Texas voting problems

There have been voting machine problems and voter intimidation. Do you think the losers will accept the results?

Voter intimidation

“I’ve been here for 30 years, and this harassment that’s going on, I haven’t ever seen the likes of this.” Reports of voter intimidation at polling places in Texas https://t.co/aSLzosGQ54

— Charles Ornstein (@charlesornstein) October 26, 2018

1/ Voter intimidation has been reported in Dallas County, with the @DallasElections administrator calling it the worst she's seen in decades: https://t.co/zmNPa4OG0R #EarlyVotingTX

— Jamie Hancock (@jamiedhancock) October 26, 2018

Second, know that if you're a registered voter, you have the right to vote. This @ACLU guide walks you through your rights. https://t.co/4j8S5GEe4X

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 26, 2018

Voting machines changing votes

IMPORTANT INFO FOR TEXAS VOTERS:

The voting machines are poorly designed but are not rigged or randomly switching votes to Cruz.

Everyone should go out and vote and double check their selections before finalizing them.

Your vote will count.

More here: https://t.co/iZxDyCULhA

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) October 27, 2018

Check your screens, folks! "When I got to the end, I just so happened that I glanced at the screen, I saw Ted Cruz was selected as my senator," a voter in Fort Bend County who attempted to vote straight Democrat told ABC 13. https://t.co/WYTNbQYxpD #VoteBeto

— Democratic Coalition (@TheDemCoalition) October 26, 2018

The issue with the Texas voting machines is not new. Fixing it (and other problems around the country) should be a bipartisan cause. 2016👇 https://t.co/rc6W5yfFhL

— Daniel Radosh (@danielradosh) October 27, 2018

Some early Texas voters who cast straight-ticket ballots say machines entered the wrong choices for Senate and other top races. The secretary of state's office blames user error. https://t.co/01ZGh3LWpH

— AP Central U.S. (@APCentralRegion) October 26, 2018

So both Trump and the Governor of Texas knew the voting machines were switching votes in the 2016 election. Why weren’t these machines fixed over the past 2 years? https://t.co/dnA5xGMSpq

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) October 26, 2018

Trump’s North Carolina rally – 10/26/18

More lies, more hatred. He lies about pre-existing conditions: Republicans have opposed them. He makes up a middle class tax cut that is unlikely to happen – why would it be needed if the last one helped the middle class (which it didn’t).

New York Times coverage

Washington Post coverage

Here comes the part of the Charlotte rally where Trump drops all pretenses & dives headfirst into authoritarian fearmongering: "As we speak, Democrats are encouraging illegal aliens to break our laws…They want to release criminal aliens right out of jail and onto your streets."

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) October 27, 2018

Trump: "I’ve never seen rain in North Carolina."

???

We had a hurricane like two weeks ago

— David A. Graham (@GrahamDavidA) October 26, 2018

This is what the press pen looks like. pic.twitter.com/NevMS0m0bQ

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 26, 2018

"Political violence must never ever be allowed in America and I'll do everything in my power to stop it," Trump says at North Carolina rally, reading from teleprompter. "The media has a major role to play, whether they want to or not."

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) October 26, 2018

"We have seen an effort by the media in recent hours to use the sinister actions of one individual to score political points against me," Trump says. "The media has tried to attack the incredible Americans who support our movement to give power back to the people."

— Katie Rogers (@katierogers) October 26, 2018

Trump says there is a town in California where "illegal aliens" have taken over the town council. Crowd doesn't like that idea. Doesn't name the town.

— Ely Portillo (@ESPortillo) October 26, 2018

Trump spending a lot of time tonight criticizing the media. After “CNN sucks!” chant breaks out, he continues: “indeed they do, they have a major role to play in terms of tone, in terms of everything,” drawing laughs.

