CPRM, Pt 2: AL (RO) 7/17; GA (RO) 7/24; TN 8/2; 274K ballots left in CA

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Wow, Joe Biden's endorsement record looks impeccable. Bodes well for the future.

Also Martha Roby's not in good shape in the runoff.

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Wow, the Hispanics and veterans love BIG Gavin Newsom. Wonderful result out of San Diego.

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Dunno folks, if the Democrats win this November, that means they will lose someday...big loss if true.

I can already imagine the post-November takes about how the blue wave is actually bad for Democrats, cause they'll have to defend more seats in 2020.

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Hearing from multiple friends that Dem voters in VA-8 and VA-11 are showing up even though there’s no Democratic ballot in those districts, so they took a Republican one. Many people are going to the Caps parade today. Most importantly, it’s a beautiful sunny day in NoVA.

Stewart is finished.

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My precinct didn't have any Wexton (or Stewart) signs, and Friedman and Stover both had canvassers present. It's about as anecdotal as it gets, but seeing how much more money Friedman spent, I wouldn't be surprised if Wexton basically punted on parts of Western Fairfax. Loudoun is her base anyway.

GOP primary prediction:

Stewart 45%
Freitas 43%
Jackson 12%

Freitas will benefit from boosted GOP turnout in NOVA, but I still think Stewart will run it up in the boonies, and of course, he has PWC on his side.

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https://twitter.com/vpapupdates/status/1006636613819076609?s=21
Though turnout is allegedly down in Chesterfield, where Freitas almost certainly needs to win.

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^ There’s been slight growth in NoVA’s favor since 2017 (namely in Loudoun), but probably nothing map-shattering. It might allow you to make a VA-11 with a less narrow reach-into Fairfax and still makes it out to cow country.

Still always find PNM’s yellow district comical as well as illogical, though I hope it happens somehow. The GOP would throw a fit about being shoved into a completely legal vote sink district that sweeps from the Shenandoah Valley to the Bay.

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The wages that tipped workers is, obviously, not static and can change on any given night.

Important to note that in DC, the minimum tipped base wage is set to rise to $5 from $3.33 by 2020 alongside the $15 minimum wage increase. That’s probably a factor into why workers might oppose scrapping it. Plus, as uh, Wulfric mentioned, good waiters, bartenders, etc. have come to expect that they earn more than those who aren’t as good at their job.

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Wow, sad to see that labor defeated the workers with Proposition 77. An unfortunate result for hard-working people in DC.

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Wow, sad to see that labor defeated the workers with Proposition 77. An unfortunate result for hard-working people in DC.

Lmao the workers all voted for 77. The only people who voted against it were rich NWers.

Really... then how come my friend who works as a bartender in DuPont Circle said she was opposed? Why wasn’t my anecdotal evidence proved right???

I didn’t actually think No was gonna win. Americans just can’t resist voting in favor of minimum wage increases, even if it’s more complex than just that in this case. I read that only twice has a minimum wage iniative been defeated, and the last time was in 1996. So a 55-45 loss in DC isn’t the worst result... too bad it’ll lead to a reduction of income for some in a time where take-home pay ought to grow.

Hopefully Mayor Bowser and the city council protect us.