Patriot
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Great ideas. The more we can decentralize and downsize the federal government the better. I'm also interested to see Musk's ideas for cutting spending.
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OFFICIAL 2024 Election Results Thread
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Patriot
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She said that we may be entering dark times, but it's in dark times that we can see the stars. What a load of crap. We are entering better, brighter days for everyone. It's only their deranged minds that keep them in the darkness. I mean, get a clue already. This was a mandate of regular, hardworking Americans who rejected the Elitist agenda. Or, don't get a clue, and keep losing in the future. That'll work.
On a different note, one of the funniest things I've noticed is that a lot of people on other, more left leaning forums, are calling for recounts and audits, claiming that Trump must have cheated. I told them that there's simply no evidence for that, that this was the fairest and most accurate election in US history, and if they keep repeating that we're gonna have to dub it "The Big Lie." Their heads exploded, and I can't stop laughing.
That she did.
I found the speech Obama-esque in a way.
At the beginning I was wondering how many times she was going to say "good afternoon"
Oh and now I got that Beyonce song stuck in my head
Michigan was called.In the attempt to flip the Michigan Senate seat, Mike Rogers is down about 6500 votes in an astonishingly tight race. But 97% of the vote is already counted. So very unlikely he will make up the spread. If he does, this would be the 4th (or possibly 5th, if Nevada flips) seat flipped from Democrat to GOP in this cycle.
There are still 175,000+ votes to count.
Michigan Senate Election 2024 Live Results
View results from the 2024 Michigan Senate election. Follow live outcomes and maps by district as votes are added up on Election Day.www.nbcnews.com
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Democrat Slotkin holds the seat for the Democrats.
No FLIP for the GOP.
Pennsylvania, Nevada and Arizona are still in play. All of these seats are currently held by Democrats. So the loss of any of these seats is a big win for the GOP.
In Pennsylvania, the Republican is ahead by less than 1% with 97% of the votes counted.
In Nevada, with 89% of the votes in, the Republican is ahead by less than 0.5%.
In Arizona, the Democrat is ahead by 2.8% with only 63% of the votes counted.
Looks like NEVADA will stay in the Democratic column for the next 6 years. After an absentee ballot dump last night the lead shifted from narrow lead by the GOP to narrow lead by the Democrats. Nevada law allows vote counting until Saturday.
PENNSYLVANIA is likely the only chance that the GOP has of a remaining pick up to increase their margin in the Senate. The Pennsylvania vote is very tight, literally razors edge close. Either candidate can win; Republicans can have 'hope' but it would not be unexpected if the GOP does not make another "pick up" of a currently held Democrat seat.
ARIZONA is still showing Republican Kari Lake several points behind her Democratic opponent. It is mathematically possible for her to win but it seems unlikely that she will split off enough votes to make up the margin.
PENNSYLVANIA is likely the only chance that the GOP has of a remaining pick up to increase their margin in the Senate. The Pennsylvania vote is very tight, literally razors edge close. Either candidate can win; Republicans can have 'hope' but it would not be unexpected if the GOP does not make another "pick up" of a currently held Democrat seat.
ARIZONA is still showing Republican Kari Lake several points behind her Democratic opponent. It is mathematically possible for her to win but it seems unlikely that she will split off enough votes to make up the margin.
FrancSevin
Proudly Deplorable
Absentee ballots overnight made the difference? Colour me surprised.
Perhaps Kari Lake can try that trick before Saturday.
She would get away with it because no how, no way, the Dems would call for an investigation as it would expose them as well.
Patriot
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I wonder if anyone is going to examine the absentee ballots that came in overnight to ensure they are legitimate.Absentee ballots overnight made the difference? Colour me surprised.
Perhaps Kari Lake can try that trick before Saturday.
She would get away with it because no how, no way, the Dems would call for an investigation as it would expose them as well.
FrancSevin
Proudly Deplorable
It's Nevada! Unlikely
Pennsylvania FLIPS from the Democrats to the GOP.
FOX News just called it. AP called it.
There could be a RECOUNT.
But it looks like incumbent Bob Casey just lost his seat. Dave McCormick is the new GOP Senator from Pennsylvania.
That gives the GOP 53 seats in the Senate.
Arizona is still in play, but Kari Lake seem well behind and that looks out of reach for her. My bet is the Democrats will retain Arizona.
FOX News just called it. AP called it.
There could be a RECOUNT.
But it looks like incumbent Bob Casey just lost his seat. Dave McCormick is the new GOP Senator from Pennsylvania.
That gives the GOP 53 seats in the Senate.
Arizona is still in play, but Kari Lake seem well behind and that looks out of reach for her. My bet is the Democrats will retain Arizona.
tommu56
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Republicans continued to grow their majority in the Senate after news outlets projected challenger Dave McCormick to unseat Democratic Senator Bob Casey, flipping another seat even as the race remains close enough to possibly trigger a recount.
The Associated Press called the race for McCormick at around 4:09 p.m. ET on November 7 after earlier saying that Casey still had a "narrow path to victory" with 97 percent of the vote counted.
