Topic: Official 2018 midterms draad

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU started this discussion 7 years ago #80,189

Alright, it's finally here! Post your predictions, news, analysis, memes, etc. here. The person who has the closest guess will receive one (1) free 24 hour sticky on the draad of their choice (offer expires on November 13, 2018.)

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Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #933,521

I will vote all Democrat, but I predict that Trump, the Republicans, and their uneducated, angry, racist, inbred, toothless, mongoloid hillbillies will win anyway.

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 7 years ago, 3 minutes later, 5 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #933,522

My predictions:

House:
Democrats: 220
Repiblicans: 215

Senate:
Republicans: 52
Democrats: 48

Governors:
Republicans: 27
Democrats: 23

tteh !MemesToDNA joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 12 minutes later, 17 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #933,523

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 7 years ago, 42 minutes later, 59 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #933,525

One thing I find interesting is the regional differences within parties. I'm from New Jersey, and here is Bob Hugin's ad for Senate. Which party (if any) is he running for? He's a Republican, and yet you would not be able to tell that necessarily just from watching that ad. Compare that to, say Marsha Blackburn's ad running in Tennessee. Very different in tone, message and temperament, despite being nominally the same party.

Captain Kate Carr joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 40 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #933,534

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,565

Thought this was about school exams

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 7 years ago, 24 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,586

@previous (E)
No

Also to all FARTs who were convinced the migrant caravan would show up on election day (despite being at the southern tip of mexico a week-ish ago), they have not actually made it. Almost like that was never the plan to begin with. Really makes you think doesn't it?

Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 11 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,594

Republicans keep the senate and maybe even the house and lot of liberal tears will flow. Might tune into CNN later.

Syntax joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 21 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,609

My predictions:

House:
Democrats: 227
Republicans 208

Senate:
Republicans: 51
Democrats: 49

Governors:
Republicans: 24
Democrats: 26

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 7 years ago, 56 seconds later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,611

@933,594 (F)
Please make more specific predictions if you want to win the free mod-sticky!

Anonymous F replied with this 7 years ago, 14 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,625

@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
Sorry, I'm too chemically inhibited to make such precise predictions.

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 7 years ago, 47 seconds later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,626

@previous (F)
Drug-free is the way to be.

Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 3 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,628

Gay/10.

Anonymous F replied with this 7 years ago, 3 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,631

@933,626 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
Let's keep it on topic.

Catherine !ttGirlsPl2 joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 2 hours later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,739

I voted for LGBT supporting candidates. I want California to secure the existence of transgender people when Trump erases them from existing in the rest of the United States of America.

Anonymous E replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,743

@933,611 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)

My wholly googled guess:

House
D 210
R 197

Senate
D 44
R 50

Governor
D 18
R 22

Syntax replied with this 7 years ago, 25 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,762

@previous (E)
Ya might want to revise your Senate numbers - Total is off.
House is off as well

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Anonymous E replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,763

@previous (Syntax)

Independents motherfucker

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 7 years ago, 7 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,770

@933,743 (E)
There are never going to be that many independent candidates, and those already there (King, Sanders) caucus with a party. House needs to total 435, Senate needs to total 100, Governors needs to total 50.

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Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) double-posted this 7 years ago, 15 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,774

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) triple-posted this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,776

Important question no one in the mainstream media is asking.

http://stopmasturbationnow.org/civics/should-people-who-masturbate-be-allowed-to-vote/

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) quadruple-posted this 7 years ago, 15 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,778

Exit poll results, released slowly over time (no graphs likely until later on in the night): https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/06/politics/2018-exit-poll-results/index.html

Also the usual caveats about exit polling applies: all the info could be totally off.

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Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) quintuple-posted this 7 years ago, 7 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,780

A good google doc on what to look out for: http://whatsontheballot.com/

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) sextuple-posted this 7 years ago, 9 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,786

It's now 6 pm and that means the first polls have closed! Kentucky and Indiana results should start trickling in now.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-house-elections.html

Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 7 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,790

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 7 years ago, 59 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,823

7 pm! More polls closed.

Anonymous F replied with this 7 years ago, 4 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,825

@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
What time can we expect some reliable results? I wanna keep my tv off for now unless you say otherwise of course!

Anonymous H replied with this 7 years ago, 4 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,832

@933,823 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)

Only 6:16 here.

