Midterm Elections

Rjd2

dark crystal wrote: »

But surely democratic voters would be put off by that and republican voters would be voting republican anyway?

lesser of two evils is the logic for voting for him in that state. Better have someone who will vote with against Trump sometimes rather than a full blown Trumper.

Don't take the Kav vote seriously with him, he would have voted no if Collins was a no, those 2 are very shrewd operators and would have been in contact a lot before it was decided.

PropJoe10

FrostyJack wrote: »

rossie1977 wrote: »

Hannity has spent years s**t-stirring and giving life to outlandish conspiracy theories. He freely admits he is an entertainer. He is one step down from Alex Jones.

While I ain't a fan of Maddow she at least has journalistic integrity.

Ok I will concede that, maybe it was hyperbole on my behalf, still she cannot stand her style.

She's good, but it takes her about a week to actually say anything which is pretty annoying. When she does get around to making her point, she's actually pretty good.

gmisk

That homophobic hag Kim Davis lost her seat as county clerk... Hahahahahahaha

prawnsambo

Faugheen wrote: »

Still loads of votes to be counted in 3 south east counties, which largely favour Democrats.

Yeah. About 700k votes to go there, splitting roughly 2/3 Democrat. So a margin of approx 200-250k

hill16bhoy

Loads of rural counties still to report in Texas.

But...neither have Houston or El Paso yet reported either.

The county Houston is in is 16% of the entire state.

hill16bhoy

Looks like the Republicans have held Kentucky 6.

KevIRL

Dems ahead in 21 GOP held districts. Need to pick up 21 seats to take the house...

Rjd2

KevIRL wrote: »

Dems ahead in 21 GOP held districts. Need to pick up 21 seats to take the house...

Still 4/6 to regain the house, they were 1/8 an hour ago and were odds against not to long ago:P

KevIRL

GOP going better than expected in non-house races it seems.

Florida pretty much done now

hill16bhoy

This won't affect tonight's races obviously but potentially a huge development as regards future races there.

Voting is a right, not a privilege.

https://twitter.com/10NewsWTSP/status/1059985624588001281

manual_man

Rjd2 wrote: »

Still 4/6 to regain the house, they were 1/8 an hour ago and were odds against not to long ago:P

put a fiver on a tie in the house 100/1

Manic Moran

The way that you guys are breathlessly reporting (at stupid o clock Irish time) preliminary results with a small proportion of votes in thus far is fascinating.

Personally, I’m not paying much attention to it. I get on an airplane in ten minutes, I figure that when I land at 22:30pm in California there might actually be realistic news. And if the Ds take the House as expected, then there was no point in getting worked up over it.

My suggestion, go to bed. Come back in the morning, rested, and with a good slew of data to chew over. The result will be the result.

KevIRL

manual_man wrote: »

put a fiver on a tie in the house 100/1

Cant place any bets over here

Rjd2

Indiana senate looks like a win for GOP.

manual_man

KevIRL wrote: »

Cant place any bets over here

Are you living over there?

Rjd2

manual_man wrote: »

put a fiver on a tie in the house 100/1

Incredible scenes if that happens.:P

KevIRL

manual_man wrote: »

Are you living over there?

Nope, just over for a few days with work

manual_man

Rjd2 wrote: »

Incredible scenes if that happens.:P

odds were too good to pass up. still very unlikely. but i figured if Dems win the house it would be by a fairly narrow margin. time will tell

rossie1977

Manic Moran wrote: »

The way that you guys are breathlessly reporting (at stupid o clock Irish time) preliminary results with a small proportion of votes in thus far is fascinating.

Personally, I’m not paying much attention to it. I get on an airplane in ten minutes, I figure that when I land at 22:30pm in California there might actually be realistic news. And if the Ds take the House as expected, then there was no point in getting worked up over it.

My suggestion, go to bed. Come back in the morning, rested, and with a good slew of data to chew over. The result will be the result.

1pm here in Melbourne

rossie1977

Rjd2 wrote: »

Indiana senate looks like a win for GOP.

