1 hour ago, Roman said:

Democrats have taken control of US House.

 

Good.

 

Now, about impeaching B**** K********.....

41 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

 

I'm literally stunned about Horn's victory.  What happened, my fellow Okies?  Did you mark your ballots wrong?  Yeah, that's probably what y'all did.

Steve King has been re-elected.

I'm just.......[!@#$%^&*] You Iowa.

2 hours ago, DramatistDreamer said:

Maxine Waters will be the chair of the House Finance Committee, Mwah!

i'm actually salivating over Jerry Nadler being the chair of the House Judiciary Committee also. 

26 minutes ago, Roman said:

Steve King has been re-elected.

I'm just.......[!@#$%^&*] You Iowa.

 

Again, not surprised.

 

Folks, there's no other way around it: nationalism has swept our country; and like any common cold or flu (or reboot/revival craze), we're just gonna have to ride it out.  (As it is, there's little our generation could have done to fix the messes of the past two years.  Even if the Dems had made bigger inroads tonight, it still would've been up to our kids and grandkids to figure out how to get us back to where we were before Trump.)

 

But, at least the Dems have regained control of the House, putting (as others have said upthread) an effective check and balance against Trump and the GOP.  It might not be the "blue wave" many had dreamed of, but it's something.

Edited November 7, 20187 yr by Khan

I think Stacy Abrams is the race I'm saddest about. Injustice truly prevailed in Georgia.  Steve King is disgusting. Kara Eastman came pretty close for Nebraska all things considered, but I never really believed she could do it.

2 minutes ago, Juliajms said:

I think Stacy Abrams is the race I'm saddest about. Injustice truly prevailed in Georgia.

 

Now, more than ever, I'm pulling for Linda Bloodworth-Thomason and her "Designing Women" reboot/revival.  You KNOW she's gonna have a thing or two to say about this [!@#$%^&*].

48 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

Guys I have worked the past few months canvassing, phonebanking, helping fundraise for Underwood. She's not my rep but is an AMAZING candidate and I will tell you if democrats can put up candidates like her the future is positive.  32 years old and a future star IMO

 

And Illinois did its job as has Iowa, both flipping 2 congressional districts.

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

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

1 hour ago, Roman said:

Steve King has been re-elected.

I'm just.......[!@#$%^&*] You Iowa.

 

I'm not surprised. It's a very conservative district. He only risked losing it because he's such a fool. 

3 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

 

I'm not surprised. It's a very conservative district. He only risked losing it because he's such a fool. 

Dan Lipinski easily won his district by 75% in Il3. But a literal Nazi got 25%. Let that sink in.

 

 

Dana Rohrbacher has been voted OUT.

Sanford (remember him), his seat went to a Democrat.

 

Dem Joe Cunningham turns Sanford open seat blue in South Carolina

 

 

American electoral machine needs to tighten up.  Things like this make the U.S. look like a banana republic. Sadly, this is not an 'only in Nevada' scenario.  There are several states where I could see this happening.

 

Looks like Brothel owner Dennis Hof, who died, is going to win an assembly seat. Only in Nevada pic.twitter.com/J17CYPKwpZ

— Howard Stutz (@howardstutz) November 7, 2018

 

 

I don't know what to say about some of these governors races that are still in limbo, particularly the Georgia governor's race where statistically, it's still 'too close to call'.  I guess one way to look at it is that, with all of the skullduggery and out and out tricks, Stacey Abrams has still managed to keep the race as close as it is.

Edited November 7, 20187 yr by DramatistDreamer

'We are still on the verge of history, and the best is yet to come.' — Stacey Abrams says she refuses to concede as the Georgia governor race remains too close to call pic.twitter.com/frR0u4nS34

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) November 7, 2018

So some victories. You don’t win them all.  

 

Maine elected their first female Governor leading to Medicaid expansion implementation, same as Wisconsin if Tony Evers victory holds up(last Walker election was challenged).  One thing democrats have done right is thru ballot intitiative where now giving convicted felons voting rights in Florida has also been a big win.  I’m disappointed with some loses like everyone and yes am worried about what the Democratic House does, but right now there has been some real positive success.

 

 

A big night for Medicaid expansion in the midwest and mountain west:
1. Expansion ballot initiatives passed in Utah, Idaho and Nebraska. (I am so proud of my colleagues and our partners!)
2. Pro-expansion Governors elected in Wisconsin, and Kansas.
Also, Maine will implement

— Eliot Fishman (@FishmanEliot) November 7, 2018

 

 

BREAKING: Amendment 4 in Florida has just PASSED!

 

 

YES! YES! YES!

1.4 million former felons who had been banned from voting for life will all now be granted back their voting rights.

A HUGE and hard fought victory.

 

 

One of the most important of our lifetime.

— Shaun King (@shaunking) November 7, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is our 2 am roundup:

7 Chambers Flipped blue:
CO Senate
MN House
NH House
NH Senate
ME Senate
NY Senate
WA Senate (Nov 2017)

New supermajorities:
OR Senate
OR House

Broken supermajorities:
NC Senate
NC House
MI Senate
PA Senate

— Jessica Post (@JessicaPost) November 7, 2018

 

Despiite losses in a Florida and maybe Georgia, Democrats pick up 7 governorships.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/06/midterm-elections-governors-gillum-desantis-abrams-kemp/1810897002/

 

 

Edited November 7, 20187 yr by JaneAusten

I'm happy that the Democrats had a successful election although I have to admit I had hoped for even more.  I guess it's hard for a foreigner to completely understand the mindset of the American voters, but then again I'm baffled that so many people here voted for a xenophobic and homophobic party with neo-nazi roots. So maybe it's me who's out of touch with what people want.