— Jill Colvin (@colvinj) October 26, 2018

(This is him saying it.) https://t.co/ATeBO2uGkn

— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) October 27, 2018

Hello from Charlotte, NC — Trump is on the way for a #MAGA rally — some rallygoers have been in line since last night. And it's been raining heavily here. pic.twitter.com/LGSKdYvZov

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 26, 2018

“I wonder at the end of this week if Trump is able to control the forces he has unleashed,” @brianstelter reports live from Charlotte ahead of tonight’s Trump rally, as supporters chant CNN SUCKS! pic.twitter.com/q2xqFvEl3F

— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) October 26, 2018

If Trump cannot tell his supporters this is unacceptable & the GOP leadership will not tell him this is unacceptable then it’s up to the voters on November 6 to tell them all its unacceptable. #Vote. https://t.co/n5uCmCju6X

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) October 26, 2018

More chanting of “CNN sucks” pic.twitter.com/adRV1M2k6c

— Ali Rogin (@AliABCNews) October 26, 2018

Super Pacs

This is why Citizens United was such a terrible Supreme Court decision. We need to get big money out of both parties’ campaigns.

Eleven donors have plowed $1 billion into super PACs since they were created, via @myhlee: https://t.co/3HPVmjn7Fl

— Dana Milbank (@Milbank) October 26, 2018

Republicans could propose cuts to Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid

Republicans Look to Safety Net Programs as Deficit Balloons https://t.co/daRN3zmuE9

— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) October 26, 2018

2018 elections update – 10/26/18

This why there is a loooooong tail for dem gains. https://t.co/xDvhApsfEr

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) October 26, 2018

What the dark, uncomfortable history of political tribalism means for November 6 https://t.co/xoKKIAWAoo pic.twitter.com/TRbVVuFtLx

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 26, 2018

Want to know just how important Wisconsin is in the midterm election? Take a look at the political luminaries who visited over the last six days https://t.co/D056nqGxuK

— POLITICO (@politico) October 26, 2018

White suburban voters could help swing control of Congress. And one of our recent polls shows Dems up 8 points over Republicans with this key voting block — a big difference from 2016 when they voted 49%-45% for Trump over Clinton https://t.co/EDpm0kfNxd

— POLITICO (@politico) October 26, 2018

These eight attorney-general races could make a big difference to President Trump’s agenda. Via @FiveThirtyEight: https://t.co/RoZo37XRws pic.twitter.com/YfFV5qTOUu

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) October 26, 2018

Amid a national debate on access to the franchise, voters in Maryland will decide next month whether to allow same-day registration on Election Day for future elections. https://t.co/qkn2XRynE8

— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) October 26, 2018

An act of nationwide terrorism is ongoing and dammit, the President of the United States needs to address the nation as to……how it might affect his political party's chances in an upcoming vote. The moral vacuity of this soulless squib is as profound as it is relentless. https://t.co/hZMr4wY6Zx

— David Simon (@AoDespair) October 26, 2018

.@CookPolitical has moved NJ Senate to a tossup. Here' s a little refresh from a few days ago about why that race is close. https://t.co/BvCjCgVM6b

— Clare Malone (@ClareMalone) October 26, 2018

More than 10,000 absentee ballot envelopes sent to voters by the Board of Elections in the DCl did not feature a reminder to include stamps. https://t.co/D7xzaDqLNB

— WTOP (@WTOP) October 26, 2018

Red wave is so big that Republicans are going to pick up an extra seat in South Dakota, even though it doesn't have a Senate race this year. https://t.co/t5KrIFojeo

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 26, 2018

2018 elections update – October 25, 2018

Republicans would love to see Melania Trump on the campaign trail. She’s not going to do it. https://t.co/hhpRZK0AAV

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 26, 2018

This is exactly right. National polls have underestimated Dems here. Forget polls; listen to me. https://t.co/sz1xuJKRcL

— Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) October 26, 2018

Our 10/25 full model update is now live!

GOP chance of House majority: 5.4%

GOP chance of Senate majority: 89.7%

Generic ballot national environment: D+7.9

In-depth look at every single race on our website#MidtermElections2018 https://t.co/3j8VwGhS8K

— Øptimus Predicts (@0ptimusPredicts) October 25, 2018

Virginia Beach Republican congressman tries to weather scandal and wave of Democratic spending, via @jonward11 https://t.co/JMEeqCmObl

— Colin Campbell (@colincampbell) October 25, 2018

The 2018 midterm elections are quickly approaching https://t.co/L8ZDdPLIjn

— Salon (@Salon) October 25, 2018

Even as authorities discovered more suspicious packages on Thursday the needle in congressional races across the country has hardly budged https://t.co/zAkizoAfv2

— POLITICO (@politico) October 25, 2018

Next time you hear "What happened to the wave??," keep in mind:

1) Trump's %s w/ college+ women are still horrendous
2) Rs have ticked up in areas Trump surged in '16, but not in the bulk of suburban CDs that will decide House
3) 23+ seats (still consensus forecast) *is* a wave

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) October 25, 2018

In Virginia, incumbent Rep. Barbara Comstock first won her seat in 2014 by 16 points.

