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2018 Midterm Election Thread

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Game on, boys and girls! It’s election day, and the polls have closed in half the states.

Kindly note that this is an election thread. Keep on topic or kindly shuttle your ass to the open thread below.

I’m headed to Drinking Liberally now, so surprise me with your insights in the comment thread.

6:01: Well…at least Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) has won!

6:04: Beto still leads by a hair. And Klobuchar (D-MN) has won.

6:05: Looks like Felons in Florida are going to be able to help elect the next President!

6:07: Cool…I am just getting caught up here after arriving at DL. Hey…a D is leading in NE for Gov? Interesting.

6:16: My early assessment is that this is not really a blue wave. More like a blue splash. There are some very pleasing results, like Ted Cruz trailing a punk rocker–Ted Cruz is a weasely punk. But many races are going, more or less, as expected.

6:32: Oh…cool.

Many of you hear “Donna Shalala” and think, “Oh yeah, Clinton’s HSS secretary.” But Donna Shalala was the Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin—Madison when I earned two degrees. She signed my diplomas. I’ve chatted with her. So…cool.

6:59: WOW! Kansas! Gov!

7:21: MSNBC is now calling the House for Democrats.

Comments

  1. 1

    Still too early to call most races, but turnout data show Millennials and Hispanics voting in large numbers. Also a lot of people who usually sit out midterms are voting in this election.

  3. 3

    Polls have closed in Texas, and O’Rourke has jumped to an early lead over Cruz with about 2.5 million votes in, but I don’t know if that means anything. A Texas Tribune journalist said on CBS News that turnout was very heavy in Texas, which potentially could help O’Rourke, but Cruz led in polls by mid-to-high single digits, so I’m not looking for an upset there.

    Richard Cordray leads in Ohio, but still early in the vote-counting there. In a high-profile House race there, it appears O’Connor will oust Balderson (the Republican who won a very close special election in August).

    Gillum and Nelson have slipped behind in Florida with about 90% of votes in, but it’s too close to call there. Former Clinton cabinet secretary Donna Shalala has won a House seat there.

  5. 5

    O’Rourke still leads Cruz, 50%-48%, with over 47% of the vote in, but that could simply reflect which areas of the state are reporting first.

  8. 8

    Baldwin (D-WI), Stabenow (D-MI), Klobuchar (D-MN), Gillebrand (D-NY) reelected to Senate.

  9. 9

    @7 More details:

    “The Kentucky official who sparked an international uproar for her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples has lost her bid for re-election as Rowan County clerk.

    “Kim Davis, a Republican, was defeated by Democratic challenger Elwood Caudill, 54 percent to 46 percent, to serve a four-year term, according to the Associated Press.”

    https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/elections/kentucky/2018/11/06/kentucky-election-anti-gay-marriage-clerk-kim-davis-loses/1910208002/

  11. 11

    House count = D-191, R-168; CBS says Democrats are “on track” to win the House.

  12. 12

    Democrats win the House for two years.

    GOP wins the judiciary for a generation.

    Yeah, I can live with that. Way to play the short game, libbies.

  14. 14

    NYT needles are now live. For the benefit of the YLBs of the world, NYT held off until there would be at least some good news for pussieslibbies.

  15. 15

    @12 Nice way to put a happy face on losing the night’s biggest prize, doc.

    Yes, all signs point to mixed results instead of a blue wave, but the House, by itself, is enough. It means from now on Trump faces checks and balances, and the main business of Congress will be investigating him and Republican corruption.

    If O’Rourke pulls off an upset in Texas, you’re looking at the next Democratic superstar, and a potential 2020 nominee.

  16. 16

    @ 15

    It means from now on, Trump faces checks and balances…

    Ooh, like no middle class tax cut?

    The GOP’s strength in the Senate will be greater and thanks to Harry Reid, Trump and McConnell can continue to stack the judiciary with conservative-leaning younger nominees.

    A Senate of 53 or even 54 Republicans no longer would need to play to the desires of Collins and Murkowski (and McCain) in selecting jurists. Stay healthy, RBG. We’d hate to see your seat occupied by Amy Coney Barrett.

    After what Trump and the GOP accomplished in the past two years, restraining legislation is the least of Trump’s worries. He’s still got the judiciary to continue remaking, Roger Dumbfuck Rabbit.

    Go ahead and impeach – see how well that goes for y’all.

  17. 17

    @16 “A Senate of 53 or even 54 Republicans”

    You’re getting ahead of yourself. Tester (D-MT) re-elected, and CBS has just called a Democratic pickup in Nevada.

