UN US Midterm Elections 2018 Megathread - Blue Wave or Red Tsunami? Because you know we need one.

November 6th, 2018.
You have less than one month to sperg about the midterm elections.

Hot Takes :
Tis the end of Drumpf!

It's been an inauspicious beginning to the voting season for Mr Trump and his Republican Party, which continue to struggle under the weight of near-constant self-imposed crises and chaos.

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Could the US midterm elections break Trump's presidency?

President Donald Trump. Source: AAP


Voting in the US midterm elections is now underway.

UpdatedUpdated 27 September
By Rashida Yosufzai, Nick Baker
In this article...

• What are the midterms?
• What do the polls predict?
• Why do these elections matter?
• How could recent developments affect things?
• Could Trump be impeached?
• Will the youth vote make a difference?
• What does it mean for Australia?

Americans have started to cast their ballots in a vote that could shape the rest of Donald Trump's presidency.

Although the US midterm elections are technically held on 6 November, early voting has already started in a handful of states.

Minnesota was the first state to allow early in-person voting on 21 September, with a handful of key states following, including New Jersey, California and Arizona.


Thirty-five states and the District of Columbia offer some form of early voting, meaning every day until 6 November counts for Democrats and Republicans.

It's been an inauspicious beginning to the voting season for Mr Trump and his Republican Party, which continue to struggle under the weight of near-constant self-imposed crises and chaos.

80 per cent chance of winning back the chamber.

Republicans have a 1 in 5 chance of keeping control of the House, while Democrats have about a 4 in 5 chance of winning control of the House. https://t.co/lyNh30TEIw pic.twitter.com/O38qtMPpIz

— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) September 25, 2018
The Senate though is likely to be retained by the Republicans.

According to CNN, the Democrats are defending some two dozen seats, including 10 in states where Mr Trump secured victory in 2016, and five of those where he won resoundingly.

FiveThirtyEight gives the Democrats just a 30 per cent chance of taking the Senate.

Trump's election one year on: What do Americans think of him now?[/paste:font]


The Democrats could also use their numbers to set up House select committees targeting the president.

"They will have an opportunity to set up special panels and committees to essentially smear President Trump," United States Studies Centre research fellow Dougal Robinson told SBS News in April.

Mr Robinson pointed to the Benghazi committee set up by the Republicans against Hillary Clinton in 2014 to further investigate the fatal 2012 terrorist attack on two US government facilities in Libya.

Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

Once seen as cruising to an easy vote - fulfilling Mr Trump's key promise to stack the Supreme Court with conservative justices - a string of sexual assault allegations has turned the Kavanaugh decision into all-out political war.

According to CNN's national political reporter Eric Bradner, the scandal and lukewarm response from some Republicans to Mr Kavanaugh's accusers could "drive suburban women away in midterms".

I have no doubt that, if the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local Law Enforcement Authorities by either her or her loving parents. I ask that she bring those filings forward so that we can learn date, time, and place!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 21, 2018
Analysts also point to Robert Mueller's investigation as an ongoing potential source of political curveballs.

Mr Mueller has already indicted more than 30 people in connection with his probe into whether members of Mr Trump's campaign colluded with Russia to help get the real estate tycoon elected.

And speculation has swirled in recent days that Mr Trump may fire embattled deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein - who oversees the Russia collusion probe.

Doubts over how long Mr Rosenstein can keep the job have swirled since shock media reports that he once suggested secretly recording Mr Trump to collect evidence for ousting him under a constitutional amendment for presidents unfit to remain in office.

Mr Rosenstein's firing - and Mr Trump possibly putting someone more pliable in his place - would set off alarm bells over the future independence of a probe, which has the potential to rock both the midterms and the entire Trump presidency.

US wants ‘partnership, not domination’ in Australia and region[/paste:font]


A report co-authored by Mr Robinson predicted after the midterms, Congress would be highly unlikely to support a US re-entry to the Trans-Pacific Partnership - a trade deal between 11 Pacific nations including Australia and New Zealand which Mr Trump pulled the US out of last year.

Another issue that may affect Australia is that if the Democrats retake the House, it is likely to lead to lower defence spending.

Additional reporting: AAP, AFP

This article was originally published in April 2018 and updated in September 2018.