But now she’s one of the most vulnerable Republicans this year, currently trailing Jennifer Wexton by high single digits, according to recent polls https://t.co/5qMrhvMA6t pic.twitter.com/Bj2EFUQlOG

— POLITICO (@politico) October 25, 2018

The midterm elections are all about the man who's not on the ballot. https://t.co/EdsMFtFIb0 pic.twitter.com/X0ZHAPtXh4

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) October 25, 2018

For comparison, four years ago, there were 42,880 ballots cast the entire first day of early voting. https://t.co/6nwDDZiYLk

— Luke Broadwater (@lukebroadwater) October 25, 2018

New visualization added to @ForecasterEnten's election forecast on @CNN

Sketchy circles are drawn for each day's predictions to build a visual distribution of model results leading up to the election.

See the full forecast here: https://t.co/qTlhFWzXiM pic.twitter.com/AgzElLuUeD

— Matthew Conlen (@mathisonian) October 25, 2018

This number is why a major Democratic wave is still possiblehttps://t.co/DmZLYR3avf pic.twitter.com/EzqzXpfXRW

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) October 25, 2018

The most sobering thing about talking-to-average-people midterms reporting is the number of average people who either have no idea an election is happening or think the president is running in it.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 25, 2018

One other unscientific-sample report: I’ve met four “voted for Trump, wish I didn’t, never again” women in one Pennsylvania shopping centre in two hours. The “nothing matters/these Trump people are unreachable” sentiment is very confusing when you talk to female voters.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 25, 2018

MacArthur is still no @DarylKipnisEsq, a House candidate in NJ who’s raised $20K and spent 40% of it at @realDonaldTrump’s Bedminster course https://t.co/YjG5mq47av

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) October 25, 2018

The Republican party will become more conservative

Which Republican congressional representatives and governors will lose in the 2018 elections? I think it will be the moderates (or in this era, just plain conservatives). I can’t see districts that have elected extreme conservative Republicans going Democratic. Thus, some more moderate Republicans will be gone and what’s left is an even more extreme party.

update:

Tonight's election, unless it results in a total Democratic blowout, will further Trump's takeover of the Republican Party: his biggest internal critics are retiring, losing, or quieting down. https://t.co/DL4ESSpevt

— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) November 6, 2018

2018 elections update – October 24, 2018

In most states, the large majority of early votes cast have been from people who usually vote anyway. https://t.co/qDQfkByer7

— Philip Bump (@pbump) October 24, 2018

This is a fascinating race! https://t.co/v6qtbtxZbh

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) October 24, 2018

new #FactChecker –> Virginia lawmaker promises ‘honest truth’ in misleading ad https://t.co/knEJhqMmHQ

— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) October 24, 2018

NEW: My deep dive into Tennessee

Corker felt out Bredesen about running as an indie

Bredesen calls Obama an “elitist,” says Dem base will tolerate most anything

Marsha dances on Trump

Lamar may run again (!)

And @algore goes deep on Tenn history >https://t.co/dLcvy8F9IX

— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) October 24, 2018

After flirting with Trump in 2016, these three states are looking blue again. https://t.co/7VtDBPfCsB

— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) October 24, 2018

Brazen lying https://t.co/kHC1muc2b3

— Derek Cressman (@DerekCressman) October 23, 2018

“settle on fear and falsehoods” is another way of saying they are running on BS

target is white men without college educations, who now represent cornerstone of Trump GOP

in our NBC/WSJ poll, they favor Rs by 66%-24%

all other voters favor Ds by 55%-34% https://t.co/YkwbxiKnkU

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 23, 2018

Exclusive: Priorities USA launches new ad campaign targeting McConnell entitlement cuts talk — to run nationally through election day.

