Seems accurate. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 10] Author : SR71 Date : 11-07-2018 02:29 AM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... I was definitely watching too much MSNBC. I'm thinking blurple ripple was a pretty fair description. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 11] Author : SR71 Date : 11-07-2018 03:37 AM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... The house front and Governor races are going much better than I thought they would. I gues it could be a blue wave? Wavelet? Still bummed about Gillum and Abrams. Senate I think we all knew was a lost cause. Looks like Scott Walker has a good chance of finally getting gone. Sweet! I'm really surprised how well things are going out west. Kansas going democratic governor? Wow! Colorado gay governor? How about a gay NA lady out west? At the very least, let the investigations begin! Will that count as a biopsy? :brainsurgery: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 12] Author : SR71 Date : 11-07-2018 03:47 AM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... This is Kansas yall. (https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/sharice-davids-lesbian-native-american-congresswoman/#gs.npNPGLk) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 13] Author : SR71 Date : 11-07-2018 03:52 AM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... This could be yuge in the future. Florida to let felons vote. Look how close the governor and senate races were, with a point or two. Remember Bush V Gore? In Major Win for Voting Rights, Florida Ends Nation's Largest Felon Disenfranchisement Law | Alternet (https://www.alternet.org/election-03918/florida-amendment-4-passes) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 14] Author : slimshady2357 Date : 11-07-2018 06:20 AM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... Mixed results tonight for sure, but worth remembering this:It feels like all of America is awaiting the results of a biopsy.
— Jena Friedman (@JenaFriedman) November 6, 2018
Also, HOW THE FUCK DID STEVE KING WIN?! WTF is wrong with IOWA? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 15] Author : Kamilah Hauptmann Date : 11-07-2018 06:24 AM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... Well done Colorado. Democrat Jared Polis wins Colorado governor race: first openly gay person elected governor - Vox (https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/11/6/18053192/midterm-election-results-colorado-governor-jared-polis-winner-gay) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 16] Author : The Man Date : 11-07-2018 07:11 AM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1...Tonight, Dems will take about 33 House seats with a popular vote win of +9.2%.
— Ess (@ScottyLiterati) 7 November 2018
In 2010, Republicans took 63 House seats with a popular vote win of +7.2%.
The difference: Gerrymandering
Remember this when pundits try to downplay what Dems accomplished tonight. #ElectionNight
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 17] Author : erimir Date : 11-07-2018 09:30 AM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... A lot of the disappointment comes down to what expectations were/hopes (there was a chance Democrats would outperform the polls, after all), the Senate, and losses in a few high profile races (Florida and Georgia foremost, but Texas Sen and Ohio Gov would count too). Overall we're looking at: Yes, losses in the Senate, probably net of 2-3 gain for GOP But we gain House control, 30-39 seat swing to the Democrats, which is actually means it will probably come in just slightly below 538's model's prediction (so expectations were actually pretty much met in that regard) 7 governor seats flipped (with CT left to be called, possible GOP flip but Dem leads narrowly) (also this meant defeating Scott Walker and Kris Kobach) Several trifectas gained - IL, NY, CO, NV, NM, ME Obviously, many gains in state legislatures Anti-gerrymandering referenda passed in multiple states Automatic voter registration and similar voting reforms passed in multiple states Felon disenfranchisement largely ended in Florida, increasing eligible voters by 1.5 million Marijuana legalized in Michigan Medicaid expansion leads in multiple state referenda (and as a result of new governors, will also go ahead in KS and ME) There are other things that went well. Overall, pretty good results that will cause significant problems for Trump and enable some important changes, even if I really would've liked to see Abrams or Gillum win, or better results in the Senate. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 18] Author : lisarea Date : 11-07-2018 04:05 PM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... I was definitely watching too much MSNBC. I'm thinking blurple ripple was a pretty fair description. Our friend was over last night for dinner and election results, and the term 'blurple ripple' came up. I even credited you, probably as "some internet guy." I tried not to have too many expectations or pay attention to projections, so I'm OK with how it came out. Colorado came out pretty well. I was very pleasantly surprised that our stupid secretary of state lost. He'd been getting a whole lot of glowing press about our elections being the most secure in the nation or something once the votes have been submitted, and it was like everyone forgot about how he ran his campaign on disenfranchising voters and how he was first in line to suck up to Kris Kobach. It never even occurred to me that he might actually lose, but then he did! Our new governor elect is currently our representative, and I'm pretty done with him, so I'm looking forward to his replacement. Matlock likes the new guy, so I'm taking his word for some reason. Polis was the lesser of two evils in the governor race. He's good, I voted for him in the general election (not the primary), and I'm glad he won over the stupid crazy guy. He's just not my favorite. I'm glad he's won and that's over so I can start complaining about him more openly. