The Dems flipped SEVEN governorships. That's a big deal. (+ Guam...let's not forget Guam!)

[Honeycombe8]

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Michigan. Wisconsin. Illinois. Kansas. (Kansas? That was a surprise!) Maine. New Mexico. Nevada.

(NOTE: STACEY ABRAMS IN GEORGIA HAS NOT CONCEDED.)

(The Repubs may pick up Alaska from an Independent...results not finalized yet, on CNN. But the Repub has a solid lead.)

FIRST FEMALE GOVERNORS IN THE FLIP LIST:
**MAINE
**GUAM (wish Guam were a state; there's actually a bill proposed to make Guam & Puerto Rico states)

[BumRushDaShow]

1. You forgot Maine - 7 Governorships

[Cha]

4. Thanks, BRDS.. I thought I

had read 7 earlier.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. The people of Maine have finally rid themselves of LePage!

[Cha]

14. And, People in Wisconsin.. Oh Boy!!

[BumRushDaShow]

18. THAT was the BIGGEST coup of the night!!

I mean it literally surpassed the KS win because Walker was the king of ALEC legislation.

Hopefully the state can start to get rid of all the bullshit that was implemented there.

[onetexan]

19. YESS!! Kelly's win in KS was AMAZING!!

i feel the governors races the Dems took is grossly understated as one of the biggest achievements of the night.

[BumRushDaShow]

21. And the kicker here is that they will all be in place for the 2020 census

and the redistricting process!

[True Blue American]

75. Thank goodness

Ohio voters took care of that by voting on an Independent Committee. One thing DeWine can not touch.

[BumRushDaShow]

76. And THAT will help a whole lot given what happened with this election!

And that may positively impact the districts in OH and give a fairer representation in the state legislature.

[True Blue American]

89. John Boehner

Took charge last time. His District goes from Westchester, all the way up I 75,around Dayton,that is Democratic.

[BumRushDaShow]

90. I have in-laws in the Dayton area

And I can imagine what Cheeto Boner is thinking right about now...

[True Blue American]

92. Last time I saw Boehner

He was sitting in a Lazy Boy,with a drink in his hand, laughing,saying,” In his 30 years in Congress he had never seen Republicans agree on anything!”

Not my House member.we are stuck with Mike Turner.

[BumRushDaShow]

93. You forgot that

he probably had a ciggy off to the side somewhere too.

Well... At least Sherrod Brown got re-elected, so given all the media drama about that race, it was good news.

[True Blue American]

94. Thomas Suddes

Dayton Daily writer had a articls about Sherrod. If he won by a landslide would his next stop be the WhiteHouse?

He was on Hillary’s short list. I think she made a mistake by not choosing him. Ohio would have been hers, but we do not want to lose him.

[BumRushDaShow]

96. Yeah - that was a tough decision!

Could be that he shrugged it off too...

[calimary]

55. FINALLY got rid of Scott Walker!!! And KANSAS!!!

Kris Kobach - none other than Mr. Voter Suppression! - had his ass handed to him last night!

I did not think that would happen!!! That ALONE is a huge victory!

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

15. LePage was termed out and not running in the election

He would have been gone now matter what in Jan 2019. This race had no incumbent.

[BumRushDaShow]

17. I know that - see post #16

(P.S. I have family who live there... )

[Soxfan58]

65. And replaced him

With the woman who was the biggest pain in his ass for most of his terms. Also just in. We won both legislative branches. Well done Maine.

[BumRushDaShow]

70. Yup and congrats on taking your state back!!!

Might have Susan Collins shaking a bit now...

(D Governor, legislature, and an I that caucuses with Ds - with her hanging out there as the lone R)

[Honeycombe8]

5. Oops. I'll correct my post. I missed that on the map. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

10. I was glad to see Maine on the road to sanity!!

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

13. Not sure if that is a flip since there was no Republican incumbent in that race

LePage was termed out. Still that was a great win to get the first female Maine governor (and a Dem) following that asshole LePage. LePage made Mills his nemesis, who was the Attorney General at the time, so it's pretty interesting that she won. I think it says something about how Mainers felt about LePage. Also nice is that Mills won with 50% of the vote with 3 people running. That race wasn't a ranked choice race, but the ranking wouldn't have been needed because she got at least 50% of the vote. LePage never received that much of the vote in any of his races.

