N U T part 2: The Presidency of Bernie Sanders and the 2022 midterms

[Nyssus]

Well, this isn't called N U T for nothing, I suppose.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

polls have closed in the following states:

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

D.C. Senate Elections:

Class I: MIKE BROWN RE-ELECTED (CAUCUS WITH DEMOCRATS) (NO LONGER SHADOW SENATOR, TECHNICAL GAIN)
Class II: PAUL STRAUSS RE-ELECTED (NO LONGER SHADOW SENATOR, TECHNICAL GAIN)

South Carolina Senate Election: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
54% Reporting
Congressman Arik Bjorn: 49.28%
Senator Tim Scott: 48.88%
Other: 1.91%

Still extremely close here.


Alabama Senate Election: DEMOCRATIC GAIN
11% Reporting
Congresswoman Terri Sewell: 47.13%
Alabama Court Justice Tom Parker: 34.87%
Write-In: Coach Nick Saban: 14.02%
Other: 3.98%

This wasn't considered that close of a race until after the scandal, and Coach Nick Saban announced a write-in campaign. Tom Parker was the VP candidate for the Constitution party 2 years ago, and has been very controversial. It seems like this is another good break for Democrats in Alabama.

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

SENATOR TERRI SEWELL (D-AL)

Nut

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Let's take a look at some more senate elections:

Connecticut: Richard Blumenthal RE-ELECTED

Florida Senate Election: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
4% Reporting
Representative Darren Soto: 55.38%
Senator Marco Rubio: 42.64%
Other: 1.98%

Kansas Senate Election: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
5% Reporting
Representative James Thompson: 48.11%
Senator Jerry Moran: 45.19%
City Councilman Nich Schlossmacher: 5.44%
Other: 1.26%

Polls indicated this to be a good race for Republicans, but it appears to now be a very close race. We believe this may be one of the last races to be called tonight.

Missouri Senate Election: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
2% Reporting
Fmr. Governor Jay Nixon: 54.33%
Senator Roy Blunt: 43.64%
Other: 2.03%

New Hampshire: Maggie Hassan RE-ELECTED

Pennsylvania Senate Election: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
10% Reporting
Governor Tom Wolf: 56.01%
Senator Pat Toomey: 41.82%
Other: 2.17%

Governor Wolf and Former Governor Nixon are far ahead right now, but not enough of the vote is in to say that they are sure to win. However, it is highly likely they will, from what we can tell.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

and now for the gubernatorial races:

Alabama Gubernatorial: Will Ainsworth ELECTED

Connecticut Gubernatorial: Ned Lamont RE-ELECTED

Florida Gubernatorial: Andrew Gillum RE-ELECTED

Illinois Gubernatorial: Daniel Biss ELECTED

Kansas Gubernatorial Election: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
6% Reporting
Governor Laura Kelly: 51.08%
Fmr. State SOS Kris Kobach: 46.71%
Other: 2.21%

Maine Gubernatorial Election: Janet Mills RE-ELECTED

Maryland Gubernatorial Election: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
11% Reporting
Fmr. NAACP President Ben Jealous: 54.44%
Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford: 43.58%
Other: 1.98%

We'll be back after a short commercial break.

[TheSaint250]

So what’s the Senate partisan makeup like right now?

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

So what’s the Senate partisan makeup like right now?

Alright so my old election map was confusing me. Hopefully this one makes at least some sense.

Maroon: 2 Democrats already called or not up for election
Red: 1 Democrat and 1 Democrat caucusing Independent or Third Party
Pink: 1 Democrat and 1 Not closed/Not called
Light Blue: 1 Republican and 1 Not Closed/Not Called
Navy: 2 Republicans already called or not up for re-election
Green: 1 Democrat and 1 Republican already called or not up for re-election

Puerto Rico is left out on this because I couldn't think of what to do for 2 democrat-caucusing third party.

With this, and knowing who are the incumbents, this is the tally:
Democrats already called or not up for re-election (including those caucusing with Democrats: 61
Democrats not called: 2
Republicans already called or not up for re-election: 12
Republicans not called: 11
Polls not closed: 18 (of which 8 are Democrats and 10 are Republicans)

Not called doesn't mean it's too close to call, however.

