# Politics & Elections **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=158 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 159 --- ## [Put a fork in Bernie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-fork-in-bernie/824222)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-fork-in-bernie/824222 "2018-11-14T19:16:27Z")
He’s done. I’m sure many clarifications, perhaps even abject apologies, are forthcoming (or have already been issued), but you can’t recover from this in 2018 (or 2020) in today’s Democratic Party. He already had trou… --- ## [A slightly deeper look at some of the election numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-slightly-deeper-look-at-some-of-the-election-numbers/824462)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-slightly-deeper-look-at-some-of-the-election-numbers/824462 "2018-11-14T17:11:24Z")
US Senate moved more toward the Republicans, but looking deeper at the numbers one could say the blue wave hit there as well. There were 26 Democratic seats up for election and just 9 Republican seats. The elections in… --- ## [Thump will be re-elected in 2020. Count on it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-will-be-re-elected-in-2020-count-on-it/824141)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-will-be-re-elected-in-2020-count-on-it/824141 "2018-11-14T01:12:09Z")
Sad but true. There is no opposition (so far) that can stop him. --- ## [Sessions is out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sessions-is-out/824150)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sessions-is-out/824150 "2018-11-13T19:51:59Z")
Source (The Hill) Immediately after a Democratic House promises investigations. --- ## [What can the US House do without approval/involvement of the Senate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-the-us-house-do-without-approval-involvement-of-the-senate/824330)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-the-us-house-do-without-approval-involvement-of-the-senate/824330 "2018-11-12T13:21:42Z")
No sure if this is the right forum. So now the Dems control the House (or will in January). What is the extent of and what are the limits on what the House can accomplish without any support from the Senate? (I’m assumi… --- ## [Is the worst of the Trump presidency over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-worst-of-the-trump-presidency-over/824135)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-worst-of-the-trump-presidency-over/824135 "2018-11-12T03:57:44Z")
Okay, it wasn’t the blue wave of our dreams, but we at least got the House. The GOP won’t be able to pass any idiotic thing in the dead of night anymore. The ACA (or what’s left of it) is probably safe for the next two y… --- ## [Rohrabacher goes down!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rohrabacher-goes-down/824340)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Economist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Economist)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2018, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rohrabacher-goes-down/824340 "2018-11-11T04:33:52Z")
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. --- ## [Trump sued by Stormy Daniels over hush payment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-by-stormy-daniels-over-hush-payment/810163)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 785\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2018, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-by-stormy-daniels-over-hush-payment/810163 "2018-11-10T02:42:49Z")
Here is the lawsuit and it contains the hush agreement from 2016. She says it’s void since he never signed it. He being “David Dennison” the fake name Trump used for this. Also he sent her pictures and texts accor… --- ## [Can Scott Walker be re-elected Governor of Wisconsin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-scott-walker-be-re-elected-governor-of-wisconsin/691184)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 430\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-scott-walker-be-re-elected-governor-of-wisconsin/691184 "2018-11-09T18:42:37Z")
Or, even, stay out of jail? Despite this? He does seem to be getting in deeper. Ballotpedia page on the election. --- ## [Top 5 vote getters in 2018 senate races](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-vote-getters-in-2018-senate-races/824249)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-vote-getters-in-2018-senate-races/824249 "2018-11-09T16:46:35Z")
This surprised me a little bit. Also, results are as of right now. Votes are still being counted so this may change. Cruz - 4,247,943 Scott - 4,095,079 Nelson - 4,080,049 O’Rourke - 4,025,836 Gillibrand - 3,791,074 Tw… --- ## [Why was it so important (for Republicans) for the GOP to win governorships in FL. TX and OH?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-it-so-important-for-republicans-for-the-gop-to-win-governorships-in-fl-tx-and-oh/824178)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-it-so-important-for-republicans-for-the-gop-to-win-governorships-in-fl-tx-and-oh/824178 "2018-11-09T03:30:37Z")
How does this help Trump in 2020? --- ## [Republican challenger in Montana Senate race was endorsed by his rival](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-challenger-in-montana-senate-race-was-endorsed-by-his-rival/823801)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-challenger-in-montana-senate-race-was-endorsed-by-his-rival/823801 "2018-11-09T02:55:36Z")
This is bad news for Jon Tester: https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/31/libertarian\_drops\_out\_of\_montana\_senate\_race\_backs\_rosendale\_138519.html --- ## [Florida's Amendment 9 - What the heck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floridas-amendment-9-what-the-heck/824145)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floridas-amendment-9-what-the-heck/824145 "2018-11-09T01:41:11Z")
Florida just passed Amendment 9. The banning of offshore drilling AND indoor vaping. Why the heck were those 2 on the same amendment? --- ## [Anyone else fearing a red wave? (Or at most, a blue ripple?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-fearing-a-red-wave-or-at-most-a-blue-ripple/823633)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 436\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-fearing-a-red-wave-or-at-most-a-blue-ripple/823633 "2018-11-08T21:31:24Z")
Last week I made the mistake of checking 538/RCP in advance of the upcoming elections. For the last couple of days I realized I was fearful of a repeat of 2018, with results differing from predictions, and the Repubs ma… --- ## [Are mail in ballots no longer counted after the polls close?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-mail-in-ballots-no-longer-counted-after-the-polls-close/824120)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-mail-in-ballots-no-longer-counted-after-the-polls-close/824120 "2018-11-08T21:24:42Z")
It used to be that mail in ballots were counted after the polls closed. The numbers of mail ins were small, so in most cases they didn’t change the outcome, but I remember elections where there were delays in calling a w… --- ## [What is behind political endorsements \[Sharice Davids for Congress\]?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-behind-political-endorsements-sharice-davids-for-congress/819227)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-behind-political-endorsements-sharice-davids-for-congress/819227 "2018-11-08T19:25:21Z")