How will Trump keep his voter base energized? "More Winning."
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TRUMP HAS A TWO WORD RESPONSE WHEN REPORTER ASKS HIM HOW HE WILL KEEP GOP BASE ENERGIZED
5:52 PM 10/10/2018
Benny Johnson | Reporter At Large

President Donald Trump made portions of the White House press corps chuckle with his response on how he intends to keep Republican voters fired up after the ultimately successful confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

“How do you keep your base energized now that you have this Kavanaugh victory?” one reporter asked. Tuesday was the first day that Kavanaugh sat on the court after a contentious battle over his nomination.

“More winning,” Trump said.

Trump was leaving the White House on his way to a campaign rally Tuesday night when he took questions from reporters in the White House driveway.

The president was also asked about the mobs of paid progressive protesters that took over Capitol Hill during the contentious debate over Kavanaugh’s confirmation. Trump was specifically asked about the intense “energy” of the protesters.

“A lot of those were paid protesters. You saw that they are all unhappy because they haven’t been paid yet,” Trump alleged about the protesters. (RELATED: Trump Has A Theory Why The Anti-Kavanaugh Protesters Are So Mad)


Trump brought up his new trade deal with Canada and Mexico as a major policy win. “Our deal with Mexico and Canada was fantastic,” Trump said. “China wants to make a deal so badly. We will see where it goes. But I don’t think they are ready.”

Trump Will Lose 60 Seats in the house... Unless... Please Visit My Site
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MATT DRUDGE WARNS OF MIDTERM BLOODBATH: TRUMP TO LOSE ’60 SEATS IN THE HOUSE LIKE OBAMA DID’
2:41 PM 09/14/2018
Peter Hasson | Reporter

Conservative news giant Matt Drudge on Friday made a somber prediction about Republicans’ chances in the November midterm elections, predicting President Donald Trump will see his party lose 60 seats in the House of Representatives.

Drudge, who runs the influential Drudge Report, compared the upcoming midterms to the electoral bloodbath Democrats suffered in the 2010 midterm elections under former President Barack Obama.

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“Trump and Obama both have 47% approval at this time of presidency, according to Rasmussen. Trump will also lose 60 seats in the House like Obama did during first midterm!” Drudge wrote on Twitter. (RELATED: Democrats Should Immediately Abolish ICE After Retaking Congress)

He added cryptically: “Unless…”

Democrats have to gain 23 House seats in November in order to flip the lower chamber. Democrats have an 83 percent chance of retaking the House, according to FiveThirty Eight.

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The Weird :
Mark Taylor "Red Tsunami Prophecy"
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Mark Taylor (The Trump Prophecies): Most Important Midterm Elections In All Of US History
July 30, 2018 29 3159


Mark Taylor says the upcoming 2018 elections are the most important mid-term elections in all of America’s history. Here’s why…

Mark Taylor interviewed by Greg Hunter on USA Watchdog

Mark Taylor, author of the popular book “The Trump Prophecies,” contends, “If you are part of the army of God, you need to be ready also because there are going to be politicians that are going to resign. We have had the biggest number of resignations probably in history. This midterm election is going to be huge. This is going to be a red tsunami. They keep talking about the blue wave. I think it’s going to be a blue drip, a leaky faucet, and that is all they are going to get. You have had more resignations than we have ever seen. Now is the time to go in and capture this ground and hold it for the Kingdom of God. . . . It’s not a left or right thing. God is moving us towards a place of righteousness. That’s what’s happening right now. So, he’s going to be replacing these people. If you are called to be a judge, senator, congressman or a council person, I don’t care what level local, state or federal, take your place and get ready. If you are in the Army of God and you don’t vote, you need to get off your behind and register to vote. These are going to be the most important midterm elections in America’s history—period.”

In closing, Taylor says, “I don’t think there is going to be another Democrat in the White House for a long time, if ever again. I believe you are seeing the death of the Democrat party right now.”

Join Greg Hunter as he goes One-on-One with Mark Taylor, co-author of “The Trump Prophecies,” which has been made into a movie that is releasing in early October.

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[Coldgrip]

Apparently she's been running around like a braying jackass starting arguments, making noise, and trying to "shake things up," or whatever she thinks she's going to do.

And of course her fans are cheering this. "Yaaaaas gurl they old they white yell over them fight them don't listen to a word they say!" A few of her fans seem to be facepalming, but not many.

