Meet the Republican Party’s newest rising star: A Nevada brothel owner who’s been dead for three weeks: https://t.co/uuXdrPOPEU pic.twitter.com/ztaHAdW8EG
— Slate (@Slate) November 7, 2018
56,000 people in Illinois voted for a Nazi
The number of people that voted for a Nazi in one Congressional district is 10 times the size of the scary caravan.
Holocaust denier Arthur Jones wins 26% of vote in Chicago-area House race – https://t.co/UmxXIsLTlZ
— fred mertz (@fredmurtz) November 7, 2018
Voter suppression update – 11/6/18
Voter suppression everywhere https://t.co/iSpvg1rcjR
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) November 6, 2018
Read Lawrence Goldstone on the history of America's relentless suppression of black voters: https://t.co/xhwu7sfYxS pic.twitter.com/55TsSpcMEQ
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) October 28, 2018
I wrote about voting in Texas, a state that exemplifies the GOP strategy of winning by trying to disenfranchise Democratic leaning voters so that the electorate is whiter, older, and more conservative. https://t.co/dVQ1OTna8N pic.twitter.com/9OGe7cADs9
— Student Loans 🍝 (@AdamSerwer) November 5, 2018
The Georgia governor's race has brought the "labyrinth" of voter suppression into public view, writes @fivefiths. https://t.co/XfXuxSt9zd
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) November 6, 2018
Why people don’t vote
Here's why 6 in 10 eligible voters might not vote tomorrow | Analysis by @CillizzaCNN https://t.co/lOPxN6TBJW pic.twitter.com/TRoKvnHceL
— CNN (@CNN) November 5, 2018
Next time you ask why people don't vote, remember these lines and remember this graph. Instead of spending so much energy and airtime engaging in pointless, counterproductive shaming of non-voters, I wish the Democratic Party would make ballot access and voting rights a priority. pic.twitter.com/yC5rpMe0FW
— Kevin 💾 Baker (@kevinbaker) November 6, 2018
Dear Millennials, you're the future of this country. I'm not preaching to you, but don't complain when things don't go your way. #ElectionEve #MondayMotivaton #MondayMorning https://t.co/ahNOlnzjFD
— Voice of Reason (@raggapegs) November 5, 2018
Opinion | Why Americans Don’t Vote (and What to Do About It) – The New York Times https://t.co/9fOGuwMhPK pic.twitter.com/e2qUkrow5S
— Jacob Sabat (@SilentSpace) November 6, 2018
2) What can be done about voter apathy and non-participation?
As @jbouie writes, one big reason people don’t vote is that the system discourages it.
Bouie puts it well: “We will only have a culture of voting and high turnout if we build one.”https://t.co/dXxyO6vG11
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) November 6, 2018
Voter turnout in America is exceptionally low, and many other developed democracies consistently manage to do better. There are various reasons for that. https://t.co/WZ7ByTZUfS
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 6, 2018
“There’s an assumption made that these voters will just come.” @emmaogreen reports from the lowest-turnout district in America on all the factors that keep people from the polls: https://t.co/Mlc9nUattt
— TheAtlanticPolitics (@TheAtlPolitics) November 6, 2018
Reasons why people don’t vote more often, by race. Survey of Florida registered voters, Oct 23-24. pic.twitter.com/rhiobohOF9
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) November 5, 2018
Trump said Gillum and Abrams were unqualified
Just another racist lie.
.@StaceyAbrams responds to remarks from @realDonaldTrump that she is unqualified for governor: “I find his assessments to be vapid and shallow. I am the most qualified candidate.” #MTP
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) November 4, 2018
Trump says (brilliantly talented mayor) Andrew Gillum is “not equipped” & (Yale law grad & former GA House Minority Leader) Stacey Abrams is “unqualified.”
Hmm. I wonder if these two have something in common.
