**OFFICIAL** 2018 Midterms Elections Thread Part 5! RESULTS!

The Dems can still take control of the House, but it might not be pretty. A win is a win though if they pull it off.

Gillum and Nelson both losing at 91% reporting

Not good

Still over half a million votes to be counted in Blue Florida counties

God knows that Florida does not necessarily represent the rest of the country.

Nelson leaked that Russians helped before in Florida and was proven right so wouldn't be shocked if that's what happening here.

Sadly Ripigs will always out vote Dems.

CNN on the Gillum vs Desantis race: Either the polling was off or people who said they were going to vote for Gillum didn't.

Very good. Counties that voted for Gillum and Nelson are not reporting 100%

To R594 in the previous thread - in Britain there's something called the Shy Tory - people who are ashamed to admit to pollers that they vote Conservative, and so lie, and twist the polls. It resulted in the 1992 and 2015 UK exit polls being wrong, which is unusual for British polling. It might be the same thing in the US

Im sorry, for those results in both Georgia and Florida, there is something seriously wrong......and its not the voters.

*repigs

The fear is the FL panhandle will aid Repubs, tonight is gonna be a stomach punch.

[quote]Gillum and Nelson both losing at 91% reporting

Yes, although there are lots of votes left in Broward & Miami-Dade.

Georgia was always a long shot, Abrams was behind based on polling.

Or somebody cheated! Don’t forget that.

Rethugs never seemed concerned at all about a Blue Wave. Geez, wonder why.

Beto is leading with 52.8%, 47% reporting.

Republicans voted huge in this election in a way that is unprecedented for a midterm party that controls the White House. Also, independents apparently voted much more Republican than expected

Show me Penn Congressional Districts please. New Jersey too.

I was going to jerk off later out of happiness but might have to jerk off now out of sadness.

R18 still.a lot to go in Trump country. Sadly, Beto will lose.

Yeah the Trump voters still turned out in huge numbers r19, they did not stay home.

Georgia's most populous county may not be finished being counted until perhaps midnight!!

I fucking hate this country

There were like 5 or 6 republicans who went to Russia on July 4th, 2018. Anybody remember who they were? If any of them were on the ballots then all of those states need to be redone.

Part 5, The End of Democracy in America

jesus fucking christ what the FUCK is wrong with AmeriKKKa? What will it take for people to vote Democrat? All the bigotry, corruption and lies of the repubs and it doesn't matter.

Does anyone else want to give John King a vicious faceslapping? He and Wolf are dominating the night with their fucking PlayStation. It's driving me nuts. Either that or I am sick to my stomach about how this is going....

R18 The problem is most of the rural areas aren't counted yet and I don't see them voting for Beto

Amendment 4 in FL (restoring voting rights to felons) is looking good so far.

Shaun King: One thing is clear - and it's painful.

Tonight is not going to be a clear repudiation of Donald Trump, white supremacy, Islamophobia, and bigotry. It just isn't.

Half of this country is clearly holding on to those things for dear life.

This is looking more like 2016.

I'm no where close to giving up. I need the House, Beto and Florida.

R23 why are you convinced that they turned up in huge numbers? Why aren't you convinced that they're manipulating the numbers again?

too many god damned white evil bigots in this fucking country

21 republican house seats leaning Dem.

AND AFTER TONIGHT MOST OF YOU WILL STILL LOVE YOUR REPIG FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO VOTE AGAINST YOU.

PUNCH AND DELETE.

it just seems like when you watch tv and see around the country that most people HATE Trump. How the fuck is it possible that the repubs are still winning and there's no blue wave. so disgusting

I will not be voting in 2020.

Tired of this fucking shit. Another 6 years of Trump and the Trump twats.

Beto isn't going to win, they've barely begun the more rural areas.

Nate Silver with his 80 percent probability is the most useless pollster around. He always gives people a false sense of optimism.

Got to bed. You are too volatile for this stage of the count. Blue precincts report last because THATS WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE.

[quote]This is looking more like 2016.

How many times do we need to read this?

Tyranny in the US. We may have a holocaust—keep on denying what is happening as we watch and whine, America.

They stole it again with the help of the Russians. Come On! Do you really think all those young voters in Georgia and Texas were voting for Trump? Please! This is what I always feared and this is what happened. The shit Republicans stole it again.!

R40 so you’re voting for Trump then.

Georgia is so messed up that even Kemp had problems voting for himself

[quote] I will not be voting in 2020.

I really want to punch you in the face.

Not true r36....this is a result of tampering, plain and simple. I knew that the minute Trump started predicting a Red Wave about 2 months ago.

Nate Silver is not a pollster r42, 538 runs zero polls, they just use the polls that everyone else runs.

All I want is the house at this point. I had no expectations from racist southern states.

I dread 2020. Trump is going to to be a 2 term president. The deplorables showed up for him this year even when he wasn't even on the ballot. They'll go nuts in 2020 for him. And the big talk/no show progressives will do their usual disappearing act.

Oh and the voter suppression/cheating helps too.

the fucking problem as I've said in other threads is that too many liberals are fucking clustered in limited areas. This means that even though there are more of us overall, there are more repubs spread out in more states.

[quote]Nate Silver with his 80 percent probability is the most useless pollster around. He always gives people a false sense of optimism.

He is not a pollster. He is a statistician. He averages other people's polls.

At the end of the day the House is what matters the most r52.

Democrat Donna Shalala wins the House seat representing Florida's 27th Congressional District over Republican Maria Elvira Salazar, giving Dems the night's second pickup

Harry Enten says Republicans are performing stronger than expected, but the House still Leans Democratic:

If things don't go the way we hope all it means is that we have a whole lot of work to do on legislative redistricting. We have lawsuits to file and investigations to demand, and we have to put tons of public pressure on public officials. We absolutely started too late to try to clean up the suppression, fraud, gerrymandering, etc. and other infrastructure issues. The infrastructure issues are serious and they go right down to the county and cities too. City Clerks county clerks local election commissions, etc. The machines are old the IT issues aside from being open to hacking, are just not up to standard. It's embarrassing. The states aren't investing money to rebuild upgrade and modernize the way people vote. And the ID laws are stupid. We are getting more governors so that will hep. We were never going to change the world in one night. We have work to do. If things don't go the way we hope they will, we just have to keep pushing back. I'm not going to decide that the whole world sucks. I think we also have to keep pushing the media to call out the lies. We cannot allow the fraud the lies and the vitriol to become our standard of behavior.

Not looking good for Florida -- Scott and Even More Evil Scott are leading for senator and governor.

[quote]How the fuck is it possible that the repubs are still winning and there's no blue wave. so disgusting

Voter suppression and Russia.

There were GOP members who literally went to russia on July 4th. You know the day to celebrate America? And GOP did nothing to help elections be more secure.

We are in a war, and this is one battle. No matter what happens, we have deepened our organizational ground game, and identified new leaders. We cannot concede to Nazis.

[quote] I will not be voting in 2020.

[quote] Tired of this fucking shit. Another 6 years of Trump and the Trump twats.

R44 then in my book you are worse than the people who do support Trump, you don't support him but won't vote against him, God you are one stupid shit.

But he puts out predictions based on polls which give people false expectations.

R40, how do you expect to ever win if you fold after a couple of elections? People fought their whole lives and for generations before getting stuff done.

This defeatism is self-sabotage. Why would you want to make it easier for the deplorables?

They stole it in 2016 and it looks like they are going to steal it again. And then talk about how there was a red wave. Disgusting.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. IF Democrats don't take back the house, they can no longer cater to far lestists. I live in OK, one of the redder states in our country. Abortion and unfortunately lgbt rights are still "issues" for people. A more moderate stance, and working from there will give Democrats back control. Still holding onto hope though, I have faith! #Drew4OK

CNN reporting Democrats leading in 21 Republican-held house districts; is this an official vote count, or just poll numbers?

Look at R40 's history and you'll see exactly what it's doing.

MI Democrat Rashida Tlaib has won #MI13 -- FIRST Muslim woman ever elected to Congress

Sigh. So much for the Blue Wave. The Dems may not even get the House.

Sure r64, Silver makes predictions based on the polls, and if the polls are wrong, he will be wrong.

R54 This country is held hostage by the white bigoted minority left out in the hinterland.

I think the dems will get the House.

R65. Good point. It took black people 100 years after the Civil War for segregation to end.

There are enough people in Corpus Christi and El Paso to make up for the cowtowns in the middle of Texas. I've driven through those places, no one lives there. El Paso is not a small City and it's Beto's hometown. He already flipped reliably red Williamson County. Texas Dems have always said if Williamson County ever went blue, Texas becomes purple.

