“Democratic Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams declared victory Monday in his race against GOP Rep. Mia Love — after he gained a 739-vote lead in ballot updates from Utah and Salt Lake counties.” https://t.co/JqLh0ref9F #UT04 #Midterm2018 — Ericssen (@EricssenWen) November 20, 2018 Just a reminder, a Blue Dog Democrat in Utah is likely to …
Election 2018
A larger, better electorate
I had to visit a government agency today to take care of some paperwork. The experience was as awful as I expected, which might be one reason it’s so easy to convince people that government agencies are hubs of incompetence devoted to inconveniencing citizens while extracting hard-earned dollars from their wallets. Don’t @ me, bro …
Stacey Abrams did not concede. Good.
Stacey Abrams ended her race to become governor of Georgia last night, but she didn’t concede. Via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: In her fiery speech, Abrams cited long lines at voting sites, closed polling stations and the cancellation of hundreds of thousands of voter registrations. “To watch an elected official who claims to represent the people …
Speaking of “let us savor….”
Tom MacArthur, Republican Congressman of the New Jersey 3rd, has lost his reelection bid: Remember that viral town hall where a guy scorned his Congressman for trying to take away his wife's health insurance? That Congressman was Tom MacArthur, architect of the Obamacare repeal. He just lost reelection. pic.twitter.com/0ceMFcSKGe — Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) November 14, …
Cost Control Constituency and California’s Props 8 and 61
Healthcare cost control is tough politics. Every dollar saved is a dollar out of someone’s wallet. The benefits are far more diffused in either incrementally lower premiums or slightly lower taxes than the counterfactual projection. Our political system is optimized to emphasized the loud screams of concentrated minorities who are losing something while the vast …
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Tuesday Morning Open Thread: Good News for Democrats!
#BREAKING: Judge just ruled Georgia CANNOT certify election results in Gov’s race until FRIDAY. State must establish a hotline for voters to call, review each provision ballot, and justify every vote that was thrown out. bottom line: Georgia still does not have a Governor-Elect. pic.twitter.com/B1vPGdrb13 — Kaitlyn Ross 11Alive (@kaitlynross1) November 13, 2018 Federal judge …
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Arizona just called
First the big news from Arizona: BREAKING: Democrat Kyrsten Sinema wins election to U.S. Senate from Arizona. #APracecall at 5:41 p.m. MST. @AP election coverage: https://t.co/miEWlbTVZW #Election2018 #AZelection — AP Politics (@AP_Politics) November 13, 2018 And now the important news from Arizona: Congrats to @kyrstensinema. I wish her success. I’m grateful to all those who …