White House bans CNN’s Acosta

This is just a scam to distract us from the Sessions firing.

After the @PressSec manufactures a reason for revoking Jim @Acosta's press pass following his tough questioning of President Trump, other members of the press are now calling out the White House lies. pic.twitter.com/eeBwn9DndD

— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) November 8, 2018

Yep, being played like a fiddle. Stay focused, people. https://t.co/Tn6XIfdGtx

— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) November 8, 2018

This just in from @CNNPR: "This unprecedented decision is a threat to our democracy and the country deserves better. Jim Acosta has our full support." https://t.co/IoOsMoVH0i

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 8, 2018

Acosta, who the White House is alleging "placed his hands" on the young intern, said, "Pardon me, ma'am" as he tried to ask his question. https://t.co/1Ueg9yl9Fu

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 8, 2018

They also groove on the drama, and try to pit reporters against each other by doing this kind of thing. It has been a slippery slope for a long time and here we are. https://t.co/dtvW29BY2P

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 8, 2018

White House suspends press pass of CNN’s Jim Acosta after testy exchange with Trump https://t.co/QnWwS1ZC82

— Matea Gold (@mateagold) November 8, 2018

During the campaign, Trump team hand-picked which reporters could travel in his pool, which was not conventionally put together and did not widely distribute reports. This was plain to see he was headed this way for a long time. https://t.co/noagxLsNAD

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 8, 2018

If the President believes in a free press then you don't pull a hard pass because of a hard question you don't want to answer. And this statement about the "Young woman" is a LIE. https://t.co/CTlBWHGbnh

— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) November 8, 2018

The @WHCA, which advocates for White House reporters, is drafting a statement re: tonight's suspension of @Acosta's hard pass. Note: The government, not the association, handles hard passes.

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 8, 2018

Sarah Sanders is obviously lying. I had this view, the one no video cameras had. I can confirm that @Acosta never laid hands on anyone. pic.twitter.com/6vaIS7brYy

— Philip Crowther (@PhilipinDC) November 8, 2018

The White House has been itching to ban @acosta for some time now. It came up with a pretext today. https://t.co/KQw7LoCrUU

— ErikWemple (@ErikWemple) November 8, 2018

Plenty to criticize Acosta about, but he did not "place his hands" on the intern. It's ridiculous for anyone to suggest he did. And after Trump joked about Gianforte bodyslamming Ben Jacobs the White House can't bust out the fainting couch now. https://t.co/1rFOw9CCiz

— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) November 8, 2018

The other side:

Fox's Trish Regan: "I know that you also have a background, and I don't mean to spring this on you last minute, in sexual assault cases etc. What's your reaction to that video that saw there where Jim Acosta is sort of wrestling that young White House intern?" pic.twitter.com/7bfq8Bqfag

— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) November 8, 2018

Suspected Russian social media accounts spread stories about voter fraud/more about bots

A network of suspected Russian social media accounts began propagating stories today about voter fraud in Texas, Florida and Ohio, according to the cyber firm Recorded Future. All are key battleground states where Dems are hoping to notch important gains. https://t.co/u8ka60i5HC

— Dustin Volz (@dnvolz) November 7, 2018

there’s more:

Take a look: 1.1 million bots are participating in America's social media political discussions. https://t.co/QYwyaBH2i5

— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) November 1, 2018

Oy. Last week, bots were driving 60% of the Twitter conversation about the caravan. (And you can now track the bot activity on any news topic at https://t.co/GlXnBuVrS6.) @issielapowsky https://t.co/I9L1uE64pU

— Nicholas Thompson (@nxthompson) October 30, 2018

EXCLUSIVE: Russian propaganda veterans are pushing Candace Owens' #Blexit campaign. https://t.co/oRuBpGYmmd

— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) November 3, 2018

Within moments of @Acosta asking his question at the presser this morning, hundreds of accounts began spamming multiple hashtags accusing him of assault.

Those same accounts are now pushing the narrative he should be arrested.