This took way too long to figure out.

[TheSaint250]

Thank you!

[Sirius_]

I'm pretty sure that James Smith is a senator, not a rep.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

I'm pretty sure that James Smith is a senator, not a rep.

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[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Alright, we have some other senate calls:


Illinois Senate Election: Tammy Duckworth RE-ELECTED

Oklahoma Senate Election: James Lankford RE-ELECTED

Maryland Senate Election: Chris Van Hollen RE-ELECTED

Some "good" news tonight for Republicans, as they make their first hold of the night. However, it is much closer than in 2016.

We have other Senate race coverage right here:

Indiana Senate Election: DEMOCRATIC GAIN
89% Reporting
State Senator Tim Lanane: 51.98%
Senator Todd Young: 45.94%
Other: 2.08%

Georgia Senate Election: DEMOCRATIC GAIN
85% Reporting
Fmr. State Senator Jason Carter: 52.02%
Senator Johnny Isakson: 46.07%
Other: 1.91%

two good gains for Democrats. Let's take a look at the election map:



Democrats, including those caucusing with Democrats: 65 (+8)
Republicans: 13
Too close to call: 7
Polls not closed: 19

[Pericles]

great TL!

[OBD]

Well, this isn't called N U T for nothing, I suppose.

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

Perfect TL, just hope Peyton runs for Senate!

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Perfect TL, just hope Peyton runs for Senate!

Who?

[Orwell]

Peyton Manning former QB for the Broncos and Colts went to the University of Tennessee

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

We have a projection from the Gubernatorial race in South Carolina...


South Carolina Gubernatorial Election: DEMOCRATIC GAIN
98% Reporting
State Representative James Smith: 50.09%
Lt. Governor Pamela Evette: 47.93%
Other: 1.98%

Smith has won after a narrow loss back in 2018. He will be the first Democratic governor there in nearly 20 years.

Hold on, we're getting a call from Kentucky's Senate Election as well.

Kentucky Senate Election: DEMOCRATIC GAIN
97% Reporting
Congresswoman Amy McGrath: 51.12%
Senator Rand Paul: 47.34%
Other: 1.54%

And we're getting our first reports from Arkansas:

Arkansas Senate Election: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
1% Reporting
Mayor Mark Stodola: 49.55%
Senator John Boozman: 48.58%
Other: 1.87%

A close race, as expected.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Hold on, we're getting another call from South Carolina...

South Carolina Senate Election: DEMOCRATIC GAIN
99% Reporting
Representative Arik Bjorn: 49.77%
Senator Tim Scott: 48.56%
Other: 1.67%

South Carolina has another progressive Democrat in the Senate! This state was considered extremely conservative just a few years ago, yet now appears to have shifted quite a bit to the left.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

[Orwell]

So why is America Commie now?

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

So why is America Commie now?

it's a nut timeline. Basically trump was garbage as president and lost bigly. However this wave was larger than expected, carrying democrats to a large majority. Sanders fulfills the majority of campaign promises, and manages to get a quite large favorability rating because of it. The massive scandal unearthed by AG Zephyr Teachout was a death blow to republicans in 2022, as most of the leadership knew, but tried to cover it up. Despite some republicans not knowing about the scandal, and possibly being the ones who would come out and tell if they did find out, all republicans are impacted heavily.


I know it's a stretch but it's a nut timeline who cares

[OBD]

So why is America Commie now?

it's a nut timeline. Basically trump was garbage as president and lost bigly. However this wave was larger than expected, carrying democrats to a large majority. Sanders fulfills the majority of campaign promises, and manages to get a quite large favorability rating because of it. The massive scandal unearthed by AG Zephyr Teachout was a death blow to republicans in 2022, as most of the leadership knew, but tried to cover it up. Despite some republicans not knowing about the scandal, and possibly being the ones who would come out and tell if they did find out, all republicans are impacted heavily.


I know it's a stretch but it's a nut timeline who cares

N U T

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

[Nyssus]