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 19] Author : viscousmemories Date : 11-07-2018 05:05 PM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... I worked a phone bank for Beto and gave his campaign a little money, so I'm torn between being glad I didn't invest more and feeling guilty for not investing more. Otherwise, this captures my mood effectively: If the midterms were a test of the country’s character, Americans failed - The Globe and Mail (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-if-the-midterms-were-a-referendum-on-the-countrys-character/) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 20] Author : Clutch Munny Date : 11-07-2018 05:10 PM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... Just poppin in to say, I hope somewhere Scarlatti is smiling about the large dusty bootmark on Scott Walker's ass. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 21] Author : lisarea Date : 11-07-2018 05:22 PM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... I think the US is just too big and too diverse to have anything approaching a 'national character.' The larger a group gets, the lower the lowest common denominator. We're too big to have any real defining characteristic that's not dumbed down to the point of absurdity. The US is just too big to be anything but stupid. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 22] Author : lisarea Date : 11-07-2018 05:23 PM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... COME BACK CLUTCH MUNNY. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 23] Author : specious_reasons Date : 11-07-2018 05:30 PM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... Just poppin in to say, I hope somewhere Scarlatti is smiling about the large dusty bootmark on Scott Walker's ass. That was a bright light in the evening! Getting Rauner out of Illinois was nice, too - although being replaced by another billionaire isn't exactly the best outcome. I was looking through the local races in Washington State, and the bifurcated nature of the state is very obvious - the coastal area is mostly blue and got bluer, Eastern Washington is red and mostly stayed red. My daughter moved her voting location to her college address, but it looks like that didn't swing the result. I'm still disappointed about the Senate, mostly because the Senate has more power to check the President. The GOP has abandoned any pretense of oversight so Trump will not be as constrained as I would like. I expect more judicial office stuffing and DeVos-quality appointments in the next 2 years. I also don't think that Romney will be anything other than the weak-willed, morphing POS he's always been, so I don't think his past opposition to Trump will amount to a hill of beans now. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 24] Author : SR71 Date : 11-07-2018 05:41 PM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... Some other sweet morsels were seeing Ryan just give up before the fight and seeing the effect of Pennsylvania's unmandering on the house race. Even though they held Ryan's seat, I'm pretty sure Ryan was just being a babby and couldn't bear seeing Pelosi take the gavel, despite this patent bullshit (https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/11/05/paul_ryan_weve_got_a_really_good_chance_to_hold_the_house.html). -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 25] Author : SR71 Date : 11-07-2018 06:18 PM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... Tester wins senate in Montana? Democrat Jon Tester wins Montana Senate race, defeating Matt Rosendale - Vox (https://www.vox.com/2018/11/7/18049646/senate-midterm-results-montana-jon-tester-winner) Still waiting for provisional and mail ins to be counted in my house district, NJ3. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 26] Author : erimir Date : 11-07-2018 06:23 PM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... Another bright spot was Virginia, where Minnesotan Neo-Confederate Corey Stewart crashed and burned spectacularly in his race against Tim Kaine, losing by 16 pts. Remember how Virginia was a close race in 2014 (Mark Warner) and 2006 (George Allen)? The Virginia GOP had a very bad night, losing three House seats out of the mere eleven in VA. They flipped from a 7-4 advantage in the VA delegation to a 4-7 minority. I'm guessing they will be shaking in their boots for the 2019 legislative elections, where Democrats need to flip only two seats in the VA House and one in the VA Senate in order to take full control of the VA government. Just poppin in to say, I hope somewhere Scarlatti is smiling about the large dusty bootmark on Scott Walker's ass.Apparently the turnout in Madison (Dane County) was insane. As was the margin. Despite how much smaller it is than Milwaukee, Evers actually got a bigger margin out of Dane County than Milwaukee County in terms of votes. Milwaukee County: 35 pt margin, 140k vote margin Dane County: 50 pt margin! 