Midterm Elections Live Thread

[The Kraken]

All those great job reports, the best economy ever, all that winning and the house flipped in a pretty significant shift was a rebuke against Trump. He will have nothing bette rto offer in 2020, house stays blue and senate flips

[The Kraken]

It actually wasn't that bad and everything went pretty much according to the predictions.

I agree, but there was no win in it for Trump. The house flipped under a great exonomy and jobs reports.

Senate stayed the same.

Not bad but no win

[khicks26]

If Nancy the fascist enabler (the biggest fund raiser of corporate cash) doesn't change her ways. Dem's winning the House won't mean dick. I can't believe they would make this loser to Trump Speaker of the House.

Get Ready People.

[chico2663]

2020 Dems will likely reclaim the Senate.

I’d give them a less than 50% chance at the WH.

After these midterms, I have to believe the Dem field will be packed with women, and maybe their beat chance to take Trump down.

sherrod brown

[jjgold]

You guys are dumb nobody wins the house as president

[JIBBBY]

Republicans swept the State wide race in Florida which was a bit of a surprise.. I'm moving to Florida one day.. A fine State!!! STAYS RED!!!


Florida won't be turning into broken California anytime soon now..

[lakerboy]

Republicans swept the State wide race in Florida which was a bit of a surprise.. I'm moving to Florida one day.. A fine State!!! STAYS RED!!!


Florida won't be turning into broken California anytime soon now..

Nothing in Florida except old retired folks

[jjgold]

Florida is riddled with Ghetto and minorities it was a huge win

[JIBBBY]

Nothing in Florida except old retired folks

That's gonna be me in 25 years.. What's your point LB?

Florida has the warm weather and THE NICEST beaches in all of America.. No State Taxes either.. Etc...

[vitterd]

Florida....home of the MAGAbomber

[khicks26]

[jjgold]

Love you Donald!!!

[Kermit]

they will give back the house if nancy pelosi is speaker again

I cannot believe that she is the face of the party. Why can't they get a younger woman who isn't half senile?

[Philmill]

Idaho slot machines prop 1 didnt pass..... Indian Res fight like a mofo to keep their monopoly...

[DwightShrute]

[jjgold]

Proud of Donald

Win for both Dems and Reps

[JIBBBY]

Republicans picked up seats in the Senate and that is the biggest win for Republicans.. 53 or 54 is nice!!!

Any more confirmations that have to go thru the Senate will be much easier because Republicans will clearly have the votes now.. Dems will HAVE NO power to stop any future Judge confirmations..

Let's hope a few more of those Liberal Judges on the Supreme Court retire or fall to health problems now ..

[vitterd]

Republicans picked up seats in the Senate and that is the biggest win for Republicans.. 53 or 54 is nice!!!

Any more confirmations that have to go thru the Senate will be much easier because Republicans will clearly have the votes now.. Dems will HAVE NO power to stop any future Judge confirmations..

Let's hope a few more of those Liberal Judges on the Supreme Court retire or fall to health problems now ..

Well....you have to hope that judges die for the next two years....I guess that’s something

[RoyBacon]

I agree, but there was no win in it for Trump. The house flipped under a great exonomy and jobs reports.

Senate stayed the same.

Not bad but no win

Less than the historical average. And far less than anyone expected.

[deadphish]

i just want money out of politics and this gerry manderring shit sorted out so it's fair to everyone. I only vote dems because it's the lesser evil. If i had a third progressive candidate, i would vote for them every single time

this!!!!!!!

[deadphish]

That's gonna be me in 25 years.. What's your point LB?

Florida has the warm weather and THE NICEST beaches in all of America.. No State Taxes either.. Etc...

won't be many beaches like that left in FL. You can thank Skelator (Rick Scott) for that...

<< During his eight years in office, Scott has rolled back crucial safeguards like septic-tank inspections that ensure waste isn’t seeping into water systems. He has cut almost $700 million in funding for water management districts largely responsible for the protection of waterways. He appointed water management board members more concerned with the rights of polluters than clean water.
And who doesn’t remember when Scott instructed staff not to use the term “climate change?”
For good measure, Republicans aided by gerrymandering (they drew districts that favored them) also elected legislators who are no different from Scott or President Donald Trump, who has gutted the Environmental Protection Agency.
The state’s fate was sealed with that double-whammy. Instead of strong protections and top minds working on how to safeguard our most precious assets, we have politics of the right setting priorities and delivering excuses like waste has to go somewhere. And, in the words of Miami Herald environmental writer Jenny Staletovich, coast “has become a red tide slaughterhouse this summer.” >>

Big sugar paying off Republicans ...

https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/what-does-big-sugar-have-to-do-with-floridas-red-tide/67-587820301

[The Kraken]

Less than the historical average. And far less than anyone expected.