[BumRushDaShow]

16. The state flipped from RW loon control to Democratic sane control

Doesn't matter whether there was an incumbent in there or not. The fact that LePage won TWICE (and couldn't run a 3rd time) means that whoever was voting in Maine was voting for a crazy-ass (R).

NOW the people of Maine have awoken and didn't select another (R)... Which might not bode well for Susan Collins (whether she tries to run for her Senate seat again in 2020 OR if she considers running for Governor there down the road - one of the options that kept coming up for her for 2022).

And as a sidenote not really mentioned much but Angus King swept himself back into office without any drama.

[Siwsan]

22. That's the case in Michigan, too. Deadly Dick Snyder was termed out. But....

The Secretary of State, and most likely the Attorney General are also flipping. The AG race is very close, but Dana Nessel is still in the lead, with 93% of the vote counted.

[BumRushDaShow]

23. And since you mention an AG, I saw the Keith Ellison won the AG slot in MN

With all the ugly mud-slinging and innuendo and attacks on him from the left and right, I didn't think he even had a chance.

[Siwsan]

25. Yes!!

I wish the Blue would spread more into Indiana and Ohio - then we'd have a lovely Blue Cluster, surrounding the Great Lakes and the northeastern Canadian border - maybe if things start sliding backwards we can ask to be annexed.

[BumRushDaShow]

31. I think both states have lost Democrats in an exodus

I.e, they moved out for other opportunities and/or family obligations (my BIL and some of his siblings included), and that gets reflected in the party makeup of who remains.

[Siwsan]

34. That could be, but look at Michigan

We've definitely lost people. BUT, I guess even GOPers figured it best to not elect the partner/enabler of a serial poisoner to the top office in the state. If Dana Nessel holds her thin lead, all of the top posts will be Democrats. Oh, and females! I'm figuring that might be a first.

[BumRushDaShow]

59. That would be great if that outcome holds!

I think the whole Flint crises left an ugly mark on the state and although it might not be voiced "publicly" by certain locals, it was reflected in the election outcome.

And when you mentioned "females" - here in PA, for the first time ever, we are sending an all-female contiguous-district contingent of women to Congress!!!! I.e., PA-4, PA-5, PA-6, & PA-7 have elected women. These districts are all in suburban Philadelphia and just to the north.

The PA congressional delegation hasn't had a female among them since Allyson Schwartz gave up her seat in 2014 to run for Governor (she lost & she had been in the old PA-13 which was generally replaced by the new PA-4).

[geardaddy]

80. I'm in MN and I was terrified that Ellison wouldn't win.

Thank Dog he won!

Hi opponent was a creepy ass who was a lawyer for the hate group Alliance Defending Freedom.

https://www.insightnews.com/news/wardlow-attorney-for-anti-lgbt-hate-group-trades-in-fear/article_1a3cf43a-d7d1-11e8-904c-57279b3e66b7.html

[BumRushDaShow]

81. I get your fear

The majority of the media narrative was just horrible and those of us who are outside of MN really had no idea of what was really going on with the electorate and his candidacy. I do have relatives there and know they vote straight D but still.

[geardaddy]

83. Well, I feel extremely lucky

We elected Keith as our AG (he was my rep when he was in the House), we elected a Dem governor to keep the governorship, both of our Dem senators were reelected, we flipped two House seats and I think we retook the MN state House.

[BumRushDaShow]

86. You got lots to celebrate this morning!

Here in PA I am happy we were able to persist with the gerrymandering cases and contributed 3 new Democratic seats + Conor Lamb's seat (now in a newly redrawn district).

Before 2018 dawned, the PA Congressional delegation was 13 (R) - 5 (D) with no women. Now as of last night, the delegation is 9 (D) - 9 (R) with 4 women among them. Plus we re-elected our (D) Governor and (D) Senator.