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 7 years ago, 17 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,841

@933,825 (F)
Depends on what you're looking for. Overall direction of the house? Probably 9-9:30pm eastern us time (so 2hrs from now) I'd say it will start to become clear. The overall senate we should know around the same time. For individual races it depends on what state it's in. East coast states we'll know sooner, west coast/Midwest ones later due to time zones.

Anonymous F replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,842

@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
Thanks! I'll wait for that. Trying to cut back on tv time.

Anonymous E replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,843

@933,770 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)

Bitch do I look like i know maths

I trust in holy Google

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 7 years ago, 28 seconds later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,844

@933,842 (F)
Yeah I'm mostly not watching tv, trying to be productive but it's hard haha.

Anonymous F replied with this 7 years ago, 1 hour later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,874

Republicans just picked up the Indiana senate seat.

Catherine !ttGirlsPl2 replied with this 7 years ago, 10 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,879

Here are some live streams with coverage of the midterm elections.

Choose your news source.

ABC News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvHba1WE8gI
CBS News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EacQLVirbg
FOX News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzmXYf8qbTk
NBC News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czFMNst2svg
PBS News Hour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzbOeDhI8B0

Anonymous F replied with this 7 years ago, 8 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,881

Fox just called the House for the Democrats. Going to be interesting times ahead!

Anonymous C replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,882

Exciting.

Catherine !ttGirlsPl2 replied with this 7 years ago, 12 seconds later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,883

@933,881 (F)
When did they announce this? I just went to the stream and was immediately greeted with an on-screen graphic that implied the house is still "too close to call."

Catherine !ttGirlsPl2 double-posted this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,884

@previous (Catherine !ttGirlsPl2)

Anonymous F replied with this 7 years ago, 6 seconds later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,885

@933,883 (Catherine !ttGirlsPl2)
5 minutes ago. The Fox streams on YT are heavily delayed.

Check this one: http://usnewslive.tv/foxnewslive/

Catherine !ttGirlsPl2 replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,886

@previous (F)
Good thing that FOX News is the original fake news then. Haven't they learned that they shouldn't call things early? I remember these news channels projecting Clinton's victory in 2016 and then Trump won.

Unless CBS, NBC, or ABC makes this announcement. I'm not calling it.

Anonymous F replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,887

@previous (Catherine !ttGirlsPl2)
T_D is mad haha.

I doubt the Dems will try to impeach Trump as they don't have the senate votes. If they get some ideas and policies worked out they can work with Trump. Build some stuff. But I don't think it's certain who will become speaker. Parts of the Dems just want to investigate, not legislate.

Catherine !ttGirlsPl2 replied with this 7 years ago, 4 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,891

@previous (F)
T_D?

If the Dems gain control of the House they essentially gain more control over the country. Trump still has the power of veto and I get the feeling that he wouldn't hesitate to veto some shit out of spite giving his retarded over-infatuated ego.

Unless he pulls a flip-flop and starts promoting Democrat values.

Catherine !ttGirlsPl2 double-posted this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,893

Seriously, how is Dems winning the House and yet your on-screen graphics say otherwise?

Is FOX News retarded?

Anonymous F replied with this 7 years ago, 12 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,896

Republicans picking up another senate seat in North Dakota.

Catherine !ttGirlsPl2 replied with this 7 years ago, 4 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,898

NBC News just called the Senate for the Republicans because of @previous (F) and Mike Pence.

The vice president has the final vote on things?

Anonymous J replied with this 7 years ago, 41 seconds later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,899

@previous (Catherine !ttGirlsPl2)
If it's a tie breaker

Anonymous F replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,901

@933,898 (Catherine !ttGirlsPl2)
Yep, what Anon J said.

Meta !Sober//iZs joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 second later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,903

@933,898 (Catherine !ttGirlsPl2)
If there's a tie in the Senate (like split 50-50) the vice president gets to vote in the Senate to break the tie. It's kind of weird and doesn't happen that often.

Anonymous F replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,904

@previous (Meta !Sober//iZs)
> slowpoke.jpg

Catherine !ttGirlsPl2 replied with this 7 years ago, 8 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,910

NBC just called the House for the Democrats.

q. joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 16 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,911

i feel like holding the vote earlier in the year would make for more exciting results, i dont know why they picked november.

Catherine !ttGirlsPl2 replied with this 7 years ago, 3 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,912

@previous (q.)
It's always been November.

q. replied with this 7 years ago, 7 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,913

@previous (Catherine !ttGirlsPl2)
yes, i wonder why they picked that month..