Here is one example: pic.twitter.com/tW8QpR8X9J

— Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath) November 8, 2018

NEW: The Mueller-indicted Russian troll farm known as the Internet Research Agency is apparently declaring victory in the U.S. election and warning “citizens of the United States of America” that “your intelligence agencies are powerless” https://t.co/Pxf9hQ4tl2

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 8, 2018

New from me: A Russian troll farm set an elaborate social media trap for the midterms — and no one bithttps://t.co/otLa7eOlbR

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) November 8, 2018

Late on election night, Facebook said it had blocked over 100 accounts on concerns they were linked to Russian efforts to influence U.S. voters https://t.co/1f2eR8UEx0

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 7, 2018

Who raised and donated the most money for the 2018 elections

My latest ~ the campaigns and companies that spent the most on the 2018 midterms. Gives you a little peak into why elections turned out the way they did. More money doesn't always ensure victory (ex: Beto in Texas) but it makes a big difference.https://t.co/TzDiEbSJBm

— Nihal Krishan (@NihalKrishan) November 7, 2018

We need to get the big money out of both parties by overturning the Citizens United decision.

This is what over $100 million in donations buys you:

"Trump watched US midterm results with top GOP donor Sheldon Adelson"

That must have been a fun night.https://t.co/yrG5tBQHOm

— Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) November 8, 2018

Racist ads for Republican candidates

The article doesn’t say that every was for a Republican candidate. To be fair, the Georgia robocalls (one of several examples in the article) were paid for by an outside group, not the Kemp campaign.

Racist rhetoric was rampant in 2018 midterms, with many campaign ads and candidates embracing it to fuel their campaigns. https://t.co/KUXzOBe3LG

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 7, 2018

2018 elections update part 3

To butcher a quote from Newt Gingrich after 1994, if this isn't a wave, I'd like to know what a wave is. This is this biggest net gain in the House for the Dems in the House since Watergate.

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) November 8, 2018

The midterm elections reinforced a chasm between the two major parties that has been growing in the Age of Trump. https://t.co/obKa3qVObt

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 7, 2018

Voters in Idaho, Nebraska and Utah approved what their Republican-led legislatures repeatedly would not: Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act https://t.co/A2SnKRnI9r

— NYT National News (@NYTNational) November 7, 2018

But there are a handful of close races where Republicans won but the close margins stung.

At the top of the list: Republican Ron DeSantis’ 1-point victory over Democrat Andrew Gillum in Florida https://t.co/lsxSNu9fGa pic.twitter.com/aNd0lCgdaK

— POLITICO (@politico) November 7, 2018

Democrats flipped seven governorships on Tuesday: Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico and Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin victory over Scott Walker might have been the most satisfying for Democrats https://t.co/lsxSNu9fGa pic.twitter.com/X62Y1VdFzi

— POLITICO (@politico) November 7, 2018

Turnout was off the charts in this year's midterm election. In 2014, fewer than 79 million voters cast ballots for the House.

This year, that number is 97 million and counting — and that's just for Dem and GOP candidates https://t.co/lsxSNu9fGa

— POLITICO (@politico) November 7, 2018

Democrats pick up nothing in North Carolina. This one was close. https://t.co/0odLg0c1z5

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 7, 2018

See: Carolina, North.
Cooper, Roy. https://t.co/ZPSG5kgzlC

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) November 7, 2018

Good, now I don't have to write this piece, or participate in this symphony of cherry-picking spin. Thanks @EricLevitz https://t.co/bJCCOrc7HP

— David Dayen (@ddayen) November 7, 2018

Republicans lost the suburbs: https://t.co/44loIIOPt5 pic.twitter.com/hBfWDrqlfH

— Slate (@Slate) November 7, 2018

!!! https://t.co/enavrkWkVl

— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) November 7, 2018

Feels like this is the most likely map, if you imagine last night as a presidential race, yes? It's obviously a lot closer than the House popular vote was. https://t.co/WESGnhTj0s pic.twitter.com/EUp2DNT8Wu

— David Leonhardt (@DLeonhardt) November 7, 2018

Heller voted for Kavanaugh and lost.

Bredesen said he would’ve voted for Kavanaugh and lost.

Brown, Baldwin, Casey, and Stabenow all voted against Kavanaugh and won – in Trump states.