Thats what you see as a moral victory, those don’t exist in politics. You either winor lose and the gop lost the house. Dems now have the house and by a healthy margin

The only win the gop could have had yeaterday would’ve been to keep the house or get a 2/3 majority in the Senate, neither happened.

So what we have is the Dems picked up the house and the gop didnt suffer any real damage.

Both sides are claiming victory and Congress now represents America, harshly divided

[d2bets]

Thats what you see as a moral victory, those don’t exist in politics. You either winor lose and the gop lost the house. Dems now have the house and by a healthy margin

The only win the gop could have had yeaterday would’ve been to keep the house or get a 2/3 majority in the Senate, neither happened.

So what we have is the Dems picked up the house and the gop didnt suffer any real damage.

Both sides are claiming victory and Congress now represents America, harshly divided

Good point.

[Optional]

Seems like a good result from outside.

Americans have stuck with who they voted for in 2016 pretty much.

Result as predicted.

The world can go on without a bump this time.

[deadphish]

this fkn jerk can't keep his mouth shut for 5 seconds while a reporter asks a question. i don't think there was single reporter that he did not rudely interrupt. just look at all the "..." while a reporter speaks...

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/11/07/watch_live_president_trump_responds_to_2018_midterms.html

[NardVa]

The greatest trick politicians pull is to get people to vote against their own interest. Some of the poorest, lowest wage, uneducated, non existent healthcare communities in America are white and these areas predominantly vote Republicans.

[jjgold]

Trump 2020

[NardVa]

It said Americans afraid of success but rather have free stuff and be poor and controlled by gov't riddled with illegals to commit crime, drain the swamp gov't and steal your jobs

The biggest benefactors of free stuff from the government is cooperate America via tax subsidies and tax breaks. When the government cuts back on medical for the ederly and disabled, that money lines the pockets of the wealthy. The top 20% control 87% of the wealth in America. Everybody else in America including you are fighting over the other 13%.

The media and politicians do a good job of making people like JJGold believe the problem in America is some immigrant working an under the table job, but immigration in America is booming because America is addicted to cheap labor. That's why jobs go overseas. Since the days of slavery white America has been hooked on finding ways to maintain cheap labor.

[JIBBBY]

Pelosi the speaker, lol.. Listening to her now live and I hope she doesn't stroke out or fall asleep talking.. She's old as fock!! Mental lapses and often stumbles over her own words.. Clown show coming up in the House..

[RoyBacon]

Thats what you see as a moral victory, those don’t exist in politics. You either winor lose and the gop lost the house. Dems now have the house and by a healthy margin

The only win the gop could have had yeaterday would’ve been to keep the house or get a 2/3 majority in the Senate, neither happened.

So what we have is the Dems picked up the house and the gop didnt suffer any real damage.

Both sides are claiming victory and Congress now represents America, harshly divided

The party not in power was 93-4, now 94-4. The average win is 24 seats . You guys are at....drumroll....24 seats.

Despite record midterm voting you guys could not muster a wave even a fraction as big as the wave against Obama.

But you guys won and hopefully the sewer obstruction will stop and they can actually go to work.

[Art Vandelay]

The party not in power was 93-4, now 94-4. The average win is 24 seats . You guys are at....drumroll....24 seats.

Despite record midterm voting you guys could not muster a wave even a fraction as big as the wave against Obama.

But you guys won and hopefully the sewer obstruction will stop and they can actually go to work.

Well said! It was a "blue ripple" at best. Very predictable and basically nothing to see here. CNN making it sound like the political scene has been turned upside down -- Comical! It's even a grind for those hacks to try to spin this as a huge boost for Dems...

[pavyracer]

I like how Trump spins everything out. We didn't lose both the House and Senate so that means we won!

[The Kraken]

The party not in power was 93-4, now 94-4. The average win is 24 seats . You guys are at....drumroll....24 seats.

Despite record midterm voting you guys could not muster a wave even a fraction as big as the wave against Obama.

But you guys won and hopefully the sewer obstruction will stop and they can actually go to work.

I don’t disagree that it was underwhelming, but nonetheless the Dems picked up the house.

We shall see what 2020 holds, a lot of young, new faces on the blue side. Maybe the wave happens in 2020, I dunno.

Hopefully Pelosi trips and falls into a sewer and is never seen again

[chico2663]

That's gonna be me in 25 years.. What's your point LB?

Florida has the warm weather and THE NICEST beaches in all of America.. No State Taxes either.. Etc...

jibbs the day my mom leaves this world... i will be living on a beach in the philippines. i have shitload money put away for my 60's. i will take up surfing and let no one know how much i got. Maybe you can visit to run around with the hotties and i.

[DwightShrute]