2018 Midterm Election Results

[K1052]

This is a nice preview of the sort of thing he'll do if he loses in 2020. Imagine how bad it will get when his neck is on the line though, we're probably looking at some sort of law enforcement/governance crisis as the system tries to remove him from power.

If it's a close election yes we could have a problem. Though if his average approval remains mired in the high 30s or low 40s it may not be all that close.

 

[hal2kilo]

Flake

https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-act...-try-to-force-vote-on-bill-protecting-mueller

Yeaaaaaa right......

Maybe he should pick a fight with one of the internet tough guys around here. Never going to happen. I will agree with Trump, what a loser.

 

[hal2kilo]

Dude, at least they've got Publix. I dare you to stand your average supermarket up against Publix!

I hope you were being sarcastic.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Maybe he should pick a fight with one of the internet tough guys around here.

Psst, I happen to know that there are some people who would love to have five minutes in a locked page with A Certain Politician (not Flake) to see just how tough That Guy really is. He'd likely cower from a 14-year-old girl if he didn't grab her by the... well you get the idea.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

I hope you were being sarcastic.

One word- Wegmans.

 

[K1052]

One word- Wegmans.

oh god why. every FL Publix evangelist will soon be here:

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

oh god why. every FL Publix evangelist will soon be here:

Bah!

 

[hal2kilo]

One word- Wegmans.

Absolutely agree. Don't have any out here, but when I visit my brother in Ashburn, Va, we usually make a stop. They have like 3 hot food lines, and Cheerwine soda.

 

[Commodus]

Trump will incite violence as that is his nature. The more solid the objection the more he becomes the fascist. Yep, I was hesitant to use that term for years, but now he declared himself to be one if he meant to do so with his "I can change the meaning of the Constitution with an EO" statement. An enemy in plain sight. He cannot accept a situation where he loses by proxy in FL or anywhere else.

I'm just hoping people don't take the bait! And sadly, I could see a few of our posters as the sort who'd inflict that violence. As happy as I will be if we oust the Trump regime in 2020, I'm worried about how he'll go down... you'd better believe he would cry voter fraud even if his Democratic opponent won by a huge margin.

 

[ElFenix]

One word- Wegmans.

Dude, at least they've got Publix. I dare you to stand your average supermarket up against Publix!

HEB > Publix, Wegmans

 

[skooma]

He's a complete embarrassment and, using one of his favs, a disgrace.

 

[K1052]

AP says Utah has passed Medicaid expansion by ballot measure making it the 3rd state to expand this cycle.

 

[manly]

https://fivethirtyeight.com/feature...hat-we-know-about-a-possible-florida-recount/

One theory is that a flawed ballot design led many people in Broward County to skip voting for the office of U.S. Senator. Bill Nelson has over a 2-to-1 advantage in this county, and it's possible he'll lose because voters missed this section of the ballot.

 

[skooma]

https://fivethirtyeight.com/feature...hat-we-know-about-a-possible-florida-recount/

One theory is that a flawed ballot design led many people in Broward County to skip voting for the office of U.S. Senator. Bill Nelson has over a 2-to-1 advantage in this county, and it's possible he'll lose because voters missed this section of the ballot.

I don't understand, wouldn't one be looking for the candidate to vote for? If you wanted Scott and didn't notice him on the ballot, I'd like to think you'd look closer or ask the poll workers wth is going on.

 

[K1052]

Sinema now up 21K and change. Maricopa votes.

380K still to go total.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

I don't understand, wouldn't one be looking for the candidate to vote for? If you wanted Scott and didn't notice him on the ballot, I'd like to think you'd look closer or ask the poll workers wth is going on.

The design of the ballot put the senate race On the bottom of the first column below the instructions. The second column immediately right was the governors race. The assumption is people just went to the right two columns where it looked like all the selections were and made their marks.

 

[linkgoron]

The design of the ballot put the senate race On the bottom of the first column below the instructions. The second column immediately right was the governors race. The assumption is people just went to the right two columns where it looked like all the selections were and made their marks.

I think what @skooma is saying is that it's weird that tens of thousands of voters wouldn't notice that they didn't vote for the senate race. Which is essentially what 538 are saying.

 

[skooma]

The design of the ballot put the senate race On the bottom of the first column below the instructions. The second column immediately right was the governors race. The assumption is people just went to the right two columns where it looked like all the selections were and made their marks.

Yea, I get that the placement was off but I figured most voters would be looking specifically for top of the ticket candidates, no? I mean $180m on ads for that race alone?

I suppose if someone is just checking off republican or democrat.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Yea, I get that the placement was off but I figured most voters would be looking specifically for top of the ticket candidates, no? I mean $180m on ads for that race alone?

I suppose if someone is just checking off republican or democrat.

Oh I got what you meant. But you’re right. Many do just go straight party and carry on. They wouldn’t even notice. Not hard to picture 23K of 1.2 million eligible voters doing it.

 

[skooma]

Oh I got what you meant. But you’re right. Many do just go straight party and carry on. They wouldn’t even notice. Not hard to picture 23K of 1.2 million eligible voters doing it.

I will say, this is the first time I voted straight ticket, even though I think Baker has done a good job and is good for Ma, but I made damn sure I was checking off Warren and even Kennedy running unopposed, haha Not to mention, there are questions to vote on which always takes a minute to make sure I'm selecting the proper box.

 

[Jhhnn]

Yea, I get that the placement was off but I figured most voters would be looking specifically for top of the ticket candidates, no? I mean $180m on ads for that race alone?

I suppose if someone is just checking off republican or democrat.

There's also the issue that some of the tabulating machines may have been improperly programmed, adjusted or whatever.

Always test the instrumentation. Always.

 

[skooma]

There's also the issue that some of the tabulating machines may have been improperly programmed, adjusted or whatever.

Always test the instrumentation. Always.

That would make more sense to me but they are a bit light on details.

 

[Bitek]

We’re nearing hair on fire levels of Republican panic about Florida.

Like I think the caravan is about to invade the election officials office in Broward.

Didn't Scott already light his hair on fire?

Goulish MFer doesn't even have eyebrows.

 

[Bitek]

https://fivethirtyeight.com/feature...hat-we-know-about-a-possible-florida-recount/

One theory is that a flawed ballot design led many people in Broward County to skip voting for the office of U.S. Senator. Bill Nelson has over a 2-to-1 advantage in this county, and it's possible he'll lose because voters missed this section of the ballot.

Gee, completely accidental I'm sure.

Conspiracy or not, I am baffled how after 18 years after Bush v Gore, FL still can't run a competent election.

Scott should automatically lose just for that.

Edit:

Looked at ballot in link... Are you fucking shitting me? That's how they vote? Filling in ovals with pens? What sort of caveman bullshit is that?

Good Lord... Could we cancel a couple of F-22s and spend the money on proper instruments of democracy?

 

[linkgoron]

Looking at the Broward numbers, it looks like both candidates are "missing" about the same amount of votes, if we assume that everyone votes for the same party in the governor race and the Senate race (which is probably not true, given how the governor race is not as close as the Senate race). Scott (R) is missing 10736 votes and Nelson (D) is missing 10345 votes.