[geardaddy]

87. That is huge for PA!

Congrats!

[NewJeffCT]

38. It's a red seat that is now blue

so, it counts as a flip.

LePage was atrocious as well, so it's good that he's gone.

[Sherman A1]

2. It is a Big Deal

unfortunately we lost McCaskill in Missouri so I'm not really overjoyed at this point.

[NewJeffCT]

43. I saw a comment on Twitter about Missouri

they passed several statewide ballot initiatives that were liberal in nature, but then turned around and voted for right wingers that want to strike those policies down

1) raise the minimum wage (one of the first things Pelosi should do - pass it and force the Senate to sit on it)
2) medical marijuana
3) campaign finance reform
4) protecting unions also won bigly

[Sherman A1]

47. Yes, there was some good things that came about in Missouri

on various issues. I was happy to see the Minimum Wage increase pass although it is far too little and spread over far too many years. The state gas tax increase went down in flames which was good from my point of view (I don't think we need to increase any taxes until the Minimum Wage is a living wage), but a sales tax increase for the St. Louis Zoo passed in my area which I thought to be a bad idea.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

3. Wisconsin!! Big one Kansas!! Big one. Michigan!! Big one. Time to start cleaning up the

mess the gop made.

[vi5]

6. Yes! Let's show them what we can do!

Expand voting access. Roll back voter suppression laws. DEFINITELY at the very least in those states with split rule, Governor can at least veto an regressive policies.

But in the place where we won Governor AND we control the state legislature's? Let's see some fucking action!

I'm as excited about the state houses we won as much as I am winning back the house.

[Honeycombe8]

11. Yes. That will be important in 2020. Voter access. nt

[mattclearing]

7. It's huge. Especially because it puts a stop to the vote suppression.

If Dems elect a president in 2020, it'll be in no small part because those states weren't playgrounds for GOP meddling anymore.

[Hortensis]

9. Fabulous! I'm so glad.

[In It to Win It]

12. I was shocked by Kansas...

I’m happy we got some governorships. In the long run, that’s where it will matter more.

[onetexan]

20. exactly right, governors have vast powers within their state

and is an important factor for Dems' collective strategy in pushing back against the DOTUS' destructive policies such as healthcare, environment, immigration, ...

[milestogo]

24. WE GOT RID OF SCOTT FUCKING WALKER!

How I hate that man. I am so glad to see him go away. Go far away, Scottie.

[Honeycombe8]

30. So glad to be rid of that cancer. Horrible human being. Unethical, corrupt, too. nt

[madwivoter]

32. When I went to bed Walker was pulling ahead...

It was such a great surprise to see that Evers won! Happy day here in Madison, WI

What a great day for Wisconsin.

[milestogo]

41. Yeah I finally went to bed around 12:30am but I had heard

about the 45000 uncounted ballots in Milwaukee County, so I had a good feeling. Milwaukee hates Walker as much as Madison does, and we have the numbers!

[lagomorph777]

79. Sent Scott walking

out the door!

[Blue_Tires]

26. +1

Link to tweet

[smirkymonkey]

29. +1000

[still_one]

27. HUGE!!!

[BeckyDem]

28. The U.S. is BETTER this morning. I am happy for all our success and we will keep

kicking the cons out.

[Afromania]

33. This backs us away form them being able to call a constitutional convention.

a little bit at least.

[Honeycombe8]

36. I've never heard of this. I'll have to read up on that. nt

[Afromania]

44. I'm reading up on it too. I just know that you need

need 2/3(34) of the states to call for it. I'm not sure of the exact mechanisms but I'm pretty sure the fewer states they have full control over the better.

[Honeycombe8]

52. Of course, yes. And they would do something like that. So yes...the governor flips are a big deal. n

[Afromania]

57. ok, did some quick reading up

Seems you need to have the state legislatures make the call. Luckily it seems like we took 6 of those back last night as well(according to vox).

