Midterm Elections Thread: official, discuss midterm elections.

If you are a register voter, please vote for the Democratic Candidates.

This is why we lose midterms election, Democrats and Democratic leaning Americans do not show up to vote in the midterms. We need you!

Please VOTE blue.

Oprah endorses fetterman. Obama is actively campaigning for him. Obama tells audience that oz is a “snake oil salesmen.” Haha.

Of course Americans elected as president a snake oil salesman.

Maggie Haberman says that oz told trump he would certify trump as President of the USA in the 2024 presidential election, even if trump lost. This was hi in the Bill Maher Show.

Republicans are going door to door in my neighborhood. Thank god, I missed them. They Left me more republican shit pamphlets. Also, they are throwing water bottles on the street.

I hope they lose big time.

The most recent Fox poll has Grassley up by 6. I never thought that was a realistic pick-up.

I feel a pervading sense of dread. Even if we have a 'blue wave', what about next time? What of all these haters, fascists and Qloons?

What is our future?

I don't know who ever thought Grassley was a realistic democratic target. I live in southwest Wisconsin next door to Iowa. Most Iowans up here don't like him but they still support him because of his "support" for farmers. Any poll that's says he's only up by six is full of bologna... If you don't believe me bookmark this post and come back to it.

As a side note our US representative D Ron Kind is not running for reelection and his seat is favored to flip to Republican and J6 supporter/instructions derrick van orden... This Congressional district is not looking good and it includes La Crosse. Early voting absentee turnout up here I'm told is decent but not to 2018 levels...

Insurrectionists not instructions, damn autocorrect.

Republican sweep of both houses. The beast has awakened.

^bump

I am concern. Republicans are going door to door now. They have more funding. Everyone needs to turn out to vote for the Democratic Candidates. We will lose. Then, we will lose are civil and human rights too.

Are people voting?

Hope the polls are wrong. They may be underestimating young people. Anyway, remember they were wrong in 2016. The predictions right now are foreboding, though.

Any last minute measures we can take to turn out more voters?

Oops!

R14 Are you on the email list for your county party? They were mostly all canvassing this weekend, but some might be doing it tonight or during the day tomorrow deoending on where you live.

What’s the latest, Poll Trolls?

it has been reported that Trump is very upset that he was impeached twice and has been asking House members to make sure they impeach Biden twice. I can't imagine any of them defy Trump

R17 the latest is that Republicans should take the House easily worth about a 20 seat cushion. The Senate will be close, there is a small chance of Dems retaining a 50-50 split but the smart money is on Republicans ending up with control of both houses of congress.

When, where, and by who R18? That sounds like bullshit.

No, R20, acceding to the voters utmost concern about the economy, the republicans will first start with impeaching the Sec’y of Homeland Security. And Garland will be next if he indicts Trump.

R17 Polling thread here:

R20 Noah Shachtman from Rolling Stone is reporting it.

R21 Is this coming from a tarot reading or something?

R23 There's no quote or context given in the article. Do they think he literally called politicians on the phone and asked them this? Who, when... and how does Roliing Stone know about it?

[Quote]DONALD TRUMP IS calling his top allies in Congress to push for details on their plans for impeaching President Joe Biden and top administration officials, two sources with knowledge of the conversations tell Rolling Stone.

[Quote]Specifically, Trump in recent months has repeatedly asked “how many” times Republicans plan to impeach the president if they take control of the House, the sources said. He has also, the sources said, asked about what they would do to impeach certain high-ranking Biden administration officials. Trump’s questions have touched on potential timelines for any potential impeachment inquiries, as well as on how much support impeachment has in the Republican conference.

The way this is phrased makes me suspicious that they're intentionally misquoting a joke, which would also be why they don't provide a full quote or any context.

Fake News!

Don’t worry. Dems will win big. Fuck 538 and clearpolitic biased polls. Many, many Dem polls show a blue wave. Go to bed, sweethearts and rest assured of our triumph.

This is what happens when you wait too long, politicking, bickering and fussing.

Like Ukraine should have been armed before the war broke out, Trump should have been put away long ago along with the insurrectionists in Guantanamo Bay. Try the traitors later. Political consequences be damned.

R26 We're waking up. People have jobs.

“I think that this could be a paradigm-shift election, where Republicans are not only making inroads with the Latino vote, but they’re now making inroads with the African-American vote,” said John Anzalone, President Biden’s lead pollster in 2020.

Trolling trolling trolling.

Don’t tell mr Mary Garland Garfinkle is supposed to follow up on this!

"Is this coming from a tarot reading or something?"

It's in the stars...

So there we go.

Elon Musq is telling people to vote Republican. What a shocker.

for about a week we saw some enthusiasm among pundits about a chance for the Democrats to hold on to a 50-50 tie in the Senate. The outlook seem much bleaker today and people are starting to wrestle with the likely reality that Republicans will have full control of the government with the exception of the presidency.

^^^That is a complete fiction. There will be no Red Wave. And we will hold onto control of both chambers of Congress.

Feel free to revisit this post in the coming days.

FWIW, and I was half listening, CNN said turnout looks historically high. Are people that riled up or is it Democrats getting out ahead of it? Maybe some hope.

I look at Tuesday as many butthurt Deplorables getting revenge for losing Trump in 2020. But I just talked to a MAGAt co-worker (originally from W. Virginia) and he said he's not bothering to vote. This is what he said:

"Agh, I don't care this time. They took my Trump: everyone was working, gas was cheap... now everyrhing's gone to hell".

[quote]FWIW, and I was half listening, CNN said turnout looks historically high. Are people that riled up or is it Democrats getting out ahead of it? Maybe some hope.

I think it depends on where you are. In Pennsylvania we’re running behind 2020. In 2020, ~3 million mail in ballots were requested and ~2.6 million returned. In 2022 we’re looking at ~1.4 million requested with ~1.1 million returned.

R39 kind of hints at something...

I’m not hinting at anything. The numbers are the numbers.

It hints at the fact that we’re not in the middle of the pandemic anymore, and also that this is a midterm election.

A little heated R42.

R42…you do realize that I’m commenting on someone saying CNN is saying that early voting is historically high, right? Or did you just skip over the quoted part of my post?

Waiting to watch GOP heads exploding tomorrow.🤣🤣🤣

It's Monday. Rachel Maddow, the evening before midterms, is must-see-tv.

^^^^^^^^^^^^

Is it really? I find her more exhausting than taking a flight during peak tourist season.

Bingo. This is why the Dems will lose. Tone deaf.

Just VOTE!

Vote for the Democratic Party down the ballot!

This is the only way we can win!

Vote Democratic Party on Election Day!

I voted early in person . I voted predominantly democratic

Some welcome good news. Jon Ralston, the dean of Nevada’s political press corp, who’s always had an unerring sense of goings-on there electorally, predicts, with some trepidation, that Cortez Masto will win re-election (he has the republican winning the open gubernatorial race). It’s long been accepted wisdom that whomever wins two of the three of Nevada, Georgia & Pennsylvania will control the Senate.

^ Ralston's article.

Republican heads will explode if they don’t take the Senate.

Polls open in 3.5 hours here in PA. I am very fortunate to live in a state, and particularly in a city(Philly) that has always made it very easy to vote: Plenty of polling places in which we are handled competently and courteously; local rep offices who gladly answer all inquiries and just a feeling of positivity of things going as they should. I'm always first in line, and it will be a true joy to vote today to help crush the red wave that is being predicted, Michael Moore notwithstanding(I hope he's right)

My polling place is a senior center, and I'll be there later on today to meet up with some stitching buddies for our regular weekly get-together. We will be finishing a group project, an American flag, to be displayed at the center's Veteran's Day program. They are doing it this Thursday, the 10th, since they are closed on Friday, the 11th.

Everybody, PLEASE, get out there and vote, no matter which procedure you choose. EVERY election is important. We have to stem the red wave and prepare for a successful election in 2024. VOTE! VOTE!! VOTE!!!

[r55], You are awesome!

Vote like Democracy is important today bc it is!

Vote Democratic down the ballot!

Polls in Ohio open in 20 minutes. We are expecting heavy turnout.

The weather in SW Ohio will be nice so the weather is cooperating.