ABC reporting Donnelly lost Indiana. I fucking hate this country

Chris Hayes was grinning ear to ear 2 hours ago. Not so much now.

JUST IN: Republican Mike Braun will win the U.S. Senate race in Indiana, @ABC projects based on vote analysis.

Whatever, r71. Theres still a chance!

- Abortion and unfortunately lgbt rights are still "issues" for people. A more moderate stance, and working from there will give Democrats back control

And there is the problem...how does one have moderate stance on such issues?

Donnelly losing means expect several Dem loses in the senate. McCaskill and Heidi are goners. Possibly Tester as well.

Just to warn you.

Pollsters are bullshitters. Hello, Kellyanne Conway’s Twitter handle is still @KellyannePolls, referring to her polling company. They are spin artists who use polls as leverage to influence sheeplike people to do make their predictions self-fulfilling. I’m so sick of this country’s naivety.

95% of the vote now in in Florida

I'm sorry to say this as I know most posters here vote for Dems, but things won't really change until the last remnants of the Silent Gen die and then most Baby Boomers die off. White heterosexual people over 45 are majority repub NO MATTER WHAT

[quote]This country is held hostage by the white bigoted minority left out in the hinterland.

No, this country is imprisoned by people who don't vote.

Ayanna Pressley is officially Massachusetts's first black congresswoman

McCaskill trailing in MISSOURI, but only 1% of the vote in.

The big Republican early voting numbers should have been a big clue things were off

Wow. Things don't go the way you wanted so you quit. You get angry, discouraged, disillusioned disappointed. Awww. One of the reasons the Republicans keep winning is because they never act like losers. They never accept defeat. They will not admit they lost. They just keep pushing. Keep raising hell. They are tough and determined. One thing I am definitely going to do is invest more money in the ACLU and in Indivisible and MoveOn. They are all doing a lot of heavy lifting. And we have regained some governors seats tonight.

CNN now saying 96% of the vote in in Florida

repubs have full control of the country and they're STILL FUCKING PISSED OFF. They are evil people.

NATHANIEL RAKICH 8:49 PM The AP has called the Kentucky 6th District for Republican Rep. Andy Barr. It’s not a seat Democrats needed, but it’s one they wanted, for sure. Barr currently leads McGrath 51 percent to 48 percent with 94 percent reporting.

I think we who live away from the middle of the country just don’t get the sad fact they aren’t US. Tonight will be another shock, but now we need to really start navel gazing.

BREAKING: @NBCNews projects Andy Barr (R) is winner of Kentucky House 6.

NBC News considers this race one of the bellwethers that will determine House control.

Watch these dashboards instead of getting whipped into panic by cable news.

[quote]No, this country is imprisoned by people who don't vote.

Yes, this. There are far more people who say they agree with Democratic principles than Republican. They just don't bother to vote. They are to blame much more than Republican "bigots."

[quote]No, this country is imprisoned by people who don't vote.

No this country is imprisoned by "leaders," beholden to Russia and allow them to hack the vote.

Mountain time zone and Pacific haven't even closed. People need to catch their breath. The future is in the West and Southwest. I consider Texas the Southwest.

R89. I think I saw MSNBC report that once after early voting ended. I watch quite a bit and it wasn’t covered like you’d expect.

We haven’t had a real election since at least 2000 - we should have rioted then.

To all of you moaning- did you volunteer for the Democrats? I did.

But to R538 of the last thread, do you understand that Title IX was written to give women equal educational opportunities and Obama and the hysterical selfish but very powerful Translobby, really fucked up changing the wording from sex to gender?

That pissed off women, especially parents, so really maybe rethink depriving the more than 50% of the population who are women of their rights in favor of the 0.2% of men who think they’re women.

to the poster in the last thread who asked about the cunt Kim Davis, the guy running against her is gay.

She denied him a marriage license. I donated to his campaign.

[quote] This country is imprisoned by people who don't vote.

I need this on a t-shirt.

You can't imagine how defeated I feel. I've registered so many people to vote, canvassed, talked to friends, family and students. I spent my day ferrying people back and forth to the polls.

100% of voters don't have to be in love with the current "Trump" economy and job market. Just 51%. That's part of what's happening here.

and most of the liberals who vote live in liberal clusters. It's the liberals in the battleground states who let us down again and again.

Florida has MORE REGISTERED DEMOCRATS yet the state consistently goes repub ugh

I'll continue to vote but I just don't think I can be this involved anymore. It's too painful. Not just disappointing but honest to god painful.

Braun wins.

wow, America is stupid

[quote]No, this country is imprisoned by people who don't vote.

Unfortunately true, it's still idiot millenials that don't bother to vote.

R65 is wise. Trump is evil. He, and everything he represents, have to be fought, and it could be a long war. We can't simply whimper and give up.

Oh fuck! I wish I hadn't come here to catch up on voting results. I am sick at my stomach. The bigots, homophobes and racists win again! But not fairly- we fucking KNOW Russia hacked the vote. I feel so bad for the future and the heart and soul of the country. Voting shenanigans. God damn those racist pigs all to hell.

I don't live in California, I know there is a huge latino population there, but I also know they are heavily impacted by immigration. How did Trump and the Republicans message regarding immigration go over there?

I’m still holding out hope for Beto. Watch the numbers for Fort Worth and Tarrant County. If Beto stays close or takes the lead, he just may win.

Florida is a lost cause, has been since Bush v Gore 2000. Where was the black and Latino vote for Gillum?

In 2016 more people voted for the Democrat for President, for the Democrat US Senate candidates and for their Democratic US House of Representative than for Republicans. Republicans won the President because of the electoral college, the House because of gerrymandering, and the Senate because Democrats have ghettoized themselves to the two coasts.

R81 I don't think that is it because many of these deplorables had no problem voting for Obama. The exception of what you mentioned is the T of the LGBT.

The trans movement came in after Obama was in office so that is the one thing of what you mentioned that is a "new" issue.

The Kentucky vote means no big blue wave. Florida is looking very shaky.

HISTORY MADE! @jenniferwebbfl has become the first openly lesbian member of the Florida House of Representatives! Congratulations to Representative-Elect Webb on this monumental and well-deserved victory!

Kim Davis loses.

if we don't get the house, you can kiss any chance of seeing the Mueller report results. You know a repub controlled Congress will vote to keep it away from the public

I do love Eugene Robinson - so classy, so erudite. You can sense his disappointment.

I'm really disappointed so far but we needn't completely despair. There's still a good chance we'll have a majority in the House.

We were never going to take the senate. That was a delusion not born out by ANY polls. It's about the house and has always been about the house.

Thanks for some good news, R118.

Wow we're really gonna get a minimum of 8 years of Trump and republicans having all three branches.

Russia really pulled through for them huh.

[quote] NATHANIEL RAKICH8:52 PM Zooming out for a big-picture look at the House: Things are very much going according to script. Republicans are winning the districts we said leaned toward them, Democrats are winning the districts we said leaned toward them, and the toss-ups — as you can see below — are splitting evenly between the parties.

R112

The immigration message doesn't play well here - even in the central valley which is predominantly Republican. Why? B/c the central valley has an agricultural economy that relies absolutely on migrant workers

Fort Worth Texas has a major southern Baptist seminary there, and they also have a large conservative population in the area.

Ok. You all need to pull your fucking socks up and stop whining and start doing. And for those who did door knock, register to vote etc don’t give up. The fight is on, we are winning back seats in the house and governors. So we may lose some senate but overall we will be in a better position tomorrow than today. Don’t, don’t give up - FIGHT!!!!!!!!!

KY-6 stays R.

[quote]Florida is a lost cause, has been since Bush v Gore 2000.

It's still a state that Obama won twice.

Some of you seem to enjoy wallowing in misery. Can you at least wait a couple of more hours before you declare the death of democracy?

On the one hand, it can’t get any worse than the waking nightmare we’re already in, so there’s small comfort in that. On the other, I’m consistently disappointed by the sheer fucking idiocy of this country, both from Rethugs and registered Dems who DON’T VOTE,

the answer is not for Dem politicians to be more moderate. The answer is for Dems to stop clustering themselves on the 2 coasts. We need more Dems moving to Florida, Georgia and Texas. Those 3 states could flip in the future if we get voters there.