McConnell is quickly becoming the vessel for the Democratic Party’s closing argument to midterm votershttps://t.co/gUJZpXhvIY via @nbcnews

— Heidi Przybyla (@HeidiPrzybyla) October 24, 2018

CALIFORNIA — 48th CD
Standard midterm:
Rohrabacher (R) 50%
Rouda (D) 48%
Democratic surge:
Rohrabacher (R) 48%
Rouda (D) 50%
Low turnout:
Rohrabacher (R) 52%
Rouda (D) 46%
(Monmouth U. Poll, LV, 10/17-21/18)

— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) October 24, 2018

Before I started writing this, did not realize how great Dems are looking in a BUNCH of big governor's races: https://t.co/rImBijd0jM via @Slate

— Josh Voorhees (@JoshVoorhees) October 23, 2018

Wow. Not shocking given what we know, but shocking given I'm fairly sure I wasn't close to being alive the last time SD elected a Dem governor. https://t.co/cEAAXhbBi0

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) October 24, 2018

Tennessee voter suppression

BREAKING: Tennessee Court rules that voters in Shelby County must be permitted to fix voter registration issues at polling place & cast regular ballots. County must also provide updates on number of people with pending/deficient applications & must notify applicants immediately.

— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) October 25, 2018

BREAKING: In Tennessee we have now filed suit against the Shelby County Election Commission for their actions that threaten to disenfranchise thousands of eligible voters. We want to ensure that voters who submitted registration forms can exercise their right to vote on 11/6. https://t.co/dZyyXl0glA

— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) October 23, 2018

Voters have done their job: registering to vote and showing up to exercise their right to vote. Now Election Commissions need to do their job. #EarlyVotingTN https://t.co/oVODx9brQa

— TN Democratic Party (@tndp) October 23, 2018

Thousands in U.S. South may not be able to cast ballots in early voting

Continued Republican initiated Voter Suppression

Thousands of voters in Tennessee were at risk of being blocked from casting regular ballots when early voting opened this week,… https://t.co/65BYgS92Pc

— 2018Action4Wild (@2018Action4Wild) October 23, 2018

We were blindsided by this shadow voter suppression. Our 18 year old son is trying to hitch a ride home from college just to vote. How many will actually go through with that?? No absentee vote for first timers is utter madness. Welcome to Tennessee de”mock”racy. https://t.co/4WxW9Xp48u

— Alex. Rockafellar (@AlexRockNash) October 22, 2018

Trump is running on lies and fear

He has really gone for the bottom. Why isn’t he talking about 3.7% unemployment? I think he understands his cult is motivated by bigotry and fear and will believe anything he says. It’s frightening. It worked in 2016 and may work now. Trump doesn’t care if he divides the country. He just cares about winning at any cost.

Trump is running a midterm campaign based on stoking racial divisions and fear of immigrants, and in some cases the GOP is making open appeals to racism @AsteadWesley & me, w/@llerer @elizabethjdias @jwpetersNYT >>https://t.co/oSPncMl3ti

— Alex Burns (@alexburnsNYT) October 23, 2018

All lies, all the time. My story on Trump's midterms strategy of making things up to scare people, especially about Democrats and dark-skinned foreigners: https://t.co/YtVAob2gxd

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 22, 2018

“Trump’s embrace of a fraught term — ‘nationalist’ — could cement a dangerous racial divide”

“Trump and Republicans settle on fear — and falsehoods — as a midterm strategy”

Also key: how it gets reported. Lies spread & get reinforced when they're repeated. The way to debunk them, psychologists say, is to report the truth first, before the lie. https://t.co/CMyDkmMyqR https://t.co/ubtVn1a91a

— Holly Ojalvo (@heoj) October 22, 2018

My only prediction for the midterms: Already Dark Trump is going to get darker and uglier by Election Day. Much darker and uglier. And every GOPer who doesn't speak out or quit the party is complicit.

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) October 23, 2018

.⁦@MaxBoot⁩ on Trump’s “cynical ploy to use racism and xenophobia as voter turnout tools.” ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ https://t.co/CAaevLo0kk

— Caroline Baum (@cabaum1) October 23, 2018

Facing what could be a sweeping defeat next month, Trump and Republicans play to the their supporters’ paranoia https://t.co/EtiYAvlGuy

— Salon (@Salon) October 23, 2018