I’m not saying Trump’s racist, but a lot of racists sure like him. https://t.co/SB9x7s0TQ8
— Steven Beschloss (@StevenBeschloss) November 4, 2018
I had the privilege of being in some meetings with Stacey Abrams a couple of years ago & it’s clear to me that based on Intelligence, work ethic & competence, Trump is no Stacey Abrams. What Trump really means is that no black person can be qualified. Let’s call this what it is. https://t.co/d9iLgkVFPJ
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) November 1, 2018
Said virtually the same thing about a Stacey Abrams earlier this week https://t.co/iBjLa0YjWv
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) November 4, 2018
Analysis: Why Trump thinks Stacey Abrams — one of 2018′s most experienced candidates — is unqualified to be governor https://t.co/ZrioJaQeWO
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 3, 2018
Inside Trump rallies
from the article linked to in the tweet below:
“After all that, I can attest that Trump voters are not ready to concede a monopoly on outrage. They are stoked by Trump’s dystopian portrayal of a socialist America under radical far-left Democrats—a version of the country where jobs have been killed and Medicare destroyed to fund benefits for migrants pouring across open borders, where drug dealers and MS-13 killers take over sanctuary cities.
Trump’s volume, his belittling rhetoric, and his misinformation seemed to escalate rally by rally as the election approached, to the point that Republicans like House Speaker Paul Ryan were begging him to focus on the economy and back off his immigration prevarications. But the people who packed his rallies seemed to love nothing more than his anti-immigrant rhetoric— “Build the wall! Build the wall!”—and they seemed to accept Trump’s claims as the most reliable version of reality.”
In the past seven days, @AndrewKragie attended Trump rallies in Florida, Indiana, and Tennessee—and watched many more hours of rallies in Missouri, West Virginia, Montana, Georgia, and beyond. This is what he saw: https://t.co/FF6qzhYKYa
— Adrienne LaFrance (@AdrienneLaF) November 6, 2018
from the article:
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Last election update before results
Detroit MLK Jr. High School: voters arrived shortly after polls opened, but precinct had no voting machines. Some voters were turned away while others were unable to vote for 1.5 hours… https://t.co/eDCfEtAaTH https://t.co/gE0Stf4Jon
— Josh Levs (@JoshLevs) November 6, 2018
We answer PolitiFact readers questions about #Midterm2018 https://t.co/QhjPsxsPJw pic.twitter.com/DJMi2R53kt
— Angie Drobnic Holan (@AngieHolan) November 6, 2018
This is really shameful. And of course the problems especially afflict minority voters — it's a mix of incompetence and sheer electoral theft https://t.co/wr0aEcJJ7g
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) November 6, 2018
Whoa Gallup actually published a likely voter generic ballot poll (D +11). https://t.co/w5Z6YzJ2IT
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 6, 2018
"In my 25 years of election coverage at CNN, we have never seen interest in a midterm election in the way we are seeing it this year" —@SamFeistCNN https://t.co/bJUHkSvsyV
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 6, 2018
U.S. voters targeted with limited 'misinformation': security official https://t.co/oPgwrAI6Kg
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 6, 2018
Two years later, Trump isn't different. We are. https://t.co/4tylQy07Bd
— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) November 6, 2018
Okay so it's like 2ish eastern so I'm gonna re-up this one more time.
House: 228 Ds, w/R hold, D landslide still on table
Senate: 52 Rs, 85% chance Rs keep chamber, wide range
Govs: 7ish net seat gain for Ds. maybe more, maybe lessFull explanation here: https://t.co/laT9HI6eu6
— David Byler (@databyler) November 6, 2018
I’m at Annistown Elementary School in Snellville, GA, where hundreds of voters have waited 4.5 hours to vote today because electronic voting machines weren’t working pic.twitter.com/4BJLYVtiEL
— Kira Lerner (@kira_lerner) November 6, 2018
Those long lines to vote in NY are a disgrace and a testament to some of the worst voting laws in the nation. My @NewYorker column.
— Jeffrey Toobin (@JeffreyToobin) November 6, 2018
We've also frozen our generic ballot average, and our running our final model run now!