Juliana Stratton just became Illinois' first black Lieutenant Governor, along with JB Pritzker's win in the IL Governor race.

sherrod brown wins Ohio!

asshole Manchin retains his Senate seat. Not that he's a real Dem but better than a true repub

This is 2016 all over again. Things look okay for Democrats initially, then it all collapses. Gillum and Nelson both lost in Florida and Beto's lead gets smaller each time they show it on screen. I don't know why anyone was hopeful.

So, what happened to ALL of the angry women? You know a protest will mean NOTHING if the Democrats cannot take the House.

R123 Winning the Senate was always more long-shot pep talk. So many more Dem seats were up for election than Repub seats.

Manchin projected to hold his seat.

House Dems with *narrow* leads in key FL-26 and VA-2 races

FL-26 (91%) Mucarsel-Powell (D) 51% Curbelo (R) 49%

VA-2 (88%) Luria (D) 51% Taylor (R) 49%

Shades of 2016 all over again. Fuck!!!!!!!

Rachel doesn’t seem disheartened and therefore I shall not be.

[quote]Can you at least wait a couple of more hours before you declare the death of democracy?

No?

Russian interfered with the 2016 election, and it'll probably come out that they interfered in this election too, and one party is fucking determined to keep it that way.

What's stopping them from doing it in 2020 and 2022? And 2024?

Trust me. If we lose the house, it will get much worse. So long Obamacare, hello Medicare and Social Security cuts plus no Mueler report as the new AG will put a stop to it. Pray we win the house.

The race for the House isn't over yet r144, not by a long shot. She realizes that.

So Nate Silver fucked up again?

Rachel has to be professional.

Senators Casey (PA,) Gillibrand (NY), Klobuchar (MN) and Heinrich (NM) RE-ELECTED.

The disappointment is that even if the Democrats take back the House, it won't be in the numbers that repudiate Trump. It's not the big number that would make a statement. Obama lost more House seats in his first midterm election. And he still won big in 2012. What does that portend for 2020?

[quote]Some of you seem to enjoy wallowing in misery. Can you at least wait a couple of more hours before you declare the death of democracy?

A lot of those posts are coming from cookie clearing concern trolls.

Damn, how do Dems have a shot against Curbelo but can't pull it out statewide?

I feel like a Democratic majority in the House is still a win, but...ugh. No sign of a "blue wave."

There are a slew of safe districts whose polls just closed, so we'll have a more balanced results map shortly.

There are some good state/local results happening.

So many people butt hurt over this, how, exactly will this effect your fucking daily life? Boo fucking hoo, repubs win once again... sucks, oh well, life goes on.

Yes, I'm disappointed but that is it, I'm gonna wake up tomorrow and not give two shits.

There are lots of angry white women but again many of them live in liberal clusters.

too many millennials (and I am one so I'll criticize them) don't give a fuck. Millennials are mostly worried about finishing up grad school (the younger ones) to focusing on their careers and starting families (the older ones). Some of them also just party with their friends and follow celeb gossip.

CNN now showing Cruz has almost tied Beto now

Marsha wins in Tennessee. Has anyone checked on Taylor?

Blackburn crushes Bredesen

Taylor Swift effect not enough

Blackburn held TN. Ugh, TN is just despicable.

[quote] Rachel doesn’t seem disheartened

That's probably the pills.

As much as it sickens me to say this, you appear to be the average American, R156, totally unaware how politics can make or break your life.

Amendment 4, restoring voting rights to those with a felony conviction, passes in Florida.

Some good news there.

Australia has it right. Make voting a requirement by law.

I know it's Indiana but Donnelly was crushed. An incumbent and he was swept aside. Not a good sign at all.

Exactly

Beto now trailing Cruz. Cruz leading 53% to 47% and growing.

R163 R156 is a troll.

Five-Thirty-Eight has a very telling comment about the increased relevance of immigration on their blog.

ugh I don't want to even hear how obnoxious all the deplorables will be after tonight. Trump, Kellyanne, Huckabee, Pence, Hannity, Pirro, Ingraham, Tucker Carlson, and the sector of repubs imitating Trump are going to be INSUFFERABLE

Nobody is moving to the jobless meth addled shithole red countries for politics. Stop.

Kornacki not sounding optimistic about Gillum.

[quote]Those 3 states could flip in the future if we get voters there.

Are you really going to move to Georgia to save the nation?

Come up with a better plan.

Any chance California doesn't come through for the House count?

I just looked on 538. Dem chances to take House 56.1%. 5% to take Senate.

Dems move to the coasts because it's easier to be a Democrat there! I live in Oklahoma, and the lady who I signed in with to vote has known me my entire life, when she couldn't find my name on the list and I told her I am an Independent, she almost fell out of her chair!

There are progressive people here! It's just the big name dems on the coasts ignore us! No support comes to us from the national level.

Yep, Democrats’ overconfidence and disconnect from The Heartland is killing us

Tapper: this is not a blue wave.

And that's the message from Kellyanne tomorrow.

Regardless of the outcome, the Dems still haven’t pulled their shit together after 2016.

We can’t just be the anti-Trump party. We can’t just be hang our hopes on ONE issue with popular support, meaning health care.

What is the Dem party’s platform? Where is the unity of message?

Thank You, r152.

I suspected the Debbie Downer posts are Repug trolls.

CBS News has Cruz ahead now, above 50%, The Braun win is telling, and House seats on East Coast are NOT waving blue.

Jake Tapper on CNN: "This is not a blue wave"

Fucked the Kardashians and Jenners for not telling their fans who they milk for $$$ all the time to go vote. They tweet about everything else, but nothing about encouraging their fans to fucking go vote.

And then there's kanye west and his fuckery. Fuck him!

[quote] I just looked on 538. Dem chances to take House 56.1%. 5% to take Senate.

Are you going to do that every two minutes? Every one of us can look up what 538 is reporting, by the way.

Forget 538. It's using current available data only, so it's likely inaccurate.

Whoever came up with "Blue Wave" is a fucking idiot. It's obvious that Democratic voters need to be scared to the polls, and if Democrats sound sure of victory too many of them will stay home. How the fuck they didn't learn that lesson from 2016 is beyond me.

[quote]Australia has it right. Make voting a requirement by law.

And you'd think this would somehow help Democrats?? Bwahahahaha.

[quote]We can’t just be hang our hopes on ONE issue with popular support, meaning health care.

For a midterm that is generally an effective strategy. The 2010 wave election for the GOP was all about Obamacare.

Once again I am kicking myself because I got sucked in it thought that was a blue wave coming. I hate everyone who said it was going to happen. Including myself

Not to worry...The fix is IN!

Does anyone really trust 538 after November 2016?

hopefully the felons who have their voting rights restored will vote Dem in 2020

I hate America.

So now you can apologize to all the posters who pointed out REPEATEDLY that 538 hate been cancelled after 2016 and Nate Silver's history of fucking up. Stop rewriting history.

Wasn't Florida one of the states where it was pretty much confirmed Russia interfered in?

So now you can apologize to all the posters who pointed out REPEATEDLY that 538 had been cancelled after 2016 and Nate Silver's history of fucking up. Stop rewriting history.

R190, do you realize that polls on the West Coast haven't closed yet?

R151 For starter, Obama didn't have an FBI investigation hanging over his head. Even one seat Den majority in the House can turn that into a huge headache for Trump in 2020.

Looking like a big win for Scott in FL.

Yes r196 and looks like it happened again

I knew no good would come from Pelosi telling everyone the House win was a lock.

What's the scoop on voting problems at any polls today? Anyone here have anything shady happen?

MANCHIN wins WEST VIRGINIA.

and just last night, some assholes on here were saying to those of who were concerned that we were the trolls. No you assholes, we were just realistic. You idiots who thought it was a given that a blue wave would take over were delusional. I never underestimated the despicable white bigots in this country or the idiocy of the liberals who don't fucking vote

[quote]Does anyone really trust 538 after November 2016?

No, not even Nate Silver who joked how he fucked up and not to believe him this year.

538 literally just turns polls into forecasts r197. Being mad at them is just being mad at the polls, they don't create the data.

What a bunch of shrill nellies you all are here on DL.

You jump at every shadow and get hysterical at a whim.

Just clam down and wait till all the results come in.

You all suspiciously sound like Berniebots.

Nate Cohn:

[quote]Basically, the pattern so far--greater polarization--was the GOPs ticket to a good night in the Senate and close race for the House, as I wrote on Monday. But this gets GOP to a closer race, not to a majority without *more* strength than they have so far

well, I will be the first one to say it. Maybe losing everything is what it will take for some of these fools to wake up.

They lose healthcare, their SSDI and their homes because of repug policies either they will die it wise up.