150k vote margin I also don't think that Romney will be anything other than the weak-willed, morphing POS he's always been, so I don't think his past opposition to Trump will amount to a hill of beans now. I think this is probably correct, but it's notable that Utah is one of the states where he could most afford to be anti-Trump. One of the House members there is relatively anti-Trump and won his primary and reelection easily. If he decides not to offer even a Flake-level opposition to Trump, it's because he doesn't want to. On the other hand, if he gets a fit of conscience, it will be easy to indulge. But I suspect some of the Never Trump Republicans who assure us that Democrats were too hard on Romney and he really is a good man and it's so unfortunate he didn't win in 2012 because then there'd be no Trump, etc. etc. are about to find out how deluded they've been about him, because Romney won't do shit. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 27] Author : Ensign Steve Date : 11-07-2018 07:40 PM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... I think this is probably correct, but it's notable that Utah is one of the states where he could most afford to be anti-Trump. For real. Southern evangelicals may be flaming hypocrites, but I'd like to believe that Mormons would at least try to appear anti-pussy-grabbing. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 28] Author : erimir Date : 11-07-2018 07:57 PM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... Mormons are also a lot less anti-immigration than evangelicals (because Asia, Polynesia and Latin America are focuses for their proselytizing). -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 29] Author : specious_reasons Date : 11-07-2018 08:15 PM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... I also don't think that Romney will be anything other than the weak-willed, morphing POS he's always been, so I don't think his past opposition to Trump will amount to a hill of beans now. I think this is probably correct, but it's notable that Utah is one of the states where he could most afford to be anti-Trump. One of the House members there is relatively anti-Trump and won his primary and reelection easily. If he decides not to offer even a Flake-level opposition to Trump, it's because he doesn't want to. On the other hand, if he gets a fit of conscience, it will be easy to indulge. But I suspect some of the Never Trump Republicans who assure us that Democrats were too hard on Romney and he really is a good man and it's so unfortunate he didn't win in 2012 because then there'd be no Trump, etc. etc. are about to find out how deluded they've been about him, because Romney won't do shit. I expect about Flake-level of opposition, unless he finds some specific advantage to doing more (or less). Rmoney is not a white nationalist and is mostly not prone to advocating conspiracy theories. There are many, many more worse Republicans out there, and I'd rather have him in the Senate than a whole lot of other people. I just don't think anyone should be optimistic about him. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 30] Author : Stephen Maturin Date : 11-07-2018 09:05 PM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... The race for clerk of an obscure county in Kentucky ordinary wouldn't generate much interest outside the county itself. However, the clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky is grandstanding asshole Kim Davis (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1229269#post1229269), who became a wingnut hero in 2015 when she refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the Obergefell decision. Among other things, Davis' grandstanding cost taxpayers some $225,000.00, the attorney fees incurred by the same-sex couples who sued to get marriage licenses issued. In yet another feel-good story from Election 2018, Rowan County voters gave Davis the stanky boot (https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/kentucky-clerk-jailed-over-gay-marriage-licenses-loses-re-election-n933451) yesterday. Happy trails and fare thee well, ya piece of shit. :wave: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 31] Author : The Man Date : 11-08-2018 12:17 AM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... Florida’s Governor, Senate, Ag Races May Be Subjected To Recount « CBS Miami (https://miami.cbslocal.com/2018/11/07/governors-race-may-be-subjected-to-recount/) So… I doubt FSM really loves us this much, but if any state pulls a La La Land this year, what other state would it be than Florida? Especially if it’s for three different offices, including governor and senator; that’s just the sort of unsubtle writing we’ve come to expect from these showrunners. Like I said, I strongly doubt anything will come of this, but especially after 2000, it sure would be poetic if it did, even though it would mean Florida elections would be an eternal punchline afterwards. (And honestly, we’d kind of deserve it.) