Trump's Card

[Tubby Isaacs]

Democrats gain Minnesota 2.

[Hot Pepsi]

JESUS CHRIST why is she still trying to push this?

https://twitter.com/StelliniTweets/status/1060029492696178688

I hope someone stands up to challenge her for speaker. If not, the party will just coast along and learn nothing.

[ursus arctos]

https://twitter.com/dkelections/status/1060034567979974656?s=21

[Gerontophile]

At least Florida voted to give ex-felons their voting rights.

[Gerontophile]

Polls closed two hours ago in Washoe County, NV, and people are STILL in the queue.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Republicans win Iowa governorship.

Scott Walker slightly behind.

[Gerontophile]

Kim Davis (bitch-troll Kentucky clerk who refused to issue a marriage license to two gay guys gay people, after it was made legal, and went to prison for it) loses her job.

[Sporting]

So if the 2020 Senate elections were held today, are there more possible winnable seats in terms of the Dems regaining control, as far as one can predict these things with still two years to go?

[Gerontophile]

Smash and grab

[Gerontophile]

So if the 2020 Senate elections were held today, are there more possible winnable seats in terms of the Dems regaining control, as far as one can predict these things with still two years to go?

Literally no idea. Urs, if you are still awake, can you field this one?

[Tubby Isaacs]

So if the 2020 Senate elections were held today, are there more possible winnable seats in terms of the Dems regaining control, as far as one can predict these things with still two years to go?

These are the seats up. Regaining control is very unlikely.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United...lections,_2020

[San Bernardhinault]

2020 has a better map for Democrats.

Straight up: 20 Republicans, 12 Democrats, and whoever wins in Mississippi's special election.

Democrats will probably lose Doug Jones's seat in Alabama, but the rest are *relatively* secure in a strongish blue year.

Good pick up changes in: Colorado and Maine
Moderate pick up chances (but remember how things played out this year) in: Arizona, Iowa, North Carolina
Real stretch chances in: Alaska, Georgia, maybe Texas.

It's better, but there's very little low-hanging fruit like North Dakota and Missouri were for Republicans this year. I very much doubt we'll see a Democratic senate for a long time.

[Sporting]

Thanks.

[Incandenza]

Shit...Marshall Tuck currently leading in the CA superintendent of public instruction (basically, head of public schools) race. He’s a charter schools “reformer” (read: wants to wreck public schools) who received donations from the Walton family along with Silicon Valley billionaires and was supported by a charter school interest group that supported DeVos’ appointment.

[Incandenza]

Dead pimp Dennis Hof is set to be elected to the Nevada state assembly.

[Nefertiti2]

looks like racism gerrymandering and voter repression is a killer combination.

Hang on in there everyone

for those looking for consolation.

https://twitter.com/KenDilanianNBC/status/1060009793702760449

[anton pulisov]

Joe Manchin has won West Virginia, per CNN.

Good result for the republicans

[anton pulisov]

Republican Katherine Harris and Jeb Bush rig Florida for Dubya, Dubya appoints Roberts to court, court throws out Voting Rights Act, ignores gerrymandering, rules that corporations are people too, Republicans are empowered to take their cheating to the next level.

Nancy Pelosi says it is important to be bipartisan.

Fuck's sake Democrats. At what point do the gloves come off?

[Nefertiti2]

Republican Katherine Harris and Jeb Bush rig Florida for Dubya, Dubya appoints Roberts to court, court throws out Voting Rights Act, ignores gerrymandering, rules that corporations are people too, Republicans are empowered to take their cheating to the next level.

Nancy Pelosi says it is important to be bipartisan.

Fuck's sake Democrats. At what point do the gloves come off?

https://twitter.com/lhfang/status/1060077250677157888

[Nefertiti2]

https://twitter.com/simon_day22/status/1060078687578677248

[Etienne]

Walker lost at least.

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

That's difficult to say without fifty years of hindsight.

Historians in fifty years from now might look back and say that the system of obstructionist checks and balances in the US stopped Trump from becoming the new Adolf Hitler. The Dems take the house and he can't pass any laws. All he can do is hope Ginsburg dies so he can stick some jock on the court.

He can't pass any laws anyway. The Dirt is being done by tearing apart the fabric of the state. By packing courts, by allowing crazy republican states do horrendous things, by fundamentally destroying the idea of regulation. Checks and balances haven't been able to Save the EPA, or America's nuclear treaties with the rest of the world. Nor have they been able to prevent him from starting trade wars, or becoming an unending fountain of hateful rhetoric.

[Tubby Isaacs]

I saw for the first time the Supreme Court thing that opened up the door to Republican states blocking Medicaid Expansion. I'm no lawyer, but I'm sure there was no activist judging involved.

[anton pulisov]

He can't pass any laws anyway. The Dirt is being done by tearing apart the fabric of the state. By packing courts, by allowing crazy republican states do horrendous things, by fundamentally destroying the idea of regulation. Checks and balances haven't been able to Save the EPA, or America's nuclear treaties with the rest of the world. Nor have they been able to prevent him from starting trade wars, or becoming an unending fountain of hateful rhetoric.

Definitely, but his power to do harm is not limitless.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Wasn't GA-06 called for Karen Handle ages ago? Looks like she's lost to a gun control campaigner, Lucy McBath. Would be a great result.