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2018 Midterm Election Results

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The only thing that has truly surprised me is the lack of young people voting yet again. I thought they would come out and vote more.
 
Indus said:
The only thing that has truly surprised me is the lack of young people voting yet again. I thought they would come out and vote more.
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You're absolutely right... Except you have to remember that some rural counties in middle America just don't have young people... Especially if they're in school somewhere closer to a city or out of state and voting is made difficult for them.

This graphic should strike terror into the heart of every Republican... Except for the fact that the blue demographics don't vote as much as the red ones.
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For those counting on the House, this is what Tribe has to say:

Hate to say it, but counting on a Democratic House’s subpoenas to unlock all the secrets of this corrupt administration could prove naive. A Trumpified judiciary, expanded further with the Senate’s acquiescence, might let the Trumpsters stonewall. So democracy remains endangered
 
About 7% more American have voted for a Democrat congressman than a Republican for them to barely win the house. That's how rigged the system is with gerrymandering.
 
Jaskalas said:
It was a solid route from the House in spite of an incumbent party during a good economy.
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So this entire time we have been hearing about this 'blue wave', it was just really about taking control of the House and nothing else....all of those people weren't really fed up with Trump and the Republicans, they were just mad that the democrats didn't control the house...

Is that right?
 
spacejamz said:
So this entire time we have been hearing about this 'blue wave', it was just really about taking control of the House and nothing else....all of those people weren't really fed up with Trump and the Republicans, they were just mad that the democrats didn't control the house...

Is that right?
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Stick to Storage Wars.
 
spacejamz said:
So this entire time we have been hearing about this 'blue wave', it was just really about taking control of the House and nothing else....all of those people weren't really fed up with Trump and the Republicans, they were just mad that the democrats didn't control the house...

Is that right?
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Pretty much. You can check the "election prediction" thread to see what everyone was saying.

Things to note:

Seats were won in districts where the current president won by double digits.

Democrats won seats and took over the house, despite and good economy and a record low unemployment rate.

Because of gerrymandering, Democrats needed to win by 10-13 points in order to grab 23 seats to take over the house. Whereas in previous, less gerrymandered years, Democrats would have only needed to win by 7 points.

Mid term elections typically result in very low turnout by Democrats whereas this year Democrats came out in record numbers.

A majority of senate seats that were up for election were for Democrats in Republican states.

Democrats beat incumbent Republicans in red areas and made solid inroads in what was considered Republican strongholds.

So by all accounts it was a pretty good showing considering some of the results.

Its certainly was no shelacking like it was in 2010 but that wasn't ever the expectation.
 
Walker looks done, though he’s going to fight it out.

And Hurd somehow may have lost his district by like 300 votes after it was already called for him. Beto sends his regards I guess.
 
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UNCjigga said:
You're absolutely right... Except you have to remember that some rural counties in middle America just don't have young people... Especially if they're in school somewhere closer to a city or out of state and voting is made difficult for them.

This graphic should strike terror into the heart of every Republican... Except for the fact that the blue demographics don't vote as much as the red ones.
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The demographic chickens are out there, when they come home to roost, it won't be pretty for the GOP. The actuarial table is not their friend.
"If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by." Sun Tzu
 
ivwshane said:
Because of gerrymandering, Democrats needed to win by 10-13 points in order to grab 23 seats to take over the house. Whereas in previous, less gerrymandered years, Democrats would have only needed to win by 7 points..
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- Thats the most effed up part of your system.. I cant fathom how that has not resulted in riots and pitchforks in the streets yet. Its a hostile take over. Why are you sitting on your ass?
 
cytg111 said:
In my eyes you are getting robbed of the most precious thing one can have : freedom.
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The majority rules, and here in the land of liberty, the majority don’t vote the majority of the time... allowing killers thieves and lawyers to run the show.
 
Can't wait 'til January when the Dem controlled House starts ramping up all of those investigations against the Trump admin. that the Repubs in Congress stifled and sat on since Trump took office. If only Mueller would slab that icing on the cake and indict the Trump kids simultaneously, now that would have been worth the wait.
 
nickqt said:
The majority rules, and here in the land of liberty, the majority don’t vote the majority of the time... allowing killers thieves and lawyers to run the show.
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It would seem that the root of a lot of our problems in America is that the majority doesn’t in fact rule.
 
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