Catherine !ttGirlsPl2 replied with this 7 years ago, 11 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,915

Andrew Gillum, the Democratic candidate for Florida governor, just conceded and the election was "too early to call."

What the fuck?

@previous (q.)
It's always the first Tuesday of November.

https://www.almanac.com/content/when-election-day

Anonymous J replied with this 7 years ago, 14 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,920

Dems put all of their money, media, and star power behind Beto, Abrams, and Gillum and lost all 3.

Anonymous M joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 52 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,938

@933,522 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
Wait, do you get a mod sticky if you win?

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 7 years ago, 4 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,939

@933,920 (J)
Gillum was an upset of sorts. Abrams and Beto were expected to lose though.

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) double-posted this 7 years ago, 23 seconds later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,940

@933,938 (M)
I get a mod sticky even if I don't win!

Anonymous M replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,941

@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
Seems rigged. TBH I'm a little drunk right now and fantasizing about fighting Dana Rohrabacher in a bare fist boxing match. Imma hold off on comments until the morning.

Anonymous N joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 11 seconds later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,942

@933,940 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
Oh! Good boy!

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,943

@933,941 (M)
Thanks! Let me know who wins.
@previous (N)
Thx

Catherine !ttGirlsPl2 replied with this 7 years ago, 8 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,944

Syntax, it looks like Prop. 6 is going to fail.

Now this state is going to be known for shitty road works and high gas prices. Likely because you and others like you love that "smooth ride."

https://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/ballot-measures

Anonymous M replied with this 7 years ago, 5 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #933,948

@933,943 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
Body blows are useless. That guy is mass of flab. I have the range on him though. Keep him moving. He'll die of exhaustion eventually.

I look like a typical OC college libertarian with my hair cut short. I got mistaken for a "proud boy" today when a bunch of white guys with tattoos drove by and made white power signs to me out of the window of their car. I got a whole lot of dirty looks at the polls.

Joke's on them I guess. Pretty much straight Democratic ticket.

Anonymous O joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 hour later, 15 hours after the original post[^] [v] #934,013

@933,944 (Catherine !ttGirlsPl2)

> Syntax, it looks like Prop. 6 is going to fail.
>
> Now this state is going to be known for shitty road works and high gas prices. Likely because you and others like you love that "smooth ride."

wow i agree with catherine i think? lol

Syntax replied with this 7 years ago, 7 minutes later, 15 hours after the original post[^] [v] #934,018

@933,944 (Catherine !ttGirlsPl2)
@previous (O)

This one was a difficult one for me. Problem is that California under Prop 13 - Simply cannot come up with the money to maintain roads. The new Gas tax is a burden on poor people - However poor people need decent roads and the older cars they have end up trashed because of road problems. So in the long run the poor will be better off with better roads. Their children will thank them.

I suspect people like me who live in high end neighborhoods end up with the best of the roads - I want those lesser off than me to have great roads as well.

Anonymous M replied with this 7 years ago, 5 minutes later, 16 hours after the original post[^] [v] #934,020

@previous (Syntax)
Yeah it's weird how being poor will benefit people. I guess one day they will rise up...

Anonymous O replied with this 7 years ago, 4 minutes later, 16 hours after the original post[^] [v] #934,022

@934,018 (Syntax)
i didn't read the pamphlet because i don't live in california anymore but now i'm interested
was the gas tax specifically for funding roadway improvement? tbh my town was nicer than 'cardiff by the sea' but our roads were total shit. they paved hwy 1 and one main road just last year but left all the residential streets full of potholes. billionaire neighborhoods were the only ones with well-maintained roads. The ones that really got me were the rural roads. Crossing into Nevada always irked me (their roads are so much better!) I like the idea but the source of funds is kinda dubious what with the extravagant gas prices in most of california anyway. would have waited for another proposition

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Anonymous O double-posted this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 16 hours after the original post[^] [v] #934,026

@934,018 (Syntax)
and yeah your whole "helping the 'less fortunate'" spin is kind of creepy. bravo!
lol. 'those like me who live in nice neighborhoods'
you're such a douche

Syntax replied with this 7 years ago, 5 minutes later, 16 hours after the original post[^] [v] #934,031

@934,022 (O)
@previous (O)
I will deal with this 2morrow - Need to finish a work presentation or my sleep will not be so much so good

C ya 2morrow

4now as I said that Prop 6 was difficult very difficult

Anonymous M replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later, 16 hours after the original post[^] [v] #934,033

@previous (Syntax)
ZOMG Gas tax so hard!

tteh !MemesToDNA replied with this 7 years ago, 32 minutes later, 16 hours after the original post[^] [v] #934,038

@933,522 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
"Repiblicans"

Catherine !ttGirlsPl2 replied with this 7 years ago, 3 minutes later, 16 hours after the original post[^] [v] #934,039

@934,018 (Syntax)
You honestly think they are going to spend the money on improving our roads in the "poorer regions" of the state?

