Mid Term Elections 2018 — Page 2

javero said: "Most of my picks were Dems but I had to support MD's incumbent GOP governor"

On the one hand, the anodyne Larry Hogan is probably about as inoffensive to me as an establishment-party politician is likely to be in terms of his words and actions. On the other hand, he remains a Republican at a time when that party has definitively established itself as the home of pure human garbage. While there are decent human beings who are former Republicans, a decent Republican is an actual logical impossibility at this point.

Anyone else nervous?

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I've had a bad feeling for two years. This moment I choose to be hopeful.

Long night everyone, stay hydrated and let your love light shine!

Dems will take the house. Considering their uphill battle they’ve done well tonight

I'm slightly disappointed by the outcome of the county executive race here in Montgomery County MD. My worry is that the projected winner will go full bore socialist on us. The Dems have the run of the place at the county level which isn't always a good thing. They love their taxes here and have a tendency to promise free stuff in exchange for votes. Seems their hearts are in the right place though.

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Scott Deep Dish Walker ("sorry Cal, I meant deep sh*t) LOST Wisconsin governorship. I cannot tell you how happy I am. The fluctuations on their vote count were enough to give me a nightmare.

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With Session handed his walking papers earlier today I wonder how Mueller's going to play it. Is there a chance that both Rosenstein and Mueller could be sent packing ala Comey?

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Glass half full folks! ( esp when u have been dying of thirst) It's an excellent start.

NOW you have 1 year to find a young optimistic candidate w a real slate of real ideas for a platform.

(yes I know the election is two years away but y'all spend the run up year in full campaign anyways)

Any specific candidates? ( NO not Bernie!)

I keep hearing Beto's name but wonder if this lose would put paid to that.

sabrelady wrote: "Any specific candidates? ( NO not Bernie!)"

Elizabeth Warren with either Beto O'Rourke from TX or Tim Ryan from OH as running mate. I would have suggested that she eventually pick up Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum as her running mate were it not for the ethics probe that's dogging his office. Doesn't matter that O'Rourke lost his bid for the US Senate and that Gillum lost out to DeSantis for the FL governorship.

It'all about the calculus to get 270 electoral votes in 2020. Both O'Rourke and Gillum are immensely popular in their respective states even more so than Representative Tim Ryan whom the Dems in the House should have replaced Nancy Pelosi with two years ago to elevate his profile ahead of 2020. Nobody wants to be veep but we need some one who can deliver at least one of the swing states to Warren and who can broaden her appeal beyond the ultra liberal coastal cities. O'Rourke and Gillum's losses were blessings in disguise!!!

PS: I don't dislike Pelosi but she has peaked politically along with Jim Clyburn and few other elders who will be vying for committee leadership posts AGAIN.

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Updated On: 11/7/18 at 10:17 PM

I think that’s what we tried to do with Rauner, in Illinois, but the Mike Madigan machine was just too powerful for him and he couldn’t get anything done.

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Well, my home state of Florida (which despite the crazies I very much love), has gone and done it again. In case you all haven’t been watching the news, as provisional ballots were counted, both races tightened significantly. The governor’s race is within half a point now, which triggers an automatic machine recount. They’re separated by about 38,000 votes right now.

The race for Senate is even closer, and is at about a .2% difference. Since it’s less than .25%, a mandatory HAND recount has been instituted starting tomorrow. That won’t be wrapped up until around the 18th.

To add to the intrigue...there are still apparently 70,000 uncounted ballots in Broward County that were sitting on a mail truck.

Additionally, there was a an undervote in Broward of about 30,000 votes...30,000 people voted for Governor but not Senator, even though Senator appears first on the ballot. That’s...fishy. They believe that’s likely a computer error.

The deadline to mail in provisional ballots was 5 pm today. I spent the day tracking down ballots with some other volunteers and getting them to the right locations. Groups statewide were all coordinating this effort.

You’d think after the 2000 debacle we’d have better systems in place for this. Here we go again!!

They are also still counting votes in Arizona! Crazy stuff!

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