2018 Midterm Elections - The Aftermath

[Demogorgon]

5 more senate seats turn blue including Warren in Massachusetts.

[october_midnight]

Holy shit Ted Cruz is getting slapped around. I know it's early, but come onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.

[allegro]

Here is some good news for tonight:

DEFEATED: Kim Davis, Who Refused to Issue Marriage Licenses to Gay Couples, Has Lost Her County Clerk Seat In Kentucky’s Rowan County

[allegro]

AMEN TO THIS TWEET:

[Mantra]

Man... Florida

[allegro]

Yeah, James Carville is saying he's disappointed that this ain't gonna be a blue wave. Dems may flip the House but maybe just squeaking by ... HEY, I'LL TAKE IT!!

Still hoping for some of these Governor's wins, though, the night is still young ...

Pritzker just won the Governor race in Illinois. Which means we are likely to get legalized recreational pot.

[Mantra]

It's just crazy how the polls were showing Gillum consistently ahead: https://www.realclearpolitics.com/ep...518.html#polls

And then you see how it's actually going down. Ugh.

[allegro]

As Joy Reid (MSNBC) just said in Florida, though, just wait ... Broward County etc comes in slow, don't count it all out, yet. Florida is notoriously slow, it's what fucked up the 2000 election.

re polls and Gillum, the concern is if the Bradley Effect is in play, here.

[Mantra]

Fucking tired of these people claiming the Kavanaugh vote is some deciding factor in all this. Like, North Dakota has had major issues with voter suppression, Native Americans specifically being targeted and disinfranchised, but they're not talking about shit like that, instead they're just claiming it was all about the Kavanaugh vote, just straight up manufacturing narrative.

[Mantra]

As Joy Reid (MSNBC) just said in Florida, though, just wait ... Broward County etc comes in slow, don't count it all out, yet. Florida is notoriously slow, it's what fucked up the 2000 election.

re polls and Gillum, the concern is if the Bradley Effect is in play, here.

Oh man, Don't get my hopes up! My heart can't take it! lol

[allegro]

Fucking tired of these people claiming the Kavanaugh vote is some deciding factor in all this. Like, North Dakota has had major issues with voter suppression, Native Americans specifically being targeted and disinfranchised, but they're not talking about shit like that, instead they're just claiming it was all about the Kavanaugh vote, just straight up manufacturing narrative.

If it IS true, we're fucking doomed because we're fucking stupid. Dems should have simultaneously pushed the narrative that Kavanaugh lied under oath in the Senate hearings in 2003 and 2006, PLUS they should have PUBLICLY OUTED THIS CASE WAYYYYYYY MORE THAN THEY DID.

[Deepvoid]

Doesn't look there will be a huge blue wave.
Republicans will increase their majority in the Senate. Hopefully, Dems can still take the House but it's definitely not the tsunami some predicted.

[allegro]

It's pretty damned hard to turn a red state blue these days because ... racism.

[Mantra]

Yeah I mean, that's the thing, isn't it? America is fucking racist. The end.

[Mantra]

What's the deal in Vermont? I don't get it. Sanders won by a landslide, but the Republican governor is way ahead? Who are these strange human beings who are voting for both Sanders and a fucking Republican.

[Deepvoid]

Yeah I think that's a legit conclusion. Racists have now a leader they never had and they are coming out in force.

I know it's pretty early but this doesn't bode well for 2020. Dems need to get their shit together and find a way to connect with voters. They are not being effective right now. There's a struggle between progressives and establishment Dems within the party.

[allegro]

What's the deal in Vermont? I don't get it. Sanders won by a landslide, but the Republican governor is way ahead? Who are these strange human beings who are voting for both Sanders and a fucking Republican.

Sanders is an Independent who has adequately represented his wealthy constituents.

Sanders has two personas: one serves the national progressive interests, the other serves the interests of his wealthy constituents in Vermont.

[Mantra]

Minnesota is looking great so far!! Oh thank God, my soul needed this.

[Conan The Barbarian]

ABC is calling Cruz for the win. Fuck. So close.

[Deepvoid]

ABC is calling Cruz for the win. Fuck. So close.

No one else has called it for Cruz yet. It's definitely closed than I thiught it would be.

[Mantra]

Fuck

[Mantra]

No one else has called it for Cruz yet. It's definitely closed than I thiught it would be.

CBS called it for him too

I don't understand WHY, cause it's still incredibly close and 79 percent reporting in

[Deepvoid]

CBS called it for him too

I don't understand WHY, cause it's still incredibly close and 79 percent reporting in

NBC called it too. CNN has not called it yet

[onthewall2983]

Gretchen Whitmer just flipped Michigan

[Conan The Barbarian]

Dems have taken the house.

[Deepvoid]

CNN finally called Cruz and Senate to GOP.

[Deepvoid]

Bloomberg just called the House to the Democrats

[onthewall2983]

Things are gonna get ugly in Washington.

[hellospaceboy]

Not the blue wave I was hoping for. (and now I truly believe that Trump can win reelection... fuck.)

[Conan The Barbarian]

Not the blue wave I was hoping for. (and now I truly believe that Trump can win reelection... fuck.)

Plenty of fresh voters turn 18 between now and then, gotta get them kids out there and involved.