The generic ballot average wound up at D +8.7. That's *not* a good number for Republicans. The D lead ticked up from 8-ish to 9-ish on the last set of polls to come in. https://t.co/nSPeKmmioC pic.twitter.com/OSzxievNok
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 6, 2018
An Arlington, Texas voting location didn't have enough paper ballots: A voter tells CNN that the electronic voting machines were not working and she was told they did not have any ballots. "Once that info was shared, most of the people in line decided to leave."
— MJ Lee (@mj_lee) November 6, 2018
Something Sen. Stebanow just told me: Though Dem ticket in Michigan is overwhelmingly women, it was a conscious choice to not do a collective, all-women event. They wanted each to be seen as an individual uniquely suited for their position, not just one of a national "pink wave."
— Astead (@AsteadWesley) November 6, 2018
Election monitors in Georgia reporting that voters are having to wait up to 3 hours to cast their ballots, per @CommonCause.
— John Bresnahan (@BresPolitico) November 6, 2018
Hey election watchers – here's @edokeefe's excellent an hour-by-hour look at the races that could flip control of the House, or reinforce GOP control of the chamber https://t.co/UT8EOVBmlp
— Ellen Uchimiya (@EllenUchimiya) November 6, 2018
Beyond all the problems with measurement (which are serious), exit polls simply can't tell you *why* people voted the way they did – my @UpshotNYT explainer https://t.co/qWxqpap1UJ
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) November 6, 2018
The AP reports that people have been waiting in line for hours in certain counties due to problems with voting machines. #ElectionDay https://t.co/FJlwIBVO5t pic.twitter.com/U2qVHzaj0A
— Slate (@Slate) November 6, 2018
Brad Schlozman — a former Bush appointee at DOJ, who was found to have lied to congress about purging and politicizing DOJ's civil rights division — rides again. https://t.co/xKC0FJsoVz https://t.co/PtOW92BlXE
— Nick Confessore (@nickconfessore) November 6, 2018
Very hard to evaluate reports of long lines/logistical problems on the fly but we know from past elections that pattern is real and systematic – access to voting is systematically worse in poor/minority areas https://t.co/WXi8OdMNge Unsconscionable – should offend every American.
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) November 6, 2018
The Senate forecast is almost the polar opposite. Republicans are 5 in 6 favorites, per our Deluxe forecast, and 4 in 5 favorites according to our Lite and Classic versions. The 80 percent range of most likely outcomes runs from D's gaining 2 seats, to R's gaining 3-4. pic.twitter.com/wmFtxlVs92
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 6, 2018
My best guess at what's going to happen in House, Senate, Gov elections plus *how much* uncertainty to bake into things: https://t.co/laT9HI6eu6 pic.twitter.com/3QtB7SmCvp
— David Byler (@databyler) November 6, 2018
The Latest: Long lines and technical problems in Georgiahttps://t.co/LZg1Tbcnak
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) November 6, 2018
Looks like Texas voting line issues are widespread. https://t.co/MvFajkCsb5
— Benchmark Politics (@benchmarkpol) November 6, 2018
That is, the distribution is asymmetrical… There's a better chance of a BIG miss in which the Dems benefits than a BIG miss in which the GOP benefits. (Most of the GOP misses are ones in which they do a little better than thought.)
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) November 6, 2018
Could Democrats take the Senate? Read @elainaplott on their narrow path to victory: https://t.co/k8qgdStHnb
— Olivia Paschal (@oliviacpaschal) November 6, 2018
Ratify or reject? The midterm elections offer a referendum on the Trump presidency https://t.co/f9fYROGqVK Analysis via @rickklein pic.twitter.com/68FgfV4qCU
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 6, 2018
Dispatch from my mom in Connecticut who says the lines at her polling place were longer than even in 2016. So many people that she had to find parking elsewhere.
