Georgia senate seats runoff(s) megathread

[NerdyBohemian]

Some want Joe Manchin or Krysten Sinema to switch parties this week, if there is a 50-50 tie.

I don't think that would happen.

Both are closer to Bernie Sanders than they are to any Republican senator on the important issues.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

Some want Joe Manchin or Krysten Sinema to switch parties this week, if there is a 50-50 tie.

I don't think that would happen.

Manchin controls the Senate and can personally shut down anything his enemies on the left flank want. He's much more powerful as a Democrat than as a Republican, especially if he's retiring after this term.

Sinema seems even less likely. She's a mainstream center Dem like her fellow AZ Dem Senator.

[Motorcity]

Well predictit has flipped now and quite considerably.

Quite a shame. The last thing the country needs is 1 party domination at the federal level, divided government would have been so much better.

What monster will we have in 2024 now.

What’s wrong with you? You like people not having healthcare or huge student loans? You like people getting their food stamps cut and welfare cut? And ignore climate change and income inequality? And allow more vacancies in the courts?  

[swf541]

Can we stop talking about spanking people; fanaticizing about violence is just innapropiate IMO.

Spanking is violence? LOL

[ProgressiveModerate]

Guys it's way too early to celebrate.

[CookieDamage]

If Ossoff wins tonight I’m gonna have to roll up my sleeves and undo my belt and give him a real good spanking.

He is exceedingly handsome.

He looks like a used car salesman's disappointing son. He's about as handsome as Trump is thin. One can only hope he governs better than he looks.

First of all, he's sexy, second of all senators don't govern.

[erſatz-york]

OSSOFF 2028

[Florida Man for Crime]

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1346628431019200513?s=20

It's almost like when Trump isn't on the ballot, Rs don't show up as much.

Who could have predicted this???

Over-done unjustified hot take based on insufficient evidence: The emerging Democratic Majority narrative is back on schedule now with Trump out of office. But Democrats are no longer as reliant on low-propensity voters as they have been in the past, and in the post-Trump era will do (relatively) better in midterms/special elections than has been the case in the past. Not by so much as to stop Republicans from re-taking the House and Senate in 2022, but by enough to avoid 2010/2014 type disaster.

[wbrocks67]

The biggest GOP counties aren't in yet. Calm down guys.

A) no one is getting ahead of themselves
B) pretty sure the needle is accounting for that
C) all of the completed counties are showing a consistent story

[Alben Barkley]

It’s kind of crazy how almost every post 2016 election has been great for Dems except for 2020-which was merely good.

I remember being so disappointed when one of the earliest post-2016 elections happened to be a narrow loss in Georgia featuring a Democratic candidate called "Jon Ossoff."

Who could have predicted this?

[ηєω ƒяσηтιєя]

The biggest GOP counties aren't in yet. Calm down guys.

Right on cue, it's hesitancy time in the Election megathread

No just speaking the truth. We can be cautiously optimistic but just simmer down a bit.

[7,052,770]

Well predictit has flipped now and quite considerably.

Quite a shame. The last thing the country needs is 1 party domination at the federal level, divided government would have been so much better.

What monster will we have in 2024 now.

Don’t worry, it will be a very short-lived trifecta.

Doubt it. It will be 52-50 in the Senate by March and probably (but not definitely) 54-50 by 2022, along with a few more House seats to shore things up.

With the country back to normal and the economy booming, we'll hold the trifecta in 2022.

[Roll Roons]

It’s kind of crazy how almost every post 2016 election has been great for Dems except for 2020-which was merely good.

Ironically, the biggest disappointment I can remember involved a candidate with the surname Ossoff. Maybe we'll get a redemption story tonight.

Actually, it was in some other southeastern Senate race.

Which one? There are two I can think of that qualify.

[wbrocks67]

off topic but is there a way to turn this off:

Warning - while you were typing a new reply has been posted. You may wish to review your post.

it's f**king annoying

[Young Conservative]

I think it is still very early... virtually nothing of exurban atlanta is in... and very little ED. Narrow advantage dems...but not a done deal by any means.

[Brittain33]

I feel like it's too soon for Ossoff, but Warnock probably has this

[beaver2.0]

Well predictit has flipped now and quite considerably.

Quite a shame. The last thing the country needs is 1 party domination at the federal level, divided government would have been so much better.

What monster will we have in 2024 now.

Don’t worry, it will be a very short-lived trifecta.

Doubt it. It will be 52-50 in the Senate by March and probably (but not definitely) 54-50 by 2022, along with a few more House seats to shore things up.

With the country back to normal and the economy booming, we'll hold the trifecta in 2022.

The Puerto Rico delegation is one Democrat and one Republican.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

This thread right now:

https://twitter.com/schizoidvisions/status/1345353600046919681

I'm saving this for use as a reaction image.

[CookieDamage]

Guys it's way too early to celebrate.

The biggest GOP counties aren't in yet. Calm down guys.

^^ Me when I hate fun, optimism, and positivity.

[Pericles]

It’s plausible that the Senate is 50-50 for the next four years. Maybe Dems add a state or two at some point though.

[Motorcity]

Well predictit has flipped now and quite considerably.

Quite a shame. The last thing the country needs is 1 party domination at the federal level, divided government would have been so much better.

What monster will we have in 2024 now.

Don’t worry, it will be a very short-lived trifecta.

Assuming the GOP takes back the house in 2022, that means the three most recent trifecta only last 2 years

[Crumpets]

From Stephanie Saul @ NYT: Kelly Loeffler is only the second woman to serve as a senator from Georgia. The other, Rebecca Latimer Felton, served for one day in 1922.

[Rookie Yinzer]

So Perdue/Warnock voters are really a thing.

[Alben Barkley]

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1346630145134702594?s=20

[7,052,770]

Well predictit has flipped now and quite considerably.

Quite a shame. The last thing the country needs is 1 party domination at the federal level, divided government would have been so much better.

What monster will we have in 2024 now.

Don’t worry, it will be a very short-lived trifecta.

Doubt it. It will be 52-50 in the Senate by March and probably (but not definitely) 54-50 by 2022, along with a few more House seats to shore things up.

With the country back to normal and the economy booming, we'll hold the trifecta in 2022.

The Puerto Rico delegation is one Democrat and one Republican.

They may not elect Republicans to Congress when they actually get voting representation. Or they might - it will depend on whether the anti-statehood people, who are mostly Dems, get with the program or throw a fit and sit out, allowing Republicans to win.