"The battle for control is playing out mostly in states and districts Trump previously won by wide margins. All eyes are on Senate contests in Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Ohio and Texas.

House battlegrounds are scattered across the country.

Voters say the economy and the state of democracy are the top issues facing the country, with high costs and government corruption weighing heavily on many Americans' minds, according to the AP Voter Poll.

The poll points to a midterm electorate that is deeply unhappy with the country's direction and pessimistic about the future."

"How and why the AP calls races: The U.S. doesn't have a body that collects and releases election results. The AP fills this gap by compiling vote tallies and declaring winners in nearly 7,000 races; official certification of results typically comes weeks later.

The AP's calls are based on an analysis of vote results and other election data indicating that a winner has emerged and that no other candidate will be able to make up the difference."

AP Calls
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Live results:
Election night

"Maybe all those things and more. But as I write on this Sunday before the voting, it doesn't feel like it.

Ken Paxton canceled a rally over the weekend. Kansas looks like it's leaning Democratic. Haley Stevens's act of betrayal looks desperate, petty, and personal.

The House seems to be a done deal for sure. One forecaster released its final assessments of House, Senate, and gubernatorial races over the weekend. It changed a total of 64 ratings - 63 of them in favor of the Democrats."

from a good article by Michael Tomasky

"At Long Last, the Rules Apply to Donald Trump

Trump has always managed to convince just enough people to believe his reality. It finally looks like actual reality is winning."

(Michael Tomasky is the editor of The New Republic and author of five nonfiction books. His new novel, Killing Baby Hitler, was published in June by O/R Books.)

"Killing Baby Hitler

In the year 2141, the planet is ruled by billionaires, democracy is a relic, the environment is collapsing, and Illinois is home to thirty-foot alligators. When a ragtag team of scientists discovers the secret to time travel, they set their sights on history's most infamous villain: baby Adolf Hitler.

#7

You are positioned firmly behind DJT's buttocks, as per usual.

LHT wishing he had Michelle's balls. Funny stuff.

How worthless does a rwing person (and I use that term loosely) have to be to get their jollies by hanging out on Yellow Dog Dem site?

It's really just self-inflicted abuse.

LHT once had nuts, but the rumor is he traded them for a used Trump diaper.

It was signed, though, so... he's sure he got the best of the deal.

DJT likes having LHT's lipstick on his butt... it makes Shady jealous.

Boaz is searching Zillow for Homes for Sale in Alabama....

"Todo, we're not in Kansas anymore... we must be Over the Rainbow (Coalition!)."

"Democrats are projected to have won at least 210 House seats in their quest for at least 218 seats to take control of the chamber, CNBC's Election Desk projects.

And the party is now leaning towards flipping three Republican-controlled Senate seats " in Ohio, Texas and South Carolina, the desk projects."

"In fact, if people ever got tired of me in the U.S., I'll move to Israel, become prime minister," Trump declared."

Texas General
U.S. Senate
AP logo estimates
56% of votes counted
candidate pct
Talarico
Dem
58.4%
Paxton
GOP
40.1%

The Fat Lady ain't sung yet, but she's warmin' up!

- This guy will not go out quietly. Mark. It. Down.

In 2020 he spent the 2 mos after the Election planning J6, so no, he's not going quietly.

Texas General
Governor
AP logo estimates
64% of votes counted
candidate pct
Hinojosa
Dem
57.2%
Abbott*
GOP
41.6%
Dixon
Lib

Fat Lady gonna have a lotta singin' to do!

Abbott CONCEDES Live:

Donner

I'm having flashbacks to Anne Richards, Barbara Jordan, Molly Ivins... Jim Hightower.

Talarico turns Texas blue in historic win for Democrats

lol.... Even the TX Railroad Comm, which is a powerful position in TX, is now a Democrat.

Talarico and the first Latina Gov Hinojosa have coattails!

Talarico did better than Beto O'Rourke by 11 points.

Here's the new TX Gov Live:

Cornyn congrats Talarico on taking his Gov spot.

Paxton is about to concede the race... and Talarico will be speaking at that same link in #116.

Diesel prices, data centers, and school vouchers are getting the blame for GOP losses in TX.

TX Supreme Court going all Blue, too.

There's been NO Dem on the Court since 1994.

The Criminal Paxon starts out saying that he will be 'praying' for James Talarico.

Hinojosa accepting now...

I would like to thank Donald J(ackass) Trump for doing what Dems couldn't do alone for decades... turn Red States Blue!

Gina's a freakin' Populist and the crowd loves it.

#131

Last time it was J6... so I expect no less from them.

Victory Party LIVE: James Talarico for US Senate
James Talarico

financialtimes

6m
Breaking news: The Democrats have won control of the US Senate, after flipping seats in Texas, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.

Trumpy had a Plan not to Seat Peltola, but even that won't save him now.

There's even talk of the TX House, and maybe even the Senate, going Blue.

And the GOP cannot win a Pres Election without TX.

"I wasn't on the Ballot and if I was we would have won by a LANDSLIDE!
Thank you for your attention to this matter."

DJT, just now for real.

Of course, in the Real World, he's the reason they LOST BY A LANDSLIDE!