I’m working the polls today so I will check in later with an update. Let’s do this!

^ Other than a once-unexpected Kaptur win, Ohio is not going to be the source of any good news.

Dropped off my ballot a couple of weeks ago. Will be glad to stop seeing all the election TV ads.

The Dems need to drop the fucking woke shit. Defunding the police and mutilating gay children is not the way to go. Remember this if the Dems lose. Learn from it. People care about the economy, about gas prices and food prices. This should have been the message. Instead they wasted it on woke crap. People don't give a shit about anything but their own economy. Pushing the woke shit was a bad idea and it might cost them the election. Btw, I want Dems to win. I'm Norwegian and I'm a social democrat. However, these past few days I have seen a ton of people on twitter, young people, saying they're voting republican for the first time. They're all sick of Dems pushing the mutilation of children, defunding the police etc. They're even trying to redefine pedos as MAPs and banning the word groomers.

^ Agreed. The emphasis on identity politics is hurting us, even among minorities.

Well…look at the kettle calling the pot black..if we fags get a whiff that the Dems were ignoring us fags, all of our Queens would piss their dicks in the streets!

R51 - predominantly? Can I ask - genuinely curious - what position a Republican sought that you voted for?

“ I'm Norwegian”

Stopped reading here. Dude. Shut up. The ONLY times I’ve ever heard about “defunding the police” and “mutilating gay children” in the last year are from REPUBLICANS.

That’s a good opinion piece at CNN. I forget how disastrous Biden and Clinton’s first midterms were. Actually, I think the MAGA Republicans won’t do as well. Trump is a liability for the party. With better Republican candidates and no stench of 1/6, there would be a Dem bloodbath.

This is who the Dems align themselves with, TRAs who harrass women. Is this the image you want for the Democratic party? This might and probably will make the Dems lose the election. Dems hate women just as much as Republicans do.

Oops, I meant Obama’s first midterm. The Democrats have never really recovered from 2010 nationwide.

R64 If you want to put your head in the sand, go ahead. Everyone is talking about the mutilation of children. Transing minors is dangerous and the Dems are pushing this dangerous ideology. They are literally transing the gay away. This among other things, like Dems hating women, will cost Dems the election.

[QUOTE] Everyone is talking about the mutilation of children

Are you worried that they’ll mess with the daughter you’d like to fuck?

R61 Yup. And because I say this I am labelled a troll. I have been honest since the start about who I am. I might not be American, I'm Norwegian, but I'm still a social democrat and I pay attention to the elections because I want the Dems to win. I see the election from the outside and I can see that pushing gender ideology is hurting the Dems. I hope I'm wrong, that it won't hurt them as much as I think it will, but if I'm right, take it as a lesson and learn from it. Stop pushing this dangerous ideology. Start talking about things that actually matter to people, like the economy.

[quote]Vote now for the Democratic Candidates.

If there’s something I learned from Datalounge, it is to do the exact opposite of all advice you see.

I voted completely Democratic earlier in the month. It is possible/likely that early voters went with Democratic candidates (whether that is true or not will be known in the next couple of days). Conversely, it seems that Republicans do not vote early as much, and tend to show up in person at the polls on Election Day. My takeaway from the last few elections is to not despair at Republican’s seeming victories on Election Night as most states will not start counting mail in votes and early votes until tomorrow and the next few days. So tomorrow through the end of the week, Democrat candidates will hopefully close any tIght races or win them outright. Fingers crossed.

Fingers crossed, but we have passed some significant thresholds on climate and debt that we are likely to regret, I can’t say that Democratic control would have stopped these, but the brand of Republican opposition has made any action impossible, It looks like a pretty grim future, even if we can’t yet imagine the political ramifications when these challenges turn into crises.

Voted blue down the ballot here in Brooklyn, NY. There were a fair number of voters already there, which was great to see. It was so well organized that I was in and out in less than 15 minutes.

I hope more like minded people in my district come out to vote. We have a fairly large Hasidic population who are supporters of Trump and his ilk.

[quote] They're all sick of Dems pushing the mutilation of children, defunding the police etc.

Mr. Norwegian, please identify exactly which Democrats have been pushing defund the police in 2022.

"Norwegian", my ass. It's up there with the "Black lesbian Swedish person" who spouted the most right wing things ever....

Norwegian, do you know Ms. Peggy Olson?

On CNN just now, Bakari Sellers (who I think is hot! hot! hot!) made me howl. He said "a lot of Democrats are perennial bedwetters... they get anxious for no reason." So he's predicting a better night than people expect. Let's hope.

Ana Navarro was ripping Dems ("even on this network") who started the circular firing squad already, so she plainly meant Hilary Rosen who fired off on the weekend about how when voters are telling you it's the economy you don't double down on the fate of democracy.

One thing I will be watching for tonight (and for the next week if it's gonna take as long as half of CNN contends) is whether the Dem strategy backfires in those districts where they funded ads to increase the odds of freak Republicans getting the nomination. If some of them win... great strategy....

Ohio poll worker reporting in.

We haven’t been as busy as 2020 but we have had a steady stream of voters all day. Like all the booths have been consistently full.

The turnout is a bit less than what I would like to see but it’s higher than I expected for this particular area (suburbs).

We haven’t had any trouble from MAGAts, no poll watchers, no armed thugs trying to intimidate anyone. Just steady and quiet.

Dave Wasserman: It's pretty apparent from precinct-level data in VA and county-level data in FL that Democrats have a turnout problem today - one that's unlikely to be solved in the next six hours.

Those are only two states.

And you don't turn out if you've voted in advance or by mail.

Did he account for that?

She jumped the shark by the end of the Bush Administration, R47.

R81 expected in shithole Florida but depressing for Virginia

Huge drama in Maricopa County, AZ (Phoenix metro). About 20% of their tabulation machines were offline at one point this morning.

There were also reports of pollworkers forcing voters to use sharpies on their ballots again, which if anyone remembers from "Sharpie gate" in 2020 makes them much less likely to be read by the machines.

As predicted, Mercer County New Jersey's voting machines are all down.

How are other countries able to do this so much more efficiently than we are? They get results same day and seem to have far fewer problems. What machines are they using? Are they using machines?

My spouse is dropping our ballots off at the drop box in Oregon. We both went for the Independent for Governor.

[quote]How are other countries able to do this so much more efficiently than we are?

Because some of our states are more populated than a lot of those countries.

[quote]Huge drama in Maricopa County, AZ (Phoenix metro). About 20% of their tabulation machines were offline at one point this morning.

Washington Post reporter Yvonne Wingett-Sanchez tweeted that “about 10% of polling places are experiencing problems with tabulators” in Maricopa County, but “voters can still place their ballots in a slot in a locked container; they will be counted at the downtown tabulation center tonight.”

In Texas you go through making selections on touch screen, before printing your ballot yourself. You then go to the vote tabulation machine and feed the ballot in yourself.

In other words, r90, you voted for the Republican.

R86 why are you linking those 2 nazis?

R92 Republicans are advising their voters to stay and wait for the machines to be repaired, saying that the Maricopa Board of Elections is creating an opportunity to commit fraud.

[QUOTE] My spouse is dropping our ballots off at the drop box in Oregon. We both went for the Independent for Governor.

Asshole.

Well, of course they are, R96, because it causes more chaos. But it's fake news.

Who and where are those hordes of Democratic and independent voters who are voting to end democracy because Rachel Levine exists?

Let’s see some poll numbers. Real ones, not ones from some rando’s Twitter post.

We are totally not cheating guys, you are so trashy and mean.

Stop spreading disinformation!

of course it's false. The troll who posted Kari Lake and Charlie Kirk tweets knew that though

Please let Scary Lake and all the other election deniers lose!!!

Trump will never go to jail because he is guaranteed secret service coverage for life. At most, he would be sentenced to house arrest. But he could be convicted of a felony.

MLIVE: Michigan’s election day workers were reporting higher-than-expected voter turnouts throughout the state Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 8.

State officials said precinct workers were “pleasantly surprised” by the droves of people coming out to vote, and the early hours of in-person voting went smoothly with only minor hiccups.

I'm not sure who that favors.

[quote] I'm not sure who that favors.

Often, higher turnout favors the Democrats.

"In other words, [R90], you voted for the Republican."

