I am not going to write a full column today; instead I thought we could all gather together in the comments as we all watch the returns come in throughout the night.
What I am hoping for in the results (in a sort of “big picture” way) is that all Democrats do well. I want to see progressives and D.S.A. candidates win, and I want to see establishment and mainstream candidates win. I say this because if all of the various wings and factions within the Democratic Party manage some victories here and there, then this will largely avoid a huge round of finger-pointing and blame-gaming. If one faction or the other does well but the other one doesn’t, that could exacerbate the rift between the two, so I am hoping that won’t even be possible because Democrats do well across the board.
Right now, even before the results come in, we are actually experiencing a rare and brief moment of total Democratic Party unity. Because everyone in the party — progressive, establishment, lefty, centrist, Democratic socialist, whatever — has now come together to speak with one voice.
One voice condemning in the worst possible terms the betrayal by Representative Haley Stevens in Michigan. We can all agree on that, right?
(As I said, join me in the comments section throughout the night, and let’s all hope for the best!)
— Chris Weigant
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And so it begins…
yeah, Stevens should have known better. in similar circumstances i might have made a similar decision privately, but airing the dirt in public with the Senate hanging in the balance is unforgivable.
the whole thing seemed rather self-serving. “Me! Me! Me! Look at ME!”
Haley who? 🙂
VA senate called, but no surprise there… results slowly trickling in elsewhere, so far looking pretty good, but it’s still way early…
Who won!? Just kidding. 🙂
Reposting this here from yesterday’s column:
As a Californian, I just gotta say (with envy)… BOY Florida counts their votes quick!
@cw you’re assuming Florida counts actual votes and doesn’t just make stuff up. it is Florida after all…
🤣
GA called for Ossoff. Again, no surprise there.
But the 20+ point margin. Dang!!!!!! 🙂
Ossoff just obliterated his fascist opponent in Georgia. The polling showed Ossoff up by 10 points, but the voting (so far) shows him winning by 20+.
Dang! That’s a shellacking. 🙂
a bunch of easy calls at the top of the hour: IL, MA, NJ, RI, DE. All for Democrats…
NC called… first flip of the night!
NH wasn’t a sure thing
you’re right, I forgot to say they called NH… was close a while back, but has been steadily moving Dem for the past few weeks (whew!)
🐬
kowabunga
OMG… are we really going to win SC?
I told you about the South. They are pissed, and they are voting.
that would be an earthquake
I wish Miss Lindsey was alive to see this! 🙂
FL becomes first state called for an R… oh well, a bridge too far… but it was way close, at least!
NYT predicting 93% chance of Dem win in SC… dunno how accurate that is, but it is rather jaw-dropping!
OMG… Check Texas! I might be forced to drink alcohol. 😉
Don’t get too excited yet. The democrats tend to be concentrated in the big cities and vote early, so there’s likely to be a lot of republican votes counted later in the process. Hopefully Talarico builds up enough of a lead to overcome that. I did my part!
You are preaching to the choir! Just teasing you. What I’m looking at is the margins in multiple counties and not the total votes. Talarico is outperforming Beto O’Rourke by double digits in multiple Red counties and by high double digits in Blue country. It’s looking great so far. 🙂
the way things are looking now even hinojosa has a shot
wow, a two to one margin with over a third of the votes tallied
Kansas looking hopeful as well
The margins are off the charts. 🙂
🌊
KLB seems to have won gov race in GA… oh man, it’s going to be a big night…
This is big for future elections. 🐬
Georgia Governor: 🐬
I told y’all about the South!
Lame Donald Duck really has that Midas touch.
Dammit. I was counting on that $5K!
😂🤣😂
Nebraska?
SC is called for Dem… SOUTH CAROLINA!!! 🌊🌊
un real
Senate Flippers:
North Carolina🐬
South Carolina🐬
down goes Graham!
I really do wish Miss Lindsey was here to see this! 🙂
Biggest flip of the night so far.
TalaFREAKO!
