# US Midterm Election watch along thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 9, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619 "2022-11-09T00:29:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 27
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/521 "2022-11-10T20:10:22Z")
I specifically said _so far_ 😆 ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/522 "2022-11-10T20:24:45Z")
he did address that they are going as quickly as they can, following all of the rules, and anyone (or any individual one) who claims otherwise does not understand how things are properly done. it was a rather well done clap back. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/523 "2022-11-10T20:49:48Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > and anyone (or any individual one) who claims otherwise Very cute. 😃 And yes, I do think those officials are getting much more practiced at how to push back effectively against the lies. ---
**Author:** ![CastletonSnob1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/524 "2022-11-10T20:52:38Z")
Is Texas really any closer to being blue or purple than it was 15 years ago? ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/525 "2022-11-10T21:05:31Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > If we can convince Abbott they’re illegal immigrants, he’ll bus them out of town for us. Can we get Abbott to, um, ride with them? ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/526 "2022-11-10T21:24:54Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > Can we get Abbott to, um, ride with them? As nice as that would be, all that means is we would end up with Dan Patrick as governor. ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/527 "2022-11-10T22:04:00Z")
Kelly’s lead is up to just under 100k. Hobbs’ lead up to 16.7k. ---
**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, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/528 "2022-11-10T22:15:26Z")
Yes!!! ![](https://media.giphy.com/media/msKNSs8rmJ5m/giphy.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/529 "2022-11-10T22:16:39Z")
Zinke won but not by much, which is actually hopeful for Montana. ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/530 "2022-11-10T22:22:30Z")
Katie Porter’s House race is still uncalled. California district 47-newly redrawn As good as she has been in Q&A in congress she is still tied in a race . IMHO her opponent looks and sounds like Rush Limbaugh. Maybe that is his appeal. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/531 "2022-11-10T22:36:18Z")
Sarah Huckabee Sanders was elected governor of Arkansas! Why did I not know this until today? I live right next door and had forgotten she was running. No Trump endorsement? No election denying? Yeah, it’s Arkansas (about as boringly predictable as Tennessee) but I’m surprised it did not get more news coverage. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/532 "2022-11-10T22:47:18Z")
This is from 2020, but it came up on my Non Sequitur calendar. So true; enjoy! > **[Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for November 10, 2020 | GoComics.com](https://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/2020/11/10)** > > November 10, 2020 ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/533 "2022-11-10T23:16:47Z")
Whoa! I wasn’t aware of that either. Surprised it was such a low-profile race. And what qualifies her for this job? Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/534 "2022-11-10T23:31:49Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Now Boobert is ahead by 400 votes. She is now ahead by over 1200 votes. The data nerds at 538 say there are around 5000 votes left to be reported and she only needs 42% of them to win. That’s unlikely not to happen. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/535 "2022-11-10T23:43:23Z")
How many does she need to avoid an automatic recount? Is that what the 42% is? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/536 "2022-11-10T23:49:07Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > And what qualifies her for this job? Never mind. Beyond her maiden name, which is undoubtedly part of it? She’s worked in Republican politics throughout her adult life, though almost entirely in running election campaigns. Then, of course, she worked in Trump’s administration as press secretary. She’s not held (nor run for) elected office before. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/537 "2022-11-10T23:52:08Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Then, of course, she _worked_ in Trump’s administration as press secretary. My emphasis. Using the word loosely, i.e., in the trumpian sense. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2022, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/538 "2022-11-11T00:13:52Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > Sarah Huckabee Sanders was elected governor of Arkansas! And they rejected marijuana. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/539 "2022-11-11T00:14:31Z")
Arizona is saying 600k ballots remain to be counted. Assistant sec. of state on cnn. Uff da. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/540 "2022-11-11T00:17:43Z")
Think of the 42% as getting 50.000001%. Anything less than 50.5% triggers a recount which is sure to happen because no one is winning by more than that. Recounts generally don’t change things by more than a couple dozen votes for an election of that size. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619.md?page=26) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619.md?page=28)