Election 2018 Open Thread - Part 1

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How are the California races looking?

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Is there any chance for Dems in CA10/39/45? All the other uncalled races seem to be ticking towards Dems.

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If CA-39 doesn't switch, hopefully Dems nominate someone better than a Republican lottery winner in 2020.

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I'd rather have Kim win there at this point tbh. A lottery winner is not what anyone needs.

Too bad Kim has the typical Asian homophobe mentality...

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I'd rather have Kim win there at this point tbh. A lottery winner is not what anyone needs.

Too bad Kim has the typical Asian homophobe mentality...

At least she doesn't have the typical racist mentality.

Oops I didn't mean it like that. I should have phrased it better. What I mean is that her attitude towards the LGBT community reminds me of that of many older-generation traditional Asian parents that being gay is a fad 'lifestyle' that is an affront to their family and societal structure and that transgender people have a mental illness and shouldn't be accepted. I'm a gay Asian in a similar situation so I know what I'm talking about. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

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The House keeps looking better and better for Dems. We could possibly reach 234.

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Can someone explain to me what is going on in Florida? What is Scott trying to accomplish with this lawsuit? Can Nelson win?

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I don't care about Florida at this point. Can someone say something about AZ?

Mark Kelly, an Astronaut from Arizona who previously launched into space from Cape Canaveral in Florida, might potentially run for Senate in Arizona in 2020.

What about his wife, Giffords? She has a very inspiring story. Though I would completely understand if she doesn't want to run for office again.

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My opinion of the night has steadily gotten better over time.

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Andy Kim's lead in NJ-03 has expanded, he's now up more than 1% (around 3,500 votes). I think it was the remaining Willingboro votes, which he didn't end up needing to take the lead because of absentees but did pad his margin. There are now no precincts outstanding, though maybe a handful of absentees and provisionals. Seems like that race should be called; 1.1% is a significantly wider margin than any other uncalled race outside of California and UT-04 (where a lot of ballots remain to be counted).

Congratulations to the real first Korean-American congressperson!

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I don't even understand what straws the Reps are grasping at. What are the 'improper practices' going on in AZ? Counting votes?

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Since Sinema is going to be the first bisexual senator, she's going to have the most credibility to answer the question "Who is the most attractive Senator"?

If she answers by saying "John Thune and Catherine Cortez-Masto," then we know she has good taste.

Thune? Schatz or Lankford all the way.

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Since Sinema is going to be the first bisexual senator, she's going to have the most credibility to answer the question "Who is the most attractive Senator"?

Heinrich and Gillibrand

Heinrich is the only acceptable answer on the male side.

For some reason, I don't find him that attractive. He seems a bit... distant? It's just the impression I get.

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I am glad that Arizona has broken its 30-year Republican Senatorial streak. Hopefully, Sinema reaches the 50% mark with the remaining votes, as that would leave Manchin as the only Democrat to win without an absolute majority.

You have to realize how impressive Sinema's win is with the Green candidate taking almost 2.5% of the votes

Yes. The fact that Dems+Greens got 4.5 percentage points more than the Reps is good news in this state for 2020.