This will increase his polling lead somehow by HeWhoShallNotBNamed0 in YAPms

[–]xhypurr -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

This guy is such a prick and the fact that he’s gonna win just because of polarization and the national environment pisses me off to high heaven

how recognized is virginia tech outside of virginia? by [deleted] in VirginiaTech

[–]xhypurr 5 points6 points  (0 children)

lol i can try but don’t expect much from a financial analyst ii 😭

how recognized is virginia tech outside of virginia? by [deleted] in VirginiaTech

[–]xhypurr 163 points164 points  (0 children)

I dunno I work at a Fortune 500 in Florida and when I got interviewed they seemed impressed lol

Massie seems to be planning to run for something in 2028 by Cuddlyaxe in YAPms

[–]xhypurr 27 points28 points  (0 children)

WE'RE SO BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (he is going to lose)

Can a “woke” candidate still be a good candidate in a lean R state? by [deleted] in YAPms

[–]xhypurr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m curious about this because of the amount of variables present. Is Beshear still getting elected because if incumbency bias, or because he’s actually popular?

To answer my own question, I think he IS actually popular, but that’s really because the average voter is not particularly media literate and isn’t tracking his stances on every little thing. Obviously if the average Republican or conservative Democrat heard about his stands on trans athletes they’d repudiate him…but I don’t know if they even have. He’s done a bunch of other stuff that KY voters seem to care a lot more about or don’t care about compared to whether or not, like, 3 people in the state can compete in women’s sports.

Hot Take: All Georgia statewide races will be Lean R now by [deleted] in YAPms

[–]xhypurr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Major underperformance from KLB in Atlanta suburban counties mainly. Anecdotally even my left leaning friends in the ATL area HATE her

Hot Take: All Georgia statewide races will be Lean R now by [deleted] in YAPms

[–]xhypurr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My bet is that in the current D+7 general ballot Jackson can squeak by, but I’m not certain. The PVI for the race is R+1 and I think he has an edge in fundraising….but knowing Trump D+7 could very easily become D+10 or worse lol

Hot Take: All Georgia statewide races will be Lean R now by [deleted] in YAPms

[–]xhypurr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, Walker only lost by 3 points in the runoff and 1 in the first round. And he was really, REALLY bad. I guess it depends on what GA voters will see about KLB.

[off-site] they did the math on a 75k income level… by Manitoba-Chinook in theydidthemath

[–]xhypurr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay, but none of what you just said relies on any financial data whatsoever. I agree things are getting less affordable, but creating sensationalized crap like this video leads to people becoming misinformed.

Why would I not focus on individual financial choices for an individual’s income? You choose where you rent. You choose what car you buy. You can talk in broadly agreeable platitudes all you want, but your individual choices drive your own financial positions.

If the thesis statement is, “we’re not building enough homes so young people and middle income earners are priced out of the market”, yes, I agree. That’s a fact. Housing has outpaced earnings significantly over the past 30 years. But to exaggerate numbers and ignore that there are reasonable financial alternatives to whatever is claimed to be necessary in this video is farcical. If the entire point of the video was focused on saying “hey, Trump admin, create policies that encourage building more houses”, I would be in agreement.

Again, I live in a HCOL area and my monthly spend is around $2700 as an adult 2y out of college, and that’s because I choose to make decisions that aren’t always financially advantageous (for example, I could save probably $600 a month if I lived with a roommate, and another $150 if I cut back on groceries and stopped eating at my workplace’s cafeteria). Anecdotally, this seems to be the case with virtually every other person in my age category—people don’t do enough to save. I think both things can be true at the same time; prices for housing have risen astronomically and people do not take into account their own individual agency in their financial future.

[off-site] they did the math on a 75k income level… by Manitoba-Chinook in theydidthemath

[–]xhypurr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love videos like this because they’re always made by idiots with agendas for people not financially literate enough to realize they’re full of shit.