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 32] Author : erimir Date : 11-08-2018 04:47 AM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... The election probably needs to be within 0.1% for a recount to make a difference. It is of course, worth it just in case there's some large box of ballots that was misplaced (or "misplaced") or a data entry error. But even if there were 2,000 ballots here or there, it's not enough to make up a 30k vote deficit. BUT my impression is that there are still thousands of absentee and provisional ballots that may need to be counted, which could potentially push the race into that range. But I wouldn't hold my breath for Gillum to make up his deficit which is significantly larger. The real election error is that 1.5 million people should've been eligible to vote and weren't, people's registrations were purged, lines were too long, etc. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 33] Author : SR71 Date : 11-08-2018 03:22 PM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... It's still a squeaker for the NJ3 house, but the Democrat had a narrow lead at last report and there are still 7000 to count. Democrat Andy Kim claims win over U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur in N.J.’s 3rd Congressional District (http://www2.philly.com/philly/news/politics/elections/andy-kim-tom-macarthur-election-results-nj-3-vote-counting-20181107.html) The Republican was the projected winner on election night but there were still a lot of mail in and provisional ballots left to tally. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 34] Author : The Man Date : 11-08-2018 07:49 PM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... We're Florida. Recounts are what we do.Ok, one last thing. Don’t listen to people who say that this wasn’t a good night for Democrats. If you were on a hot date and thought you were gonna fuck all night, but instead got great oral and a promise to see each other again, would you be sad?
— The Rude Pundit (@rudepundit) 7 November 2018
Florida governor's race faces recount as Senate race gets even tighter - Orlando Sentinel (https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-ne-florida-governor-recount-close-20181108-story.html) Barring some ridiculous fluke, it looks quite likely that all three races will be recounted, and the Agricultural Commissioner and Senate races will be hand recounted. Obviously, the Ag Comm is likeliest to flip Dem based on those numbers. We'll see what happens. Interesting tidbit: Apparently Gillum retains the services of GW Bush's recount lawyer from 2000. Evidently this field is genuinely non-partisan. As a former Broward County resident, I'm also not surprised that so much of this hinges on its ballots. There are few stranger places anywhere on the globe. ETA: The only way this recount story could be any more Florida is if an alligator on bath salts were somehow declared the winner. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 35] Author : Kamilah Hauptmann Date : 11-09-2018 06:35 AM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... Gerrymandering math lesson in Texas.FL Update, 11/8, 2 pm
— David Beard ��️*�� (@dwbeard) November 8, 2018
Ag Comm: DEM +575 (+.006%)
Senate: GOP +17,344 (+.22%)
Governor: GOP +38,515 (+.47%)
Unknown number of Broward ballots and statewide provisionals uncounted
Margin for machine recount: .5%
Margin for hand recount: .25%
:lol: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 36] Author : Kamilah Hauptmann Date : 11-09-2018 08:55 AM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... 2018 Midterms, Economically Adjusted - The Big Picture (https://ritholtz.com/2018/11/2018-midterms-economically-adjusted/) Adjusted for economic conditions and asset prices, 2018 midterms resulted in the worst House retention by any President in 100 years. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 37] Author : JoeP Date : 11-09-2018 09:08 AM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... I may not have followed all the details (I'm on my phone), but I'm encouraged that the Florida Alligator Commissioner might flip. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 38] Author : Clutch Munny Date : 11-09-2018 07:08 PM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... As one friend remarked, an alligator eating an orange while wearing Mickey Mouse ears is less peak Florida than Republicans trying to block a recount. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 39] Author : SR71 Date : 11-10-2018 06:34 PM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... And what's more peak Georgia than peaches besides a black kid getting shot at a gas station for loud music and then his mom getting elected on an anti gun platform? (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/08/us/politics/lucy-mcbath-georgia.html) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 40] Author : erimir Date : 11-10-2018 11:41 PM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... Actually, Jordan Davis was shot and killed in Jacksonville, Florida, not in Georgia. But it could easily have happened in Georgia (Jacksonville isn't exactly dissimilar from Georgia, unlike say, Miami). -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 41] Author : The Man Date : 11-13-2018 04:44 AM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... I come bearing two pieces of good news out of GA and one out of AZ. The two pieces of news out of GA aren’t what everyone’s really hoping for, but they’re not nothing:1/ Gerrymandering has backfired for Republicans in Dallas County.
