2018 General Election Live Thread

[mystery-ak]

Coming up on 7pm east coast time so some polls will be closing...

[Victoria33]

Texas judge orders some polling locations to stay open due to long lines
A judge in Harris County, Texas, ordered nine polling locations to stay open an extra hour to accommodate long lines. The locations will have to stay open until 8 p.m. local time, according to the court order.
I think this is SOP in Harris County but I could be wrong @Victoria33 would know for sure.

@corbe

Sounds like the judge doesn't know Texas Election Law.  The law is, at the official closing time, the election judge goes to the end of the line and those people can vote even if the line is out the door.  They are brought inside if possible, but the last one in line at closing time, is the last person who can vote.

[Cyber Liberty]

@corbe

Sounds like the judge doesn't know Texas Election Law.  The law is, at the official closing time, the election judge goes to the end of the line and those people can vote even if the line is out the door.  They are brought inside if possible, but the last one in line at closing time, is the last person who can vote.

I think that's the rule pretty much everywhere, yet Judges rule on this crap somewhere in the country every election.  I think St. Louis ends up having polling places help open until 10PM every election.  This isn't to help out people stuck in line, it's to help voters who are too damned lazy to get out of bed before 5PM. 

[libertybele]

@corbe

Sounds like the judge doesn't know Texas Election Law.  The law is, at the official closing time, the election judge goes to the end of the line and those people can vote even if the line is out the door.  They are brought inside if possible, but the last one in line at closing time, is the last person who can vote.

...or sounds like the judge is a liberal

[libertybele]

FOX is declaring DEM Sen. Kaine and Bernie Sanders win their seats.

[Sanguine]

@corbe

Sounds like the judge doesn't know Texas Election Law.  The law is, at the official closing time, the election judge goes to the end of the line and those people can vote even if the line is out the door.  They are brought inside if possible, but the last one in line at closing time, is the last person who can vote.

That was my thought too, @Victoria33.  Makes you wonder which polling places they are.

[libertybele]

R - McMaster (governor) declared winner in SC.

[libertybele]

FL polls were supposed to close @ 7:00 EST.  I'm a nervous wreck.   

[RoosGirl]

FL polls were supposed to close @ 7:00 EST.  I'm a nervous wreck.   

Panhandle is an hour behind though.

[corbe]

   Panhandle is a lot of X Military and very Conservative, am I correct @RoosGirl

[libertybele]

1% of precincts reporting in FL -- DeSantis ahead 1 percentage point -- Scott ahead 2 percentage points. 

[RoosGirl]

   Panhandle is a lot of X Military and very Conservative, am I correct @RoosGirl

That's right, with the exception of the Tallahassee/FSU area.

[Cyber Liberty]

That's right, with the exception of the Tallahassee/FSU area.

Home of Mayor Dipschit.

[libertybele]

Now 2% precincts polling:

GOVERNOR FLORIDA
2% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
    RON DESANTIS (R)   755,835   52%
    ANDREW GILLUM (D)   674,127   46%
    DARCY RICHARDSON (N)   10,718   1%
    KYLE GIBSON (N)   4,888   0%
    RYAN FOLEY (N)   2,927   0%
    BRUCE STANLEY (N)   2,590   0%
U.S. SENATE FLORIDA
2% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
    RICK SCOTT (R)   842,989   53%
    BILL NELSON (D / Inc.)   761,488   47%

[Victoria33]

I think that's the rule pretty much everywhere, yet Judges rule on this crap somewhere in the country every election.  I think St. Louis ends up having polling places help open until 10PM every election.  This isn't to help out people stuck in line, it's to help voters who are too damned lazy to get out of bed before 5PM.

@corbe
@Cyber Liberty

Forgot to say those extra votes will be taken out after the judge's order is receded.  A "regular" judge cannot run an election according to what he/she wants it to be; these judges are not connected to running an election.  This judge we are speaking of is a judge outside of an election.  There is an "election judge" at this polling precinct who knows the line is stopped when the time has run out to vote.  The Secretary of State will likely be the one to tell the county to remove these votes.

[Free Vulcan]

Braun to be crushing Donnelly in the Indiana Senate race.

[Victoria33]

Watching the results so far, looks like Republicans are beating Democrats. Good. Unless the Dems numbers go up a lot, they aren't winning.

[GrouchoTex]

Uh oh, Gillium  and Nelson up in FL

[Victoria33]

Uh oh, Gillium  and Nelson up in FL

@GrouchoTex

I saw Gillium was behind, then suddenly he was ahead.

[Bigun]

Uh oh, Gillium  and Nelson up in FL

Polls not yet closed in the heavily republican panhandle yet.

[GrouchoTex]

The Redneck Country Club is holding a watch party.
I am thinking about going over there.
Cruz had a rally there yesterday, but I couldn't make that.

[the_doc]

@GrouchoTex

I saw Gillium was behind, then suddenly he was ahead.

I'm guessing that the only way the race can switch that fast is when the big city votes start coming in--which is where the Dems are usually strong.  I suspect that the lead will swing again.

[libertybele]

NBC is reporting that white women will be voting FOR DEM because of Kavanaugh, voting DEM for gun control and voting DEM because of GOP failed healthcare policies.  Yikes!

[GrouchoTex]

I'm guessing that the only way the race can switch that fast is when the big city votes start coming in--which is where the Dems are usually strong.  I suspect that the lead will swing again.

I'd think so

[mystery-ak]

NBC is reporting that white women will be voting FOR DEM because of Kavanaugh, voting DEM for gun control and voting DEM because of GOP failed healthcare policies.  Yikes!

Yeah I forgot Kav is a rapist....never vote early..within the last several days 2 women have recanted...