Just checked the ongoing results while on the journey to work, according to the Guardian live tracker it’s currently 54-43 in the Senate and 225-136 in the House.
The Midterms
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Yeah, the map looks like a jivepost. Like if you were trying to come up with a comically overly optimistic map for Democrats, that's what happened.
This country has hit a breaking point. We're becoming a single issue country. Stop making our lives more expensive. That's it. There are no cultural wedge issues that can distract from that anymore. We just want to be able to afford things.
I just woke up, how's it going?
Well, goddamn!
Now I can stop preparing to be disappointed at the election results and start preparing to be disappointed by the Dems' limp-wristed attempts to rein in Trump.
Now I can stop preparing to be disappointed at the election results and start preparing to be disappointed by the Dems' limp-wristed attempts to rein in Trump.
Yeah, but when was the last time a Dem came this close to winning in Florida?
You should find and read garcia's (future chair of the appropriations committee.) statement. Oh, it's a thing of beauty.
So, has he started screaming about rigged votes yet? Or are they still scraping ketchup off the walls trying to find his phone?
Seems like he's blaming the losers for losing. The cries of fraud will be later today after trump wakes up.
Indeed it is. I hope he means it.
If he's ineligible to be governor, then by definition he's ineligible to run. The court ruling will probably be "Yeah, but he won... so...". They've already given him a ridiculous gift, don't be surprised by another.
Zoey Astra 🏳️⚧️ 🇵🇸 (@estrogen.pro)
A TRANS WOMAN WON ALABAMA HOUSE DISTRICT 25! (West side of Madison County / Huntsville)
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Stan Oklobdzija (@stano.bsky.social)
I'm not 100% on this, but I think enough state legislatures flipped just now that the National Popular Vote Compact finally has enough electoral votes to elect the President by popular vote in 2028.
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josh boo-erman 👻 (@bosh.worstpossible.world)
now THIS is a hugging trump post. "i am going to become a political pundit, both good and bad" is an all timer
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They're going to kill the electoral college...
*maniacal laughing*
The irony is... none of this would have happened if it weren't for trump: he actually DID make america great again... by failing all over it for a decade.
*maniacal laughing*
The irony is... none of this would have happened if it weren't for trump: he actually DID make america great again... by failing all over it for a decade.
While Jones hasn't given up yet, I don't think the numbers are going to come for him, as he needs 69,000 or so votes. That really sucks that it came that close, as 1.6 million people voted in this election. To break it down here is last election in 2022:
And here is this year:
So yeah, barring the fact that tubervile gets declared ineligible due to the fact that he hasn't lived here, the next four years of my career is going to be under this jackass. Just 5 years and 117 days until I can retire and move out of this nightmare. What is crazy is that the LT Governor elect also has residency issues, as john wahl got a Tennessee drivers license in 2020, so there is a strong argument there too. So if they declare tubervile ineligible, then they will probably get wahl too, and then I honestly don't know what would happen then.
We really did try to get Jones in office. Heck, I even convinced my die hard republican fox news watching mom to vote for Doug Jones. But there are so many dumbass cult members here that think it's their highest calling to show up and vote republican no matter what. They blame all their problems on Democrats/liberals/Black people whether it makes sense or not. They will cite fake political rhetoric as reasons why they will never vote for a Democrat, and feel smart and smug about it. The republican candidate could literally be burning down their mom's house, and they still vote for them. I have said for years that they would vote for the devil himself over Jesus Christ if the devil had that R next to his name. Let's be honest, he totally would have it too.
Now we will get more prisons, more data centers, and more expensive state government as they get rid of state employees and have to replace them with more expensive contractor employees. We will have the national guard sent to Mobile, Montgomery, Birmingham, and Huntsville. You know the places that didn't vote for him, as he calls them war zones, and makes up false justifications that most people won't even bother to verify.
Last night, someone called tubervile "Temu trump", and I think that is a perfect title for him.
| Nominee | Kay Ivey | Yolanda Flowers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Republican | Democratic | |
| Popular vote | 946,932 | 412,961 | |
| Percentage | 66.91% | 29.18% |
And here is this year:
| Nominee | tubervile | Doug Jones | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Republican | Democratic | |
| Popular vote | 872,445 | 803,468 | |
| Percentage | 52.1% | 47.9% |
So yeah, barring the fact that tubervile gets declared ineligible due to the fact that he hasn't lived here, the next four years of my career is going to be under this jackass. Just 5 years and 117 days until I can retire and move out of this nightmare. What is crazy is that the LT Governor elect also has residency issues, as john wahl got a Tennessee drivers license in 2020, so there is a strong argument there too. So if they declare tubervile ineligible, then they will probably get wahl too, and then I honestly don't know what would happen then.
We really did try to get Jones in office. Heck, I even convinced my die hard republican fox news watching mom to vote for Doug Jones. But there are so many dumbass cult members here that think it's their highest calling to show up and vote republican no matter what. They blame all their problems on Democrats/liberals/Black people whether it makes sense or not. They will cite fake political rhetoric as reasons why they will never vote for a Democrat, and feel smart and smug about it. The republican candidate could literally be burning down their mom's house, and they still vote for them. I have said for years that they would vote for the devil himself over Jesus Christ if the devil had that R next to his name. Let's be honest, he totally would have it too.
Now we will get more prisons, more data centers, and more expensive state government as they get rid of state employees and have to replace them with more expensive contractor employees. We will have the national guard sent to Mobile, Montgomery, Birmingham, and Huntsville. You know the places that didn't vote for him, as he calls them war zones, and makes up false justifications that most people won't even bother to verify.
Last night, someone called tubervile "Temu trump", and I think that is a perfect title for him.
I know that most of the country is happy right now(at least us progressives and non-cult members), but it definitely hurts as this particular race really affects my life and my family's lives. I take some small amount of solace and comfort that we did flip a few state seats, and even though they tried to draw him out of the office, Shomari Figures won reelection last night. They spent money at the last possible minute to hold a special session to redraw the maps, all so they could take the meager representation away from black people, and they failed! 
See, you're forgetting that you aren't in a vacuum. Who's going to be bringing those data centers and prisons? Oh yeah: all those companies that donated to trump illegally and are going to be investigated. That's not even touching the fact that the ai bubble was bursting before the election and will only accelerate now as actual rules can be instituted... or rather further deregulation prevented.
You're looking at two years of "no". Very little, even at the state level will change, but if you get your friends to scream enough about tubervilles and wahls legitimacy, contracts won't come to anyway because they won't want to deal with someone whose work will be undone the second he's replaced: and having the population constantly demand his address does not look good for them anyway, and they already look like losers.
You're looking at two years of "no". Very little, even at the state level will change, but if you get your friends to scream enough about tubervilles and wahls legitimacy, contracts won't come to anyway because they won't want to deal with someone whose work will be undone the second he's replaced: and having the population constantly demand his address does not look good for them anyway, and they already look like losers.
Stan Oklobdzija (@stano.bsky.social)
I'm not 100% on this, but I think enough state legislatures flipped just now that the National Popular Vote Compact finally has enough electoral votes to elect the President by popular vote in 2028.
Oh-ho-ho, no, you're not getting my hopes up for that one. I'll believe it when it happens and not a second sooner.
I think Susan Collins has learned her lesson.
Same!