But she's not a fuckin' white male, so mission accomplished I guess?
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So how long until a senior dem has somebody, or somebodies, remind her in a less than pleasant manner of the pecking order.

 

[misterduckford]

So how long until a senior dem has somebody, or somebodies, remind her in a less than pleasant manner of the pecking order.

I'm inclined to say a while. Outrage seems to be standard currency on the Left now. I bet she actually makes "progress" with this tactic.

 

[ConfederateIrishman]

All of that effort, all of that struggling, and Brenda Snipes missed the deadline by two minutes. Jesus Christ.

I'm betting they cancelled the recount at the last second because it would have exposed the fraud.

 

[not william stenchever]

I'm betting they cancelled the recount at the last second because it would have exposed the fraud.

No, they we're going so full re.tard rigging the vote down in Broward County that they took two minutes too long and were promptly fucked in the ass for their probably illegal efforts. This is like the kind of moral story you would tell a child about how cheating doesn't pay

 

[Yandere Science]

I'm betting they cancelled the recount at the last second because it would have exposed the fraud.

They took too long because they didn't know how to use the website in order to input the results.


Alex Harris ✔ @harrisalexc


Replying to @harrisalexc
“Basically I just worked my ass off for nothing," D'Alessandro said. He said the results didn't upload in time because he was unfamiliar with the website.

 

[Xerxes IX]

They took too long because they didn't know how to use the website in order to input the results.


Alex Harris ✔ @harrisalexc


Replying to @harrisalexc
“Basically I just worked my ass off for nothing," D'Alessandro said. He said the results didn't upload in time because he was unfamiliar with the website.

When we get the next generation of politicians who aren't boomers who don't know how to use technology, will they get better at the whole "corruption" thing?

 

[It's HK-47]

When we get the next generation of politicians who aren't boomers who don't know how to use technology, will they get better at the whole "corruption" thing?

Spend two seconds on Facebook looking for people bragging about stolen merchandise in their selfies and you'll have your answer.

 

[It's HK-47]

You know, I'm old enough to remember when not accepting the results to an election was "a threat to our democracy", but this gap-toothed idiot is seriously considering trying to force the Supreme Court to decide on whether or not to redo the entire vote.

 

[Collections Agent]

You know, I'm old enough to remember when not accepting the results to an election was "a threat to our democracy", but this gap-toothed idiot is seriously considering trying to force the Supreme Court to decide on whether or not to redo the entire vote.

Holy shit this is embarrassing to even read

 

[Corbin Dallas Multipass]

The democrats have always wanted a do-over bill, where any vote that doesn't go their way triggers an automatic do-over until it does go their way.

Britain seems to be considering a similar idea for the whole Brexit thing. Do a completely shit job of what the people want, then have them vote again to see if they really want it...

 

[Doctor of Autism]

I imagine Abrams must’ve been really spoiled as a child to think pulling this shit is okay.

 

[The Great Citracett]

I imagine Abrams must’ve been really spoiled as a child to think pulling this shit is okay.

I think I read somewhere that her sister is the judge presiding over whatever is going on, so that could be part of it.

I've noticed that there's whole lot of "It's wrong and clearly racist for a white candidate to beat a black one for any reason" going on with these socjus tards in Florida and Georgia and it seems like way too many people are okay with that way of thinking.

Just keep finding votes and recounting until you get the result you want, I guess.

Oprah never loses.

 

[Just Some Other Guy]

Wait, not just a recount but a whole voting do over? No, fuck off.

 

[Yandere Science]

I imagine Abrams must’ve been really spoiled as a child to think pulling this shit is okay.

Or she became spoiled by the #woke echo-chamber. Wait, echo-chamber, echo, ((())), (((chamber)))...

It's either a Jewish plot, or a Nazi one.

 

[Doctor of Autism]

I would laugh if a voting do over gets Kemp more votes if some Abrams voters deflected due to her poor behavior.

 

[BR55]

I more-so mean that Arizona isn't one of those "Hard Red" states like Texas in the sense that it's voting history is largely split down the middle, with either side of the aisle winning elections by fairly narrow margins. Even the Presidential election history for the state is almost 50/50 for every single run for quite awhile back. Even the run between Bill Clinton and G.W. Bush was a fairly even split at 36/38 because so many people dove off the stage to vote for Ross Perot, instead.