Maybe that is what it will take. Just sucks that the text of us have to endure THEIR punishment.

Grease fire and gypsy curses to all Rethugs and the assholes who support them.

FLORIDA RESTORING FELON VOTING RIGHTS.

[quote] Australia has it right. Make voting a requirement by law.

I don't know well it works for Australia but a lot of the people who don't vote in the US just don't give a shit and the last thing you want is someone walking in marking a ballot randomly and cancelling out a person who has researched and voted for the people they want elected.

[quote]538 literally just turns polls into forecasts

No, they read them inaccurately by giving them the wrong ratings.

THIS CAN'T BE LIFE

Can the anti-538 trolls stop. Nate Silver was one of the only people signalling the alarm to the very end that Trump could very well win. If you don't understand how statistics works, just stop.

Oh, and he's ALWAYS said his metrics are not as reliable for off year elections, in part because there are more variables and less polls.

R204 Manchin is going to switch parties after this election.

Blame the overconfident Democrats telling the rest of us we are concern trolls for sounding the alarm about messaging months ago

Sen. Tammy Baldwin wins in Wisconsin

That is a nonsensical statement r213.

CNN: Cruz has pulled ahead of Beto

I'm the okie poster. The blue wave did not resonate here; it pissed people off. There is a huge disconnect between the coastal Democrats and y'alls pollsters and us here in flyoverland. Time to stop ignoring us!

Still hoping Drew pulls through for governor! He's losing now though. Stitt is a baby Trump and it scares the hell out of me.

I hope the people in Florida rot. I fucking hate all these fucking racists.

Even +1 Dems in the House is a win, they take over the committees.

R116, i hang out on other liberal boards, and many women were disheartened at having to actually agree with Trump , a man they loathe, about Title IX.

Just a few days ago, something like 98 members of the House signed a Transgender lobby letter supporting the Title IX wording change from its original sex to gender.

That’s Democrats, including some I volunteered for, kicking women and parents of girls, in the cunt, right before the midterms, in order to score points with the Transgender Lobby.

Not that i think this is a fair election, but i knew the transgender bullshit would be one of the hills the US would die on.

And mark my words, Trump will be reelected in 2020. Bush was reelected twice. Presidents historically get two terms. The economy won't plunge until the second year of his second term. Democrats have no one to run. All the exciting faces aren't ready yet. They will be ready for 2024. So give your nerves a rest and just accept reality. The country is fucked for the next six years.

Andrew Sullivan: Trump has won his second national election. A catastrophe for this liberal democracy.

I never bought the Blue Wave shit and I write this as someone who remains optimistic that the Dems will take the House tonight

After 2016, I had the good sense to condition myself against any belief in media created memes, projections, predictions, polls.

Time for more mass shootings! Yay! The Gunshine state never quits! Thoughts and prayers are always enough!

Well the democrats are never going to carry Oklahoma r221. They are competing for the heartland of Wisconsin and Ohio, not like Oklahoma.

Next time run moderates like Lamb.

With 28% reporting: Kemp 61% Abrams 38% Metz 0.66%

R216–There is no way Manchin switches parties, after this election the dem leader ship in the Senate will give him whatever he wants to stay a democrat

r224, give the trans shit a rest. No one was voting on trans shit. Fuck off.

Nate Cohn:

[quote]So, as I look at the southeast in isolation, I would still see the Dems on track to take the House. Not D+40. But more like our polls, which added up to D+32 with a ton of super close races.

R211, what the fuck do you want Democrats to do? What are your fucking Okies not getting from Democrats that they get from republicans?

CNN pundits look stunned, again, they are starting to lean Cruz winning, and commenting that no “Blue Wave” appeared tonight.

[quote]Andrew Sullivan: Trump has won his second national election. A catastrophe for this liberal democracy.

Good old Andrew, ever the drama queen.

R232, the party-switching was just a rumor from earlier this year. He's never said he would switch parties.

MICHIGAN GOVERNOR

WHITMER (D) 56%

SCUETTTE (R) 41%

[quote]Can the anti-538 trolls stop. Nate Silver was one of the only people signalling the alarm to the very end that Trump could very well win.

TWO FUCKING DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION, GIVING BOTH CANDIDATES A 50/50 SHOT TO SAVE FACE. FUCK OFF.

[quote]I would still see the Dems on track to take the House. Not D+40. But more like our polls, which added up to D+32 with a ton of super close races.

[quote]with a ton of super close races.

Might as well count those as republican wins.

GERRYMANDERYING RULES THE DAY AS USUAL....

PLZ GOD LET BETO WIN

[quote] I'm the okie poster. The blue wave did not resonate here; it pissed people off. There is a huge disconnect between the coastal Democrats and y'alls pollsters and us here in flyoverland. Time to stop ignoring us!

Oh shut the fuck up. And when people do try to get involved, you claim it's coastal states meddling.

Wait it out.

[quote]So, as I look at the southeast in isolation, [bold]I would still see the Dems on track to take the House[/bold]. Not D+40. But more like our polls, which added up to D+32 with a ton of super close races.

Why do you keep saying that r240? They had Trump at 30, not 50. It is such a weird thing you keep parroting but you have no idea what you are talking about.

R240, no. I attended some of his podcasts in the month+ before the election. He was very clear, repeatedly, that Trump had a real chance. Even when the audience groaned him.

So YOU fuck off, liar.

[quote]GERRYMANDERYING RULES THE DAY AS USUAL.... PLZ GOD LET BETO WIN

FUCK YOU!!!!

[quote]So, as I look at the southeast in isolation, [bold]I would still see the Dems on track to take the House[/bold]. Not D+40. But more like our polls, which added up to D+32 with a ton of super close races.

things won't change until white hetero baby boomers die. I wish non-white baby boomers and gay baby boomers could outlive them by 20 years

[quote] Next time run moderates like Lamb.

Consider Joe Donnelly in Indiana, he ran commercials showing how much he supports Trump, he said he supported Trumps wall, he supported Trumps troops to the border, he supported Trumps tax cuts and he got beat, how much more moderate to you want?

[quote]Bush was reelected twice.

Huh?

R226 You can only call it a Trump win if GOP holds the House.

Anyone who still uses 538 after this election needs to be laughed off the board. End of story.

[quote]with a ton of super close races.

Russia coming through on the promises after giving them underaged prostitutes.

Yeah. Nate Cohn, Harry Enten and Nate Silver all think the Democrats are still on track to win the House.

We will see, but that is encouraging.

NBC calls #OKGOV for Republican Kevin Stitt. Dems hoped that outgoing Gov. Mary Fallin's horrible approval numbers would give them an opening in very red state

R224 , yeah, I think the Democrats are underestimating how much of a turn-off their transgender stance is for women.

Perhaps because social media and left-leaning media sites don't accurately reflect women's thoughts on this issue.

CNN calls it for Blackburn

Chris Mathews just said on MSNBC that he still sees Dems taking control of the House tonight. Let's hope he's right.

Harry Enten:

[quote]Feel pretty good about our House projection at this point. We were consistently between 30 and 32 for a Dem net gain. Still plenty of time to go, however.

Russian interference doesn’t have to be huge, just enough to be plausible and cinch the win. Trouble is with Republicans in control, when will that stop??

According to the NYT, Beto is at 52% (but just 3% of precincts reporting)

you better hope no more Supreme Court openings come up. We've got NO CHANCE of stopping anything now. Trump can nom the most despicable deep conservative and he/she will pass with flying colors

CNN is behind

I was going to post good news, but what is the point. I'm so sick of anxiety ridden assholes who can't control themselves for a couple of hours and want everyone awash in their anxiety. FUCK YOU.

Manchin ran against Trump surrogate Morrissey in WV, R216. Trump cane to WV to stump for Morrissey. Manchin is a moderate and better than Morrissey.

Illonois turns Blue for Gov.

Wait, so Florida can pass the ultra-progressive Amendment 4, but both Scott and Desantis are leading? This doesn't add up.

Kobach (R) trailing at the moment for KANSAS GOVERNOR.

Tennessee for the odious Marsha Blackburn.

R261, why you are following NY times for results? Other sources are well Ahead of that tally.

R233 I’ve spent the last few weeks talking to voters - 98 Democrats in the U S House just signed a letter saying that the rights of the 0.4% of Americans who identify as trans were more important than the rights of the more than 50% who are women -

But before that, Obama had done the same- and you think that all women hate themselves and their female children so much that the Democrats telling them to go back into the kitchen and allow men to steal sports scholarships and swing their dicks in girls locker rooms wouldn’t piss them off?