  20. 20

    @18. Who is married (to a young twink) and they have an adopted son from images that I see. Didn’t read his bio.

  21. 21

    Big upset for NY State Rep who represents Staten Island (where most of NYC’s racists live). They are all mostly poor hillbillies there.

  22. 22

    Ted Cruz deep-throated Trump and it has apparently worked. Is there a more disliked Senator in the US Senate than Ted Cruz?

  25. 25

    @ 22

    Is there a more disliked Senator in the US Senate than Ted Cruz?

    May I answer after the Democrat caucus chooses its next Senate Minority Leader?

    ’cause if Schumer hadn’t filibustered Gorsuch, who had the votes, there might not be a Justice Kavanaugh. Over the next few weeks the underperformance by Dems tonite and the linkage to Kavanaugh will get a lot of press, Newt.

  27. 27

    No, but you could have an AG Kris Kobach. Is the Beto loss still giving you a silver lining?

    Joan McCarter
    @joanmccarter
    Look at it this way. We won’t have Attorney General Ted Cruz.

    7:16 PM – Nov 6, 2018

  29. 29

    After all isn’t the mid terms all about a bell weather to the big prize of 2020. Maybe Kim Davis will be the Repuke VP Nominee or heck maybe the next Supreme Court Joker.

  31. 31

    @ 17

    Not sure why CBS would call a close race in NV four minutes after polls close, with no results reported, Roger Dumbfuck Rabbit.

  33. 33

    @25 “May I answer after the Democrat caucus chooses its next Senate Minority Leader?”

    No you can’t wait. Besides, if Chuckie is elected Senate Minority Leader he will have won at least one contest of his Democrat peers. I doubt Cruz could do that with his Republican peers.

    Now if Cruz trotted out Cory Chase, he might get some support. I’m sure Trump would approve, you know elected officials that like porn stars stick together: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cory-chase-ted-cruz-porn_us_59b7fc1ee4b027c149e2bd37

    The real problem for the old-boys in the House and Senate are the record number of women that are running for higher office, that will become the bigger challenge for the angry white men in 2020.

  34. 34

    One Senate old-boy is Bill Nelson. With 99% reporting Rick Scott is up by 1.8% over Bill Nelson.

    And yet the race has not yet been called.

    McCaskill way down in MO right now as well.

    Squeaker in AZ.

    Roger Dumbfuck Rabbit tells us that CBS has called NV @ 17 for the Dems, although as I write this I’m listening to CBS and they are saying nothing of the sort.

  35. 35

    Trailerbillies lost the educated suburbs tonight.

    I’ve said it all along, GOP really is the party of Oxy crushing racist nutjobs now. By the time PornSweat is finished they will represent more septic tanks than voters.

  37. 37

    I don’t think it would be a huge stretch for me to suggest that the seat advantage to the GOP in the US Senate might be as large as the seat advantage to the Dems in the US House.

    Some win, libbies.

  38. 38

    Cordray – Loss
    Gillum – Loss
    Abrams – Loss

    Those were your gubernatorial superstars, libbies.

  42. 42

    This is what I’ve been saying.

    David French
    ✔
    @DavidAFrench
    Extending the Senate lead is so important to Republicans that it may overshadow the losses in the House.

    There isn’t much of a GOP legislative agenda. There is a GOP judicial agenda.

    7:58 PM – Nov 6, 2018

    This is why YLB and gman are cheerleading while people like QoS McHillbilly and even Cz-252 have so little to say tonite.

    Democrats who are not morons realize that there is not much they can do to Trump for the next two years, and there is absolutely nothing they can do to stop Mitch McConnell.

    Give us a cheer, YLB.

  44. 44

    35,
    Some people may like dogs more than your children.

    Can’t blame ’em. Between the Meth Mites, the missing teeth, and the homemade tattoos, trailerbilly children are more threatening than pit fighters.

  45. 45

    There isn’t much of a GOP legislative agenda.

    Nope. Not anymore.
    #theotherstuff

  46. 46

    @42

    Maybe it is time for the House to dust off some history books about Samuel Chase.

  48. 48

    @ 46

    Maybe it is time for you to review the definition of ‘own goal’.

    Without Kavanaugh you could have buried the House GOP and held the Senate distribution at no losses.

    Booker
    Harris

    The sooner the Democrats realize that playing to the YLBs of your party cost you golden opportunities two elections in a row, the sooner the Democrats might make some real gains. God knows Obama dug a deep enough hole for them.

  53. 53

    @48

    Kavanaugh is your answer to everything. Keep plucking away at that single string as that is all you got.

    No mention of what a Democratic controlled House and the impending Mueller report.