R94, let's take a look at where Betsy Johnson stands on the issues, shall we?

"The gay community continues to face discrimination and threats of violence. I will fight bigotry and discrimination in all forms and protect marriage equality in Oregon."

"I am pro-choice – it is a bedrock value for me and for Oregon. As Oregon’s independent governor, I will make sure Oregon remains a pro-choice state and I will oppose efforts to weaken state laws regarding access to reproductive health care services for all Oregon women." (Imagine! Calling them "women"!)

"I do not believe it is fair to force female athletes to compete against biological men in school sports, but local school boards should decide what is best for their own communities."

You call this "voting for the Republican". I call it "voting for sanity". And if I lived in Oregon, Betsy would have my vote!

The Democrats in Michigan have crushed — by wide margins — their 2018 early voting midterm numbers and have far exceeded the Rethug early vote numbers.

If cheating is even suspected nationwide, the backlash will be immense. That’s not democracy

Every Republican that loses will claim there was cheating, R109. Every Republican that wins will also say there was cheating, but Democratic dirty tricks couldn't overcome the red wave in their particular instances.

This is the world Trump made.

This is encouraging news from Wisconsin.

Assuming that the youth are Democrats. I’m dubious

Democracy, you in danger, girl.

I think some of the polls are full of shit. I'm confident Maggie Hassan will continue as senator. I don't expect that wacko Bolduc to even come close.

Of all the places for voting machines not to work, it would be in the most important county in Arizona. Let the conspiracy theories begin!

r10, r20, r25, r86, r87, r89, r96, r98, r101...

Up your game, troll. FF and Ignore

Why does it matter how fast the votes are counted? The candidates won’t take office until January.

Rachel Levine exists r100 and no one is trying to deny Levine the right to exist, but Rachel Levine is not a woman, and he is certainly not a lesbian.

Fuck you and your spouse, R90.

[quote]Dave Wasserman: It's pretty apparent from precinct-level data in VA and county-level data in FL that Democrats have a turnout problem today - one that's unlikely to be solved in the next six hours.

Has he factored in early/mail-in voting?

Wasserman is referring only to "turnout ... today."

God. I just can't take more of these damn MAGAts! Dems need new leadership. Pelosi should retire. If we lose the Senate, Schumer should retire too.

[quote]Pelosi should retire

Well, r122, she's closer to that now, thanks to MAGA. Who do you see replacing her?

A man. Women invite such vitriol and inspire so much rage in MAGAts. I don't think we can have another female leader until we get control of this MAGAt uprising.

Maybe Adam Schiff.

Try to contain your enthusiasm:

I refuse to look at any "needles" this time. I don't have time for that kind of ridiculous rollercoaster.

[quote]A man. Women invite such vitriol and inspire so much rage in MAGAts. I don't think we can have another female leader until we get control of this MAGAt uprising.

I hate that you wrote that, r124. And I hate that it's true.

[quote]Wasserman is referring only to "turnout ... today."

Then how does he know all is lost?

Election Day turnout was always going to favor the MAGAts.

R90 I'll second R119

R107 you do realize the independent candidate is going to siphon more votes from the Democratic candidate than the Republican one, which will give us our first Republican governor in 40 years.

And the independent candidate has no chance of winning. A wasted vote.

Dems in PA are starting out with a big lead, thanks to mail in voting

Don't bother, r129, r90 is just another example of a drive by troll post.

“My spouse”

Things look bad for .Dems if young people and blacks don’t show.

Based on voter turnout in Miami-Dade I think we will all be shocked by how many black and Latino people are voting for Republicans this time around. I think it has to do with Democrats not being able to talk to minorities who are not college graduates.

[quote] Republicans are going door to door now. They have more funding.

Maybe the republicans.are just spending their money smarter. Hitting the 2022 economy and crime instead of crying about the 2016 election.

Bless your heart, r136.

[quote] instead of crying about the 2016 election.

🙄🙄🙄

Which is, of course, not what the article says. It talks about the focus on tRump as a bogeyman for Dems. Not on the issues with the 2016 election. There is a difference between the two issues.

The board is mighty slow -- I assume it's paying customers only for election night? Probably for the best.

[quote]Things look bad for .Dems if young people and blacks don’t show.

News Flash: They didn't.

Miss Lindzebelle watched CNN.

R88, it’s likely that in other countries national elections, at least, are run in a standardized fashion. Here, procedures for voting are different in every state.

Good news. There seems to be massive turnouts in red states. This is good for Dems, right?

[quote]Things look bad for .Dems if young people and blacks don’t show.

IMHO, unfortunately, the Black turnout leans more to being low. Democrats to this minute failed to understand the depths of disappointment that is within the community because of Democrats failure to do anything substantive regarding police reform and voting rights. I don't want to hear that they couldn't do anything. Why not set up ad-hoc committees to work on the issues? At least give the appearance of doing something instead leaving impressions that Democrats have simply walked away. I would say the same thing about the Latino turnout and vote. When was the last time anyone heard about protecting/fighting for the DACA people? Very little discussion about immigration...

Any news that Kari Lake was punched in the face?

No, but she was kicked in the cunt bone

CNN analysts seemed to be tiptoeing toward Fetterman after their assessment of exit polls. Biden approval at 46% there. General agreement anything 45 + was not a big problem.

Jon Ralston is major doomstering about Nevada. He says that GOP turnout comparative to Dem on election day is huge. IDK what to think.

How measure what happened in this election?

Did Repubs gain 37 seats in the House? (The average midterm shift for "unpopular" presidents). I doubt they gain more than 20. I think the story not told well so far is not "oh there's a red wave!!", rather, "oh, Americans are weary of the Trump/MAGA nonsense." Biden has been uneven as a communicator, at best: worldwide serious inflation and incipient recession, COVID confusion, Ukraine war, perceived higher crime, homeless in the media... so many headwinds. Dems should lost 40 seats. They won't, the question should be why not?

Do Pete or Newsom comment on the "loss"? Is Harris visible at all in any significant way? Will Ryan, Demmings, or Beasley pull off an upset? The 2024 race starts tonight.

Wow! These Florida numbers are insane

Polls now closed in Georgia.

Raphael Warnock has the early lead. Will it hold up?

I heart you, Poll Troll!

CNN appears to have approximately 600 anchors on set. It's like a Julian Fellowes script... everybody gets three lines and 1:00 minute of air time.

Damn, John King got FAT! he's a fatty!

CNN early returns suggest split voting hurting Abrams but benefiting Warnock.

Hi, R152. 😊

Marco Rubio currently leading Val Demings in Miami-Dade County with 58% of the vote in. That is … not good.

Poll troll, hello! Thanks for helping us get through another election night. What’s your opinion on exit polls? I say they’re useless because of early and mail in voting.

Red wave coming in 3...2...1....

R155, ticket splitting has become more rare in recent years, but we could see more of it tonight. Along with the Georgia ticket splitting which may help Warnock and help Abrams, the reverse may happen in New Hampshire where Hassan (D) may win the Senate race even though Sununu (R) is favored for Governor. Early results from Dixville already suggest that.

hurt Abrams.

Is Sununu MAGA?

Miss Ladybugs is in a hotel room watching election returns on Fox with Walker.

The early returns are so cruel. Demmings was up for a minute, then a split hair race. Abrams up in GA right now but that won't last.

R162, Sununu is considered a "moderate" Republican, but he admits he voted for Trump in 2020.

I assume medication, r154.

If there were a massive red wave, Hassan would be too early or close to call.

[quote] Along with the Georgia ticket splitting which may help Warnock and help Abrams

It seems to be benefitting Warnock more than Abrams at this point.

Hi, R158. 😊. Exit polls are probably not as precise as they used to be, but they can still pick up trendlines in how voters are planning to vote on key issues during the Election.

PollTroll, who I offer to blow every election night, how did you come to be a poll troll? We trust you. You're like the Dolly Parton of thissewer of nastiness. Everybody likes you and any scorners get shouted down.

Rubio pulling away from Demmings. 10% difference.

Is Tapper coked up? He's talking over everybody. I almost miss wandering Wolf.

Poll Troll will be up all night and then some.😃

Hope you had a long afternoon nap.

