Congressional Special Election (last call! unstickied after NY-27 final results)

[Brittain33]

Cenk Uygur will massively outraise Christy Smith, there are many people on this site that think you have to be a boring centrist who weaponizes identity politics to win, that is simply not true!!!
Cenk will win.

I know this post is old, but I'm marveling at the idea that Erdogan shill Cenk Uygur, who named his company after a murderous Turkish junta, is somehow not one of the most glaring examples of identity politics in America. Man is literally draped in Turkish nationalism. What is that if not identity politics?

But you see, he is a white guy so it's by definition impossible for him to engage in identity politics.

Alright, I'm very very very far from a fan of Cenk Uygur, but the idea that he's white is, ironically, one of the most "ignorant white Greek Boomer" things I've ever heard.

Well, he isn't black, he isn't Latino, he isn't Asian, he isn't Native American or Pacific Islander.

1. Arabs and Turks are white by U.S. Census definitions.
2. Islamophobia and xenophobia against Arabs and Turks are definitely a thing, so it’s hard to say they can’t have minority identity politics.

[Landslide Lyndon]

1. Arabs and Turks are white by U.S. Census definitions.
2. Islamophobia and xenophobia against Arabs and Turks are definitely a thing, so it’s hard to say they can’t have minority identity politics.

Turks have been very prominent allies of the US for almost 70 years. I don't think they are victims of Islamophobia as much as Arabs, and another reason for that is that they are much more secular.

[Badger]

1. Arabs and Turks are white by U.S. Census definitions.
2. Islamophobia and xenophobia against Arabs and Turks are definitely a thing, so it’s hard to say they can’t have minority identity politics.

Turks have been very prominent allies of the US for almost 70 years. I don't think they are victims of Islamophobia as much as Arabs, and another reason for that is that they are much more secular.

There is some truth to these statements, but I don't believe 90 plus percent of islamophobes make or care about those types of distinctions

[Brittain33]

1. Arabs and Turks are white by U.S. Census definitions.
2. Islamophobia and xenophobia against Arabs and Turks are definitely a thing, so it’s hard to say they can’t have minority identity politics.

Turks have been very prominent allies of the US for almost 70 years. I don't think they are victims of Islamophobia as much as Arabs, and another reason for that is that they are much more secular.

Sikhs are neither Muslims nor aligned with enemies of the U.S., but they still face bigotry and discrimination because of their appearance.

[Landslide Lyndon]

1. Arabs and Turks are white by U.S. Census definitions.
2. Islamophobia and xenophobia against Arabs and Turks are definitely a thing, so it’s hard to say they can’t have minority identity politics.

Turks have been very prominent allies of the US for almost 70 years. I don't think they are victims of Islamophobia as much as Arabs, and another reason for that is that they are much more secular.

Sikhs are neither Muslims nor aligned with enemies of the U.S., but they still face bigotry and discrimination because of their appearance.

That's the key word. OTOH, you can hardly tell apart a Turk from a Greek, an Italian, or a Spaniard. They blend in effortlessly.
They perhaps are the only case of Muslim people that face more discrimination in Europe (especially Germany) than the US.  

[Gracile]

CA-25: Pelosi endorses Christy Smith in the Democratic primary, as have Feinstein, Harris, and EMILY's List-

https://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/pelosi-endorses-christy-smith-race-replace-rep-katie-hill

[The Mikado]

1. Arabs and Turks are white by U.S. Census definitions.
2. Islamophobia and xenophobia against Arabs and Turks are definitely a thing, so it’s hard to say they can’t have minority identity politics.

Turks have been very prominent allies of the US for almost 70 years. I don't think they are victims of Islamophobia as much as Arabs, and another reason for that is that they are much more secular.

Sikhs are neither Muslims nor aligned with enemies of the U.S., but they still face bigotry and discrimination because of their appearance.

That's the key word. OTOH, you can hardly tell apart a Turk from a Greek, an Italian, or a Spaniard. They blend in effortlessly.
They perhaps are the only case of Muslim people that face more discrimination in Europe (especially Germany) than the US. 

Actually agree with this. Outside of their names, you'd never tell a Turkish-American from some other South/Southeastern European-American on first meeting one.

[Pollster]

Interesting op-ed in The Hill puts forward the possible but highly unlikely scenario in which the WI-07 special could decide the Presidential election.

[libertpaulian]

Interesting op-ed in The Hill puts forward the possible but highly unlikely scenario in which the WI-07 special could decide the Presidential election.

I saw a lot about Lincoln Chafee, but nothing about WI-07.

[Pollster]

Interesting op-ed in The Hill puts forward the possible but highly unlikely scenario in which the WI-07 special could decide the Presidential election.

I saw a lot about Lincoln Chafee, but nothing about WI-07.

Well, that's embarrassing.

Here's the right link

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Any word on CA-25 yet?

Jungle is on March 3

[Bidenworth2020]

Wow-- literally no one cares about MD-07 tonight?

[Politics Fan]

Results page for tonight. Polls close in 18 minutes.

https://elections.ap.org/chicagotribune/results/2020-02-04/state/MD/race/H/raceid/21842

[We Live in Black and White]

Thank God, an election to distract me from the Great Iowan Clusterf**k.

[Gracile]

Mfume with a big lead so far (45.26%), but it's still early. Maya Cummings is in second with 17.73%.

[We Live in Black and White]

Uh, yeah, I don't think Mfume's losing this one.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

Mfume is literally a sexual predator...

[Bidenworth2020]

Loving it! Mfume is awesome!

[We Live in Black and White]

Mfume is literally a sexual predator...

Can you source that? I'm not trying to be a smartass, I've literally just heard nothing about any such story.

