As more votes are counted, it turns out that the midterms were better for Democrats than it appeared on Tuesday.
Here are all the uncalled House, Senate and governor's races, including the heated races in Florida, Georgia and Arizona. https://t.co/BSj2Ok17m7
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 9, 2018
2018 was a WAY better election for Democrats than most people seem to thinkhttps://t.co/Sh5muC9pOa pic.twitter.com/qYC4z8wIl8
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) November 9, 2018
Final result: closer to 40 than 30. Largest Dem gain since Watergate. https://t.co/DdWzCs4m4M
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 9, 2018
With votes still being counted, an estimated 113 million Americans cast ballots in the first nationwide election of the Trump presidency, according to data compiled by The Associated Press https://t.co/Y3rn0lPEG2
— Julie Pace (@jpaceDC) November 9, 2018
Despite rampant voter suppression, 2018 was huge year for expanding voting rights. Ballot initiatives to end felon disenfranchisement, pass automatic & Election Day registration & rein in gerrymandering got 60% support or higher in red & blue states https://t.co/d82KKuqfbM
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) November 8, 2018
If so, would evict the last remaining Republican congressman from the Northeast https://t.co/2yxKIDQzxz
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) November 9, 2018
Basically Tuesday's results in the House/Senate can be explained by 3 things.
1—It was a very blue political environment
2—Polarization is increasing (ticket-splitting is decreasing)
3—Incumbency no longer protects a candidate all that much— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 9, 2018
"Before Trump's visit, Cruz's internal numbers had him leading by double digits statewide. In the days after, his lead dropped to 5 points."https://t.co/sqhGVkYjk1
— Aman Batheja (@amanbatheja) November 9, 2018
I kept saying this before the election to anyone who wanted to listen. The state of the economy is not a good predictor of congressional outcomes. It affects presidential approval, which is the real predictor of the congressional vote. https://t.co/H2mv1iOw56
— Eric McGhee (@hezaproject) November 9, 2018
Sad! 