Will Miss Lindsey comfort Herschel by nursing in his black penis?

Ah 'borted his butt baby - twace!

I VOTED!

Jealous, bitches?

Worried Michigander here

Hi, R170.

Well, I started posting election results on DL back in the Obama era when I had become very involved in political science & polling back in my 20's. Fast forward to 2022 and I am now in my early 40's and becoming an Elder Gay! 😱

Poll Troll, would you like my stuff? I can't live through this horrible red wave.

I just can't.

And I'm not rich, so I can't move to another country.

Interesting out of PA exit polling: 33% of people said they voted for someone who shares their values.

Has PollTroll ever told us how many pairs of khakis he owns?

Could NC be the sleeper Senate upset?

Right now with 42 percent in, Beasley (D) at 55 percent, Budd (R) at 43 percent.

R180, the PA Exit Poll suggests it will be a close race between Fetterman & Oz, but it looks like Oz may be getting somewhat hurt by the perception that he is a carpet bagger.

GA with 24 percent in: Warnock at 58 percent, Walker at 41.

R179, i'll take all your stuff!

MSNBC calls Florida for Rubio.

Florida needs to fall into the ocean. Oh wait, that's going to happen anyway.

Florida seems like a lost cause in general. Really hoping Herschel Walker and Oz don't win tonight.

DeSantis called the winner, too.

I know a handful of people who left NY for FL, they don't miss NY

JFC, Florida

Florida now seems like a deep red state.

Most of the races won’t be called tonight. They’ll have to count all the mail in ballots, especially in PA. They won’t be done for a few days

Florida Gov was not even close. Well, he'll run for POTUS in two years anyway sadly

R192, yes, Florida is a deep red state. It’s gone, it might as well be Mississippi.

Fetterman 86%. Stop the count.

Thank you for sharing, r190.

I like The NY Times website's graphics showing the results.

Big John Fetterman looking good so far.

So much for me retiring to Florida. Wonder if there's even a blue county any more. :( Damn.

Florida has been increasingly tough for the Dems for some years now. Even in 2018, which was a good year for Dems nationally, was a disappointment with even long-time Dem Senator Bill Nelson narrowly losing to Rick Scott. That probably foreshadowed Biden's loss to Trump in FL in 2020 and the current climate in 2022.

FL is a goner. Blow it off the map already.

Florida is a disgusting cesspool of a state. Time for the Democrats to stop wasting their money and resources down there.

Generation Z officially has a seat in Congress.

Maxwell Alejandro Frost, a 25-year-old Democrat, won his election on Tuesday in Florida’s 10th Congressional District over Calvin Wimbish, a Republican, according to The Associated Press. Mr. Frost will represent the Orlando-area seat being vacated by Representative Val Demings, the Democratic nominee for governor.

R195 At this point, I think FL might be worse than MS. DeSantis’s gerrymandering could be the difference in the GOP taking back the house (I’m hoping this does not happen).

John King and Jerk Tapper cannot dance together.

Jake seems to hate plump John’s bloviating.

Easy wins for Desantis and Rubio

I think Jake is desperate to show his relevance after his 9 pm triumph.

R198, NYT needle gives Dems a very slight edge to retain the Senate.

I don’t know why you people are even wasting your time with CNN. Steve Kornacki is the best white board election night guy in the business, and smug Jake Tapper is nowhere to be found on MSNBC.

Dems pick up a Gov seat in Massachusetts.

R207/R207, I agree -- I think Wolf & John King had better chemistry.

Dems win Vermont senate seat.

Is Herschel still losing? It’s Lindsey’s only chance to give a comforting blowie.

Warnock is looking pretty good so far.

R215, Herschel is still losing, but Warnock's lead has narrowed to 53-46.

He can win by one vote for all I care.

Miss Lindsey is partaking of smelling salts while Herschel is slapping her.

R210 The NYT needle has been accurate in the past, even when it seemed to be going some other way. We like this.

They need to stop trying to make Val Demings happen.

Please keep the Senate blue. It will be humiliating to Dump.

Abrams now trailing in GA governor. Is her collapse complete?

R222 I so want Vance to lose... even giving the Repubs 51-49 (I think NV is gone, possibly AZ), but how sweet would it be to see Vance lose.

R223, Stacey is an incredibly talented politician. She needs to find her role. It may not be elected office but rather in the cabinet or something similar.

I'm feeling slightly optimistic about NC.

[quote] Stacey is an incredibly talented politician.

As long as you don't count the votes

Casey Hunt's eye make up

Stacey Abrams and Kemp are basically tied. That shit is not being called anytime soon.

R227, actually… yup. A lot of it I feel is not her fault. But she has incredible organizational skills. Dems need to find her the right role.

[quote]Stacey is an incredibly talented politician.

You would think someone so talented would be able to win.

R231, if she runs in a different state, she might win. People forget she helped elect two Democratic senators in GEORGIA. She won, just not for herself.

Turned on NPR but Ayesha Roscoe’s Regina King in 227 voice is driving me buts so switched it right off.

Miss Lindsey has been tweeting:

Spoke too soon, seems like Stacy's losing a lot of ground

I know Stacey wanted to run for Governor, but I do think she is the type of leader the DNC needs. She needs to take her voter engagement skills nationwide. Particularly in states like FL.

Huckabee wins Arkansas

Alex Wagner is one of the most attractive women on cable news.

R231 It's GA, right? I know it may not be satisfying, but that she's come so close in the past is a tribute to her strength.

I mean GA. They may elect abortion liar gag gag Walker as their Senator.

R236 Her and Beto

Kemp is 52%. She's 47%, has been dropping all night and is not getting every vote Warnock got.

[quote]Miss Lindsey has been tweeting:

Miss Lindsey has been drinking, more like.

It’s nice that Lindsey is regularly roasted on Twitter.

NC doesn't look bad. Georgia giving me heartburn.

Turn on MSNBC and they were going on about Trump

What is the type of person who would vote for Warnock but not Stacey Abrams?

r231 is just being a racist, r232.

R246, a misogynist. (Not kidding.)

She is running under Warnock in the same state. Not a great sign of her strength as a candidate r239.

Warnock at 50%, Herschel at 48%

R246 Independents. People who typically don't really understand politics and go by 'vibe'.

Probably “mainstream” Republicans and Independents who can’t bring themselves to vote for Herschel Walker R247.

R245 Been listening to MSNBC for the last hour plus... haven't heard them talk about much Trump at all. Election deniers are important to discuss, but that's more than Trump.

R246 Morons. Some like to split ticket because they think both parties should work together, which has not happened in years

It's why it's going to be hard for dems to stay in power

Le sigh, I was replying to R246.

Stacey Abrams might sink Warnock at this point. Dems would have a much better chance with a strong gubernatorial candidate at the top of the Georgia ticket. They probably needed a nice safe white man who constantly talks about hunting and cutting taxes.

This is a big night for DeSantis. He wins big and gives the Repubs plus 3 seats in Congress. Plus he’s a winner in a heavily Hispanic state. I despise him but I hope he knocks Trump off the national scene.

Georgia senate neck and neck.

I've been in line to vote for 90 minutes so far in Wisconsin. I'm kicking myself, but I've never voted in suburban Fitchburg before.

[quote] I despise him but I hope he knocks Trump off the national scene.

Why? He's far more dangerous than Trump.

Hang in there, R259. Assuming you’re voting Dem, of course. If not, go ahead on home.

NC might be a sleeper state. Lighting all my candles for Ms. Cheri

R257 I hope not. He's scarier than Trump.

@Nate_Cohn

So far, Democrats are running ahead of our expectations outside of Florida (in places with meaningful vote, which may still be contaminated with early votes); they're way running behind in Florida. It's almost entirely cancelling out at the moment

Early signs are that there isn't going to be a Republican tsunami/red wave at least (but they don't need that to take the chambers, of course).

Beto trailing in Hell.

I mean Texas.

The Republican will win NC Senate. Wouldn't get my hopes up on that one.

good

Trump is mentally ill. I’d prefer not to have a loon as President again.

Ron Paul wins Kentucky

Walker now ahead slightly. 49.4 to 48.8

Herschel has surpassed Warnock

Beto never had a chance in TX, his DL fanbois notwithstanding.

