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stopbush

(24,404 posts) Wed Nov 7, 2018, 11:36 AM Nov 2018

Did Rs add to their Senate majority? Looks like 51 right now, same as what it was Monday.

How are they figuring it will be over 51? And by how many? 52? 53?

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Did Rs add to their Senate majority? Looks like 51 right now, same as what it was Monday. (Original Post) stopbush Nov 2018 OP

Dunno, they don't count too good, elleng Nov 2018 #1

At the moment they are +3 manor321 Nov 2018 #2

They're not counting AZ, FL, MS-special or possibly MT yet. SaschaHM Nov 2018 #3

they flipped three seats and lost one, with three races still out fishwax Nov 2018 #4

It doesn't really matter since they already had the majority. We had more... brush Nov 2018 #5

elleng

(131,607 posts)

1. Dunno, they don't count too good,

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 11:39 AM

Nov 2018

and still awaiting AZ, aren't we?

manor321

(3,344 posts)

2. At the moment they are +3

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 11:43 AM

Nov 2018

That could change depending on close races and recounts.

SaschaHM

(2,897 posts)

3. They're not counting AZ, FL, MS-special or possibly MT yet.

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 11:48 AM

Nov 2018

Tester isn't out of the woods being down by 2000, but there are more outstanding ballots in Blue MT than Red so it seems like he will make it up.

AZ has a thin margin and outstanding ballots.

FL is headed for an automatic recap.

MS is headed for an Espy runoff.

fishwax

(29,153 posts)

4. they flipped three seats and lost one, with three races still out

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 11:48 AM

Nov 2018

Right now they're at +2. They're ahead but barely in MT and FL, which would put them to +4 if they also hold on in AZ. So it looks like best case they pick up 1 seat and worst case they pick up 4.

On exit: forgot about the Mississippi runoff... theoretically we could win that and all the other outstanding races and wins up with the same seat count were had before, which would be pretty amazing.

brush

(54,014 posts)

5. It doesn't really matter since they already had the majority. We had more...

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 11:54 AM

Nov 2018

seats up for grabs this cycle than the repugs did. Come 2020 they will have more vulnerable seats in the Senate and we can hopefully recoup seats then.

For now they still have the majority, no change in that.

WE HAVE THE HOUSE THOUGH.

WOOHOO!

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