US PoliERA 2018 |OT11| The Hunt for Blue November

[Linkura]

Catching up, sorry. Still got over 800 posts to go but can only do 2 tweets per post!

Well looks like my cat of 14 years sent all his energy to the Dems yesterday :/

Talk about a bitter sweet morning.

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He's missing, but he is 14 and we had huge rainstorms in MA last night. Hasn't been seen since noon yesterday.

Gonna email the neighborhood (It's a culdesac, which was why we were fine with him being an outdoor cat).

But yea, cat's don't go "missing", especially not aging fixed cats.

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I'm so sorry man. :( As an owner of 5 aging cats, it's really tough.

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Jim DeFede
@DeFede
A few observations about last night's election: 1. Statewide the turnout was about 62 percent (more than 8 million votes) but the turnout in Dade and Broward was around 56 percent. If Dade and Broward had voted on par with the state Gillum and Nelson would have won
@CBSMiami

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Fucking hell.

This shit just ain't right...



and fuck on out of here with any "that's what the framers intended" hot takes!

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So we basically outperformed the projected GCB and still lost because the Senate is bullshit.

 

[DukeBlue]

Montana DID go Dem. So Dems are currently at 46 seats. If AZ pulls it out we have we 47. And a Nelson miracle would make it 48.

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Whewww I didnt realize we could be at 48/52. My hope is coming back

 

[VectorPrime]

51-48 (there's a runoff in Mississippi)

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No chance Dems win a Mississippi runoff. So best we can pray for is 48/50

 

[Randomly Generated]

Whewww I didnt realize we could be at 48/52. My hope is coming back

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Arizona seems like it might be good but I dunno about Nelson.

 

[cameron]

Spoiler: Twitter Text

Nate Silver @NateSilver538

The GOP Senate gain could still end up anywhere from +3 to 0 (although FL and MS are longshots for Democrats).

 

[studyguy]

The big chunk of remaining votes are in D areas, but odds are in McSally's favor.

 

[Steeped in a Sea of Games]

Whewww I didnt realize we could be at 48/52. My hope is coming back

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Never pin your hopes on Florida, especially when it comes to recounts. I'm hopeful for 47/53 (48/50 would certainly be amazing).

 

[Tamanon]

Longshot, but if Senate does somehow end up at 51-49, Romney and Murkowski will call the shots.

 

[Hindl]

Okay so dream chance that Montanna and Arizona go to the dems and something crazy happens with a recount and that goes to nelson too.

What's the final tally then?

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Montana went Dem. If they get AZ and FL I believe that puts them at 48-52. Could be wrong tho

Florida won't likely happen though

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Trump was actually able to get people happy with him to turn out for him in a midterm

Obama was not


There must be a way for the next dem president to replicate that

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Obama used a political spirit bomb to pass sensible healthcare legislation, then a room full of congressional Vegetas whined about having given their energy.

Solidarity is the answer.

 

[DukeBlue]

So we basically outperformed the projected GCB and still lost because the Senate is bullshit.

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I mean, thats not the senates fault, and the comparison made in the tweet is dumb. The reason the House exists is for that reason alone.

 

[Deleted member 2083]

New thread is up. https://www.resetera.com/threads/us-poliera-ot12-how-nancy-got-her-gavel-back.79540/