— Sam Stein (@samstein) November 6, 2018
6 key, early races that will foretell Democrats' 2018 election fate tonighthttps://t.co/B7o4VZZ0W9 pic.twitter.com/ElxJFu3USQ
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) November 6, 2018
Is voting too inconvenient for you? Tell that to civil rights leader @repjohnlewis, who was arrested and beaten for the right to vote. pic.twitter.com/Oyaprr7PLv
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) November 5, 2018
No one could have predicted humidity in North Carolina. https://t.co/e8g8OHzSv3
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) November 6, 2018
The third graph here, particularly in the context of last night, is critical to understanding politics in 2018. https://t.co/cPJCV7541W
— Philip Bump (@pbump) November 6, 2018
Early personal #ElectionDay2018 anecdote: Biggest lines I’ve ever seen, by far, including presidential elections, at my polling station in the swing NJ-11 district
— David W. Chen (@davidwchen) November 6, 2018
Hour-plus wait to vote in Windsor Terrace BK less about robust turnout than the fact that 3 of the 4 scanners are broken. Poll worker slapping the side of one machine like she’s the Fonz.
— Michael Wilson (@MWilsonNYT) November 6, 2018
Numerous national security officials I’ve talked to in recent days said they were going to polls today with one purpose – to counter Trump. Current and former. Worked for Republicans and identified as Rs. To them, Never Trump now a ballot wide mandate.
— Greg Miller (@gregpmiller) November 6, 2018
Looking for first signs of a blue wave? Here are five early races that should tell the story https://t.co/7RAu7y51Tr
— Salon (@Salon) November 6, 2018
Texas election judge resigns after a video emerged of her threatening to call the cops on a black voter https://t.co/wXYfb2g5BV
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 6, 2018
"I voted because I'm a voter. I vote in every election, because that's how my parents raised me to be." -StatisticalAstronaut https://t.co/kFPPj7AgPZ #ElectionDay
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 6, 2018
If you're a politics nerd, or an aspiring one, this glorious Google doc tracking all results is your election night bible https://t.co/DAkgAjS7Da pic.twitter.com/4VdW1sZOLG
— Paste Magazine (@PasteMagazine) November 6, 2018
ELECTION DAY WEATHER: Severe storms knock out power to some polling stations, as others are plagued by humidity. https://t.co/lc46chLCoe pic.twitter.com/Cj7IfaNwQx
— ABC News (@ABC) November 6, 2018
Brian Kemp’s office quietly patched security holes in Georgia’s elections system they denied existed https://t.co/PWC8AMaTnN
— Salon (@Salon) November 6, 2018
Mysterious anti-Ted Cruz super PAC spends $2.3 million in final stretch — via @anu_narayan & me: https://t.co/KBfIEoFHnf
— Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) November 6, 2018
#ElectionDay THREAD:
We’re breaking down the criminal justice measures on today’s ballot.
Here’s an explainer for everyone hitting the polls today. 1/ https://t.co/TfvJWyMKXN
— The Marshall Project (@MarshallProj) November 6, 2018
NBC News has confirmed that the issue at Anderson Livsey Elementary in Snellville, GA was indeed a lack of power cords. Gwinnett County Director of Communications Joe Sorenson tells @NBCNews “the machine was not supplied power and was running on battery & the battery ran out” 🤔 https://t.co/YFa45nihXs
— Ayman Mohyeldin (@AymanM) November 6, 2018
Republican attacks on Jewish candidates
Bigots!
Republicans attack Jewish candidates across the U.S. with an age-old caricature: Fistfuls of cash https://t.co/EiNgx6XU13
— Jordan Fabian (@Jordanfabian) November 6, 2018
the results:
Follow up: Results for candidates who were the targets of these anti-Semitic ads:
–Matt Lesser: Won election.
–Kim Schrier: Leading her race.
–Jesse Kiehl: Won election.
–Sara Johnson Rothman: Lost.
–Josh Lowenthal: Lost.
https://t.co/lipdS4FiQb— Paul Farhi (@farhip) November 7, 2018
Some Fox News hosts participated in Trump’s Missouri rally
This is wrong. There are Fox News hosts who report the news but the night time hosts are Trump flacks. At least Fox management knows this is wrong.
