Election 2018 Open Thread - Part 1

[MasterJedi]

NBC calls WI for Baldwin.

[MasterJedi]

CNN calls it for Menendez.

[MasterJedi]

So a little after 9 everything looked bad for Democrats, now it's looking better?

(Just trying to confirm, I had to drive for a half-hour)

Atlas overreacting to everything. House looking good, Senate bad but wasn’t that expected? Florida is cancer outside of its beautiful weather in the winter and nature

[MasterJedi]

The Democrats shouldn't consider winning the House as a consolation prize: that means the GOP can't bribe their donors with another budget-busting tax cut for the remainder of Trump's term. That has to mean something, since it's literally half of his "legacy".

No Obamacare repeal either and Trump will be stupid enough to campaign for it.

[MasterJedi]

Other than KS-Gov and maybe FL-Sen these results aren't that surprising if you're willing to abandon your priors that populist Democrats would win back rural voters.

Rural areas won’t even think of coming back until Republicans throw them into another recession when the rural areas still haven’t recovered from the last one...

[MasterJedi]

How come nobody is talking about the Arizona?

Do people here know that there's actually a senate race there?

Too scared to think a win there yet.

[MasterJedi]

CNN finally predicts Dems will win the House.

[MasterJedi]

Governor Race in Wisconsin is extremely close, 96% of Milwaukee reported 

In the Milwaukee thread Green Bay still 100% out where Evers should have a lead and about 60k absentee ballots for Milwaukee not counted yet.

[MasterJedi]

Evers still up with 87% in according to CNN. CNN seems to have forgotten about this one as well.

89% down by about 1,200. “Machine Problems” in New Berlin so likely Republican funny business going on again.

[MasterJedi]

https://twitter.com/DanielBice/status/1060043412135731200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7C...

I believe also city of LaCrosse and city of Green Bay fully out too which is expected slightly for Evers. Rest remaining is probably Walker.

[MasterJedi]

Randy Bryce was sure a real dud.

Well yeah, guy was a deadbeat. Only paid off child support after starting his campaign after many years.

[MasterJedi]

OMG. At 98% in, Evers is UP narrowly again. And most of the outstanding precincts are in La Crosse County.

47,000 votes from city of Milwaukee and Tosa as well.

[MasterJedi]

OMG. At 98% in, Evers is UP narrowly again. And most of the outstanding precincts are in La Crosse County.

Yup. The city of Green Bay came in for Evers. Evers has this, I think. Most outstanding votes are in La Crosse, Portage and Calumet with a tiny smattering elsewhere. Calumet is a Walker county but La Crosse and Portage are both Evers counties, and I think even Calumet alone couldn't net Walker 3,500 votes.

Unclear if the rumored missing 50,000 Milwaukee County ballots got counted, but obviously if not they could cushion Evers's win.

Not a rumor and not counted yet.

[MasterJedi]

Evers is back up after briefly dipping below Walker; he's ahead by a little over 1,000 votes. Between 20-25 precincts combined left in La Crosse and Portage, plus a little under 10 in Calumet (though the Republican vote here will likely be drowned out by the Dem margins in the other counties). And then there's the mysterious Milwaukee ballots. It's a nail-biter.

Don’t know how it’s a mystery. About 45,000 from the city and 7,800 from Tosa.

[MasterJedi]

Evers gained ~31,000 in Milwaukee County

https://twitter.com/SykesCharlie/status/1060062097860648960

[MasterJedi]

Milwaukee votes came in, as of now above the margin to allow a recount by law. Evers should stay able that and win.

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https://twitter.com/thisdog/status/1062357051756765184

If they somehow get it overturned, retaliate and take the EV away from the hicks.