This is GOP spin without evidence. https://t.co/f0Gbu7JX3D

— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) November 7, 2018

The Georgia governor's race is a banana-republic circus, and in a just world Brian Kemp would be in jail https://t.co/Qip1rnrNBR

— Jay Willis (@jaywillis) November 7, 2018

Analysis | The Trailer: It did, in fact, come down to turnout https://t.co/UblKgRyPsj

— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) November 7, 2018

Voter suppression worked: Greg Palast explains why Georgia governor race is headed to a legal battle https://t.co/hFeNOojfM0

— Salon (@Salon) November 7, 2018

The Atlantic: “If the (GA) governor’s race had taken place in another country, the State Department would have questioned its legitimacy” https://t.co/6VbJVAmIum

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 7, 2018

Missouri Dem Claire McCaskill, who lost to Josh Hawley tonight, was the first identified target of the Kremlin’s 2018 election interference, a Daily Beast forensic analysis revealed in July https://t.co/Jq1m0jyrTQ

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 7, 2018

The elections across the U.S. made history:

– The first Native American women were elected to Congress
– The first Muslim women were elected to Congress
– The first openly gay man was elected as governor
– There will be at least 100 women in the Househttps://t.co/IOpL7PUBct

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 7, 2018

Democratic Congressional candidate Amy McGrath got more votes than expected in the district that's home to Kentucky's biggest city. But she fell short in rural areas. https://t.co/yX7nuINxQB

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 7, 2018

Where do you stand on Three Dog Night? https://t.co/V6BlydTpO1

— James Urbaniak (@JamesUrbaniak) November 7, 2018

The president wanted this midterm to be about him. And in the House, that meant presidential approval was more highly correlated with the result than in any midterm. This in turn led to a rebuke of the GOP, Trump, and his presidency. https://t.co/tGO3gkU9JQ pic.twitter.com/zBOyxAtrCh

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) November 7, 2018

Most polls had Gillum winning the race, some by as much as seven points. But ultimately, DeSantis’s campaign pledge to govern as a localized version of Trump won the day. He won more than 49 percent of the vote. https://t.co/TOWhCYoqk1

— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) November 7, 2018

New: Katie Hill has beaten GOP Congressman Steve Knight in the California 25th Congressional race, giving the Democrats another House seat pick-up.

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) November 7, 2018

Maryland congressional map thrown out by judges

Gerrymandering is wrong, no matter which party does it. The Maryland map, done by Democrats, should be thrown out. Most gerrymandering has been done by Republicans.

A three-judge panel of a federal court on Wednesday threw out Maryland’s congressional map, reviving the legal fight over partisan gerrymandering just one day after the 2018 midterm electionshttps://t.co/EuYLkmMro7

— POLITICO (@politico) November 7, 2018

Trump’s bonkers press conference

He attacked the media. especially black female reporters. He criticized Jim Acosta from CNN and any Republican losing congressional candidate that didn’t run as a Trump loyalist.

President Trump to @Yamiche: "That's a racist question." pic.twitter.com/4bgrMjQFZk

— CSPAN (@cspan) November 7, 2018

“That’s such a racist question.” Trump to @Yamiche. The way Trump is treating black reporters is… whew.

— Lydia Polgreen (@lpolgreen) November 7, 2018

Republicans lost the House, so Trump took it out on reporters: https://t.co/UKvTfVWuqM

— ErikWemple (@ErikWemple) November 7, 2018

Donald Trump used the word "tremendous" 21 times in his press conference today

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) November 7, 2018

I think it’s stunning and outrageous and it seems to be spiraling out of control. When I think it can’t get any worse it does. He can’t seem to tolerate being challenged or any negative press, something every President has had to endure. Those are my thoughts. https://t.co/VTmS525iwt

— Katie Couric (@katiecouric) November 7, 2018

@realDonaldTrump @potus lashed out at #AURN #WhiteHouse correspondent @AprilDRyan #AprilRyan and several other journalists in a bizarre and hostile press conference. https://t.co/R2ddhWoNUM

— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) November 7, 2018

Our free press is under attack. We need to stick together! Walk out together next time. That would send a powerful message and remind POTUS he needs us. https://t.co/MY25GNeqhB

— Cindy Gomez-Schempp (@Media_PPP) November 7, 2018

In a post-election news conference, President Trump took credit for GOP Senate gains, battled the press and offered both warnings and overtures to the new Democratic House majority https://t.co/ifJagaj7uf pic.twitter.com/4SgGPwAqWm

— CNN (@CNN) November 7, 2018

President Trump clashes with CNN's Jim Acosta, other journalists at fiery press conference https://t.co/U0lNgzMHwk pic.twitter.com/kkKtqzcGA9

— TIME (@TIME) November 7, 2018

President Trump vs. CNN's Jim Acosta: the rematch https://t.co/QVDZ1Z94fy

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 7, 2018

Could ONE reporter ONE time say to Trump when he complains the press is negative and hostile (as he's doing right now), "Sir, its because you LIE and we have to report that. Don't lie and we won't be so "negative". ONCE please?