Apparently the republicans had control of 33 of them. It takes 34 states to make the call and 38 to approve proposals. I was feeling down about some of the races we lost, but I'm starting to believe last night may have been more successful than many of us are even aware of.

[Cosmocat]

61. I would like to see more states with dem control

officially removes themselves from it, however that looks ...

[Afromania]

63. That would be helpful.

[MrGrieves]

35. So here's the thing with that.....

these states just magically reversed course? I mean yes I suppose that's true and people worked really hard to make that happen but at the same time.... really? I think it leads a lot of credence to the questions about the 2016 elections in those states.

[Honeycombe8]

40. I'm on that page with you. I thought from the start that the election results were hacked.

Not because I'm a conspiracy theorist or paranoid. But because ALL the evidence we had showed different results. Not just pre-election polls, but the candidate polls, exit polls, who showed up to vote.

They just had to hack a few key purple districts in a couple of states (PA was one). Easy peasy. And maybe they did more than that.

[workinclasszero]

37. This is HUGE!!!

[OilemFirchen]

39. You can add Connecticut to your list.

Just called.

[Honeycombe8]

45. That's not a flip, though, is it?

That was a "Keep" and not a flip. Gov was Malloy, a Democrat. The race was won by a Democrat, so it was a keep.

[OilemFirchen]

54. You are correct. Mea culpa. (n/t)

[onetexan]

46. u beat me to it - yep, make that 8 governorships flipped!! :)

[Honeycombe8]

49. CT already had a Democratic governor. (Malloy) ??? So not a flip? nt

[onetexan]

51. you're right, well nonetheless it's staying blue

thank u for the correction

[NewJeffCT]

67. There was a HUGE amount of outside money supporting

GOP candidate Bob Stefanowski... every time I turned on the TV, there was a pro Stefanowski ad and then an anti-Lamont ad sponsored by outside groups. I mean, every single time. Heck, I even logged into YouTube and when I tried to watch a video, anti Lamont ads would pop up and I'd need to watch them before my video started.

[Bradical79]

42. Wow, I thought Walker was winning!

7 is awesome. Infuriatingly, it should've been 8 (Kemp stealing Georgia for the moment).

[Honeycombe8]

48. The Democrats are still fighting Georgia. And they should. (fingers crossed) nt

[onetexan]

50. it's 8 now with Connecticut

They've gotta get a judge to set things straight in GA unfortunately. What a mess.

[NewJeffCT]

68. CT was a HOLD

the outgoing governor was the very unpopular Dan Malloy

[onetexan]

73. yes, thank you for correction - i meant to delete my thread but wasn't able to earlier

I'm so glad your very beautiful state remains firmly in Democratic control, both Congressional chambers included.

[mitch96]

53. " flipped SEVEN governorships"

So will that help with redistricting and stop the gerrymandering and voter suppression?? Would a local red congress and senate stop a blue gov. from changing the districts??
m

[Honeycombe8]

56. A governor's admin. has a lot of power...but I don't know who controls the legislatures.

That would be interesting to know - how many of those flips are controlled by a Democratic state legislature, if any.

This article says the Governor has VETO POWER over gerrymandering. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/11/5/18058968/elections-2018-governors-races-gerrymandering-redistricting

[BumRushDaShow]

69. I think redistrictings (whether by the legislature or a board) need a governor's signature

so if a RW legislature with a Democratic governor submits a gerrymandered mess, the governor can veto. And the key here would be whether the RW legislature would have enough to override ("super-majority" ) and push it through anyway.... and a bunch of legislatures lost their GOP super-majorities in one or both chambers last night, including here in PA!

[Honeycombe8]

71. Yes! nt

[Cosmocat]

62. Depends

each state goes about it their own way ...

Can't hurt, and would hope that those who have the opportunity do so.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

58. You should edit to say Maine also has it's first female Gov...A Dem after LePage (R)

Janet Mills was Attorney General and the biggest thorn in LePage's side. So many stupid right wight law suits he wanted Maine to be a part of and she wouldn't let it happen. That makes it even sweeter that she got elected. LePage really doesn't like Mills. This is like electing Hillary Clinton as prez after 8 years of Trump. Mills is a lot like Clinton. LePage is a lot like Trump.