Barely any votes in from Gary and Evansville two of the major population centres in the state.
Going to be alot of close races I expect. Dems can't afford to lose Florida and Indiana or it could be a bad night at least Senate wise

FrostyJack

Manic Moran wrote: »

The way that you guys are breathlessly reporting (at stupid o clock Irish time) preliminary results with a small proportion of votes in thus far is fascinating.

Personally, I’m not paying much attention to it. I get on an airplane in ten minutes, I figure that when I land at 22:30pm in California there might actually be realistic news. And if the Ds take the House as expected, then there was no point in getting worked up over it.

My suggestion, go to bed. Come back in the morning, rested, and with a good slew of data to chew over. The result will be the result.

Some people enjoy politics like sports. Small wins like a tackle in a game can be exciting. Obviously the result at the end of the game is the most important but it is fun to watch the play by play. There hasn't been a more important election since 2016 world wide, I know that you don't see that as you are happy with some of the situation Trump or the GOP as created. The rest of us with a helicopter view need at least the House to turn to the Dems.

KevIRL

Manic Moran wrote: »

The way that you guys are breathlessly reporting (at stupid o clock Irish time) preliminary results with a small proportion of votes in thus far is fascinating.

Personally, I’m not paying much attention to it. I get on an airplane in ten minutes, I figure that when I land at 22:30pm in California there might actually be realistic news. And if the Ds take the House as expected, then there was no point in getting worked up over it.

My suggestion, go to bed. Come back in the morning, rested, and with a good slew of data to chew over. The result will be the result.

dark crystal

I'm going to have to drink my own body weight in coffee in work tomorrow

KevIRL

Manchin holds

Rjd2

rossie1977 wrote: »

Barely any votes in from Gary and Evansville two of the major population centres in the state.
Going to be alot of close races I expect. Dems can't afford to lose Florida and Indiana or it could be a bad night at least Senate wise

Fair enough, does seem to be a lot of people of people calling Indiana for the Republicans though.:o

https://twitter.com/voxdotcom/status/1059988550358364161

BoJack Horseman

So, about this "blue wave"?

When does it start?

Rjd2

KevIRL wrote: »

Manchin holds

Was it ever a doubt? Strong Trump territory but gets it done,shrewd operator he is.

KevIRL

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

So, about this "blue wave"?

When does it start?

barely a ripple

hill16bhoy

Even if Beto can win Texas, it looks like the Dems are going to take a bit of a pounding in the senate.

Could easily be 55-45 at the end of the night.

Nelson still has an outside shot at Florida as I type, but Gillum is gone in the Governor's race. That's an absolutely sickening result given the gutter campaign run by De Santis.

seamusk84

KevIRL wrote: »

barely a ripple

Yup, officially getting nervous now....

BoJack Horseman

hill16bhoy wrote: »

Even if Beto can win Texas

Impressive if an Irish man can win in Texas, even with the vast amount of money behind him.

That's an absolutely sickening result given the gutter campaign run by De Santis.

Gillum is a black version of Jeremy Corbyn.

His loss is not surprising in a state with a sizeable jewish population.

Rjd2

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

So, about this "blue wave"?

When does it start?

Dems still fav to hold the house tbf:o

I have Sinema and O Rourke (big prices) to ensure the night is not a financial disaster. You backed Scott didn't you?

BoJack Horseman

Rjd2 wrote: »

Dems still fav to hold the house tbf:o

I have Sinema and O Rourke (big prices) to ensure the night is not a financial disaster. You backed Scott didn't you?

Sort of.... I backed the GoP to end up with 54 Senators..... as I figured Scott would take the seat, despite the CNN dodgy polling (+7% for the democrats f*cking lol at that)

So, I can afford to lose Arizona and still come in on target.

Rjd2

Rjd2 wrote: »

Dems still fav to hold the house tbf:o

I have Sinema and O Rourke (big prices) to ensure the night is not a financial disaster. You backed Scott didn't you?

Not asking for figures but did you actually bet a decent amount on this?

Rjd2

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Sort of.... I backed the GoP to end up with 54 Senators..... as I figured Scott would take the seat, despite the CNN dodgy polling (+7% f*cking lol at that)

So, I can afford to lose Arizona and still come in on target.