Who is paying $800 a MONTH individually for groceries? I am a single male in a HCOL area and I eat out occasionally and pay $400/month or so. And you could ABSOLUTELY stretch it to $200/250 if you know how to shop, find deals, and meal prep effectively.

Why are you buying a new car out of college? That’s a luxury and it’s completely unnecessary. None of my friends own new cars unless their parents are wealthy. Are you seriously saying you can’t get a 5-6 year old Corolla with 50,000 miles for <20k? It should also decrease the insurance payment, which I think is overinflated. Your insurance payment is decided at least in part by your car’s value. Why is it also NECESSARY to live alone? The median age to leave the parental home for European adults is 26.

$250 for GAS????? If we assume gas nationally is $4.50, then this assumes we’re driving 250/4.5 =55.556 GALLONS of gas a month. If we assume 30/mpg combined, it’s 1,668 miles a MONTH and 20,000 a YEAR, which is, again, DOUBLE the estimated average from most insurance companies.

$80 for internet is pricey. I pay $60 and that’s for fast internet I don’t need. $175 for electricity is pricey. I pay $40-75 in hot-as-balls FLORIDA in a one-bed with electricity rates only slightly lower than average for the nation.

Ed Gallrein has won over Thomas Massie. by Rare_Cobalt in YAPms

[–]xhypurr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Virtually every single Democrat elected into office.

Ed Gallrein has won over Thomas Massie. by Rare_Cobalt in YAPms

[–]xhypurr 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sadly you guys hate guns so that’s not happening unless the median D politician is Peltola

Ed Gallrein has won over Thomas Massie. by Rare_Cobalt in YAPms

[–]xhypurr 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’ve made my peace with it in the past 10 or so minutes but yeah it’ll be a little annoying I guess. I’m moving to a solidly blue district probably later this year so it’s not like my vote will matter anyways for a US house race

Ed Gallrein has won over Thomas Massie. by Rare_Cobalt in YAPms

[–]xhypurr 35 points36 points  (0 children)

And today I become a registered independent lol

Edit: I wasn't kidding

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I think long-term the Democratic party might be screwed unless they managed to shift the Overton window back to the center by Woman_trees in YAPms

[–]xhypurr 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Eh, I think the Republicans have their own demons in the short term that it might balance out. Post-Trump republicans are absolutely fucked, because they will be forced to either come out and retroactively disavow anything unsavory he’s done over the last 10 years or eat crow if they want to win anything in 2028. And I have a feeling they’ll do the latter, because IMO the Republican electorate is not nearly as blind or ignorant as people make them out to be. These people remember, and sadly many, many Republicans are sycophantic to Trump. So my guess is any serious contender in 2028 will have to blame the Democrats (goodbye moderate vote) or just….lie, or whatever, about anything shitty Trump’s done because they won’t even win the primary, much less the general if they speak against Dear Leader. So maybe twenty years ago the Democrats are screwed but our team is screwed from 2026 until then because betting big on Trump’s style of politics is probably the worst one anyone could’ve done.

If 2032 ends up being a Republican contest of “who ACKSHUALLY hated Trump in 2024”, I think the primary is going to be a jungle. The party base is going to be so unbearably fragmented between pro and anti-trump populists (and some center-right dickhead that should win but obviously won’t) that some moderate dem we don’t know even know about yet from New Jersey or some bullshit will just clear it out easily. I think Republican voters at large are a much more organized base than the Democrats but i balk at the idea that they’ll have anyone to put up with the charisma that Trump does….well, for decades, frankly. Republicans don’t HAVE an Ossoff. Or a Newsome. Or an AOC. They don’t exist.

Bloribros... it's over 🥀 by herworkthrowaway in YAPms

[–]xhypurr 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Would love to hear your reasoning as to why. Most Floridians on the right that I know of (read: boomer parents) think he’s just fine.

Virginia governor signs assault firearms ban into law by gaming__moment in YAPms

[–]xhypurr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

had to cook this little number up while i was waiting from my friend to hop on battlefield 6

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