I know, right! 🐬
looks like we’re north of 240 in the House as well
Kentucky-6 🐬
Nuts 🥜🔩🥜🔩
How in fresh Hell does Trump spin this Blue Bloodbath from one end of the country to the other?
“I just need 311,780 votes… because we won the state.”
Probably shouldn’t have painted the Reflecting Pool Democrat Blue. Wonder if they could add a wave machine to that thing? 🙂 lol
Easy. Voter fraud. All of the voter fraud.
KY6 includes Lexington. It’s really not that surprising.
Yes, sir.
My “nuts” comment was meant as a response to nypoet’s “north of 240 in the House.” 🙂
Also TalaFREAKO! 🙂
It appears I was wrong about the ticket splitters in Texas; Abbott has conceded to Gina Hinajosa. We have us a Democratic governor. 🙂
Vivek Ramaswamy loses OH gov… good riddance to bad rubbish…
Exactly!
Texas is called for james t.
Greg Abbott has conceded too! Those gerrymandered seats aren’t working out too well for them either.
I can’t take much more of this. Democrats are winning all up and down the ballot in Texas.
Senate Flippers:
North Carolina🐬
South Carolina🐬
Texas 🐬
Abbott AND Paxton defeated in TX!
The 20+ year dream came true! We TURNED TEXAS BLUE!!!
(If this keeps up, it will have MAJOR repercussions when counting up the Electoral College…)
🌊🌊🌊
Sherrod Brown wins in OH… and that is the whole ballgame… +4
🌊🌊🌊🌊
Senate Flippers:
North Carolina🐬
Ohio🐬
South Carolina🐬
Texas🐬
Minnesota is looking like a flipper.
NYT estimates 92% chance of Dem win… it’s still early days… only a third of vote counted…
Kansas!
dust in the wind
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HuffPost headline about OH’s Jon Husted: “Kiss His Ass Goodbye!”
Oh, that is too precious!
Nobody tell Trump, he’ll make a go of it. 😘💋
🤣😂🤣
Kansas!
Carville was right about MS.
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
Whew… now we won’t have to worry what John Fetterman thinks about ANYthing…
Senate Flippers:
Kansas🐬
North Carolina🐬
Ohio🐬
South Carolina🐬
Texas🐬
Iowa is going to flip.
It also looks like Susan Collins should be concerned about Maine because it looks like it’s going to flip. 🤞
maybe she should send it a strongly-worded letter?
(heh)
Dearest Mainers: “You can’t eat road salt!”😂
🐬
Iowa!
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
Senate Flippers:
Iowa 🐬
Kansas🐬
North Carolina🐬
Ohio🐬
South Carolina🐬
Texas🐬
it’s official, Dems have a majority, even before Maine, Minnesota, Alaska, Michigan and Nebraska finish up.
Maine will be a🐬
Minnesota remains D
Alaska🐬🤞
Michigan remains D
Nebraska remains R
I think 🙂
Nebraska may go independent
Minnesota actually looks good. Minneapolis hasn’t reported yet.
Pete Kegsbreath wanted America to watch a public execution on December 3rd, but they’re seeing it November 3rd.
I wonder if Trump will fire the SECDEF before he is impeached? That could save a whole lot of time. 🙂
🤣
MN just called for Dem
(whew!)
Sue Collins is concerned and has called and conceded the race! 🐬
Damn
I will wait to post waves until AP calls it…
By my count, Democrats are on track to take 250+ seats in the House, maybe 255-ish 🤞
Bloodbath 🙂
OMG… The Texas Supreme Court! 🙂
say what? what’d I miss? do tell!
Call me premature… and yeah, not really until we take back the White House, but still…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMN55RKFX_k
Wow! What news to wake up to! (Even the East Coast polls close in the middle of my night.) None of the news sites I’ve checked so far show anything flipping red, only blue.
It’s not a wave, it’s a tsunami
Early returns from Alaska looking pretty good… man, could this night GET any better?
Yes! 🙂
Senate Flippers:
Iowa🐬
Kansas🐬
Maine🐬
North Carolina🐬
Ohio🐬
South Carolina🐬
Texas🐬