    Sure “Rape U” understudy and lapdog Kavanaugh will bail out is buddy Trump.

  54. 54

    Classic.
    As his party loses control of the House, sees dozens of GOP districts turn permanently blue and dozens more safe GOP seats become permanently competitive, loses a half dozen governorships in conservative states, loses the affluent suburbs forever, and converts a GOPSenate wave into a shit sandwich Teh Dumbfuck convenes an analysis of hippie failure in his adult diaper.
    Enjoy the hearings, Dumbfuck.

  55. 55

    Niels Lesniewski✔
    @nielslesniewski
    Florida Gov. Rick Scott is about to declare victory over Bill Nelson. Scott campaign manager says there has been no concession yet.

    8:47 PM – Nov 6, 2018

    Nelson’s hair dye isn’t quite ready for prime time yet.

  57. 57

    @55

    At least WA-8 has figured out that substance over hair is more important.

    Florida is a different creature all together. Florida will probably rethink their choice when they lose more land area due to rising oceans and the weather continues to try and level the place. Just what they need, a guy that stands for self reliance and is of the party of climate deniers.

  59. 59

    If both win I wonder how soon after Collins and Hunter are sworn will they be censured?

  60. 60

    Gee, now why might I be talking about Kavanaugh as a game-changer?

    Tom Bevan
    Verified account

    @TomBevanRCP

    So every Dem Senator in a competitive race who voted against Kavanaugh lost (Donnelly, Heitkamp, McCaskill, and almost certainly Nelson), and the one who voted for Kavanaugh survived (Manchin). Coincidence?

    8:10 PM – 6 Nov 2018

    Booker
    Harris

  61. 61

    Suzy is trying to say she forced Cantwell to, “actually campaign.” That is her takeaway from a statewide election? As the Chair of the WA-GOP, you would think she could do better.

    Please, for the love of , please take Susy and Dino and put them in a retirement home and not let them run again. Can’t the Republican’s of WA do better?

  65. 65

    @60

    Many other reasons why the lost close elections. Go head and convince yourself that Kavanaugh is the reason, after all, it is all you got.

    So have you seen any of Hillary tonight? I thought for sure you would be bringing her up.

    With so many women being elected tonight, the angry old white men need to take notice, if they trot out another questionable SCOTUS candidate like Kavanaugh, things might not go as Yertle wants.

  68. 68

    Bill Nelson just conceded.

    That’s IN, MO, FL, and ND Senate flips to the GOP. 53 seats and a decent shot at 55.

    During a Democrat ‘wave’ year.

    Cocaine Mitch will be on fire.

  72. 72

    Well if that babbling butthole doesn’t show up to gloat about yertle tomorrow, well something is truly wrong with the freak.

    Maybe the freak’s ass is in a sling over putting HA HEROES FIRST..

    Oh well, some hope. I’d like better and maybe it’s better than it looks. We’ll see.

    Oh shit, CO SecState flipped to a Dem. Nice.

    Keep resisting, fellow HA HEROES.

  73. 73

    With the Democrats in charge of the House it should be all fun and games investigating the POTUS. Don’t waste time trying to impeach the guy as Pence is worse. Just turn up the pressure and let’s see some tax filings! Plus, I’m sure Mueller and the Trump cronies that are now felons, will definitely make the next 2 years interesting. Follow the money…

    What’s that you say? Kavanaugh? He can’t put a stop to a Congressional inquiry. Trump will replace Sessions, Rod will be dealt with accordingly, and the media will continue to dig and report on the lies and transgressions of Trump.

    Trump and his ilk better not hope China calls in our debt to them since the Republicans have lost all sense of fiscal responsibility. Where is the deficit level? How did it get there? Follow the money.

  74. 74

    In Montana, Rosendale just took his first lead.

    That would make BOTH of Roger Dumbfuck Rabbit’s statements @ 17 incorrect.

    What an incompetent shill.

  76. 76

    @72

    Colorado went seriously D.

    Gov
    SOS (flip)
    AG (flip)
    Treasurer (flip)
    Senate (flip)
    House (hold)

    Flipped a house seat too

    Also passed redistricting reform

  78. 78

    Dave Bratt gone. Tea Party movement is dead. And with that the GOP becomes Party of Trump.

  80. 80

    Lots of dumbfuckery already. Called it!

    Too bad the loon (RIP) got lynched. With DUMMOCRETINS taking the House, the loon would have been double and triple posting like mad and his head would have exploded all over this thread. SAD!

    “KAAAAAAAAAAAAAABLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”

  81. 81

    Yeah Scott Walker’s people are talking recount after the <1000 vote lead just got blown up to +30,000

    Governor flips, Dems 4, Rs 0

    Michigan also lost their GOP Sec of State so look for polling places in Detroit, Anne Arbor, Flint And Lansing to get all the shiny fully working polling places and lots of them in 2020. Just playing by GOP rules.

  82. 82

    Well CHAD! is probably done though Dino is his mentor so maybe he’ll try again a few more times.

    Since leaving the State House to try to get a promotion to State Senate he’s taken up a lot of GOP Money and attention to lose to Mark Mullet (Sen) and now Bill Ramos.

    Dude, you’re a former State Rep and you can’t beat an Issaquah City Councilman? Keep running CHAD!

    Side note, the Bellevue/Redmond races all went Blue so the idea that the Eastside of King County is fertile ground for GOP like Orange County, CA is pretty much dead.

  84. 84

    Walker moved out of recount range after Milwaukee County votes were counted. If he wants a recount he’ll have to pay for it himself.

  86. 86

    Although this election was a bit less than some of us hoped, we won the biggest prize — the House — and a number of satisfying victories: Walker, Kobach, Kim Davis, and here at home Dino Rossi, all went down. Beto O’Rourke gave Ted Cruz a scare, and in him we have a rising star and possible 2020 presidential contender. We expanded our control in the legislature, and passed cop and gun control initiatives. The country will be less red, and less Trumpist, when we wake up tomorrow. Doctor Dumbfuck’s horses are laughing at him.

  87. 87

    Dumbfuck, lemmie explain, no there is too much.

    Impeachment was never on the table.

    So here’s what’s coming:

    Ethics referrals – Devin Nunes et al
    Oversight and Government reform – Collusion between PACs and campaigns, Russia&NRA, Emoluments (tax returns?) EPA, HUD, Interior…
    House Judiciary – Perjury / Conflict of Interest / Bribery of Federal Justices perhaps including Brett Kavanaugh
    House Banking Committee – Ben Carson, HUD, misappropration of funds, Terrorism and Illicit finance by NRA, Real Estate Fraud (Ivanka & Jarod and then Daddy)
    Agriculture – Trade war, effects on U.S. Farmers
    Foreign Affairs & Intelligence – Kashoggi, an actual investigation, War in Yemen and U.S. deaths (Bengazzi!)

    Add to it all the bills that will come out of the house that they can pound McConnell for never bringing up. None of these will pass but man they are popular.

    Pre-Existing Conditions (A bill to make any health plan, Obamacare or Private denying coverage invalid)

    Single Payer option for any Americans wishing to enroll while leaving the for-profit Health Insurance industry as an option (So what’s wrong with making private insurance compete for customers?)

    Federally mandated Firearms background checks including gun shows. Waiting period for purchase.

    Bump Stock Ban (been a year+ of foot dragging by NRA GOP)

    Opiod Prescription regulations

    Paid Family Leave

  89. 89

    75)That is one of the reasons I like the system. Helps avoid the spoiler effect. Theoretically, could lead to less mudslinging, turning Independents and minor parties into kingmaker, instead of spoilers.

  91. 91

    Kleptocrats throughout the ranks in the PornSweat cabinet will be bailing hard and shredding documents ahead of the hearings.

  92. 92

    We’ll have to wait until the vote file data becomes availzble. But exit polling indicates that college educated whites shifted. PornSweat’s determination to double down on culture hate and the GOP’s embrace of racism promises to solidify that over the next two years.

  93. 93

    Rodney “I’m not a Democrat, I just play one for elections” Tom.

    Bye.

    CHAD! – 2 more runs and I can match Dino! Wait til Next Year!

  94. 94

    MI Passed legal weed for 21+

    That makes 9 states. Look for a legalization bill to pass the now D house to be decried by AG and shelved by Senate. One could probably peel off a R house rep or 20 for this one. After all, some of them represent states that have legalized and are reaping the tax benefits and the sky hasn’t fallen and kids in droves aren’t showing up in the hospitals.

  95. 95

    Some deep soul searching (thinking upon sins) as WAGOP examines how they lost the 8th for the first time in its existence.

    Kim –
    Support for Obamacare
    Reign in Pharmaceuticals
    DACA support
    Education Funding
    Climate Change is REAL
    Vaccines Work
    Pro Choice

    Dino –
    She’ll raise your taxes!
    She’ll somehow institute a state income tax from a Federal Office.

    So was it the message or is Dino! just a really shitty candidate?

    GOP is going to have to come up with something other than appealing to the Subsidized anti-tax East of the mountain crowds if they’re ever going to get out from the desert of no power in this state.

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