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) November 8, 2018
Republicans had hoped to keep a majority of Texas House seats there when they redrew district boundaries.
Now, they hold onto only two of 14. #Midterms2018 #Election2018 #txlegehttps://t.co/1OAX3OEvJW pic.twitter.com/tIMkld6gPC
I just want to make sure everyone knows Georgia's Secretary of State race went to a Dec. 4th runoff between John Barrow (D) and Brad Raffensperger (R).
— Taniel (@Taniel) 12 November 2018
This is the election to elect Brian Kemp's successor. So it should be obvious how important position is for voting rights.
And:People can help Barrow directly here:https://t.co/iOraFwiptK
— Charles BlueWave-ba (@charles_gaba) 12 November 2018
They can help @GeorgiaDemocrat, as well as Gillum, Nelson, Abrams etc. here: https://t.co/NOQr8pFRGX
Here's why this matters. On the eve of election night, we filed suit against the SoS' office, saying that they recklessly publicized over and over a MAJOR vulnerability in the state's registration database.
— Stephen Fee (@stephenmfee) 13 November 2018
A judge issued a temporary order requiring the state create an online portal and hotline so voters can check to see if their ballots were counted; to ensure a thorough review of those ballots; and to hold off on certifying results at least until Friday. https://t.co/6N0yJPr5Lv
— Stephen Fee (@stephenmfee) 13 November 2018
The AZ news is what everyone was hoping for: Republican Martha McSally has conceded the Senate race to Democrat Kyrsten Sinema. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 42] Author : SR71 Date : 11-14-2018 06:14 AM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... Still waiting to see what happens in NJ3. As far as I can ascertain, looks like (D) Kim is ahead by a few thousand votes, about 1%. :twiddle: As the late decisions filter in, I'm willing to give it wave status given a respectable number of house flips, but with an asterisk. A proper wave event should wash all before it, meaning it should include the senate. :hmph: Wave* :shakewave: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 43] Author : Kamilah Hauptmann Date : 11-14-2018 07:11 AM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... A proper wave event is continuing to nag your reps and make them fear being primaried if they don't do what you elected them to. Thrad, but post stands alone.Oh, and Georgia is my home state so very pleased to see my current employer doing right by Georgia's voters.
— Stephen Fee (@stephenmfee) 13 November 2018
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 44] Author : erimir Date : 11-14-2018 09:35 PM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... Still waiting to see what happens in NJ3. As far as I can ascertain, looks like (D) Kim is ahead by a few thousand votes, about 1%. :twiddle: As the late decisions filter in, I'm willing to give it wave status given a respectable number of house flips, but with an asterisk. A proper wave event should wash all before it, meaning it should include the senate. :hmph: Wave* :shakewave: The thing is that the Senate comparison is to 2012 rather than 2016, and in 2012 we had an unusually good year - in part due to Republicans self-destructing in a couple races with comments about rape ("if it's a legitimate rape" and that pregnancies caused by rape are a gift from God). Indiana especially would've been an easy hold for the GOP in 2012 if they had simply renominated the incumbent, but Missouri probably would've gone their way too had they nominated someone who was not a nutjob, or at least smart enough to keep his mouth shut about rape. Without those two seats... 2018 would've been a hold for Democrats. Either way, they won 24 out of 35 seats that were up, with two more to be decided. Winning 69% of the Senate seats seems like a pretty good performance to me, even though, yes, it's not as good as the 76% we won in 2012... (If we somehow get lucky, it could go as high as 74%, but a win in both the Florida recount AND Mississippi seems like a huge longshot. Winning in one of them is unlikely but not totally implausible...) But nearly maintaining the senate position from 2006, which was a wave, while disappointing and having huge implications for presidential appointments (especially judges) since it didn't give us control... doesn't seem like it should disqualify this from being a wave. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 45] Author : The Man Date : 11-14-2018 10:20 PM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... SR71 will be happy about this, at least:Reminder that electing Democrats instead of Republicans was only step 1.