[We Live in Black and White]

And it's over. AP calls for Mfume.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

U.S. House - District 7 - GOP - Special Primary
96.15% Precincts ReportingFeb. 04, 2020 10:36 pm EST
Party   Name   Votes   Vote %   
GOP   
Klacik, Kimberly
4,304
41.12%
GOP   
Matory, Liz
2,566
24.52%
GOP   
Arnold, James
1,276
12.19%
GOP   
Hawkins, Reba
826
7.89%
GOP   
Anderson, Christopher
740
7.07%
GOP   
Newton, William
371
3.54%
GOP   
Bly, Ray
216
2.06%
GOP   
Brown, Brian
168
1.61%
iIncumbentRunoffWinner

U.S. House - District 7 - Dem - Special Primary
96.15% Precincts ReportingFeb. 04, 2020 10:34 pm EST
Party   Name   Votes   Vote %   
Dem   
Mfume, Kweisi
27,949
42.91%
Dem   
Cummings, Maya
11,125
17.08%
Dem   
Carter, Jill
10,444
16.03%
Dem   
Hill, Terri
4,922
7.56%
Dem   
Higginbotham, Michael
2,952
4.53%
Dem   
Spikes, Harry
2,270
3.49%
Dem   
Rabb, Saafir
1,160
1.78%
Dem   
Jalisi, Jay
1,156
1.77%
Dem   
Branch, Talmadge
717
1.1%
Dem   
Gosnell, Mark
537
0.82%
Dem   
Baker, Dan
342
0.53%
Dem   
Stokes, Charles
251
0.39%
Dem   
Gonzalez, Darryl
228
0.35%
Dem   
Konka, Paul
228
0.35%
Dem   
Grant, Leslie
158
0.24%
Dem   
Brown, Alicia
145
0.22%
Dem   
Cohen, Jay
134
0.21%
Dem   
Carter, Anthony
132
0.2%
Dem   
Chullin, Matko
68
0.1%
Dem   
Smith, Charles
67
0.1%
Dem   
Petrus, Adrian
53
0.08%
Dem   
Costley, Nathaniel
41
0.06%
Dem   
Hiegel, Dan
29
0.04%
Dem   
Davidson, Jermyn
26
0.04%
iIncumbentRunoffWinner
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

U.S. House - District 7 - GOP - Special Primary
96.15% Precincts ReportingFeb. 04, 2020 10:36 pm EST
Party   Name   Votes   Vote %   
GOP   
Klacik, Kimberly
4,304
41.12%
GOP   
Matory, Liz
2,566
24.52%
GOP   
Arnold, James
1,276
12.19%
GOP   
Hawkins, Reba
826
7.89%
GOP   
Anderson, Christopher
740
7.07%
GOP   
Newton, William
371
3.54%
GOP   
Bly, Ray
216
2.06%
GOP   
Brown, Brian
168
1.61%
iIncumbentRunoffWinner

U.S. House - District 7 - Dem - Special Primary
96.15% Precincts ReportingFeb. 04, 2020 10:34 pm EST
Party   Name   Votes   Vote %   
Dem   
Mfume, Kweisi
27,949
42.91%
Dem   
Cummings, Maya
11,125
17.08%
Dem   
Carter, Jill
10,444
16.03%
Dem   
Hill, Terri
4,922
7.56%
Dem   
Higginbotham, Michael
2,952
4.53%
Dem   
Spikes, Harry
2,270
3.49%
Dem   
Rabb, Saafir
1,160
1.78%
Dem   
Jalisi, Jay
1,156
1.77%
Dem   
Branch, Talmadge
717
1.1%
Dem   
Gosnell, Mark
537
0.82%
Dem   
Baker, Dan
342
0.53%
Dem   
Stokes, Charles
251
0.39%
Dem   
Gonzalez, Darryl
228
0.35%
Dem   
Konka, Paul
228
0.35%
Dem   
Grant, Leslie
158
0.24%
Dem   
Brown, Alicia
145
0.22%
Dem   
Cohen, Jay
134
0.21%
Dem   
Carter, Anthony
132
0.2%
Dem   
Chullin, Matko
68
0.1%
Dem   
Smith, Charles
67
0.1%
Dem   
Petrus, Adrian
53
0.08%
Dem   
Costley, Nathaniel
41
0.06%
Dem   
Hiegel, Dan
29
0.04%
Dem   
Davidson, Jermyn
26
0.04%
iIncumbentRunoffWinner
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Am I the only one who thinks that the republican nominee's name totally sounds like it would be an adult entertainment stage name?

[Horus]

Mfume is literally a sexual predator...

Can you source that? I'm not trying to be a smartass, I've literally just heard nothing about any such story.

An employee threatened to sue him for sexual harrassment after he left the NAACP. Nothing came of it so far as I can see,  but we do live in a guilty until proven innocent society.

[We Live in Black and White]

Mfume is literally a sexual predator...

Can you source that? I'm not trying to be a smartass, I've literally just heard nothing about any such story.

An employee threatened to sue him for sexual harrassment after he left the NAACP. Nothing came of it so far as I can see,  but we do live in a guilty until proven innocent society.

So it was a whispering that never amounted to anything. I don't like disbelieving victims and would-be victims, but that sounds more like spite or some kind of grudge.

[Calthrina950]

I'm so glad that Mfume beat Rockeymoore-Cummings. She was not supported by her own stepchildren or by her sister-in-laws, she injected partisanship into her husband's funeral, and she did a terrible job as Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party, with her tenure riddled with scandals. Not to mention what she said about Larry Hogan, calling him a racist without any evidence for this claim.