# 2018 Election Day Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 6, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-election-day-thread/824079 "2018-11-06T15:43:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 31
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-election-day-thread/824079/602 "2018-11-09T21:02:41Z")
“…so I accordingly fired a warning shot through his spleen.” ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-election-day-thread/824079/603 "2018-11-09T21:04:35Z")
for the recount they just found more 2000 Gore ballots in Florida 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-election-day-thread/824079/604 "2018-11-09T21:24:15Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > for the recount they just found more 2000 Gore ballots in Florida 🙂 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-election-day-thread/824079/605 "2018-11-09T22:21:21Z")
Its a Floridian message. Al Gore sleeps with the manatees. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-election-day-thread/824079/606 "2018-11-10T00:07:59Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > [https://results.arizona.vote/#/featured/4/0](https://results.arizona.vote/#/featured/4/0) > > Dem is in the lead in the AZ Senate race! Sinema is leading McSaddy by 21k votes now… ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-election-day-thread/824079/607 "2018-11-10T00:08:00Z")
The Dem is now up in the AZ Senate race by over 20K votes: [https://results.arizona.vote/#/featured/4/0](https://results.arizona.vote/#/featured/4/0) EDIT: Ninja’d! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-election-day-thread/824079/608 "2018-11-10T01:07:16Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Sinema is leading McSaddy by 21k votes now… > [@iiandyiiii](#): > > The Dem is now up in the AZ Senate race by over 20K votes: [https://results.arizona.vote/#/featured/4/0](https://results.arizona.vote/#/featured/4/0) > > EDIT: Ninja’d! Hey, that’s what I just came here to post! Least I looked before posting…😛 ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-election-day-thread/824079/609 "2018-11-10T01:51:02Z")
Not the best choice of words perhaps, but Harry Enten just tweeted: “Currently in California: A GOP bloodbath.” The Dems seem to be about to pick up every contested house seat in the state. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-election-day-thread/824079/610 "2018-11-10T02:25:58Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Big shoutout to Nate Silver’s 538 model for the midterm – it’s looking like their overall prediction about the House will be within an incredible 2 seats or so. Their Senate predictions were not quite as close, and depending on the FL and AZ results might be as close as 2 seats off Their final Senate forecast was an average R+0.5, meaning the expected number of Dem seats was 48.5. If the Dems hold FL and win AZ, that would get them to 48, which is as close as you can get, since actual results are restricted to integer values. 🙂 But yeah, the 538 model kicks ass. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-election-day-thread/824079/611 "2018-11-10T02:31:21Z")
So what’s the deal with Sipes’ previous illegal destruction of ballots in Florida and the talk of private cars carrying ballot boxes when only official vehicles may carry ballot boxes? ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-election-day-thread/824079/612 "2018-11-10T03:42:05Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > Not the best choice of words perhaps, but Harry Enten just tweeted: “Currently in California: A GOP bloodbath.” The Dems seem to be about to pick up every contested house seat in the state. They’re apparently taking one open seat that was held by a Democrat. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-election-day-thread/824079/613 "2018-11-10T04:10:53Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > Not the best choice of words perhaps, but Harry Enten just tweeted: “Currently in California: A GOP bloodbath.” The Dems seem to be about to pick up every contested house seat in the state. Reps still lead in the [39th](https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/california-house-district-39) and [45th](https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/california-house-district-45) as of about an hour ago, but the leads are shrinking. It’s going to come down to late mail-ins. It will be pretty tight either way. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-election-day-thread/824079/614 "2018-11-10T04:22:42Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > Not the best choice of words perhaps, but Harry Enten just tweeted: “Currently in California: A GOP bloodbath.” The Dems seem to be about to pick up every contested house seat in the state. Best news, Mr. Putin’s favorite and “global warming in the past was caused by dinosaur flatulence” Rep. Dana Rohrabacher is going down. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-election-day-thread/824079/615 "2018-11-10T04:59:26Z")
The Democrat just took the lead in CA-10 after having trailed since Tuesday. The incumbent is his Republican opponent. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-election-day-thread/824079/616 "2018-11-10T05:37:49Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > Best news, Mr. Putin’s favorite and “global warming in the past was caused by dinosaur flatulence” Rep. Dana Rohrabacher is going down. Outstanding! ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-election-day-thread/824079/617 "2018-11-10T06:40:31Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > for the recount they just found more 2000 Gore ballots in Florida 🙂 That’s just the break the McCain campaign needed!! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-election-day-thread/824079/618 "2018-11-10T11:01:05Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > So what’s the deal with Sipes’ previous illegal destruction of ballots in Florida and the talk of private cars carrying ballot boxes when only official vehicles may carry ballot boxes? Cite, please? There’s ‘talk’ of all sorts of things these days. We’ve got an entire network that isn’t the least bit constrained by the truth, plus an Internet full of bogus news sites, not to mention a President and a political party that all but literally swallows all their crap whole. So the fact that there’s ‘talk’ of something means less now than it ever did. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-election-day-thread/824079/619 "2018-11-10T12:30:48Z")
“What’s in the box? What’s in the box?” /Brad Pitt ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-election-day-thread/824079/620 "2018-11-10T19:06:43Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > “What’s in the box? What’s in the box?” > > /Brad Pitt You leave Gwyneth Paltrow out of this. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-election-day-thread/824079/621 "2018-11-10T19:35:17Z")
Richard. Is in the box. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-election-day-thread/824079.md?page=30) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-election-day-thread/824079.md?page=32)