Stop blaming older people. The largest eligible voting demographic are now Millennials and older GenI.

[quote]You can only call it a Trump win if GOP holds the House.

Trump will certainly claim it as a win.

People! The general prediction was that the Dems take the House, the Rethugs keep the Senate. By how much was always debatable.

If this prediction holds, it's still a WIN for the Dems. Taking the House even with a couple seats is still a game changer, better than what we had until now.

If I start a concern troll thread, will all of you concern trolls go there?

CBS and CNN are leaning to Cruz for a win. WTF?!

[quote]Wait, so Florida can pass the ultra-progressive Amendment 4, but both Scott and Desantis are leading? This doesn't add up.

Republicans rigging the votes and tossing dem ballots

[quote]Taking the House even with a couple seats is still a game changer

Absolutely.

Wait until the shitfest that is the Democratic presidential primaries start. Bernie vs Kamala vs Biden. Bros vs a POC vs Anita Hill Guy. The epic meltdowns. This is why I'm saying to save your nerves. It's going to be a disaster. If you lived through the Bush era, you know what I'm talking about.

white heteros over 45 are mostly awful people. They have continued to ruin this country for generations to come now

and the damn millennials don't care enough to block them

R251, the talking heads are primed to call it a Democratic loss (or "disappointment") no matter the outcome. They always do.

Stop watching the projections and watch the results. The models are too stress inducing.

The polls said there were many close races and behold - there are many close races.

View in cartagram mode - the map distorts your perceptions

[quote]For a midterm that is generally an effective strategy. The 2010 wave election for the GOP was all about Obamacare.

Well it’s an effective strategy for Rethugs. It’s done shit-all for us Dems.

Yeah I'll be happy with just the House, if that's still doable. Rome wasn't built in a day.

Hoping the West can deliver.

[quote]CBS and CNN are leaning to Cruz for a win. WTF?!

They know the counties.

r264, take heart.

The Datalounge Tractor Beam has detected an infestation of Repug Concern Trolls in these threads.

[quote]CBS and CNN are leaning to Cruz for a win. WTF?!

Have you been paying ANY attention to the news in the past two months? Beto has always been a long shot.

What the fuck are you freaking about?

Texas is tied down to under 100 votes.

[quote]Trouble is with Republicans in control, when will that stop??

Yeeeep. We're gonna get a minimum of 8 years of Trump and very likely 3 branches of republicans, ESPECIALLY if dems don't take the house tonight (and tbh I don't think they will--I tihnk they'll lose by 2-3 maybe).

[quote]CBS and CNN are leaning to Cruz for a win. WTF?!

Did you really think a democrat would win?

Pelosi certainly didn't help with her, " I'm going to be speaker again."

Shit, Beto and Cruz are deadlocked with less than 100 votes separating them.

PA 5th called for the Democrat.

lol, r275

YAY Della!

Now it’s a party.

Andrew Sullivan is melting down on twitter. He says that Trump has won again. Maybe he'll move back to England!

[quote]Wait, so Florida can pass the ultra-progressive Amendment 4, but both Scott and Desantis are leading? This doesn't add up.

This. If it was racism that is giving extra, unexpected votes to Scott, then they certainly wouldn't be voting to give felons their votes back, too.

YOU WILL ALL STILL GIVE YOUR REPIG FAMILY AND FRIENDS A BIG HUG WHEN YOU SEE THEM INSTEAD OF A KICK IN THE BALLS OR CUNT.

CARRY ON WITH YOUR ENABLING. I STOPPED IN 2016.

Results usually appear skewed R in early reporting precincts. Cities usually announce results last,.

Please, ID the trolls, so we can collectively block them. I understand that there might be come collateral damage (good posters blocked for their hysteria), but so what.

FLIP ALERT: In New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District, Democrat Jeff Van Drew has flipped this open seat blue.

[quote]Wait, so Florida can pass the ultra-progressive Amendment 4, but both Scott and Desantis are leading? This doesn't add up.

You’re forgetting how many deplorable and their family members have records.

I think at this point the best we can hope for is to take the house by a couple of seats. We need the house to stop legislation

[quote]Pelosi certainly didn't help with her, " I'm going to be speaker again."

I'm not sure she helps at all. Her millions in fundraising didn't get us much.

Florida has too many old white pieces of shit and then the Cubans. I was hoping the Puerto Ricans could counter them but I guess not enough

DEFEATED: Kim Davis, Who Refused to Issue Marriage Licenses to Gay Couples, Has Lost Her County Clerk Seat

FLORIDA HOUSE DISTRICT 26

DEMOCRAT LEADS

DEBBIE POWELL 50.7

REPUB 49.3

I grew up in Texas so I knew Beto was unlikely, but it was nice to see the momentum for him. Bodes well (maybe) for 2024.

If we need change 101 votes in the Texas, I order Oleg and Sergei now to do flip.

Count our blessings, chickens.

r295, Smoooches, doll.

I rarely say this to people who aren't me, but you HAVE to calm down.

R287 R264- I lived through watergate and every election since.. ive volunteered for the Democrats including in this election, and I’m concerned.

It’s the fucking children on here telling off people who have loads of experience in politics who need their own own baby pool, I mean thread.

PROJECTED WINNER

Amy Klobuchar Minnesota

CNN showing that 98% of the vote is in in Florida

[quote]CBS and CNN are leaning to Cruz for a win. WTF?!

Why the WTF, like it's a big surprise? All polls had Cruz winning over Beto. The GOP pollsters were saying Beto may close the gap a bit relative Hills in 2016, but the Dems won't take TX this year. Beto winning was always a very optimistic scenario.

HOWEVER! As said, Rome wasn't built in a day. Beto did amazing ground work and I'm sure he isn't going to wallow in self-pity. I'm gonna listen to his speech tonight whatever the result, and I bet it will be inspirational.

TROLL ALERT R310.

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70% Texas votes in an O'Rourke is LEADING.

But Beto hasn't lost.

Jesus Florida. Maybe ripping up that treaty was payment after all.

I kept hoping Democrats would run a shit load of commercials showing Mitch McConnell saying if they kept both houses of congress they would cut Medicare and Social Security to pay for the huge tax cut they gave the rich. Of course they didn't.

Slightly off-topic for some levity: Meghan McCain is (inexplicably) on ABC giving commentary now and it took less than 3 seconds for her to remind us that this is her first election without her dad.

Kim Davis makes me physically ill.

lol,r312

Per MSNBC Beto leading by 107K, 70% in.

There is no way DeSantis is winning in Florida....hes a total fuck up and people know it....and Rick Scott ???....sorry....people have been flipping out in Florida over all the shit hes done to fuck up the environment...especially the beaches. THINGS DO NOT COMPUTE.

It's a shame. Gillum is a star. Nelson is not though. Nelson is on the good side of course but he's not an exciting figure

Indiana officially has NO Dems in statewide positions

CO-6 flips to Dem.

Here in Richmond polls were supposed to close at 7pm, but in one district (Chesterfield) polls were kept open until 9 pm because lines were so long. This is because of Brat/Spanberger race but I don't know who it benefits (my guess is Brat because C'field is heavily redneck). Come on Abigail!

I don't give a shit what you went through, R313. I don't want your anxiety. Period. BLOCKED.

R321, I'm in NJ and I've seen that exact commercial scenario at least 1000 times over the past few months.

Up through yesterday, Cruz was expected to win Texas easily.

R321 I keep fucking saying this but I don't know any politicians. I have no clue why the Dems do not demonize that despicable bastard McConnell in their campaign ads the way repubs do to Pelosi. I guarantee more casual repub voters know who Pelosi is than casual Dem voters know of McConnell

Harry Enten just reiterated on twitter that right now he still sees the Dems coming away with the House.

White Republicans white republicaning

Harry Enten:

[quote]Things are looking better for Democrats in the House by the minute per our internal modeling.

31 democrats leading in repub districts per wolf blitzer

What is giong on in Georgia

COLORADO HOUSE DISTRICT 6

DEMOCRAT LEADS

JASON CROW 54%

REPUB 43%

Dems have picked up TWO count 'em TWO seats so far in the House.

Just need the House tonight .... FUCK, COME ON!!!!

Texas has elected its first Latina member of Congress in history! Democrat Veronica Escobar is poised to join her in Beto O'Rourke's El Paso seat

I love you, Poll Troll.

How's MJ Hegar doing?

Still watching CBS, but I have to to leave this thread. I can't deal.