— Bill Maher (@billmaher) November 7, 2018

The media is not the enemy of the people. The freedom of the press is protected by the Constitution. Presidents never enjoy pointed questions from the press, but President Trump should respect their right to ask them and respect Americans enough to answer them. https://t.co/JY3eAwX8RH

— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) November 7, 2018

CNN’s response to @realDonaldTrump’s press conference today: pic.twitter.com/tJ3nZDnYwO

— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) November 7, 2018

"You can't do them simultaneously, by the way. Just think, if somebody said 'Oh, you can do them,' no you can't. Cause if they're doing that, we're not doing the other, just so you understand." — Trump

And, no, I don't.https://t.co/Ohl7VFDbzn

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) November 8, 2018

Just saw the video of the president saying “didn’t want the embrace” while gloating over GOPers who lost. It was a creepy, mean-spirited thing to do, but Republicans are mad at me and Max Boot? We’ve both been a lot more graceful than the present was today. Low bar, I know.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) November 7, 2018

Rep. Coffman’s strategist responds to Trump taunts: “If he would have attacked us from the White House podium 72 hours ago, we might have won the damn thing.”https://t.co/aWll84GBsx https://t.co/GYJHLtCEsZ

— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) November 8, 2018

fact check

Does the Sessions firing affect Mueller?

Bad news for the Mueller investigation. Whitaker has been critical of Mueller.

Democrats call for Sessions’s successor to recuse himself from Russia probe https://t.co/dQ2dxfAVuJ

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 7, 2018

An acting AG can serve for 210 days, though that can be extended if a person is nominated to permanently fill the vacancy and there are some other caveats as well. @tedbarrettcnn

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) November 7, 2018

Matthew Whitaker in July 2017 lamented how "the Russians are funding the DNC and helping Hillary Clinton — no one's advancing that."https://t.co/hTQdxMyFtG pic.twitter.com/aVnUJiXs5R

— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) November 7, 2018

Here's the new acting Attorney General in July 2017 defending Don Jr.'s decision to take the Trump Tower meeting with Russians offering "dirt" on Hillary Clinton: "You would always take that meeting."(via CNN) pic.twitter.com/qFAhnhSSJK

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 7, 2018

Insight on the Sessions firing, nearly instant as usual, by @NatashaBertrand, including:

“Trump’s move could still backfire…. Sessions may now find himself both more vulnerable and more inclined to cooperate with Mueller…”https://t.co/e4PPcxEBwP

— David Priess (@DavidPriess) November 7, 2018

Whaddaya know: Mark Whitaker, now in charge of the Mueller investigation, chaired the 2014 campaign of Sam Clovis, a grand jury witness in that investigation. https://t.co/NzUkgjwOp1

— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) November 7, 2018

Less than a day after the Democratic House takeover might have tempted you to relax a bit, Trump immediately reminded us that he's still a dangerous authoritarian who emboldens white nationalists and is prepared to burn it all down to save himself:https://t.co/XW5mULlAZ3

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) November 7, 2018

Really would have been nice if Congress had passed the bipartisan bill to protect the Mueller Investigation

— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) November 7, 2018

Some more Whitaker criticism of the Mueller team, this one based on a Fox News report that cited an anonymous source. https://t.co/p3yCn0VXn5

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 7, 2018

Ohhhhhkkkkayyyyy https://t.co/uet5sENPLF

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) November 7, 2018

It is impossible to read Attorney General Sessions’ firing as anything other than another blatant attempt by @realDonaldTrump to undermine & end Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation.

— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) November 7, 2018

Hours after the polls closed:

1. Trump fired Jeff Sessions

2. Removed Rosenstein from overseeing the Russia investigation

3. Installed Matt Whitaker to replace Sessions and oversee the Russia investigation. Whitaker has publicly stated that Mueller has exceeded his authority

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) November 7, 2018

NEW via @PostRoz @mattzap @CarolLeonnig: Sessions’s ouster throws future of special counsel probe into question https://t.co/VyJ4oS8OnI

— Matea Gold (@mateagold) November 7, 2018

This is the article in which Whitaker said the investigation was crossing a red line if he looked into Trump's finances: https://t.co/kgWk9KlAMM

— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) November 7, 2018

Rosenstein is no longer overseeing the Mueller probe. Acting AG Matt Whitaker has control, per DOJ. https://t.co/TMryDKQNRB

— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) November 7, 2018

A TWEET FOR THE AGES https://t.co/zNWGeuPQ66

— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) November 7, 2018

The next two months are a time of peril for the Mueller investigation.