[elmac]

60. excellent, a good start

when the blue states start passing progressive healthcare, wage and tax legislation the red states will see a huge drop in population as everyone will be flocking to the blue.

[DeminPennswoods]

64. A ton of Republican engineered gerry-mandered House seats

are going to go away in these states as the Dem governors will be in place when redistricting comes around in 2021.

This is the first step in ending minority rule by the GOP. You need only look at what happened in Pennsylvania once a new map was put in place. The congressional delegation now reflects the state.

[Honeycombe8]

66. 2021? Doing a happy dance....

[randr]

72. This puts an end to the Koch families dream of a Constitutional Convention

They came very close to their life long goal to alter the Constitution forever.

[PatrickforO]

74. We did pretty good flipping some state legislatures, too.

We did well last night - not as well as some of the more fervent among us hoped, but well nonetheless. Unfortunately, we haven't made up all the ground we lost to Republicans down-ticket in 2010.

This country still has a major, major problem with racism - it is arguably why we lost so many seats in 2010, and lost more in 2014. Obama was a great president - he really was, but all those dog whistles brought out the racist vote.

So now, we've gained ground back.

To me a couple of standouts:
1. Florida is now going to allow over a million ex-felons to vote. This ought to turn FL solid blue if subsequent GOTV efforts can reach this population.

2. First openly gay governor in Colorado!!! Polis will do fine as governor, and it looks solid blue for AG, Treasurer and SoS.

3. Colorado has now banned slavery or indentured servitude in prisons! This will be good to cut profits in prison industries, because the profit motive doesn't belong in corrections, period.

4. Colorado's new Treasurer has been talking about public banking, which is great.

5. Dems took the state Senate, and retained their majority in the state House, so we'll pass and Polis will sign, the National Popular Vote initiative into law, which will force Colorado Electors to vote the same way the national popular vote went. Time to get rid of the Electoral College.

So...my verdict?

Great wins, but we need to stay SHARP and keep working because it ain't over yet. We still have lots of ignorant, evangelical, xenophobic, homophobic racists in power and we must keep fighting them.

The US House can now work to hold Trump accountable, but they will have to work with Republicans in the Senate and with (ick) Trump to pass some decent bipartisan legislation - not another stupid tax cut, but maybe an infrastructure bill. That would be a major accomplishment. They will also be able to block efforts to get rid of the pre-existing conditions in ACA.

So that's my take. I'm looking forward to hearing what people here from other states have to say about the election results.

Time will tell, but we did win back a lot.

[world wide wally]

77. I hope every one of these Governors realizes the importance of having adequate voting tools

available and accessible to ALL voters.

[lagomorph777]

78. Genuinely a BFD. This sets us up for redistricting success.

Or at least it helps a little.

[LAS14]

82. Does anyone know how many of these states are gerrymandered? nt

[Honeycombe8]

84. Good question. We need to check on that. nt

[LAS14]

85. And while you're checking, are all results in for state legislatures? Where..

... are you getting this good info?

tia
las

[Honeycombe8]

88. No. All results aren't in (Georgia is one; Stacey Abrams is standing firm until all votes counted).

I got these mainly from CNN, which has a map, plus I doublechecked other sites for any updated information, to make sure CNN was up to date.

CNN's map has a "flipped" button, which shows the states on the map that flipped (fr governor or House or Senate).

https://www.cnn.com/election/2018/results/governor

look for button at lower left, that says "flipped". Make sure the category at top is for "Governor." You should see the blue-colored governor races that flipped. (except for Maine, which hasn't been logged as a flip on the map, but has been called for the Democratic candidate, as a flip from Republican LePage - this is in several other sources, including https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_LePage )

[LAS14]

91. Thanks! nt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

95. Indeed it is

Considering all the Republican gerrymandering it's nice to see more Democratic control at the state level.