Whitmer (D) beating Schuette (R) to replace our Republican Governor Snyder in Michigan

Beto's slight lead now is probably due to an expected early voting lead, but it wasn't expected to hold.

for the posters advocating that Dems go more moderate in the non-coastal states, I don't think that's the right strategy. Most white people over 45 will vote repub NO MATTER WHAT as they've shown over and over again. Most white heteros over 45 are scum

Abby spanberger won in VA, didn't she?

I like her. I wanted her and Amy McGrath but I will take just Abby.

Are democrats winning? I am excited to see deplorable tears

R341, it's four, not two.

R351, no. It's so far kind of awful.

I had to turn off NBC because smug Miss Lindsay is on there right now bragging about the caravan and the economy helping the Repugs

[quote]Pelosi certainly didn't help with her, " I'm going to be speaker again."

I am sure that for someone like you who HATES moderate Democrats that is the reason. For most rational people, it is not.

Great news -- The North Carolina GOP's court-packing amendment fails!

PERRY BACON JR.9:30 PM

DeSantis and Scott are still leading in Florida, but much of the uncounted voted is in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, which is why no major news organization has called them yet. The races are both likely to get closer in the next hour, since both counties lean Democratic.

Praying for a Dem House!

TROLL ALERT

R353

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R313 answer me one question. What good does all your concern accomplish?

Okie here again, Kendra Horn a Democrat is leading for US House against Republican incumbent Steve Russell with 56% reporting! Could this be a major unseen upset!?? I believed it could happen, I couldn't vote because i don't live in that district. Again because is from OK was ignored by big name Democrats!

And I'll go fuck myself when I damn well want to! Quit bitching about us in rural America when we are trying our best as grassroots progressives to get people elected.

if we take the House, OK. Still, we're fucked in the Senate. Hopefully no more SC openings

R351 No. Very likely that dems will lose the house race. And losing tons of senate seats.

How New Mexico RED ???? HOW???? On CNN .com

Wow... Spanberger has a razer-thin lead over Brat...49.44 - 49.29% w/ 209/228 precincts in. Every vote counts, folks. #MidtermElections2018 #Midterms2018 #MidtermsMatter

R359, I'm not a troll. See my other comments tonight after you ignore me. I'm just kind of bummed.

Awful is way too strong a word r353, the Dems might still TAKE CONTROL OF THE HOUSE tonight.

That is huge. That is the main thing we needed out of tonight.

R339, GA is a mess. By court order some districts have voting extended to 10, and because of that I think Atlanta hasn't reported. So we don't know anything yet.

Actually, I am starting to feel good about Dems and the House. There's some good things happening. It's fucking tight, tighter than I would like, but I feel OK. We're going to take the House.

And I think Beto will win by a whisker.

Ole Lyin' Ted. Maybe he'll end up like Kim Davis.

It accomplishes nothing, R360. It just makes the entire experience unpleasant and miserable for everyone, which is what people like R313 want.

Rachel is somehow so upbeat still. Professional. She has depression, too.

R367, you're right. I'm sorry.

R249, Conor Lamb is a moderate who doesn't embrace Trump. Donnelly's mistake was embracing Trump.

California. Need I say anything else?

Do we really think that huge turnout of young people , etc were all Pro Trump? Because I don’’t believe it. They stole the election again. That’s what happened. And everyone will let it go just like the last time.

Heard there was problems voting in Detroit in a very blue district. But like I said above we are going to end up with a Democrat Governor so that makes me happy.

Jeremy Peters at the NYT tweeted that Fox News projects Dems will take the House!!!

Breaking: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just made history & became the youngest woman EVER elected to Congress. #ElectionNight

R365, thanks for the update. Polls had both candidates in a dead heat so any margin is good for Abby. Let's hope it holds.

NATHANIEL RAKICH9:34 PM From a Floridian who knows what he’s talking about:

Florida Senate race is almost surely going to be in recount range. With what's out in S FL, it should get very tight.

— Steve Schale (@steveschale) November 7, 2018

if the Dems don't take the House then yes I'll suspect the repubs cheated again with Russians.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) projected ELECTED.

I love all these photos of friendly, Democratic chicks beating crusty, old, white dudes in John King's rundown of 31 Democrats leading pickup contests!

FLORIDA TOO CLOSE TO CALL.

On election night 2016, Rachel was visually depressed and did not look up beat / professional at all.

She doesn’t seem that way tonight

South Florida Sun Sentinel @SunSentinel

BREAKING: Amendment 13 passes — Florida voters ban greyhound racing. View election results here: sunsent.nl/2Dq2CDs

Aww, r373. You adorable little peacemaker.

Here's a Nabisco Saltine with a pat of butter.

R352, I'm just parroting what Georgie S on ABC is reporting.

So excited that Beto is going to pull it off! Texas is gradually changing!

Jared Polis wins CO governor.

[quote]Very likely that dems will lose the house race.

Actually, as I posted above, both Harry Enten and Nate Cohn say that the Democrats look on track to win the House.

Polis won!

R274 is right. Stop freaking out, people!

I will say it again in all caps: STOP FREAKING OUT.

The House was already Republican, so at worst it will be status quo, but it's not going to be the worst case scenario, so think positive.

The Senate was never in play. Give up that hope, it never was in play.

I think Trump and the Republicans will last another term in power, because that's the way the cycles play out. When the recession begins next year and there's a war (with Iran, I guess), I don't want Democrats to have to clean it up again. I want Republicans to have to take responsibility for making American politics what it has become. Of course, they won't, but my dream extends that far.

What I DON'T want is for Democrats to get elected, fix the mess and get the rug pulled out from underneath them yet again. If Americans are going to be such fairweather friends, well, something something about the country gets the government it deserves....

Any blue staters here want to take me in?

Wait, is anyone watching Fox News. Are they really projecting the House for the Democrats?!?!

I'm pissed that bitch Susan Collins wasn't up for reelection. She would have gone down

Chelsea Handler got naked asking people to vote democrat. This may have been the turning point

Colorado just elected its first openly gay governor.

Blue Wave? More like a ripple

Polis wins in Colorado. First gay US Governor.

whooo-eee!

This election race is tighter than momma's mussy!

r376, that's what we {dems} do, sadly. We let repigs do whatever.

Della, don't be a cunt. Civility is all too rare here.

I blocked only three posters (I will unblock them tomorrow) and this thread is back to normal.

[quote]Fox News projects Dems will take the House.

[quote] And I think Beto will win by a whisker.

I was with you until this part. Beto isn't going to win. I still think there is a slim chance that they'll take the house, even if just like 1-3 seats. But I still can't shake the feeling that they'll lose the house, even if it's just by 1 or 2 seats.

[quote] Rachel is somehow so upbeat still. Professional. She has depression, too.

I like Rachel but Trump is gold for progressive TV, their ratings are higher than ever before. Their rating will continue to stay high.

If the Dems take the House, even by a whisker, that will be what we need to start putting on the brakes.

Eyes on the prize, people!

[bold]REPUB[/bold] TROLL ALERT R400.

[quote]Blue Wave? More like a ripple

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if beto loses im gonna puke

Beto pulling it out and Demz take the house. But lose seats on senate. Ok not great but not awfuk

Jared Polis, predicted winner of Colorado Governors race!

Conor Lamb-D wins in PA-17.

R405, who'd you block?

PA 17 called for Lamb.

Conor Lamb wins in PA.

Pod Save America livestream. Kind of comforting.

Not 1, but TWO Muslim American congresswomen officially WIN tonight.

Congratulations to Rashida Tlaib out of Michigan, and Ilhan Omar out of Minnesota

YAY for Polis!!!

[quote]Jeremy Peters at the NYT tweeted that Fox News projects Dems will take the House!!!

I'll take that!

R410 I am fine with you blocking who ever you want, but is it really necessary to announce every one of them?

Dems pick up a Republican seat in PA 5.

MSNBC raises odds of Dems winning House to 70%.

NBC is just reporting that Dems could take 31 seats.

It is not like Democratic voters weren't motivated. They were. But Republicans/Trump also turned out their base, motivated by the migration/ immigration issue.

Now, we're talking!!!!

Mary GAY Scanlon wins in PA.

Come on sexy Beto

R400, thanks Sarah Fuckabee but as usual you add nothing to the discussion.

The deplorable trolls are too obvious in here. Putin is not going to be happy with your performance.

r404, my post at r388 is sincere, seriously.

I

If we let Republicans and sucker Dems control the message of this election, we deserve what we get.

In a country full of impossible gerrymandering, Democrats will take back the HOUSE!

