2018 US Mid-Term Elections Chat Thread

[BlackPony 77]

I’m not old enough to register, unfortunately, but I would’ve voted all Democrat.

[Cyclone 1066 3,616]

I'm just happy we've gone this long without a governor going to prison.

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

Considering that this is Texas, Ted Cruz is gonna win. A democrat will never win in a Republican state such as Texas.

[Ganondorf8 11,118]

If I were living in the U.S. or were an American citizen--I am neither of these--I would vote for the Democrat candidates though I would be weary of the ones who refer to themselves as progressives. There's something about them that makes me feel a bit uneasy. Anyway, the current government needs to be held accountable so allowing the other side one of the chambers of congress would allow for checking in order to prevent any abuse of power.

[Goat-kun 2,498]

Can't wait for all the hot takes.

[Rhythm Red 6,484]

I’m a libertarian myself, though I’m just barely too young to vote. I’ll be voting in 2020 for sure, though!  

[ChB 18,532]

Without disclosing any names, my local area has a corrupt organization that is taking advantage of my neighbors. I voted for some candidates that promise to help us shut the company down.

[Twiggy 2,965]

Everyone go out and vote. It’s not too late. Do it for grandma. 

[Midnight Solace 5,129]

Whoa, what's happening in the US?

[Jeric 46,834]

This is a nice little symbolic image 

 

It’s the quiet touches I love. 

 

[Frostgage 7,972]

Praying that this thread does not end badly

Today was my first time voting in midterm elections! It felt great. Massachusetts is interesting as we are pretty staunchly left-wing but have a Republican governor. I'm intrigued to see how the Trump presidency affects these elections

[Sunlight Glisten 368]

I am so glad it is over with!!!! I have never been so annoyed by a midterm. 

[Partialgeek514 4,920]

I'm Canadian, so I can't really vote in the US election.  If I could though, I'd most likely vote republican. In Canada, I generally vote for the Conservative party. Well, I would have if there'd been a federal election since I turned 18. lolz. A vote that is coming up for me though is a plebiscite on whether or not my city should make a bid for the 2026 Olympics. I'm planning on voting in favour of that.

If your're an American though, please vote today! The polls aren't open for too much longer!

7 hours ago, EpicEnergy said:

I voted for the first time ever, and I'm 19 years old. I'm in North Carolina. The voting was better than I imagined, and the staff were really nice and helpful. Anyways, I voted for all Conservatives. There were also many amendments on by ballet I voted for, and I basically voted yes for all of them. The only one I can recall of the top of my head right now is that is was something about giving people the right to hunt wild animals like deer or something like that, so I definitely voted yes for that one.

Congrats on voting! I felt so weird when I voted for the first time. It was just in a local election though.

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

Republicans are winning! YEA!

 

Edited November 7, 2018 by Lucid_Nightlight

[Twiggy 2,965]

Anyone else watching a live stream of the result. Currently watching TYT coverage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0DUJLc52Kw

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

Looks like it might be close for the house!

[Jeric 46,834]

23 minutes ago, Twiggy said:

Anyone else watching a live stream of the result. Currently watching TYT coverage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0DUJLc52Kw

Heh. I actually watch them from time to time. Can only take them in small doses though, even if I can see their point. OF COURSE!

I'm just updating the main page of cnn but I may jump on and chat. 

[MangoFoalix 24,898]

Looks like the Republicans are winning. Not entirely surprised by that.

[Jeric 46,834]

9 minutes ago, TwilySparky said:

Looks like the Republicans are winning. Not entirely surprised by that.

Depends on what you mean by winning. Florida is surprising me right now. Gillum is leading and Nelson is doing a LOT stronger against Scott than I expected. 

[MangoFoalix 24,898]

1 minute ago, Jeric said:

Depends on what you mean by winning. Florida is surprising me right now. Gillum is leading and Nelson is doing a LOT stronger against Scott than I expected. 

For the House and Senate.

[Jeric 46,834]

Looks like Scott will unseat Nelson and all my Amendments I voted for are passing. The vaping one is weird though. We had an Amendment that would ban offshore drilling but also ban indoor vaping. That was a stroke of genius. Talk about political fuckery. 

[DuskSong 742]

I was hoping for a much bigger blue wave. Sad to see that the GOP has held on to so many seats. Not entirely suprised, though.

[Twiggy 2,965]

15 minutes ago, Jeric said:

Looks like Scott will unseat Nelson and all my Amendments I voted for are passing.

Congrats. Treat yourself to a Publix sub as a celebration. Shame about your lad Gillum though.

 

15 minutes ago, Jeric said:

We had an Amendment that would ban offshore drilling but also ban indoor vaping.

Literally pic related lol.

Edited November 7, 2018 by Twiggy

[Jedishy 3,542]

4 hours ago, Rhythm Red said:

I’m a libertarian myself, though I’m just barely too young to vote. I’ll be voting in 2020 for sure, though!  

Same here. Voted all Libertarian and Constitution party for state spots. Anything Federal I voted Republican 

[Dreambiscuit 8,024]

I vote Republican/Conservative across the boards. California is an extremely democratic state, but I got my vote in for my peeps.