Fair play. You have the evil right wing war monger backed I assume?:p

BoJack Horseman

Deleted User wrote: »

Not asking for figures but did you actually bet a decent amount on this?

All of €20

Makin it rain baby!

manual_man

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Impressive if an Irish man can win in Texas, even with the vast amount of money behind him.

Texas has changed massively demographically in recent years. A LOT have moved from California to Texas, so it wouldn't be entirely unexpected. I still expect Cruz to win, but part of why the Dems pumped so much money in is as much strategically focused on the longer term.

BoJack Horseman

Rjd2 wrote: »

You have the evil right wing war monger backed I assume?:p

Which one specifically?

Rjd2

Deleted User wrote: »

Not asking for figures but did you actually bet a decent amount on this?

I can afford to lose it. Its not pennies , but not exactly high rolling either.

Political betting is really good fun as you can get plenty of value as its so hard to call. You can also look like an idiot when you get it wrong.:o

BoJack Horseman

manual_man wrote: »

Texas has changed massively demographically in recent years. A LOT have moved from California to Texas, so it wouldn't be entirely unexpected.

I had heard that ....

And it is amusing in a way.

Democrat run state, turned into a literal sh*t-hole with all the homelessness, public defecation and rampant TB.... so the whites pack up and move out, forgetting that it was their poor voting choices that made Cali what it is in the first place!

Larbre34

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Impressive if an Irish man can win in Texas, even with the vast amount of money behind him.


Gillum is a black version of Jeremy Corbyn.

His loss is not surprising in a state with a sizeable jewish population.

Gwen Graham would've beaten DeSantis out the gate. But no, in a typical failure to pick their battles, the Dems pushed too progressive too early.

manual_man

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

I had heard that ....

And it is amusing in a way.

Democrat run state, turned into a literal sh*t-hole with all the homelessness, public defecation and rampant TB.... so the whites pack up and move out, forgetting that it was their poor voting choices that made Cali what it is in the first place!

It's frankly bizarre. Conversely some predict California could eventually turn red. LOL

Rjd2

Fox have called the house for the Dems supposedly.

https://twitter.com/henryolsenEPPC/status/1059997377296195584

rossie1977

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

manual_man wrote: »

Texas has changed massively demographically in recent years. A LOT have moved from California to Texas, so it wouldn't be entirely unexpected.

I had heard that ....

And it is amusing in a way.

Democrat run state, turned into a literal sh*t-hole with all the homelessness, public defecation and rampant TB.... so the whites pack up and move out, forgetting that it was their poor voting choices that made Cali what it is in the first place!

When Republicans governed Cali they created a giant debt crisis.

Homeless problems is a national issue in the US not just California. You can live on the streets year round in California and not worry about freezing to death six months of the year or getting killed by a hurricane...that's why it's enticing.

manual_man

Rjd2 wrote: »

Fox have called the house for the Dems supposedly.

https://twitter.com/henryolsenEPPC/status/1059997377296195584

https://twitter.com/henryolsenEPPC/status/1059999528739164160

GRIDLOCK

Larbre34

manual_man wrote: »

https://twitter.com/henryolsenEPPC/status/1059999528739164160

GRIDLOCK

No need for the cap letters, its hardly a surprise outcome. Putting a check on Trump is job one.

The news cycle will be all Mueller within the next couple of weeks. Its pretty clear Bob had no desire to be accused of doing a Comey anywhere near a polling day so in fairness to him he has run silent, run deep for the last 6 weeks or so.

hill16bhoy

The maths are impossible now for Nelson in Florida.

Stacey Abrams is a long way behind in Georgia.

Democrats' Laura Kelly has taken the Kansas governorship. Kris Kobach is the highest profile Republican casualty so far tonight.

hill16bhoy

MSNBC projects Texas for Cruz.

dark crystal

hill16bhoy wrote: »

MSNBC projects Texas for Cruz.

F**k.


I'm off to bed.

Jim Bob Scratcher

Lyin Ted wins