I've just seen a lot of people in a panic over Arizona as though it was like watching Texas flip, but while AZ's history is right-leaning, it hasn't been overwhelmingly so for quite awhile. I had a much better example somewhere that was breaking it all down to elections at the county level, but for the life of me I can't find the stupid thing now. That or maybe it's just too late in the evening and I have all my facts fucked up.

A bit late but yeah people on the Right are overreacting hard to the Arizona Senate race.
Sinema barely beat McSally and the rest of the GOP ticket won comfortably.
Not to mention that Sinema at the very least puts off an air of being a Blue Dog and again it took almost a week to declare she won by a small margin.
If some flaming Liberal had run instead and crushed McSally then I would put more stock in the claims that Arizona is going down the Colorado/Virginia, Purple on paper but usually Light Blue in practice, road.

 

[Doctor of Autism]

A bit late but yeah people on the Right are overreacting hard to the Arizona Senate race.
Sinema barely beat McSally and the rest of the GOP ticket won comfortably.
Not to mention that Sinema at the very least puts off an air of being a Blue Dog and again it took almost a week to declare she won by a small margin.
If some flaming Liberal had run instead and crushed McSally then I would put more stock in the claims that Arizona is going down the Colorado/Virginia Purple on paper but usually Light Blue in practice road.

I agree, it doesn't help that Sinema is more of a Blue Collar Democrat like Jim Webb based on her more moderate and right-leaning stances.

 

[Adamska]

Care to give an example? Because seriously, people keep saying stuff like this, but nobody ever gives examples. Do it punk, hit me with a citation and show me the republicans are just as sleazy. I know they're politicians, I expect sleaziness, just show me.

Or, do what the other drive by libs do, say something dumb, collect your negrates, and never come back. I'd prefer you engage in good faith though, it's more fun and informative.

I guess my joke was too awful for people to get I was just doing some ribbing with no seriousness at all. Still, thanks for giving an example of tribalism that's native on this subforum. For an extra bonus, thanks for giving what amounts to this subforum's version of an NPC response as well, with every point that I've mentioned once or twice on here being in this response with a slight angry twist.

But fuck it, I'll show some GOP sleaze. Ain't what you want because my statement you responded to was just supposed to be a shitpost and joke. Hell, in this case I fucking agree with the GOP for stopping this autism in Broward and that the court was doing it's job, but it does relate to Florida. But enough digression: it's Yeb!

Spoiler: Yeb

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/...-pearson-publishing-admits-to-spying-on-kids/
https://www.prwatch.org/news/2012/1...-bushs-foundation-excellence-education-its-bu
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2013...il-jeb-bushs-foundation-and-ed-privatization/

More specifically how you can blame Yeb for profiting off of forcing schools to buy from Pearson and other companies due to the way testing works, courtesy of him being on their board. And the spying on kids; don't forget the spying.

 

[not william stenchever]

But does being on the board mean that Jeb! can force this into all the history textbooks?

 

[Corbin Dallas Multipass]

I guess my joke was too awful for people to get I was just doing some ribbing with no seriousness at all. Still, thanks for giving an example of tribalism. For an extra bonus, thanks for giving what amounts to this subforum's version of an NPC response as well, with every point that I've mentioned once or twice on here being in this response with a slight angry twist.

But fuck it, I'll show some GOP sleaze. Ain't what you want because my statement you responded to was just supposed to be a shitpost and joke. Hell, in this case I fucking agree with the GOP for stopping this autism in Broward and that the court was doing it's job, but it does relate to Florida. But enough digression: it's Yeb!

Spoiler: Yeb

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/...-pearson-publishing-admits-to-spying-on-kids/
https://www.prwatch.org/news/2012/1...-bushs-foundation-excellence-education-its-bu
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2013...il-jeb-bushs-foundation-and-ed-privatization/

More specifically how you can blame Yeb for profiting off of forcing schools to buy from Pearson and other companies due to the way testing works, courtesy of him being on their board. And the spying; don't forget the spying!

See, I thought we were talking about stealing elections, not general corruption. And uh... you're not the first person to pop in with a "Lol rethuglikkkans do it too", so I doubt you're surprised by the terse response, it sounds like you were expecting it.

Yes, that's some standard corruption by Yeb, and yeah, I agree it's bad. But not as bad as literally stealing elections. Not that we have to select one or the other, I'd prefer no corruption or election stealing, but let's work our way down from the most important ones first.