A lot of the vote in NC is early vote r262. I wouldn't get too excited about that state.

[QUOTE] Early signs are that there isn't going to be a Republican tsunami/red wave at least

Obama might have saved the day.

R264 There was zero chance Beto was going to win. I went and voted for him, but was never going to happen

Why?

Now Warnock ahead. Hang on

Warnock takes back the lead in Georgia.

Must have gotten a big dump of votes since Warnock surges ahead again. Think DeKalb came in.

Georgia will seesaw all night, like Miz Lindsay bouncing up and down on that beloved piece of suction based latex she calls the Herschel.

I love President Obama, always have and always will.

[quote]Obama might have saved the day.

Fetterman officials say Oprah deserves a lot of credit if he wins.

Penn slowest vote counting on the planet

Is Dr. Oz losing?

The New York Times needle is down. Did the Russians hack it?

What the FUCK, Georgia?! MTG??

[QUOTE] Fetterman officials say Oprah deserves a lot of credit if he wins.

😂 Get the fuck outta here. You’re serious? Oprah? This bitch didn’t do anything.

Florida is a lost cause. Write it off until the Republicans screw it badly enough even those losers figure it out.

There was never a chance MTG was losing her district sadly

R282 Yes but hardly any votes in

[quote]Is Dr. Oz losing?

Yes, but it's all mail-in vote being reported so far, which heavily favors Dems.

Fetterman is destroying Oz, it's not even remotely close. So much for those poll predictions saying they were neck and neck.

Budd just passed Beasley in the NC Senate race with 41% in.

R285, I heard the same thing. Fetterman's team thinks she landed with the suburban women. They must be easily led given how light her endorsement was.

R283 Louisiana was coded as a Democratic senate seat at some point. Means that when the needle comes back up it'll probably show a slight GOP edge.

Why is the NEW YORK TIMES NEEDLE DOWN? IT’S NEVER DOWN. I CANT BREATHE!

Whatever. I early-voted but I'm not watching this shit.

As predicted by everyone who isn't fucking brain-dead, it's not the blowout Republicunts were hoping for. Moving on...

DeSantis and Rubio won easily. Those are big margins for those statewide races. It's popular to say gerrymandering for the house seat changes in Florida, and that's a factor, but it's almost denial to think that things haven't moved significantly to the right there, too.

Stacey is fat and dark-skinned. GA won’t vote for that.

suburban women like Obama more than Oprah, have some respect

Kornacki is showing data that Walker is underperforming Trump, who lost Georgia, in almost every county,

Oz has the nasty stank of Trump.

DeSantis’ victory speech is making me want to puke. :( Talking about how FL is where “woke goes to die.” Ugh why do I live here?

Three Republican pick ups in the house.

Vance slightly leading Ryan.

5 GOP Congressional pickups I believe

They have barely counted votes r290, hold your horses we got a long way to go.

The Latino vote seems to be what is driving Florida rightward.

And, according to PBS, there are a record number of black candidates running on Republican tickets.

Following in Britain on The Guardian but it is terribly confusing, their graphics are awful.

Fetterman's ads showing the clip of Oprah saying she would have already voted for Fetterman...were everywhere on TV in PA over the last week. I'm sure it convinced some people.

Can’t believe that punk JD Vance is gonna be a US Senator. And once he gets in there, they’ll never get him out.

Kathy Hochul destroying though it's early. Feel that's going to be another Republican pipe dream like the Cali recall. The polls were never that close though. Should win easily

Cons have the house. It's the senate that dems need to hope for.

AOC wins

Beto is losing but not embarassingly so... 50 - 48.

Kemp 51, Abrams 48.

Thank god I live in California. How's this for a new experiment? Let the South fucking secede already.

Also, Jesus Christ, Texas (and fuck you).

Shapiro running about 5 points ahead of what Fetterman is getting in PA.

I really wanted Beto to take it. Damn.

Billionaires fund republican POC.

Is there any hope for Tim Ryan? Vance is a particularly skin-crawling MAGA.

It will never not be disgusting that conservative white trash states like KY have the audacity to have a libertarian senator and the other fucking hick asshole told NY to go bankrupt during the pandemic, when they're a shithole red state dependent on SOCIALISM via leeching off of states like NY.

MTG wins ! Ugh 😑

Well my House candidate, Donald McEachin (VA-D, 4th District) won easily.

This was expected but I still voted anyways to show support.

Beto vs Abbott is pretty close. He won't win but still. Can he move to another state that's not Texas.

A lot of trolls in this thread.

R319, why is Luria doing badly?

It's cute how MSNBC is doing their usual "everything is all right" coverage.

First Lesbian Governor

R318, Marge gives her voters what they want: a clown show.

I can’t believe anyone is voting for this Easter Island statue looking borderline catatonic brain damaged freak.

Gay Jared Polis re-elected governor in CO.

R320 Will Bate give up now? Texas is hopelessly RED. It won’t change in my lifetime.

No, they're not, R323. Why are you lying? All they said is that it isn't the bullshit "red wave bloodbath" that the corporate media/polls were predicting.

R328 Hey we are looking less red than Florida tonight at least...

And he should work with the DNC

“This is nowhere near 2010 (when Dems were shellacked), as some thought.”

— Michael Steele

It's tricky for Beto. He can't just up stakes and run in some safe state. Nobody likes a carpetbagger.

I'm watching election results on C-CPAN. Watching paint dry is more exciting

[quote] Maura Healey wins Massachusetts governor's race

I thought the lesbian Fred Flintstone haircut had gone out of style

That remains to be seen, R332.

C-SPAN ^^^

I wonder if Joy Reid will change wigs halfway through?

At least at this moment: Oz, Vance, Herschel losing!

National Democratic party spends no money, time or effort in several of these states that could see a flip to blue if they actually tried. Disappointed about the Booker result.

Did Tim Ryan retake the lead?

Florida is trash specifically because democracy doesn't govern it. The redistricting was despicable.

Republicans have to cheat to win.

Florida is trash in general R341

I saw a flip with OH. Vance ahead.

So much for the red wave or tsunami. While the House is still gone, I was expecting this to be more of a bloodbath. Hoping the Senate stays in the Dems hands but am SMH of how many votes Walker is actually getting in GA. They'd (R) vote in a literal piece of shit if they could.

Obama was elected in 2008, in part to the 50-state strategy Howard Dean had employed while he was DNC Chair. It would be great to see The Democratic Party get back to this. Like you said, R339, there are a handful of states that should be able to flip blue if given resources and nurturing.

That it's not a red tsunami may not be enough to keep the Senate from flipping.

If you abandon a state, you lose house seats and local elections. Doing so is madness.

NYT needle is back up. Toss Up in the Senate, with perhaps a tiny edge to the Republicans.

To add to this, there is a lot of positives for Dems to cultivate going into 2024. Considering historical midterm patterns, their performance should be worse than what we are currently seeing (Florida aside).

the stupid needle has Republicans with the Senate.

Ryan needs to come up on this one.

FYI, the needle is back up!

No more talk of Texas being in the cusp of turning blue please. It isn't.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a White House press secretary in the Trump administration, is projected to be Arkansas’s next governor, winning the solidly red seat over Democrat Chris Jones and becoming the state’s first female governor.

As usual, Trump is baggage no one wants. His candidates for Senate are flopping.

You won't have the same level of anger over Dobbs in 2024 helping Democrats.

Pritzker wins. Thank god for upstate Illinois. I hope Bailey gets run over by his tractor so I never have to see his dumb ass on my tv again.

Sarah is the first heifer elected to Congress.

[quote] As usual, Trump is baggage no one wants. His candidates for Senate are flopping.

True in NH, but otherwise way too soon.

Steve Kornacki is exhausting.

That's the issue here.

It is great it doesn't look as bad as it could be, but the end result night still be Rs with the House and Senate.

It we can hold onto the Senate by some miracle that would be a god send.

Yeah but they can't smoke weed in a state of Huckabee. So it's gonna still suck to be there.

Dem Michael Bennett retains his CO senate seat.

R360 I wanna service him so he can calm down

In Texas, Beto helps with districts, house seats. He is in it for the long haul.

Texas is the epicenter for the GOP, so gop is not giving it up. GOP has to spend a fortune because of beto.

