Vee

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.

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.

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:

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.)

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 - 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.

And now, from the person we all needed to hear from most:

Today in voting:

Did the right thing!