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2018 Congressional/Senate Election Results Thread
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Is that an undead pimp?
I heard he won in Nevada.
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That's how you know democrats are the real racists since they don't want a person of colour to win.
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Hearing was this morning for RCV in the ME 2 race. The Judge said they will rule as soon as Thursday on the request for a TRO to stop the count.
Maine says they should finish the second round count today; which could cinch it for the D challenger.
Not sure if he intended that timing, he's a Trump appointee, confirmed last month. By voice vote, though? So maybe he's decent.
Edit: Rephrased!
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if the votes aren't counted, they aren't counted. you're not supposed to go "oh well!" and what? guesstimate?
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Whether or not the motion for the TRO is granted, there should still be an eventual ruling on whether to go with first round or final results. I presume that if a TRO were granted, but the ruling was ultimately that RCV was legal, then they would then resume counting?
But I believe another factor for granting an injunction is (irrevocable?) harm. In this case, I don't see where there's any real harm in tabulating the results as planned and later deciding on which method was legal.
Even then, the people who voted did so with the understanding that Ranked Choice results would take place.
Overruling that would be insane. It would be changing the way the votes are counted after the fact.
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Yeah, I would place over-ruling that on the level of Trump ordering Democratic politicians to be arrested. End of the country level catastrophe.
See also: The recent rulings on voter issues and gerrymandering that were deemed to too closely precede the election.
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Maine just passed ranked voting. Polinquin (Republican Candidate for Representative) is suing, saying ranked choice is unconstitutional, and that the person who got the most first choice votes (a plurality) should win. Otherwise, voted are collated based on ranking until a simple majority is achieved.
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Another name for it is instant run-off voting, because its much like run-off systems (like the one going on in MS with the Senate now) except it doesn't require multiple rounds of actual voting. Everyone just does it at the start.
The last place candidates first place votes are removed and those ballot's second place choices are given votes. If someone hits 50% then that person wins. Otherwise it continues with the lowest left. Eventually one will his 50%+1 (or theoretically 50-50 I guess)
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Cool i just wanted to make sure of the sequence of events...
Yeah that's a heck of a bait and switch right there.
Also that he isn't filing until after the election. If he had issues with the method there was plenty of time beforehand to argue it was unconstitutional. He waited for the express purpose of having the vote happen with multiple challengers assuming ranked choice.
Is there an equivalent to laches that would apply here?
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So was what happened in Georgia. They’re pretty good at turning the temp on the frog up one degree at a time.
I mean, the reason Maine passed ranked voting is that if they've recently had lots of problems with multiple challengers.
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Even if she acheives nothing else, getting out a young persons perspective of how our federal govt works and inspiring other young people to run are good things that will come from her time in Congress
It'll hopefully get better when she actually gets sworn in and receives the fancy lapel pin and lanyard.
Centrist twitter has been in a high rage at her for a bit now because she was at a climate change protest in front of Pelosi's office.
I could almost understand this if a Senate seat was at stake considering it's six years and would make a Democratic takeover that much harder.
But he'd be up again in two years, for a seat that doesn't effect the chamber at all and he gets to be a pinata for whoever runs against him as the guy who defied Maine voters and told them to shove their system.
This all seems so very dumb.
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A rule as true as the New Yorker rule
Really? God damn, that lady is incredible!
Err, care to share with the class on that one?
I've gone to Google, but "the new yorker rule" is bringing up a lot of disparate answers and none are really standing out.
Probably that you can re-caption any New Yorker comic with 'Christ, what an asshole,' and have it be appropriate.
The whole thing was kind of interesting. Activists were at Pelosi's office demanding climate change legislation be a priority now that the Dems are back in power and invited her to attend, which she accepted. Ocasio-Cortez spoke with Pelosi who said some bit about supporting said legislation and AOC responded with public praise for Pelosi's activism.
It was all pretty slick on Ocasio-Cortez's part, but there's a faction of Dem twitter which won't tolerate dissension. They're silly and not worth worrying about.
I mean, it's probably a bigger deal for the constituents who want their votes counted.
Then we probably don't need to bring them up here eh?
If he wins, voting will change in numerous states, and ranked choice/instant run-off would require an Amendment . He wants a judge (and either way this will probably climb a level two in the court system) to state that the Constitution defines an win for the House as the person with the most number of votes, period. Mississippi wouldn't be talking about a run off election right now, Hyde-Smith would just be the declared winner. I'm sure a couple of other states out there also require 51% of the votes instead of plurality.
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Edit: Minority, duh.
Minority leader. Same position he has now, just flipped to the minority.
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Minority leader, unless something insane happens.
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