The "We Should Have a Midterms 2018 Discussion Thread" Thread

[hutch]

I don’t know... early results worrisome to me

[Dejecty-hatch lııllı|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl]

two close VA ones went R
Comstock lost tho

FL is going 1% on every race there!

turnout is crazy, but it's not looking like it's helping

I'm feeling concerned

[hutch]

You should be...unless they dig up some dead people in Broward Scott and DeSantis are going to win...not a good sign...and we already lost IN Senate seat

I hope I am misreading this

[Dejecty-hatch lııllı|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl]

The Tay Tay bump was shit in TN

[hutch]

VA 7th cd

[Dejecty-hatch lııllı|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl]

blue ripple, not even worth putting the wetsuit on
FL is pissing me off so freaking bad

[Julian, Bespoke SEXPERT]

Dems might pull this out yet house wise. Good gubernatorial results.

Brat may be going down here locally which would put me in a big mood.

[Dejecty-hatch lııllı|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl]

I'm feeling 98% that we'll take the house...but by possibly less than 5 seats
that's not a referendum on trump at all
makes me fell most Americans are ok with trump

ugh and the just called Cruz


within seconds of this post...they called the house
I should be excited, but I'm feeling deflated

the NBC news staff took a big sigh when that was announced and got a little more peppy in their commentary

jez looks like the senate might get to 54...this is a disaster

[hutch]

We get House they keep senate...not that bad

I wanted more but the house is important

It is all about 2020 now....Trump has FL and OH almost locked down.    a very few states will determine 2020...

[hutch]

Virginia did amazing

[Dejecty-hatch lııllı|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl]

Brat bites it
to think this is the guy who took cantor out (always wanted to thank him for that)


Gillium concedes...
at least In Florida, Amendment 4, which restores voting rights to those with prior felony convictions, has passed

[vansmack]

Nobody should be surprised by the Senate....

senate will flip blue in 2 years, if history holds, so he has 2 years of unfettered power.

33 Senate seats up for grabs.

23 are Democrats (including FL, IN, MO, MI, MN, MT, ND, OH, PA, VA, WI, WV)
2 are Independents who already Caucus with the Dems.
8 are Republicans in AZ, MS, NE, NV, TN, TX, UT and WY.

[hutch]

This is definitely an election one can look at as glass is half full or empty


McConnell did what he wanted with 51-49 so I don’t see Senate results having impact...democrats were unlikely to flip...

The check in House is important and a new reality

Looking to 2020 we see a pretty clearly defined map with FL and OH going Trump leaving election to be fought in very very few states that should favor us like PA MI WI but don’t count out Trump...he has political skills and has to be considered favorite

[Dejecty-hatch lııllı|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl]

Virginia and Michigan really had great nights
Michigan, all the top statewide office holders were won by Democratic women, along with three new Dem women being sent to Congress. To top it off, the voters in Michigan voted to completely legalize marijuana, outlawed gerrymandering, enacted same-day voter registration and created a transparent auditing system to ensure all the.votes are always counted correctly.

I'm going to have a serious sit down with those in OH and FL tho...

Ok...it's over, not how I wanted it to go..but we actually now have leverage to stop the insanity that is going on at the Federal level
we've elected the most diverse congress in history...that will have an impact for generations


word is there is going to be a Cabinet shake up and Sessions won't make it to christmas

[Julian, Bespoke SEXPERT]

Brat bites it

Do not technically live in that district but I work in it and I cannot tell you how satisfying that is.

Would've preferred a few more House Seats and another Senate seat (Texas was achingly close) and getting at least one of the GA/FL governorships would've been nice. But all and all, a good night. Not a colossal knockout but the Dems made gains and have a real check on Trump. Positive movements in suburban areas in MI/WI/PA (and VA but it doesn't matter) portend well for 2020 if we run a Biden type.