Trump doesn't even try to hide the fact that Fox News works for him. https://t.co/5p6UH0qNtC
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) November 6, 2018
A summary: Trump campaign puts out statement saying Hannity will appear with Trump, Hannity says he will only be interviewing him. Trump then calls Hannity on stage, Hannity hugs the president & calls other reporters "fake news," and then Hannity says he was surprised by it all. https://t.co/EcMBCaTzV3
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) November 6, 2018
Still can’t get over Hannity denying he would be on stage the whole day, getting brought up by Trump, and then pointing to actual news reporters and calling them fake. https://t.co/DZTVw0FWqY
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 6, 2018
Also notable: the use of “talent” for Hannity and Pirro vs. “journalists” for others. https://t.co/JfQg6Bs4ud
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) November 6, 2018
Fox News gives itself totally over to Trump on election eve in a new propaganda low even for Sean Hannity. That's how it works with a messaging machine run by White House. https://t.co/2DwriSmBoG
— David Zurawik (@davidzurawik) November 6, 2018
Statement from Fox News spokesperson re Sean Hannity and Judge Jeanine appearing on stage at Trump’s rally last night: pic.twitter.com/TLqAbXaONB
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) November 6, 2018
Hannity is also tweeting about his appearance at Trump's election night rally last night pic.twitter.com/Vlk7N8juxz
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) November 6, 2018
Reporting from last night's Trump rally, @PeterBakerNYT said, "The show onstage might well have been called Fox & Friend."
Fox News's Sean Hannity and Jeanine Pirro joined Trump on stage, where each delivered a short speech backing the president. https://t.co/wIbVwYFtcb
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 6, 2018
Fox chides Hannity and Pirro for participating in last night’s Trump rally: "Fox News does not condone any talent participating in campaign events. … This was an unfortunate distraction and has been addressed.”
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) November 6, 2018
Do not mistake Sean Hannity @seanhannity for a Fox journalist. He is a television host and a performer. John Roberts @johnrobertsFox is a journalist. Shepard Smith @ShepNewsTeam is a journalist. There is a big difference. . . and Hannity lied but hey. https://t.co/MDH6XgfD1f
— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) November 6, 2018
Opinion: Fox News’s Sean Hannity is proud to be a Trump operative https://t.co/ouTLUIJvrm
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 6, 2018
Fox News journalists were outraged & disgusted after Hannity campaigned with Trump on Monday night ahead of #ElectionDay, more than half a dozen employees told CNN Business.
Per one senior FNC employee, "a new line was crossed," writes @oliverdarcy.https://t.co/NYYgguVJhY
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) November 6, 2018
Zinke must go
What a corrupt administration!
.@SecretaryZinke has sought out friendship and campaign donations from rich Montanans, including #Halliburton chief David Lesar, to whom he donated parking for a $90 million devt in Whitefish https://t.co/uSYQmT8ito
— Lisa Rein (@Reinlwapo) November 20, 2018
This is getting ridiculous.https://t.co/iwMeteE93V pic.twitter.com/uiMRAV2SKf
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) November 6, 2018
NEW: Emails obtained by the Post suggest Zinke engaged in family foundation business in 2017, after pledging to recuse himself from the group for one year after being confirmed: https://t.co/tk93ZSt7CQ
— Juliet Eilperin (@eilperin) November 5, 2018
Donald Trump offered less-than-effusive praise Monday for embattled Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, while saying he might not “be happy” with the outcomes of the investigations into Zinke’s behavior https://t.co/fMV9CvCqMH
— POLITICO (@politico) November 5, 2018
When Donald Trump took office and we said he was filling his administration with white supremacists, many of the very serious people in the media guffawed and protested. Unfortunately, none of it was an exaggeration. https://t.co/luOBPFODQ6
— Jennifer Hayden (@Scout_Finch) October 31, 2018
Zinke charged taxpayers for a ridiculously expensive door and insisted a flag be flown overhead when he was in the building. He interfered with the IG who investigated his financial misconduct. Now he’s received a criminal referral to DOJ. Why hasn’t Trump fired him? https://t.co/7fz5SauO85
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) October 31, 2018
there are a million weird DC stories. not many weirder than this one. https://t.co/gEaeNTSjAd
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) November 6, 2018