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) November 7, 2018

Rosenstein will remain in his role as deputy attorney general, but Whitaker will take over supervising special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation https://t.co/V3fyhhPfwM pic.twitter.com/oAjCyw2Np7

— POLITICO (@politico) November 7, 2018

Matt Whitaker last year on Trump Tower meeting:

“You would always take the meeting."https://t.co/T0aR8XvVmk

— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) November 7, 2018

THREAD: What should we make of Trump’s firing of Jeff Sessions? https://t.co/jQ9uyzxNO2

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) November 7, 2018

Schumer: “Given his previous comments advocating defunding and imposing limitations on the Mueller investigation, Mr. Whitaker should recuse himself from its oversight for the duration of his time as acting attorney general.”

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) November 7, 2018

Senate Minority Leader Schumer: "We would hope, if there's a constitutional crisis, that our Republican colleagues would join us in thwarting the president from creating that crisis." https://t.co/V3R9YdpAUU

— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 7, 2018

2018 elections results part 2

New York Times House results

Democrats won the popular vote by over 4 million votes

New York Times Senate results

Most of the contested seats were held by Democrats. They got 12 million more votes.

For anyone who doubted the post-Labor Day consolidation of the Trump base: Dems didn't flip a single GOP House seat where Trump broke 55% of the vote.

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 7, 2018

Democrats faced big structural disadvantages, unlike any in recent memory. Take those into account, and 2018 looks like a wave election. https://t.co/CTATN1qdEF

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 7, 2018

Per Florida's constitution, measure restoring voting rights to people who complete sentences for felonies will be effective January 8, 2019 https://t.co/YXlVMayZbA

— Sam Levine (@srl) November 7, 2018

Another big victory for voting rights: voting rights lawyer Anita Earls elected to NC Supreme Court. She successfully challenged NC voting restrictions court struck down for targeting black voters "with almost surgical precision"

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) November 7, 2018

This is holding up:
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher just unseated Rep. John Culberson
Colin Allred unseated Rep. Pete Sessions
And Democrats are doing well in the competitive Texas state Senate seats. https://t.co/Uf2G0MDCOf

— Tara Golshan (@taragolshan) November 7, 2018

ask @SherrodBrown who won easily https://t.co/jIg0S8sWPE

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) November 7, 2018

By the time we know the winners in some of these races, someone will have declared and then dropped out of the 2020 campaign. https://t.co/NvYvlbM7gC

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) November 7, 2018

Think about this: two Republicans indicted on serious criminal charges reelected. One convicted of assaulting a reporter, praised by Trump for doing so, reelected. Overt racist Steve King reelected. Overt racist Ron DeSantis elected as FL governor. Overt racist Brian Kemp leading

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) November 7, 2018

With the midterms over and a return to divided government in January, a few thoughts on the implications for foreign policy and national security:

— Richard Fontaine (@RHFontaine) November 7, 2018

Ohio’s Franklin County Board debunked a viral tweet falsely claiming voter fraud happened in their district. The platform has yet to take it down. https://t.co/92btJ7lbje

— PEN America (@PENamerican) November 7, 2018

Democratic US senator eyes recount in battleground Fla. race https://t.co/n8K7bumOV7 pic.twitter.com/iE30SnrCZ4

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 7, 2018

Ballot initiatives passed in a half-dozen states to make it easier to vote and crack down on gerrymandering. https://t.co/aYpnkP2bvl

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) November 7, 2018

Trump's political rise was so stunning that the media is scared to say about him what we would say about any other president polling this badly, and who lost the House, amidst this economy.

He's failing politically. He's an anchor on his party. https://t.co/GXWJxsFw1O

— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) November 7, 2018

Georgia Secretary of State @BrianKempGA may not only have voter-purged his way into a lead and possibly the governor’s mansion. He also openly stated to his supporters that he needed fewer Georgians to vote. Don’t forget that. https://t.co/FHtnVBjkCL

— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) November 7, 2018

Having learned that 76% of white women voted for Kemp over Stacey Abrams, I am looking for a new demographic to join.