That’s fucking HUGE!

I think it would send a big message if Texas were to vote out Cruz and his phoney, sanctimonious bs.

Still a good chance they take the house. Not a huge check on Trump but with the right candidate hes beatable. Let’s just hope the primaries don’t go the way they did in 2016

"too many god damned white evil bigots in this fucking country"

nope, too many idiots not learning from their own mistakes. Grow the fuck up, people.

Pritzker 2020.

MARYLAND SENATE

DEMOCRAT LEADS

CARDIN 74%

REPUB 21%

Ha ha, Kornacki and his stupid white board are fucking up and he's getting frustrated.

From the asshole source. Fox News is honest to god already saying Dems won control of the House.

Wait, why are we hopeful about the House again? I'm still feeling sick. What changed???

Again, Dems taking the House by whatever margin is a WIN!

The Senate race was a historically bad map for the Dems so let's keep things in perspective.

Fox News is saying Dems will win the House to troll people and get people in CA who are still voting to give up.

Wait until we see the vote totals tomorrow and in the weeks to come that show the damage all the gerrymandering has done.

My thoughts R440!!!

We will win the House! Don't fret guys. Subpoenas will start flying come January

This is too much for me tonight. I don't want to watch, but I have to...on my 3rd glass of wine and I fear I'll have stress colitis tomorrow.

Jason Crow for another Dem win (Colorado)

Native Texan here - I'm [italic]thrilled[/italic] Beto has done this well. This is a great sign for Texas.

Someone please tell me what changed that made the House so sure again. I don't trust anything anymore. Are we really, really sure?

There's zero evidence that west coast voters "give up" based on results coming in. It's claimed in every election, no evidence that it's ever actually panned out like that in any significant way.

I hate when CNN and MSNBC go to commercial at the same time.

R440- You mean there are people in California who watch Fox News??

CONCERN TROLL ALERT AT R438!!!

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[quote]Wait, why are we hopeful about the House again? I'm still feeling sick. What changed???

Nothing has actually changed.

Democrats still have a good chance to win the House, as they did at the start of the night.

I admit I'm feeling a little depessed (and drunk) esp because I'm living in Indiana rn and we done goofed....but I'll take a House majority an d count it as a wion

Van Jones Debbie Downering on CNN:

"It's heartbreaking. The hope has been that the antibodies would kick in. That this infestation of hatred and division would draw a response from the American people in both parties to say 'no. No more.'"

What r452 said.

In spite of some sky is falling despair (including a little from me), the Dems have been on track to win the House all night.

Yeah I don't know why you guys got your hopes up, I knew we weren't going to win. More than half if this country agrees with dump and his cronies, the silent majority that votes rethuglican and voted for fat orange turd drumpf is the real killer. Fuck this country.

Fox News has someone standing in a bar and he's throwing out buzz words and people are cheering.

Thanks to the posters reminding us to calm down and keep our eyes on the prize. This is more than federal seats. State legislatures matter and so do governorships.

R453 is drunk typing, please don't drive

NY Times needle is live now

MSNBC predicting 80% chance Dems take House. Great news.

[quote] I knew we weren't going to win.

It's looking like we are winning actually. It is looking like the House is ours.

[quote]Yeah I don't know why you guys got your hopes up, I knew we weren't going to win.

We're going to win the House, just as predicted. We were never predicted to win the Senate, so I don't know what you're whining about.

Is it really still shocking that outside of the big cities like NYC, that the majority of Americans are redneck republicans. I mean come on..

WHEW! I finally caught up. Walk away for 15-20 minutes....

Fox News is projecting a Democratic take over of the house.

Non-American here---if the Democrats win the House, does that mean they can fix things like gerrymandering, voting machines that don't work and voters getting kicked off the voting lists? Because that seems to be the main problem.

CONCERN TROLL ALERT AT R456!!!

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This night is going as we expected it to. Dems will win House, Repubs keep Senate, and unfortunately Red leaning states will keep Red Governors.

I guess I'm disappointed because I was hoping a "blue wave" would teach Republicans a lesson. More than just policy, but about the hatred and vitriol they espoused.

I guess that lesson, if it will ever be taught, is not tonight.

That’s scumbag Scott Walker is losing in Wisconsin

R456 = cookie clearing troll.

Nate Cohn:

[quote]The needle finally works: Democrats are on track to win control the U.S. House of Representatives, according to our estimates This is not a projection, but it indicates a GOP victory is outside of the margin of error

Those are all controlled by the individual states r467, not by the federal government.

[quote]Yeah I don't know why you guys got your hopes up, I knew we weren't going to win.

Jesus, the election is still going on and California is still voting, and the Dems have picked up seats and governors.

I'm blocking the negative nellies! Don't need the distractions.

r454, there's something about Van Jones that I don't trust.

Maybe it's that he hangs out with Mr. and Mrs Kushner.

Whatever happens tonight, the results suggest a country that is on a knife’s edge — basically 50-50 — on the acceptability of racism, nativism, demagogy, lies, chauvinism, abuse of power, cruelty, and corruption.

#ElectionNight

The Dems taking the House is a win and a message. We never thought they would take the Senate. Sheesh. Why is everyone whining.

Dems flip MN-3.

Some chatter on cnn UK and the BBC that Democratic gains from republicians in New Jersey for the house of representatives are predicted and could help seal the taking of the house.

Speaker Pelosi! Yas!

MN 3 D beats R incumbent.

R467, unfortunately no. State legislatures gerrymander federal congressional districts. States also decide their own voting practices, as long as they're (supposedly) compliant with federal laws concerning voting.

DEan Phillips picks up seat for Democrats in Minnesota

Right now the dems are leading in the staten island district, NY11. That would be a surprising pick up if it holds.

R477 stole the Daily Mail's headline!!!

So far the big and only shock of the night is Florida being so close. Dems will otherwise have a good night

It would have taken a double Blue Tsunami for the Democrats to take the Senate the House always looked and still looks good for Democrats.

Kind of cute.

Minnesota Dean Phillips beats R incumbent.

New CO Dem governor Polis is first governor in US to be in a same sex marriage.

[quote]there's something about Van Jones that I don't trust.

He's gone Hollywood. His own show. Hanging out with the "A" list. He's lost his passion and focus of why he became interested in public service.

R487 yes. All this was predicted. Don't get scared guys. We will win! The House is a big freakin deal.

Love getting a big fix of adorable Steve Kornacki.

I think we all got psyched out by the roller coaster and disappointment in Florida. This is trending where we wanted it to.

10pm Eastern

BETO 57%

CRUZ 42%

Kansas Dem defeats R incumbent.

KS-3 flips Dem

Harris County (Houston) had 8 polling places stay open late because they opened late. No news to be found yet on the Texas att'y general and ag commissioner races. I was hopeful that the Beto effect might put them into the win column. The Republican incumbents in these seats are particularly odious. Remember the guy who went to Oklahoma for the Jesus shot? He's our agriculture commissioner. The ag commissioner is in charge of school lunches. And the idiot keeps fucking with barbecue restaurants, which, as you might guess, are sacred here.

yeah the Florida races and Donnelly losing in Indian were big blows r495.

But at the end of the day the Dems win the House, the GOP keeps the Senate. That is what we expected tonight.

I think we're all a little hysterical because we thought Gillum and Nelson were looking good.

Now scared and anxious but we will deal.

McBath (D) tied with Handel (R) in GEORGIA 6.

[quote]Non-American here---if the Democrats win the House, does that mean they can fix things like gerrymandering, voting machines that don't work and voters getting kicked off the voting lists? Because that seems to be the main problem.

Sadly most of that stuff is under state and local control. Elections are regulated at the county level, gerrymandering is put together by state legislatures. That stuff need fixing badly. On the bright side Florida just made it legal for felons to vote, affecting 40% of eligible black male voters in the state, and attempts at election fuckery in PA and NC have been thwarted by the courts. Baby steps.

Dem control of the House primarily will put some brakes on the batshit loco Trump Train, and none too soon.

I hate being called a concern troll. I just have anxiety and PTSD from 2016. We're all Democrats. Don't be mean. I feel better now that they are talking actual 'outside the margin of error' guaranteed House takeover. I just didn't know why everyone suddenly became upbeat when the whole thread had been trending into the shitter for two hours.

Davids flipped Kansas! Woo hoo!

CNN is a public service? PLEASE, it's nothing more than an entertainment network. Don't fool yourself, Dorthy.

NJ-11 picked up by Dems.

Michigan, Colorado, Utah, and Missouri have anti-gerrymandering propositions today.