Some of these Republicans running for Senate and governor are truly scary, seedy-looking rubes.

And it was not as close as expected r363!

As someone upthread said, Florida is blood red now due to Cubans, rednecks voting against their best interests, and MAGA fucks from the tri-state area. The shit these MAGA fools spew on Facebook is beyond the pale

It wasn’t always like this. I’m hoping, in the future, we get some young fresh democratic candidates. Charlie Crist was a downright horrible candidate. I’m thinking the GOP is paying him big bucks to run (jk). Florida needs new fresh people to energize the populace. Someone who appeals to Cubans and rednecks. The MAGA fools are a lost cause.

Florida is lost right now, but I’m a bit hopeful for the future

Is he choreographing a victory dance, r363?

Yes! Jared Polis and Bennett re-elected

Walker and Warnock tied

Hopefully the Dems keep The senate

Yeah Republicans hoped they might have a chance in Colorado in a big red wave but Bennett won comfortably.

[QUOTE] Walker and Warnock tied

Is it over? Is Walker going to win?

The Cubans and red neck are MAGA r368. Big time.

I am afraid of Arizona. That closes in 15 minutes.

Georgia is going into a December runoff. Both under 50% now.

TX is only red due to huge, gargantuan billionaire money. It’s changing though.

[quote] Is it over? Is Walker going to win?

Way too soon to tell.

Mississippi is looking iffy. Thompson not looking good.

It looks like Warnock and Walker will be going to runoff 😬

Ohio poll worker here. Long ass day. Steady voting all day. My district (3 precincts) had a 60% turnout for a midterm.

Usually, this district is red but! I checked a few results before I came home tonight and the Dems were winning the local races. I was pleasantly surprised.

r378, they've said that for over a decade

Florida is the underarm of this country. The worst.

From what I remember, the heavily Democratic areas report later in Georgia, so I’m optimistic Warnock will pull it out.

R383 And it has gotten closer and closer if you know statistics.

I’m wondering if Florida is so red this term because voters want to send a message about gender identity ideology.

Warnock leads by about 27,000 votes, but it's likely to go down to the wire, just as the previous Georgia Senate races and Biden vs. Trump contest in GA.

I doubt it, R387.

No, Florida is the filthy, unwashed crab-ridden taint of the country.

Indiana is the unwashed, unshaven armpit of the country.

R387, they don’t give a shit about that. And if they did, they’re hopeless deplorables. They are never going to vote Dem. Ever.

Let’s hope it stays that way

Yes, r387, I'm sure that's what it is.

All the GOPers in NY moved to Florida so Zeldin is now ZILCHO. Hochul is a shoe-in.

This is frightening

Will Dr. Oz refuse to concede?

R308, what do you mean about Vance? He wasn’t doing very well last I checked.

[quote] I’m wondering if Florida is so red this term because voters want to send a message about gender identity ideology.

I’m wondering how you can be so fucking stupid.

The other night Joy Read was pontificating on MSNBC that FL Blacks showed up at the polls for Obama and have since stayed home. If she was implying that they had to have a Black candidate to even bother, then what color skin is Val Demmings exactly?

I wonder if the Florida voters didn't like being called roaches ?

Florida is not just wacky MAGA, the Villages & Cubans have turned it into a fascist banana republic.

Yeah Hochul looks like she will comfortably win NY. I never bought she had a chance of losing.

Vance is up 52%

[quote] Hochul is a shoe-in.

Shoo-in.

R398, I haven’t been following electoral politics for the last two years. All I know is that DeSantis is very popular there. Not sure which of his policies are so beloved— all of them?

[quote]The other night Joy Read was pontificating on MSNBC that FL Blacks showed up at the polls for Obama and have since stayed home

She said tonight that it’s “really hard to get blacks to come out in Florida.” But she didn’t explain why or what the Dems could do to remedy it.

And banana republics fall too.

Nothing is set in stone

[quote] Vance is up 52%

Without knowing the composition of the counted vote, this may not be significant.

Look again r397

Uvalde went for Abbot instead of Beto. Texas is beyond redemption.

[quote] I haven’t been following electoral politics for the last two years. All I know is that DeSantis is very popular there. Not sure which of his policies are so beloved— all of them?

He essentially kept the state open during Covid. That's proven to be a very popular decision.

[quote] “really hard to get blacks to come out in Florida.” But she didn’t explain why

I don't think Oprah did any commercials telling them to

A lot of Latinos / Hispanics / ?? the terms are - are small business owners and didn't want to hear about mandates. That was discussed in the 2020 election re some TX border areas. So this may be one reason for De Santis expanding (not only his waistline) in FL.

[quote] He essentially kept the state open during Covid. That's proven to be a very popular decision.

Maybe not to the dead people

R411 Not for a million + dead people.

R399, I think the implication is that Black voters haven’t been excited about post-Obama candidates in FL regardless of color. Similar to Latino voters, Dems are losing black voters in the state.

Has Jada approved all the races that have been called?

[quote] Yeah Hochul looks like she will comfortably win NY. I never bought she had a chance of losing.

I admit to buying into the NY Post’s bullshit narrative. I work on Long Island, so of course there are Zeldin signs everywhere, but it was getting hard to ignore the concern trolling.

[quote] Maybe not to the dead people

The per capita death numbers weren't any worse than the rest the country.

R419 not true but most places essentially opened up at the same time.

Don’t believe the troll narratives about FL. FL is rigged asf.

R399 Not about skin color exactly, but just Obama. And in a way Obama was too good. He fucked us over since dems haven't been excited about anyone since and are morons and only vote if they fall in love

Things are looking good for Mandela Barnes in WI. I live in Wisconsin, and I voted for him, and I hope to god that asshole Ron Johnson loses. I haven't met one person here who likes him.

Warnock is not leading. But hopefully there is a blue county yet to come in.

There are places were they are 3 votes apart. Walker is a shithead.

Any one else having issues with the thread loading?

Kind of creepy and I am not woke per se

Exactly, 421/FCI

[quote] Things are looking good for Mandela Barnes in WI.

How so? I had ruled him out completely.

Extremists vs extremists, R426.

Exactly, r421/FCI

things are changing as we speak in Georgia

Nate Cohn on Fetterman:

[quote]Still early, but ... Fetterman running ahead of Biden the Pennsylvania counties that seem like they might be complete

Well, fuck. Kennedy won in Louisiana. Interesting that MSNBC chose to characterize only one candidate as his opponent (the black guy who smoked pot in an ad) and failed to mention the 10 other people who were running, including a decorated veteran.

4k vote difference.

Walker 49.1

Warnock 49.0

[quote]I wonder if the Florida voters didn't like being called roaches ?

I would've gone with parasites, but only the ones of the "Judge" Aileen Cannon variety. Absolute scum.

DNC & Democratic Senate campaign fund, wrote-off Tim Ryan in Ohio. That was a stupid thing to do, while they spent millions trying to have election deniers win GQP primaries, hoping they would be easier to beat.

Nate Cohn says no Red Wave yet:

[quote]So far, Democrats are running about a point ahead of our expectations outside of Florida, with the GOP lead in the House starting to come down a bit [quote]Not many signs of a red wave at this point.

I'm watching TCM....don't want to watch the coverage. I'm getting the results here on DL. It's a nailbiter.

Keep in mind Allegheny County was able to scan a good portion of their mail in ballots today. In 2020, it took days.

[quote] Well, fuck. Kennedy won in Louisiana.

Doh.

As far as Walker/ Warnock, didn't they say most of the votes left in GA to count would favor Warnock?

warnock is slipping again.

GA senate going back and forth... but doesn't the winner need to get over 50%, and if not there's a runoff in Dec, right? The libertarian will get 1-2%, likely preventing either getting over 50%. Sound familiar?

In OH, Vance (R) pulling ahead of Ryan (D) with not much vote remaining for Ryan to catch up. Not good.

Georgia probably going to run-off anyway.

[quote]The per capita death numbers weren't any worse than the rest the country.

“Since April 1, 2021 (when vaccines were made available to every American 16 and older), Florida has by far the highest COVID death rate among the country’s six most populated states — California, Texas, New York, Illinois and Pennsylvania rounding out the half dozen.”

