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We have the House. Anything else is gravy AFAIC.

Mueller doesn't leak. I'll believe it when I see it.

Acosta does good work.

 

Important thread:

STEP DOWN FROM THE LEDGE (FOR NOW) THREAD. (Warning: This might be a SPOOL). OK, here are my thoughts on Whitaker taking over the Mueller investigation and why I think we need to see how things unfold before losing it. To be clear, I do NOT think this is an ideal situation. BUT: https://t.co/9F8jLwuR7T

— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) November 8, 2018

That's my point, yes.

He can try to shut down Mueller, but the House will bring him in and put any subsequent hearings on TV. Say hello to 2006.

Biggest expected change in White House remains that people think Kelly is likely to go, according to multiple aides and advisers. https://t.co/VXIFO9fSVc

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 7, 2018

There is now an institution of the American government that isn't controlled by—or afraid of—Donald Trump: https://t.co/juC8LCYAZZ pic.twitter.com/IMLunDL3Cv

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) November 7, 2018

The White House is spinning the night as better-than-expected, and to the extent that both chambers didn't flip and Fla gov remains in GOP hands, it is. But. The House is flipping and the extent of the investigations is almost certain to be jarring.

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 7, 2018

Plus - several policy advisers are mindful of the looming subpoenas and uncertain whether to stick around for them.

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 7, 2018

The and/but... Trump likes the idea of divided government in the abstract. It gives him a clear foil beyond just bashing the media.

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 7, 2018

If you had said a few years ago that Beto would come within a few percentage points of Ted Cruz, people would have laughed at you. To everyone who's discouraged by tonight's outcome, don't lose faith.

The future is yours if you keep up the momentum.

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) November 7, 2018

You lost control of a deeply gerrymandered House. https://t.co/91qkdYJscr

— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) November 7, 2018

It is a wave with some major gains in the House - but of course the media is scrambling to call it not that, as they always do with Dems. They attempt to handicap any Democratic victory, but thanks to (of all things) social media that's less possible now than it has been at any point in recent history.

 

 

I think with a lot of high hopes crashing for Democratic voters in places like Florida and with Beto, there is maybe a drastic underappreciation of how Democratic control of the House will change the course of this country. Ladies and gentlemen, this is a very big deal.

— Dan Rather (@DanRather) November 7, 2018

NYT is projecting Democrats win a ~9% margin in the House popular vote. The last time we saw a margin like that was 08, amidst a collapsing economy and a loathed war.

Unemployment is 3.7% right now. America isn't at war. A margin this big is nuts — a pure repudiation of Trump.

— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) November 7, 2018

He came very close. And I think he'll run in 2020, and he sets a huge precedent for Texas - and Abrams in Georgia, though.

NBC projects we take the House.

 

I honestly don't care about the superstar races; those folks (like Beto) will be back, and they ran very tough races which bode well for those states in future. I care about the House. That's victory. That's what it looks like. It's grueling and it's tough and it's incremental and it saves our fùcking country. That's the lesson I learned in the 2000s.

#NY11: Max Rose (D) defeats Rep. Daniel Donovan (R). Dem PICKUP. This district voted 53%-44% for Trump in 2016 and @CookPolitical considers this an upset for Democrats.

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 7, 2018

Sharice Davids wins!

All I want is the House. This is not the end of Gillum, Abrams or O'Rourke politically no matter what happens - and the fact that they have fought so hard against terrible odds in formerly solid red/purple areas is impressive and an omen for the future.

 

Whatever happens was always going to require more hard work and heartache.

Sigh:

 

 

 NBC Lexington calls the race for Barr with 90% reporting. #KY06 https://t.co/zBeY3AdOGj pic.twitter.com/rsIFbll0wl

— Elliott Schwartz (@elliosch) November 7, 2018

Aw FUDGE I shared a tweet that was incorrect in re: Kim Davis losing to the guy she denied a marriage license to. But look: the important thing is Kim Davis is losing this race and will eventually die someday of swallowing a doorknob that she mistakes for a big candy

— Paul F. Tompkins (@PFTompkins) November 7, 2018

It's way too early to be optimistic about O'Rourke or Abrams. I don't expect either of them to pull it out but they've made it competitive, that will last and this will not be the end of their political careers.

 

(And gosh, it'd be great if one won.)

CNN projects victories for @SenSherrodBrown in Ohio
Sen @elizabethforma @SenatorCardin in MD@SenatorCarper in DE
Sen @ChrisMurphyCT@SenWhitehouse in RI
Gov @CharlieBakerMA @GovernorTomWolf in PA

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 7, 2018

Kim Davis going down at the hand of the man she wouldn’t give a marriage license to. #Karma pic.twitter.com/ooHnAMn9Ss

— Stephanie Jones (@MsMcJones) November 7, 2018

The awesome Amy McGrath way up in KY, surprising some.

 

Gillum up 52-47 with 47% in.

 

Jennifer Wexton beat Barbara Comstock in VA - my 75-yo mom was out in the rain canvassing for her and others nonstop.

This one's for @DRW50 - 

 

 

In the saddest #ElectionNight news dump, ABC has pulled #TheAlecBaldwinShow from the Sunday lineup. The remaining four episodes will air on Saturdays, starting on Dec. 8.

— Kate Aurthur (@KateAurthur) November 7, 2018

Dems are at 95% chance for the House.

We (okay, I) posted it earlier.

 

If McGrath really takes this... well, I'm not gonna say shít because I learned my lesson

Do it, Amy McGrath!! She's up in KY. I loved her first campaign ad long ago. Lady fighter pilot and a Dem.

BREAKING: Poll hours have been extended in Gwinnett County!

Annistown Elementary School NOW OPEN UNTIL 9:25pm
Anderson-Livsey Elementary School NOW OPEN UNTIL 7:30pm
Harbins Elementary School NOW OPEN UNTIL 7:14pm

— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) November 6, 2018

Bahahahaa! “It turns out his voting card was invalid." >> #Georgia GOP candidate Brian Kemp was foiled by his own state's voter ID law when he tried to vote https://t.co/DpuELPDHvj

— Laffy (@GottaLaff) November 6, 2018

He did eventually get to vote - as will his constituents.

Courteney Cox totally surprised she was invited to dance on stage with Bruce Springsteen in the “Dancing in the Dark” video https://t.co/ys00nTJaqp

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) November 6, 2018