Sharice Davis flips Kansas seat to Dems, the first Native American gay congresswoman

r504, please stop. The blocking cunt is trolling you. Let it go.

Hang in there, bitches. We can do this.

Something doesnt smell right in Florida, The greyhound amendment and the felon amendment were both progressive causes and won easily. That doesn't add up with the Gillum and Scott being behind right now

I think we're also freaked out because we've done some wining but it is still unclear what the path forward is, what the message is. It's easy for Republicans... they just deal in hate and frightening people. For me, the path forward for Dems - message and platform wise - in 2020 isn't much clearer.

Miss Lindsey is tweeting her "love for Kavanaugh" campaign tour saved the Republican Senate.

McTurtle's turkey wattle is just a flapping.

DEMS WILL CONTROL HOUSE ….YEA !!!!!!!

K dem who defeated R incumbent is a Native American lesbian. If she has a kid it goes to the head of the line for nursery school admissions.

I'm feeling more comfortable now about the House, which is huge, but if possible I'm even more interested in the governors' races and state legislature. The blue tide has to come from below; the Dems have to invest in local politics and clean out the right-wing laboratories and the orc-nests that national Republicans draw on.

Still holding out for Paul Davis in Kansas two...he's holding a lead with 65% in.

Watching MSNBC is like being edged. Can I cum Steve?

R512, I've found the most conservative people are major animal lovers

MSNBC now at 90% odds for Dems to control House.

Please Don't tell me this is too early. I need this NOW!

Just block the blocking cunt. Problem solved.

GOD WANTS BETO TO WIIN

R476, He's also best buds with Meghan McCain.

How many seats have Democrats taken so far? How many more do we need?

KOBACH LOST!!!!!!

[quote]The blocking cunt is trolling you.

Whatever I may have done, I never went so low as to call someone a cunt. It shows who you are.

If Fletcher can flip TX 7 that would be a big win .... she's way ahead w/77% of the voted counted ....

Laura Kelly (D) wins Kansas gubernatorial race. Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dems pick up FL 26 & NJ 11.

How is Best Actress trending? I have to pick G up from her play. If Gaga wins I'm afraid she'll try to cut herself again like in that killer tranny movie she did with Michael Douglas.

State ballot initiative results.

YES!!!! Kobach goes down in Kansas!!!!

R526, Democrats need 15 more seats to win House Control.

Jason Crow Dem has defeated the Rep incumbent Mike Coffman in Colorado'6th.

I voted for him today. This is fantastic!

R520 Too bad they are also human haters.

So glad Kobach lost!!!!!

The story of the American electorate is really that we are incredibly divided.

Trump friendly areas are performing incredibly well, but those surburban Romney/Bush-Republicans are also performing really well for the Dems now.

You described a tampon, R523.

Kobach losing is AMAZING

Nate Cohn:

[quote]We also believe that Democrats are on track for victory in NY11 (real upset), TX7, MN3, CO6, KS3, FL26, and TX32 Again, these are not projections. But a GOP win is outside of the margin of error

[quote]Sadly most of that stuff is under state and local control. Elections are regulated at the county level, gerrymandering is put together by state legislatures.

Pelosi said if they win the house, the Dems will go forth with the Voting Rights Act.

Okie here again. Baby Trump Kevin Stitt is our new governor. I'm deflated. I believed Drew Edmonson could do it.

Still keep an eye on district 5 in Oklahoma! KENDRA HORN IS STILL WINNING!! Keep y'alls fingers crossed! Please please please!! Oklahoma county is getting bluer, hopefully she can pull off this HUGE UPSET!

R520, they love their dogs and horses. They don't give a shit about other animals.

Laura Kelly defeats Chris Kobach to flip Kansas to Dem Governor

Loathsome hot frat-boy daddy Kobach lost. Soooo happy.

GREAT NEWS on that vile bastard Kobach. If we can only get rid of Steve King too. Redeem yourself, Kansas, those guys are beneath even you.

[quote]Just block the blocking cunt. Problem solved.

Again, I never went so low as to call someone names. But, hey, what do you expect of someone who hates Pelosi.

Where does it say that R534? That would be incredible.

Bye asshole kobach!

NBC News: Jared Polis projected winner in Colorado governor race. First openly gay male governor.

MN3 and PA 5&17 flipped to Dem.

Kris Kobach Kansas (KKK) is gone!

Love that Kobach lost but now Trump will appoint him to something evil in DC.

Andrew Gillum = Bradley effect

ROMNEY elected SENATOR for UTAH.

Romney wins Senate bid. 😢

Miss Nate Cohen is saying Cruz will now win.

There was zero doubt of that happening r558.

Heavens to Betsy!

Dems need to learn from winner Mikie Sherrill (D) NJ. Learn how to ride a helicopter and you too, can win a congressional race.

Dems pick up VA-2.

VA2 is called for the Dems, this was a Trump+4 district in 2016.

Elaine Luria wins in VA-2!!! Dem

CNN says 99% of the vote in in Florida

Dems pick up PA-6.

How many seats in CA are there to flip?

Nate Silver says Cruz wins Texas. Beto done.

Harry Enten update:

[quote]Based on internal modeling and returns, I believe is now "likely" (highest category I'll go) that Democrats will take back the House.

The Minnesota races are looking good. Also:

In a historic victory, Ilhan Omar for Congress will be the first Somali American elected to U.S. Congress. Her win tonight is a symbol of Minnesota's love and embrace of our immigrant communities.

#DFL2018

Pulling for you, R544!

[quote] Massachusetts will hold the nation’s first statewide vote on anti-discrimination protections for transgender people, prohibiting gender-based discrimination in public places.

Max Rose wins on SI! I thought the experts wrote him off.

MSNBC projects chance of Dems taking House: 95 motherfuckin' percent.

NY-11 is a Dem pick up.

VA 2 flips Democrat.

California is closing in one hour, right? Hope it pushes the Dems over the finishing line in the House.

I'm feeling a lot better.... bummed about FL, GA, and TX.... at least so far.

STATEN ISLAND NY11 FLIPPED TO DEM!!!

PA-7 is a Dem pick up.

Dems wins NY11! An unexpected Dem pick up

MSNBC now has 95% chance of taking the House.

Part 6 is ready. Shall I post it?

Do we speculate Brian Williams is a closet Rethug ?

I doubt he is , he's seems like a flip voter or centrist.

12 Dem pickups so far.

I don't care if Kobach goes to DC as long as he gets the hell out of Kansas.

What about Scott Walker?

Yes post part 6

Who are all these antisocial assholes voting libertarian? I hope bad things happen to you

Ok, I'm feeling a shitload better than an hour ago. Gillum still stings

Up to 95% chance now of taking the House. Unclenching as I type.

[quote]Ok, I'm feeling a shitload better than an hour ago.

We all do.

CNN confirms KOBACH DEFEATED in KANSAS.

CNN also announced for viewers that POLIS is first openly gay man elected GOVERNOR.

Yes, R584. Thanks for all you're doing tonight.

PA 6

DEMOCRAT LEADS

HOULAHAN 60%

MCCAULEY 40%

PART 6!!!!!

**OFFICIAL** 2018 Midterms Elections Thread Part 6! RESULTS! CONTINUE ON TO VICTORY!

Kornacki: Net gain for Dems: 11 so far in the House (12 pickups and 1 lost)

R592 Meanwhile, certain someones in the WH are clenching theirs.

Some of the libertarian voters are Republicans who hate Trump but still can't bring themselves to vote for Democrats.

Any word on Dewine vs Cordray for Governor in Ohio?

Once again, a Florida fuck-up. It ain't changing.

Yes! VA-2. Crooked Bobby lost!

Virginia is just getting bluer and bluer.

C'mon Abigail Spanberger. You can pull it off!

**OFFICIAL** 2018 Midterms Elections Thread Part 6! RESULTS!

r528, your behavior in this thread is VERY cunty and if you don't know this then you truly ARE a bi polar mental case.

Block!

Very happy to see a Dem win in Kansas. I fear Walker will win in Wisconsin.

So can we start to call this a Blue Wave now?

I am so sorry for Heidi Heitkamp. Her vote on Kavanuagh was brave.

She was right though. She can look at herself in the mirror when she brushes her teeth and be proud of who she sees. I am.

Democrats could end up with 230 to 238 House seats.

if not for gerrymandering beto would have won for sure.

god dam cruz!

The Democrats when they’re losing will still keep the same pitching staff. Pelosi and Schumer need to retire their leadership. The Party can no longer be run by CA and NY.