— Barbara Ehrenreich (@B_Ehrenreich) November 7, 2018

Asians are more heavily Democratic than Latinos. https://t.co/dpFIMy0Mj5

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) November 7, 2018

This is basically the consensus view of the left of Democratic political acvitiat class. https://t.co/as6fBrd6Mf

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) November 7, 2018

The QAnon crowd has been really shaken up by Dems taking the House. Lots of disillusionment on their forums, accusations that Q is, in fact, totally made up.

— Will Sommer (@willsommer) November 7, 2018

This map is an exact match of the 2012 presidential election in 49 states (except for Ohio), which would seem to put a bit of a dent into the "2016/2018 is a realignment" story making the rounds. We are in an era of historic geographic electoral stability.https://t.co/ki0VJODP7o

— David A. Hopkins (@DaveAHopkins) November 7, 2018

Democrats have an extremely serious rural voter problem. https://t.co/aCd93yog82

— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) November 7, 2018

2018 election results

Kendra Horn just flipped a seat that’s been red since 1975. Nineteen Seventy Five! https://t.co/vk1OAloRmL

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) November 7, 2018

Democrats have *flipped* 7 state legislative chambers and 333 seats, adding 6 more trifectas (gov+both chambers), per DLCC.

Few ever pay attention to these races, but they’re important for redistributing and waves can be leveraged for major gains.

— Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) November 7, 2018

To be more specific: The political science models, the poll-based models, and the seat-by-seat expert reporting projections all…said this would happen, and it happened. https://t.co/MuDZxxE5Zv

— Jonathan Bernstein (@jbview) November 7, 2018

While of a different political party, congratulations to @Ocasio2018 on becoming the newest youngest women ever elected to Congress. As Elizabeth Holtzman did to me, I proudly hand off that mantle to you. Work hard to encourage the next generation of women who follow! 💫

— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) November 7, 2018

Democratic candidates for the House lost the popular vote in Texas by 3.5 points, as compared to 5.5 points in Florida. They're pretty similar states, in some ways. Are we sure that Florida is a swing state and Texas isn't?

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 7, 2018

Still think Midwest results are a slightly undercovered story https://t.co/iXs4PWgMNQ

— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) November 7, 2018

The Trumpers successfully primaried Mark Sanford because he didn’t sell his soul. Then the Trumpy candidate proceeded to lose a seat that has been Republican since 1981. https://t.co/wKbQJE4wVp

— Tim Miller (@Timodc) November 7, 2018

Still fascinates me after the nonstop media attention, billions of dollars spent in voter contact, etc etc that 50% of folks don't vote. https://t.co/Y1XxZ29U70

— Anton Vuljaj (@anton) November 7, 2018

One (very minor) effect of the elections: Wisconsin's new Dem governor and AG are gonna yank the state out of the ACA lawsuit. Dems probably end the year with a majority of state AGs.

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) November 7, 2018

Sure feels like the white rural/exurban south really held for Republicans, and maybe not so much elsewhere

— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) November 7, 2018

Despite record spending, 2018 midterms highlighted limits of campaign cash, from @myhlee @anu_narayan https://t.co/Wq5bmkWiuP

— Matea Gold (@mateagold) November 7, 2018

Beto, Gillum, and Abrams ran progressive statewide campaigns and outperformed Clinton. https://t.co/ToxXFzt1vP

— Osita Nwanevu (@OsitaNwanevu) November 7, 2018

Most of the results from the U.S. midterm elections have been reported. What happens next?@bpmckeon64 and Caroline Tess write that, with a chamber of Congress controlled by the opposition party, Trump no longer has free rein in foreign policy:https://t.co/kkIFKW8lc4

— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) November 7, 2018

Left out of these figures is the majority black population of DC, which outnumbers Wyoming and Vermont but is deprived of the constitutional right to vote for members of Congress. Taxation without representation. https://t.co/OdyQAGWh4D

— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) November 7, 2018

The new class includes the first Muslim and Native American women ever elected to Congress, the first female African American representative from New England, and the first Latina representatives from Texas. https://t.co/wtsbbjBCWp

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) November 7, 2018

Women and LGBTQ candidates among the winners this election, with at least 113 women winning seats Tuesday and Jared Polis becoming the first openly gay man to win a governor's racehttps://t.co/zuaXPaVLe4 pic.twitter.com/rDwbPd1FHA

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 7, 2018