2018 Midterm Results

[Big Green]

Radio is going on about Cruz making a mistake at the 2016 convention.

I do not understand letting Beto in because Cruz hurt your feewings. Makes no sense.

Just talking heads saying that are actual people?

 

[AustinN4]

Ye of little faith! Vaq and I called it back in posts 18 & 20. The many small red counties bailed us out yet once again. But with population shifts, this is not going to last forever, and may not even make it to 2020. This was way too close for Cruz!

I was glad to see that the smaller counties pulled it out for Florida also, but that isn't going to last either for the same reason, population shifts.

 

[single stack]

Follow the money.
The O'Rourke campaign brought in more money than they could spend.
The unspent funds will be passed around to different PACs and politicians.
They won't be able to process it all legally. After all they are democrats.
Some interesting folks may get caught up.

Here in FL, Republicans won for Governor and Senate too.

 

[AustinN4]

Here in FL, Republicans won for Governor and Senate too.

Similar situation, the dim for gov raised $100 million.

It is only a matter of time until both Florida and Texas go blue. If someone can't see this they are blind. Makes me glad I am old but you younger folks are going to have to live with it.

 

[Younggun]

The voting map is pretty interesting.

Harris county voted more conservative than Tarrant county and only slightly more liberal than Bexar county.


On another note:
I wonder what the odds are we could get some kind of campaign finance reform to keep or limit outside money in state and local elections.


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[ZX9RCAM]

It ain't crowded.
More coyotes than people.
Killed my first deer in King County.
I like it there.

Never heard of King county, but I killed my first, and all of my deer on the King Ranch...

 

[AustinN4]

I wonder what the odds are we could get some kind of campaign finance reform to keep or limit outside money in state and local elections.

zero

 

[TX OMFS]

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I love the Beteaux one. We lived in Louisiana for 6 years. Brings back memories.

 

[TX OMFS]

Way too close. Next time we are going to lose.

Just talking heads saying that are actual people?

I think the Senate raise was close because some butt-hurt Trump fans didn't support him. In other Statewide elections Republicans did much better. In those other races people voted R. I think it comes down to personal dislike of Cruz. How else do you explain a statewide red wave sans Cruz?

 

[TX OMFS]

Similar situation, the dim for gov raised $100 million.

It is only a matter of time until both Florida and Texas go blue. If someone can't see this they are blind. Makes me glad I am old but you younger folks are going to have to live with it.

Texas, for now, is more red than I thought.

I agree that eventually the demographics will change that if we don't fix immigration or take away voting rights from net takers.

I think Florida will go before we do.

 

[oldag]

Follow the money.
The O'Rourke campaign brought in more money than they could spend.
The unspent funds will be passed around to different PACs and politicians.
They won't be able to process it all legally. After all they are democrats.
Some interesting folks may get caught up.

Here in FL, Republicans won for Governor and Senate too.

You are assuming that anyone in the government will care to investigate.

 

[TX OMFS]

On another note:
I wonder what the odds are we could get some kind of campaign finance reform to keep or limit outside money in state and local elections.


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I'm not in favor of any campaign finance reform, even when it would help us. Americans should be free to spend their money as they choose. If Apple wants to give Beaten a billion dollars I'm fine with it.

 

[sharkey]

Not a blue wave by any means, but we probably will lose the house. The senate is firmly ours though.

And that brings up a key distinction the GOP needs to wrap their head around. Cities will vote left and if they want to win in the future, they need to change that. They are losing the hearts and minds of urban Americans and there are several reasons for that.

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[TxStetson]

It ain't crowded.
More coyotes than people.
Killed my first deer in King County.
I like it there.

I spent a couple weeks working out there a few years ago. Lots of pumping units out there.

 

[Davetex]

Historically deep red Williamson Co. Went for beto.
Wonder if you could break down his cost per vote.

 

[Wildcat Diva]

I can’t seem to locate the Veritas video though.

 

[AustinN4]

Historically deep red Williamson Co. Went for beto.

Not good. Not good at all.

 

[AustinN4]

Seems the markets liked the midterm results:
Market Summary > Dow Jones Industrial Average
INDEXDJX: .DJI
25,829.03 +194.02 (0.76%)

 

[dsgrey]

And that brings up a key distinction the GOP needs to wrap their head around. Cities will vote left and if they want to win in the future, they need to change that. They are losing the hearts and minds of urban Americans and there are several reasons for that.

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Agreed, the big cities are populated with liberals. The scary part was the motivation factor the Democrats garnered. Unfortunately, I know of several Republican family members who were too lazy to vote and believed Beto didn't have a chance. If the Republican party could have motivated similar then it would have been a double digit loss for Beto.

 

[JeepFiend]

I can’t seem to locate the Veritas video though.

https://www.projectveritas.com/non-...m-says-election-official-on-undercover-video/