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Just a general thread concerning all things about this election. Everything from predictions to observations to things being reported happening. Plus questions about what we may think we'll see.

As far as predictions go I will certainly predict the Dems will take control of the House. The Senate is another story all together. That's a pretty slippery slope and I'm not so sure the Dems can pull that one off.

However, if they do I look for all of the same accusations we saw in the 2020 election. Accusations of cheating, the election being stolen, the loss blamed on illegal voters and the list goes on. I can see court case after court case trying to overturn the will of the people again. I could see every attempt made to refuse certifying this election on both the state and federal levels.

Of course there are rumors that armed ICE agents will show up at polling locations. That the poll watchers the the DOJ is sending out will intimidate voters. I think much of that is overblown to get ratings and invoke an emotional response. But California, the NCAA and others are sending out poll watchers to watch the poll watchers so that brings about an unprecedented situation that could lead to escalation.

I suppose we'll see as the day moves on.

Happy No-More-Political-Ads-Day Eve!!!

I swung through my polling location today on my way to work. Recent elections usually were very quiet at that time, but today the place was busy.

I predict that the Dems will do well and that trump will blame voter fraud and undermine confidence in fair elections and once again act like a giant spoiled douche bag.

I do expect dems to make large gains as voters voice their displeasure at the state of things. I don't expect it to be as much as dem talking heads are estimating. I expect Ohio and most other solidly-red states to remain so, with a few eyebrow-raising upsets in a small number of elections.

As long as politicians across the political spectrum continue to use identity politics as a means to divide voters and maintain deadlock, the pendulum will continue to swing from one party to another without anything significant changing.

I expect the dems to control both the house and senate.
Dems +32-35 in house
Acton and Brown both win in Ohio

In the house races-Dems are leading in 60 republican districts at 9 pm.

40% of vote in Texas senate-Talarico up by almost 20% 59.2 to 39.3%

Drudge Report is projecting that the Dems will end up with control of both houses.

Boebert and Crank are losing. If Crank loses, that will be first time that district ever went blue.

A, o, way to go Ohio!!!!!!

51 called for the Senate now. Crazy. I expected blue gains but this has been an absolute curb stomp.

Trump calling Abbott a RINO as I type this.

Crazy.

Blue wave, near extinction level event for MAGA. America finally gets a vote right by moving left.

52. Down goes Collins.

Things aren’t looking good for Mike Turner now too. Not surprising with the number of federal employees in his district.

I had the House going to the Dems, and the Reps holding the Senate by 1-2 seats.

What did I know? I never saw this. I thought that Ramaswamy ran an abysmal campaign, but I thought that Husted would pull out a close win.

It's a big machine ... I think talks of extinction are unfounded.

nearly 2/3 of the country voting communist ... wow.

In the end if that is what people think they want, that is what they are going to get. So be it. As with anything else, out with the old, in with the new. My fear for the young people is that if the trend towards communism continues, you won't be able to vote it out, you have to fight your way out. With your disdain for Putin, you'd think you would know that. Russia was not long ago called a Socialist Republic.

As far as the election, it went about as expected. It's not like a historic shift, but I was surprised by the number of Governors picked-up.

I don’t think Ramaswamy did Husted any favors. Ramaswamy might have screwed Vance over too, for that matter. He never had any business being the candidate in the first place. He sealed his own fate with that absolutely moronic ad.

Trump endorsing Paxton over Cornyn was also perhaps one of the biggest unforced errors I have seen in a long time.

Maybe young people wont be saddled with an ever growing largest national debt in history. Maybe they can get affordable health care and housing. Oh the horrors of it all! Do you think I should start investing in burka stocks?

Economics rule.

trump fatigue is real.