM me your requested committee assignments, as well as your voting record by party. Try to get them to me in the next few days.
What do you mean when you say voting record by party?  Like how often they vote with the party?
yes.
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« Reply #40 on: January 03, 2018, 07:18:29 AM »



this is the Senate map. Blue is two Dem senators. red is vice versa. purple is split.

control is 51R-49D
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« Reply #41 on: January 03, 2018, 02:03:12 PM »

By my math, that map produces 52-48 Democrat control. Can one of you guys spot-check me?
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« Reply #42 on: January 03, 2018, 02:26:42 PM »

Requested Committees:

Committee on Science, Commerce, and Transportation
Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
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« Reply #43 on: January 03, 2018, 04:07:39 PM »

By my math, that map produces 52-48 Democrat control. Can one of you guys spot-check me?

I also see 52-48 Dem.
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« Reply #44 on: January 03, 2018, 04:12:17 PM »

everybody's committees are approved.but this game is only elections, so I am picking opponents for y'all
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« Reply #45 on: January 03, 2018, 04:36:34 PM »

everybody's committees are approved.but this game is only elections, so I am picking opponents for y'all

Aw, man! specifically picked my committee jobs so that I could prosecute Trump’s impeachment. Tongue
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« Reply #46 on: January 03, 2018, 07:49:34 PM »

Budget committee

Chair- Bagel

Ranking Member- Andrew Williams

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« Reply #47 on: January 03, 2018, 08:13:04 PM »

Requested Subcommittees:

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

- Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance
- Subcommittee on Economic Policy

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

- Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
- Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security


Senate Committee on the Judiciary

- Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
- Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts


Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Senate Committee on Finance

- Subcommittee on Health Care
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« Reply #48 on: January 04, 2018, 10:26:53 AM »

Cook Political Report- Vermont

Cook's Call- Tilt R

If this were any other republican, this race would be Safe D. But David MacKenzie has won tough elections before, including a relatively easy re-election in a race that democrats thought would be competitive. His moderate, independent approach to politics in Washington has made him quite palatable to his home state. This race will likely be decided by how good the democratic candidate is, but right now we are giving the incumbent the upper hand.

Possible Matchups (Polled)-

David MacKenzie-50%
Sue Minter- 40%

David MacKenzie- 48%
T.J  Donovan-46%

Davis MacKenzie- 46%
Beth Pearce- 46%

Peter Welch 48%
David MacKenzie- 45%
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« Reply #49 on: January 04, 2018, 10:41:57 AM »

 Approval Polls

George Crossman (I-PA)- 36-37-27

Poe L. Mast (D-WV)- 58-34-8

David MacKenzie (R-VT)- 58-33-9

Bagel (D-TX)-37-36-27

Andrew Williams (R-TN)- 60-24-16

Nick Stoner (D-OR)- 55-31-16

Jackson Hitchcock (D-TX)- 34-34-32
 
Joey Costa (D-WA)-56-32-12

Ted Bessell (D-CA)-59-32-9
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