— Julius Goat ��(Read Pinned Tweet!) (@JuliusGoat) November 11, 2018
Step 2 is going to be to call them every day, visit their town halls, demonstrate as necessary and scream at them to actually fight the fight we voted for them to fight. Their natural setting is status quo. https://t.co/uI55kk2iQu
In any case, if you'd told Democrats in early 2016 that they'd lose at most a net of two seats through the 2017-2018 election cycle, I think most would've been really pleased. This was an abysmal Senate map for us. (Of course, if you'd told them it'd be due to a Trump presidency*, they'd be horrified, but whatever.) We actually won by far more votes in Senate races than Republicans did, but of course the malapportionment of the Senate is a consistent problem that won't be getting any better anytime soon. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 46] Author : SR71 Date : 11-15-2018 05:35 AM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... I am pleased, especially since it looked like he was way behind on 11/6. I'm surprised it was so close, I really thought Kim would've been more popular. In addition to Macarthur sponsoring that healthdestruction bill, he was the only NJ rep to vote for the tax bill. The tax bill put an end to deductions for property tax and mortgage interest. I was way below the minimum to file for those anyway, but it still pissed me off, because I saw some republican congressman saying red states were tired of subsidizing blue state high tax rates. Exqueeze me? Who is subsidizing who here? We all know net flow of federal dollars is from blue to red states. If Macarthur didn't know that, and his voters didn't know that, they must be, idk, fucking dumbasses? Wear it, snowflakes! :) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 47] Author : SR71 Date : 01-23-2019 04:53 PM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... Is NC9 still up in the air? What the hell is happening there? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 48] Author : erimir Date : 01-23-2019 08:21 PM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... :undunno: Investigation is still going on. House Democrats have indicated they won't seat Harris unless and until it concludes with him being exonerated and the outcome not being in question as a result of McCrae Dowless's activities. Most likely it will result in a special election since it definitely looks like election fraud occurred, but who the nominees will be (will the previous nominations still stand, meaning Harris will be the GOP nominee?) and when it will occur is still not clear. I guess they have to conclude the investigation before they even initiate the new election, which still may take months. And then if there's a new primary, the whole process for the new election will also take four months or something like that. Probably nobody's getting seated until at least the fall. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 49] Author : Kamilah Hauptmann Date : 01-31-2019 03:38 AM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... The race for clerk of an obscure county in Kentucky ordinary wouldn't generate much interest outside the county itself. However, the clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky is grandstanding asshole Kim Davis (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1229269#post1229269), who became a wingnut hero in 2015 when she refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the Obergefell decision. Among other things, Davis' grandstanding cost taxpayers some $225,000.00, the attorney fees incurred by the same-sex couples who sued to get marriage licenses issued. In yet another feel-good story from Election 2018, Rowan County voters gave Davis the stanky boot (https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/kentucky-clerk-jailed-over-gay-marriage-licenses-loses-re-election-n933451) yesterday. Happy trails and fare thee well, ya piece of shit. :wave: hello kimdavis how r u today? KENTUCKY: Governor's Office Says Kim Davis Must Pay $225,000 To Gay Plaintiffs For "Violating Civil Rights" - Joe.My.God. (https://www.joemygod.com/2019/01/kentucky-governors-office-says-kim-davis-must-pay-225000-to-gay-plaintiffs-violating-their-civil-rights/) oh -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 50] Author : SR71 Date : 12-07-2019 05:08 PM Thread Title : Re: Blurple Ripple in 3,2,1... Chalk one up for a Riplette. I'm almost tempted to do some online rubbing of noses in it, but kind of over that sort of thing. Ocasio-Cortez: 'Won't you look at that: Amazon is coming to NYC anyway' (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ocasio-cortez-wont-you-look-at-that-amazon-is-coming-to-nyc-anyway/ar-BBXSCeh) Remember, she was all hell no we don't need to give them a huge tax break, and took heat for that? She who lols last... :) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Downloaded from Freethought Forum (https://www.freethought-forum.com/forum) at 05-12-2024 03:35 AM.Remember that viral town hall where a guy scorned his Congressman for trying to take away his wife's health insurance?
— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) November 14, 2018
That Congressman was Tom MacArthur, architect of the Obamacare repeal.
He just lost reelection. pic.twitter.com/0ceMFcSKGe