Floridians are too dumb to get vaccines, just as they are too dumb to vote for the party that actually wants to improve their lives.

Florida is even more red than in 2020.

Tish James wins reelection.

R424 Georgians are too stupid to live.

[quote] Interesting that MSNBC chose to characterize only one candidate as his opponent (the black guy

On election nights MSNBC is not a network to watch for information. It's purely for entertainment.

I love libertarians in Georgia I must say. Good guy Chase Oliver

[quote] “Since April 1, 2021 (when vaccines were made available to every American 16 and older), Florida has by far the highest COVID death rate among the country’s six most populated states — California, Texas, New York, Illinois and Pennsylvania rounding out the half dozen.”

Is that controlled for age?

r448 see r421

what is walton and sumter counties in georgia like. They have yet to come in.

Florida was corrupt before the "hanging chads".

Is CNN holding out hope that it’s not going to be a red wave in the house?

I cannot believe that Nazi fuck Thiel is going to have at least one very own Senator to boss around.

That’s bad^.

It won’t be a red tsunami. Much better for Dems than I expected. Maybe the attack on Mr. Pelosi plus abortion prevented a worse outcome?

Desantis also engaged in extreme voter disenfranchisement tactics, cheating his fucking way at every turn

and Coffee, Georgia. Walker is getting all the votes. If he doesn't get 50% the I guess okay. He is 49.3 now.

Agree r460. Not a red wave at all.

Without a red tsunami, the GOP will have to rethink its Blame CRT! trans! Crazy crime! Strategy

Tammy Duckworth wins reelection.

[quote] On election nights MSNBC is not a network to watch for information. It's purely for entertainment.

I'm watching MSNBC, but I have to admit that they make no bones about being the Dems being the home team.

Walker is up but I don't think enough votes to avoid a run off. So with that Libertarian out where will his 60k go?

I didn't think it would be a red wave or blue tsunami....it would be very close.

NYT needle is moving all night...slightly. Wisc and AZ results made the Senate needle move back to center.

We can almost conclusively say it is not a red wave. If the Repubs pick up fewer than 30 house seats, they will significantly underperform what the out of power party should do in the midterms.

Repeat after me: America is exhausted with Trump.

So do I r423, and there are still mostly red countries left to count. Most of the blue countries appear to be in.

It’s validation that there is not a red wave. People don’t want Trump or crazy candidates.

DeSantis disallowed federal observers in Miami-Dade. Broward, and Palm Beach counties.

Of course, Garland must have backed down.

R455 Sumter went for Biden narrowly and is small. Walton, huge Trumpie county and decently big.

[quote] Walker is up but I don't think enough votes to avoid a run off. So with that Libertarian out where will his 60k go?

It may depend on whether control of the Senate depends on the outcome in Georgia.

Barf 🤢

Boebert losing

Lauren Boebert going down?!?

Fox News isn’t very happy. The current view is that the Rs will take the House, but that’s it. There is no developing red wave.

How's NY looking?

Im not sure this will end in our favor in Georgia. Walker is closer and closer and all the votes seem to be heading his way

Kari Lake behind

[quote]Lauren Boebert going down?!?

That would be amazing if it actually happened.

R480 I’ve been trying to get an answer… Atlanta and the large Dem counties in Georgia come in late. That’s what happened with Dump and the two Senators.

Texas is so depressing.

Wait. I looked at estimated votes remaining and there are a huge slew of votes left in Atlanta area, and just small amounts in the rest of the red state. There is hope.

I think some historical norms like how midterms go are going to wane as the political polarization hardens. There are a lot of Democrats who are going to vote D without any thought behind it no matter how bad the economy is or had bad their candidates are. The number of people who could theoretically vote either way is going to get smaller and smaller.

A tidbit from MSNBC last night - James Carville said when he wrote a piece in WSJ last year that the Dems must preventively own the crime debate (i.e. vigorously deny and debunk the Defund the Police mantra), he was told "We just can't do that because the foundations will go berserk", and he named as example the Ford Foundation. Political friends of his were told same by Kamala's people and at a Senate Dem retreat, that 'we just can't do that."

In this clip it starts around 11:45

Boebert going down...certainly isn't the first time.

[quote] It’s validation that there is not a red wave.

And if the GQP still takes both houses what difference will it make?

DeSantis is the big winner tonight.

That skank Boebert losing would make my night.

Bo Hines seems to be losing so far! He’s a potential crazy in the mold of MTG

R489 there is always been a wave of the opposite party. If there isn’t in his one, they have one person to blame: Dump.

R480 - from what I understand there are still votes coming in from Dekalb, Fulton, Clayton, Douglas, Gwinnett, Chatham, and Henry counties. So margins will probably shift in favor of Warnock. We will see.

Not with that face and belly, r490

Texas & Florida = shit voting

Oz trailing now

Bobo taking it last minute

I thought that, too R489....doesn't matter, as long as seats are picked up to take both Houses.

Mark Kelly and Katie Hobbs winning in Arizona

NY times says Boebert is likely to win. Don't get your hopes up there. Her votes probably haven't come in yet

Where's that asshole Chris Cillizza who for months wrote articles about how this will be a bloodbath for the Dems?

It blows my mind that people voted for Walker. He’s an absolute idiot.

I voted for Beto, all I can do is cross my fingers. Hotwheelz Abbot needs to go, but this state is fucked!

Tomorrow will bring a lot of Republicans crying fraud and a lot of articles declaring Trumpism is dead.

I can't fucking do this every two years. Though, I suspect with the GOP in power, and that pivotal Supreme Court decision about the national elections coming up, things just may cease to be competitive starting in 2024, and the GOP will be installed by red state legislatures. That is the reason I was sweating this election so much- I thought winning the house and senate would help in that regard.

I can remember every damn 4 years- I had my favorite. Republicans, mostly until 2000. Then I woke up, and would mostly root for Democrats. The thing is, it was NEVER EVER this important to me. Whoever won, I would always think "We'll survive." I no longer think that, really.

Is Cillizza still at CNN?

Bennet won. Dems need 4. Walker not at 50% and Big John hanging on. Guess it could be worse

DeSantis is a Trumpist Republican though r505, expect a lot of attention on that fucker. He is going to take credit for turning Florida more red.

BETO loses yet again

[quote]It blows my mind that people voted for Walker.

How is your mind doing seeing people similarly vote for Fetterman?

Nate Cohn:

[quote]The GOP's chance of taking the House has stayed steady in the seventies all night, but Democrats now favored to hold 208 seats -- up from 203 at the beginning...

[quote] Where's that asshole Chris Cillizza who for months wrote articles about how this will be a bloodbath for the Dems?

As if he was alone!!!

I say this every two years, but there's no one I'd rather doomscroll with than you bitches.

Speechless at Uvalde. Sick.

What a shame for Texas. Abbott is a bigger clown than DeSantis.

Since Beto and Abrams still haven’t won major races, what will be next for them?

cabinet positions?

R490 I don't think so. In the expectation game: I think you actually can say Obama, Fetterman, Barnes are the big winners tonight.

Same here R506. I never panicked if a repub or Democrat won. I thought, democracy will still survive....and basically, we'll still be all right. Not anymore...

Shapiro wins as PA Gov!!

Abigail Spanberger for the win! Thanks, Liz Cheney!

But I was told Fetterman was a disaster in his debate and no one thought he would win

How the fuck is JD Vance leading by almost 10 percentage points over Tim Ryan?! Jesus.

Mark Kelly and Katie Hobbs doing well and people in Arizona aren't votes splitting morons it appears

Beto O'Rourke announces candidacy for Secretary of his condo board!

Voiceofthenight, I feel the same way :)

Yay...Shapiro won PA Governor. Thank god.

This thread is moving fast, created a part 2

Ohio is a very red state r523. Ryan was always the underdog to Vance.

R525 - and he'll still lose.

Face it, Dump still has influence. It’s depressing as hell that his cult completely tunes out facts. It’s all racism, all the time.

JD Vance is winning so far in Ohio....Gerrymandering the Election Map worked well for the GOP thieves.

Yeah Shapiro winning the PA Gov was crucial. The guy he was running against was an embarrassment who never should have been allowed to get that close to the Governorship, god that would have been a disaster.