We have this woman Sharice Davids, running for the democratic congressional nomination in my district in Kansas. TheKC Star has endorsed her. But only for her positions NOT for her experience or qualifications. And tha… --- ## [Time for judges to be "term-limited"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-judges-to-be-term-limited/823141)
**Author:** [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-judges-to-be-term-limited/823141 "2018-11-08T18:45:30Z")
Thousands of years ago, when those guys were writing the US Constitution, they intended for the judiciary to be a non-political branch, to the extent that was possible. At least I think that’s what they intended. They fi… --- ## [2018 Rowan County (KY) County Clerk election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-rowan-county-ky-county-clerk-election/800998)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-rowan-county-ky-county-clerk-election/800998 "2018-11-08T18:27:21Z")
Kim Davis will seek re-election. What a coward; I hope not everyone in Rowan County is so disposed. The question now is “who will step up?” --- ## [Predictions for 2018 and 2020 election voter turnout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-for-2018-and-2020-election-voter-turnout/823512)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-for-2018-and-2020-election-voter-turnout/823512 "2018-11-08T17:16:58Z")
Highest-ever record for voter turnout in a midterm election is 49% in 1966, if I recall right. Wouldn’t be surprised a bit if this year’s midterm shatters that record. Anyone think the 2020 presidential election might … --- ## [Who do you most want to lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-most-want-to-lose/823483)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-most-want-to-lose/823483 "2018-11-08T16:27:56Z")
Which politician during the 2018 election do you most want to lose, and why? I’m not up on a lot of local state races, but for me I’d like Gavin Newsome to lose. I just can’t stand the smarmy ‘I sleep with my best frie… --- ## [Your side winning elections: Joy, or mere relief?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-side-winning-elections-joy-or-mere-relief/824179)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-side-winning-elections-joy-or-mere-relief/824179 "2018-11-08T16:15:13Z")
ISTM that as America has become more polarized and bitterly divided, that one symptom of such is that when one’s side wins elections, the emotion of their voters is no longer much one of joy, but rather, a sense of relie… --- ## [Georgia purges 1 in 10 voters from voter rolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-purges-1-in-10-voters-from-voter-rolls/822742)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-purges-1-in-10-voters-from-voter-rolls/822742 "2018-11-08T15:15:55Z")
(Courtesy of Eonwe’s ongoing thread in the pit, I figured starting this thread in elections might be sensible.) Now, it’s worth noting that the supreme court, in a 5-4 partisan split, has deemed this sort of purge le… --- ## [NC Federal House Districts unconstitutionally gerrymandered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-federal-house-districts-unconstitutionally-gerrymandered/806306)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-federal-house-districts-unconstitutionally-gerrymandered/806306 "2018-11-08T02:35:30Z")
A 3-judge panel unanimously found that the NC legislature had unconstitutionally gerrymandered federal house districts for partisan purposes. This was apparently the money quote, from the Republican who oversaw redistric… --- ## [Nursing homes and elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nursing-homes-and-elections/824144)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nursing-homes-and-elections/824144 "2018-11-07T20:21:29Z")
I heard of a story where this man ran for office. He was doing well until the absentee and mail in ballots were totaled and then he lost. Well he did some looking and he went to a nursing home and talked to some of the r… --- ## [Can a Trump supporter explain to me how fake news works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-trump-supporter-explain-to-me-how-fake-news-works/823919)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-trump-supporter-explain-to-me-how-fake-news-works/823919 "2018-11-07T19:06:21Z")
Some recent statements by President Trump: So I’m attempting to understand what he is claiming. Is the President saying that recent events like the mail bombs, the Kentucky supermarket shootings, and the Pittsburgh… --- ## [Are there any Republican politicians in the mould of Gerald Ford left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-politicians-in-the-mould-of-gerald-ford-left/809380)
**Author:** [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-politicians-in-the-mould-of-gerald-ford-left/809380 "2018-11-07T18:28:44Z")
Casting my mind down memory lane - via youtube and c-span - it struck me how far gone the GOP have gone. Gerald Ford was a Republican, a conservative and by all accounts a good man. His character, honesty and simple yet… --- ## [Colorado Governor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-governor/824119)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-governor/824119 "2018-11-07T17:40:16Z")
I’ve got to say kudos to both sides of the gubernatorial campaigns in Colorado. They kept it civil and based upon the issues. I had no idea that Polis was gay until after the results came in announcing him the first op… --- ## [If we are going to have early voting, let's do it right!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-are-going-to-have-early-voting-lets-do-it-right/824094)
**Author:** [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-are-going-to-have-early-voting-lets-do-it-right/824094 "2018-11-07T16:26:17Z")
In some long forgotten thread about voting, I advocated for early voting for a variety of reasons. I am very glad to see that it has been more widely adopted, and I hope it will continue to expand in the future. Howeve… --- ## [Is anyone planning on NOT following the election returns tonight? Or at least...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-planning-on-not-following-the-election-returns-tonight-or-at-least/824107)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-planning-on-not-following-the-election-returns-tonight-or-at-least/824107 "2018-11-07T15:42:18Z")
…is anyone ambivalent about following the returns closely. IOW are you wanting to avoid the “death by a thousand paper cuts” that was the 2016 election that yielded our so-called president? I would like to go into a com… --- ## [Best viewing of election results without a TV.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-viewing-of-election-results-without-a-tv/824055)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-viewing-of-election-results-without-a-tv/824055 "2018-11-07T05:10:49Z")
I am anxiously waiting the results of the mid term elections. I have no TV, but I have internet. Would appreciate up to the minute results and projections. Any suggestions on where to look? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=157) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=159)