Remember in 2008, remember Prop. 1A, remember how it passed and got everyone excited for a high-speed railway in the state and even out of state?

What the fuck happened to that? Huh? Now the only remotely close to being realized project is the rail line between Palmdale and Las Vegas.

I have one question for you and them.

It's in this clip.

https://streamable.com/to09j

Anonymous J replied with this 7 years ago, 3 hours later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #934,073

@previous (Catherine !ttGirlsPl2)
Lol prop 1a sounds like Springfields monorail!

Anonymous P joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 2 hours later, 23 hours after the original post[^] [v] #934,080

@934,018 (Syntax)
This is the most imbecilic arguement about how the poor will benefit from clean roads. The roads are literally exactly the same as they were before the gas tax. All they are doing are dumbass beautification projects like planting bushes in the median of the 125.

Anonymous J replied with this 7 years ago, 3 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #934,128

@previous (P)
Monorail monorail monorail!

Syntax replied with this 7 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #934,133

@934,039 (Catherine !ttGirlsPl2)
> You honestly think they are going to spend the money on improving our roads in the "poorer regions" of the state?

Yes because there are lots of poor people who live in LARGE Cities who need to get to work - Image illustrates what happens in large cities when the poor cannot get to work so much so easy.

@934,080 (P)
Clean is not so much the issue - Wide enough - in some cases 16 lanes each way is not enough

Anonymous P replied with this 7 years ago, 21 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #934,145

“We need the gas tax because it will lower health care prices for poor people! Think of all the strained necks poor people have gotten from running over a pothole or people who are injured from a bridge falling on them!”

Syntax replied with this 7 years ago, 5 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #934,152

@previous (P)
All who end up stranded on a freeway end up breathing toxic fumes.

Bottom line of course is money will continue to flow in California because eye voted No which means we keep the Gas Tax

Anonymous E replied with this 7 years ago, 5 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #934,156

Increase gas tax and set up proper public transport.

Catherine !ttGirlsPl2 replied with this 7 years ago, 5 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #934,288

@934,133 (Syntax)
You know there is a thing as saying/printing one thing and doing another, right? I mean, shit, you talking about how trannies are one thing yet they role play as something else. I know you know this.

Just because the words on the Prop says one thing or promises one thing doesn’t mean that promise is going to be fulfilled. Donald J. Trump, Barack H. Obama, and practically every other politician gets accused of this at some point. The State of California hasn’t been keeping their promises to better the roads using the money from the gas tax making said gas tax utterly pointless and a burden on the lower class. But keep enjoying that “smooth ride,” that clearly isn’t a douchebag sentiment.

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 7 years ago, 45 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #934,299

@933,609 (Syntax)
Ok I think this was the closest guess because it was like the only one. You get one free 24 hour sticky on the draad of your choice (already made or new).

Syntax replied with this 7 years ago, 35 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #934,302

@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
LOL Well let me cum up with something worthwhile and I will let you no

@934,288 (Catherine !ttGirlsPl2)
> The State of California hasn’t been keeping their promises to better the roads using the money
Let me get back to you on that - I think the current new law is supposed to be more transparent

Anonymous Q joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 2 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #934,355

@previous (Syntax)
there are maybe a few more roads in Cali than you notice on a frequent basis..

Anonymous Q double-posted this 7 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #934,357

@934,302 (Syntax)
in other words the road work budget in Cali is probably bigger than the entire budget of Rhode Island..

are you relying on what you see personally...or some guys blog..or what..

Syntax replied with this 7 years ago, 9 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #934,362

@934,355 (Q)
@previous (Q)
Given I have lived a very very long tyme and driving all over the state many a time -
> are you relying on what you see personally...or some guys blog..or what..

Let me ponder your question as I research how the money is being spent THIS TYME

Anonymous Q replied with this 7 years ago, 9 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #934,367

@previous (Syntax)
for each spot...they have to pay one guy to work...and four guys to lean on shovels and watch him..

Minichan