Well...you have to give Beto an A for tenacity...lol.

I was just thinking the spread would be much closer in either direction, r529.

[quote] Shapiro wins as PA Gov!!

Great news for Mrs Fetterman if her husband wins and then needs to take a "rest"

Florida is complete garbage.

Even Miami Dade went fascist blood-dripping red.

Fuck that state. I think every single LGBT person and decent liberal/Democrat should leave that fucking state, move elsewhere, get the fuck out. Move to Georgia and make Georgia more reliably blue. Move to North Carolina and flip it Blue (it's close already). Move to (ugh) Texas, and help flip THAT blue (it's slowly trending Purple).

But Florida is lost. Let's get the good and decent people out so Bugs Bunny can saw that fucker off and let it sink into the ocean.

I think this night is a failure for Trump.

[quote]Face it, Dump still has influence.

Most of his picks are underperforming.

Lindzebelle must be really drunk by now. Or she’s passed out.

I'd vote for Beto for Playgirl Man of the Year.

If Fetterman wins, how soon before he resigns so that Gov. Shapiro can appoint his replacement?

Columbus Ohio here. I went to vote around 5:30pm and the place was practically empty. Not a good sign...Ohio put up an idiot fat chick Mayor of Dayton to run against gay hating Governor DeWine.

Yeah, Trump is not a happy man tonight.

R532 Gerrymandering doesn't impact a Senate election.

R519- Right? I considered election day only slightly more important than the Oscars. Now, I think our democracy- the thing that REALLY made America great, and the envy of the world, will die.

Hearing that fucking disgusting CUNT Bobert may lose. That would make me happy.

We might flip a House seat in Ohio. OH-01.

Beto is educated. Time to get a real job. Or move to a state where he would have a chance.

PA leaning D. Thanks Oprah I guess

Finchem also losing in Arizona. They appear to be rejecting MAGA.

A small majority will be a complete nightmare for Speaker McCarthy.

Not sure sure DeSantis would appeal to middle America. Right now, he’s popular in Florida and the northeast MAGA love him

How will he play in Peoria?

[quote]Shapiro wins as PA Gov!!

Don't forget that in PA the governor appoints the SOS, it isn't an elected office. The next election is more likely to be straight up, whatever the outcome.

What the actual fuck is wrong with Texas?

Remind me again what the threshold is in the House for complete disaster? How many Republicans do there need to be for them to start destroying everything?

if Nickel wins NC-13, that'll be a Dem pickup. Another if Boebert goes down.

I fucking hate Staten Island with the heat of a million suns. I'm stuck with those cunts deciding our district.

Way more than they're going to get r555

I'm not surprised at MTG winning....but the Ulvalde votes..SMDH!

"@lxeagle17

Looking less and less likely that Herschel Walker manages to pull off a win tonight. He's still under-running Brian Kemp's vote share by 4-5 points. Hard to see him hitting 50% at this rate, though again, there are a lot more votes left to be counted. Warnock might actually win outright, though. I don't think he does, but this is going to come down to the wire."

Fetterman's got this. He's ahead and has huge amounts of votes to come in from Montgomery County Apparently doing better than Biden in 2020 as well.

R552 He's a less dumb Trump. He's super dangerous

Thank you, R558. That’s a relief.

Beto and Stacey cha-chaing onto Dancing with the Starsch!

There are more gay Miami Republicans than one would think. Florida has gone red. And the response to COVID by DeSantis actually helped that. Pretty weird.

This says it all:

The NYT needle is back to forecasting a 50/50 Senate.

If republicans don't pick up a single additional congressional seat they already have taken enough for the majority

[quote]Remind me again what the threshold is in the House for complete disaster? How many Republicans do there need to be for them to start destroying everything?

Technically 218 for a majority. However, a veto-proof majority is 288.

This is hilarious because Krazi Lake is gonna go nuts with steal bullshit and nobody's going to fucking care! I never thought Arizona had it in 'em!

R555: 218 House Members makes a majority of the 435 total House memers.

I think just gerrymander gave Repubs the House but the number is important. Anything under a 20 pickup is pretty good for Dems.

[quote]Not sure sure DeSantis would appeal to middle America. Right now, he’s popular in Florida and the northeast MAGA love him

DeSantis tried to play kingmaker by endorsing O'Dea in CO who just lost.

Fetterman is looking very good in PA. Right now NYT times has him as over 70% likely to win.

God, Dr Oz losing gives me a boner.

I dunno, but with DeSantis and the Florida GOP refusing to let Federal election watchers in to observe, I can't be the only one thinking that the massive GOP wins there are ... not exactly legitimate. It's clear the GOP has their thumb on the scale in FL, OH, and TX. I don't think it's possible to argue that they don't.

[quote] If republicans don't pick up a single additional congressional seat they already have taken enough for the majority

That doesn't account for the possibility that the Dems might flip some seats.

Kari Lake went too far with theatrics. She is a cartoon villain.

r569 I think people, even some repubs, are so sick of Trump and his election deniers that they are sending a message. Trump is not doing well tonight

[quote] If republicans don't pick up a single additional congressional seat they already have taken enough for the majority

By a razor thin margin.

As disastrous as it is that they control the gavel, the real chaos will be the jaw dropping level of infighting buffoonery (that the rest of us will unfortunately be subjected to)

No one thought they would get a veto-proof majority though. They will do well in the House races, much more than a majority. Senate is the question.

[quote]PA leaning D. Thanks Oprah I guess

I think more goes to Shapiro and the fact it was Oz and not McCormick.

I'm pleasantly surprised with AZ so far. Just like Kansas with the abortion referandum vote...not expected.

[quote] That doesn't account for the possibility that the Dems might flip some seats.

Kornacki just said it's a possibility that the Dems could still keep the House.

How is Pete's Senate Race turning out? I keep switching channels and can't find any results yet!!

R552 DeSantis won’t do any better than Christie outside of his home state.

Kornacki just said the House isn't decided yet.

Part 2 below.

R576 She's doing better than Blake Masters. Wonder how she'll spin that

The Dems aren't keeping the House. Is that what MSNBC is telling its viewers?

[quote]Kornacki just said it's a possibility that the Dems could still keep the House.

I believe I heard John King say the same thing earlier.

Tonites election provides us with TWO of the worst women in news today = Savannah Guthrie and Norah O'Donnell...Not even Gayle King can save the CBS News coverage.

Hassan (D-NH) retains her senate seat.

So happy to see Rachel Maddow on MSNBC!!

If we hold the Senate...if...the media should play this as the huge Republican fuck-up it would be. The President isn't popular, people are hurting because of gas prices and inflation and they still couldn't get a red wave.

I'll wait patiently for all the Republicans In Disarray articles in the New York Times.

[quote]The Dems aren't keeping the House. Is that what MSNBC is telling its viewers?

No, Steve said it's not decided yet.

I dunno- on MSNBC they're doing a good deal of laughing. Hmmm.

Don't ever tell me again that most southern whites aren't a pox on this whole country. They really are trash beyond belief.

Steve just wants to keep his audience watching

If Dems are coming out during a midterm, this is a good sign for 2024

The senate is going to come down to Georgia. They know Walker is a terrible choice but they just want control.

The house is gone.

[quote]I dunno- on MSNBC they're doing a good deal of laughing. Hmmm.

Because the results are nowhere near as bad as feared for Democrats.

No, he’s got cred r597.

24 is a long way away.

See ya in the next thread!

JD Vance wins. That sucks

VANCE wins

Johnson is picking up votes in Wisconsin. Sigh.

Vance win is on the DNC for not funding the Ryan campaign. Howard Dean, where are you when we need you.

r607 they also said that money won't be enough to overcome a 7% difference.

Why was Mark Kelly hounding me for money when he looks like a shoe in.

Bajour

Just go onto Facebook or Instagram and look at any of your deranged republican friends' latest posts. Already screaming election fraud for Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

I"m seeing quite a few "SELECTED NOT ELECTED" and am seriously considering turning in one of my Instagram followers, who is a friend of a friend that I followed back. Absolutely deranged Q nonsense and constant threats of taking things into is own his, along with this red wave that is coming.

Deeply sick nation - the only solution is mass institutionalization in comfy, warm padded cells and Thorazine drips.