Trump and his cronies flooded Indiana with outside money and outside pressure in what is normally an intrastate election with local issues. My money is on the actual midterm and will wait and see what the true measure is come November.
USA Today reports that five of the Indiana Republican state senators who opposed redistricting have lost. One prevailed, and the other race has yet to be called as it is so close.
The Trumpian Republicans will always vote in Indiana. The other Republicans stay home. Unless the Indiana Democratic party can take some lessons from G. Elliott Morris' work at Strength in Numbers and learn how to speak to less engaged voters and to win their votes, I'm not sure that there will be much change in my state.
Does anyone know where raw vote totals for Ohio's uncontested races live? Would love to see how Dems in the 7th/10th stacked up against Miller/Turner, and how Kaptur did against the R field.
My State Senator was one of the ones defeated last night, Linda Rogers. I considered voting for her but a) I have only voted for one Republican in my life (Richard Lugar in 2006 when there wasn't a Dem on the ballot) and didn't want to break that 20-year streak and b) Rogers was running some truly disgusting anti-trans ads to try and save her skin and I didn't feel like validating that.
Trump and his cronies flooded Indiana with outside money and outside pressure in what is normally an intrastate election with local issues. My money is on the actual midterm and will wait and see what the true measure is come November.
Bad news in Indiana.
It’ll be extra important for Democrats to put up big numbers in November so Republicans feel they have to be cautious redistricting.
especially rep. carson, as much as I like mrvan we should be realistic and boost Indianapolis turnout high enough that they won't crack it
USA Today reports that five of the Indiana Republican state senators who opposed redistricting have lost. One prevailed, and the other race has yet to be called as it is so close.
The Trumpian Republicans will always vote in Indiana. The other Republicans stay home. Unless the Indiana Democratic party can take some lessons from G. Elliott Morris' work at Strength in Numbers and learn how to speak to less engaged voters and to win their votes, I'm not sure that there will be much change in my state.
Does anyone know where raw vote totals for Ohio's uncontested races live? Would love to see how Dems in the 7th/10th stacked up against Miller/Turner, and how Kaptur did against the R field.
Gov: GOP 820k, Dem 762k
Sen: GOP 733k, Dem 791k
OH15: GOP 39k, Dem 44k
OH9: GOP 57k, Den 46k
OH7: Dem 62k, GOP 50k
OH10: Dem 45k, GOP 44k
The more contested race got more votes in every instance.
https://liveresults.ohiosos.gov/
Thank you!
I'm impressed by the Senate and House numbers for the primary. Gives me hope that Sherrod can win back his seat.
My State Senator was one of the ones defeated last night, Linda Rogers. I considered voting for her but a) I have only voted for one Republican in my life (Richard Lugar in 2006 when there wasn't a Dem on the ballot) and didn't want to break that 20-year streak and b) Rogers was running some truly disgusting anti-trans ads to try and save her skin and I didn't feel like validating that.
Telling that these Republican state senators didn't try to pull a Thad Cochran and reach out to Democrats to help them get renominated.
What's the partisanship of your district? Any chance a Democrat could win there this fall?