Special Election megathread (5/21: CA-20)

[W]

It's hard to know exactly where the remaining vote is, but I think the chance of Turner winning is basically zero.

Look at the map above, we know exactly what's left.

Oh yeah, just saw. As previously stated this seems already over to me.

[Oryxslayer]

It's hard to know exactly where the remaining vote is, but I think the chance of Turner winning is basically zero.

Look at the map above, we know exactly what's left.

To that end, more Eday from Cuyahoga. Some from Cleveland, more from the south suburbs as well.

[Ferguson97]

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1422730395951435778

Dave seems all but ready to call it

[Benjamin Frank]

Shontel Brown   23,195   51.10%
Nina Turner   19,549   43.07%

[Roll Roons]

Boom:

https://twitter.com/EvilChristos/status/1422732300824064007

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

If Brown holds on (and it is looking good for her) what should we thread title be?

Twitter in Disarray

This

[Roll Roons]

Ok, the previous one was a joke account.

For real tho:
https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1422732738839392258

[Horus]

Boom:

https://twitter.com/EvilChristos/status/1422732300824064007

Girrrrl.

[CookieDamage]

Nina Turner is the new biggest loser in politics. She blew massive leads she had in the summer and even beat Brown in the latter's own internals. And now she's losing pretty handily. Hello somebody??

[Oryxslayer]

For those who were wondering why everyone's calling now: the most recent update included a bunch of downtown Cleveland - which should be Turners best area - but she was only able to lead in the dump by a little bit.

[Minnesota Mike]

Hillary having a big glass of wine and smiling ear to ear right now.

[Gass3268]

DDHQ has called it for Brown.

[Lief 🗽]

Let's hope we never have to hear from this horrible woman again. Hopefully she goes home to Maryland and her high-paying lobbyist gig and leaves us all the hell alone.

[GeneralMacArthur]

Nina Turner?  Girrrrrrrllllll, you need to stop!

[GeneralMacArthur]

I'm so f---ing happy right now.  GOD BLESS CLEVELAND

[Calthrina950]

It turns out that this was Nina Turner's race to lose.

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

Me, ten minutes ago, before going to the NYT results page for this race I haven't been following: I have absolutely no idea what issues, if any, this primary was fought on, other than that Turner is the Nina Turner and Brown is a transphobe or something. Not very inspiring options!
Me, after going to said results page: "It will pit the establishment favorite, Shontel Brown, who has the endorsement of Hillary Clinton, against the left’s favored candidate, Nina Turner, who has the backing of Senator Bernie Sanders." oh. so it's part of the 2016 forever primary. wonderful.

Seriously, that f**king primary is going to become the American center-left's equivalent of THIGMOO factional drama from the 70s and 80s, isn't it? We're never going to be free of attempts to relitigate it.

[brucejoel99]

I will now accept my accolades:

Turner's the very clear front-runner.

I wouldn't go that far yet. She's got the national name, yes, but she's a big progressive in a district that hasn't been all that progressive to date. She's also gonna be going up against whomever Fudge & the Cuyahoga Democratic Party put their support behind, & that sure as hell won't be Turner. That's carried a TON of weight in this district before. This'll certainly be a fascinating & interesting primary to watch, though, but Turner definitely has an uphill battle in it.

[Rookie Yinzer]

It was the people saying Hillary Clinton’s endorsement was the kiss of death in a Democratic primary in a majority Black district for me. LMAO.

[Morning in Atlas]

I didn't leave the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party told me to leave.

[Morning in Atlas]

I'd love to stay as a Democrat, but when people are yelling at you to GTFO for so long there's only so much you can take.

[_.]

OH-11 saw Nina Turner and thought "Gurrrrl!"

[Comrade Funk]

I didn't leave the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party told me to leave.

Shakespearean

[Ferguson97]

Hillary Clinton sends her regards.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

The fact that Turner went from a 35-point lead in her own polls to outright losing this race is just incredible.