McCormick's communications director, Elizabeth Gregory, said in a press release that he has a lead of just over 30,000 votes and that the remaining votes to count will not break strongly enough for Casey to make up the difference.
"While votes continue to be counted, any way you slice it, Dave McCormick will be the next United States Senator from Pennsylvania," Gregory said, pointing to Cambria County as one area that could provide a firewall against a last-minute surge from Casey.
Cambria County suffered an Election Day setback because of a voting system malfunction, resulting in a necessary hand count, according to The Tribune-Democrat in Johnstown.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick and wife Nina Powell thank supporters after declaring victory in a closely contested race with Pennsylvania incumbent Bob Casey on November 6 in Pittsburgh. With 93 percent of the... More Jeff Swensen/Getty Images
The Pennsylvania government website reported the totals as 3,340,611 for McCormick and 3,308,681 for Casey as of 4:45 p.m. ET on November 7 - around .47 percent of a vote difference.
Should the race remain within less than or equal to .5 percent of the total vote count, it would trigger an automatic recount, according to state law. Candidates can also request a recount, with no requirement for a specific margin and no set deadline for completion.
NBC News reported that roughly 181,000 votes remain to be counted, but three independent candidates have a combined 2.5 percent of the vote and could continue to influence the race.
U.S. Senator Robert Casey, a Pennsylvania Democrat, speaks during a news conference on health care on September 25, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Republican challenger Dave McCormick has declared victory over Casey, but... More Alex Wong/Getty Images
In a statement issued Thursday, Casey spokesperson Maddy McDaniel said: "Yesterday, the vote margin shrunk by 50,000 votes and this race is now within half a point, the threshold for automatic recounts in Pennsylvania.
"With tens of thousands more votes to be counted, we are committed to ensuring every Pennsylvanian's vote is heard and confident that at the end of that process, Senator Casey will be re-elected."
Will Pennsylvania have recount? Senate race called for David McCormick
Race between Senator Bob Casey and challenger Dave McCormick may trigger an automatic recount if the vote tally ends up too close.
www.newsweek.com
Trump has named Susie Wiles as White House Chief of Staff.
apnews.com
President-elect Trump names Susie Wiles as chief of staff, making her first woman in the post
President-elect Donald Trump has named Susie Wiles, the manager of his victorious campaign, as his White House chief of staff.
apnews.com
tiredretired
The Old Salt
"I felt a great disturbance in the force. As if millions of Democrats suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced."
Another FIRST by TrumpTrump has named Susie Wiles as White House Chief of Staff.
President-elect Trump names Susie Wiles as chief of staff, making her first woman in the post
President-elect Donald Trump has named Susie Wiles, the manager of his victorious campaign, as his White House chief of staff.
No woman has ever been a Chief of Staff to the President.
In other election news, states move to formally ban non-citizens from voting.
www.washingtontimes.com
Push to expand noncitizen voting crumbles as voters pass bans in 8 states
Santa Ana, a city in Southern California, has one of the highest rates of noncitizen residents in the country. Yet voters are poised to reject allowing them to vote in local elections.
www.washingtontimes.com
Voters approved a ballot measure amending the Missouri Constitution to ban noncitizen voting, ranked choice voting and runoff elections. Nearly 69% of voters backed the measure. The ban was already law, but state Sen. Trent Curtis said the ballot measure writes it into the Constitution so a future legislature cannot change it.
“Missouri citizens were saying there should be a basic threshold to participate in representative government, and that threshold should be you’ve taken the time and made the effort to become a citizen,” he said. He said noncitizen voting, ranked choice voting and runoff elections are all part of the same coin.
“Elections are supposed to reveal the public will,” he said. “The problems with ranked choice and runoffs are they confuse the issue. You’re confusing the will of the people. That’s what citizenship goes to as well — who are the people whose will you’re trying to reveal?”
Noncitizen voting bans were also approved in Idaho, Oklahoma, Iowa, Wisconsin, Kentucky and the Carolinas.
While Kari Lake has been closing the gap, and while there are still a lot of votes to be counted, one media outlet, News Nation, is calling the Arizona US Senate race for her opponent, Reuben Gallego.
I'm still not convinced. Too many votes left and the gap has been closing. But it is looking grim for Kari Lake to actually FLIP the seat from Democrat to GOP.
I'm still not convinced. Too many votes left and the gap has been closing. But it is looking grim for Kari Lake to actually FLIP the seat from Democrat to GOP.
I dunno. But as of 11:41 E.S.T. on Saturday evening Nov 9, 2024:
Kari Lake is 1.5% down from Reuben Gallego.
Raw vote is 1,471,361 for Gallego and 1,426,479 for Lake
Only 86.3% of the votes counted.
Decision Desk is calling it for Gallego.
Arizona Senate Election Results, 2024 General | DDHQ
Live election results, and analysis of the Arizona 2024 Senate General elections.
decisiondeskhq.com
Well it wasn't until last evening that TRUMP "won" Nevada. . .
tommu56
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a blue abacus operator not a unbiased operator.