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U.S. Senate Results

⭐ Republicans will regain the Senate majority. As of 8:00 am ET Wednesday, they hold at least 52 seats.

Unless otherwise indicated, the AP has called these races:

⭐ Arizona. Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego is projected to have defeated the execrable Kari Lake.

California. Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff is projected to win. Schiff will have won both the general election and a special election to fill the seat of former Sen. Dianne Feinstein, deceased, which is currently held by Laphonza Butler, a "placeholder" appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). Schiff will be seated immediately.

Connecticut: Democrat Chris Murphy is projected to win re-election.

Delaware: Democrat Lisa Blunt is projected to win.

Florida: Republican Rick Scott is projected to win re-election.

Hawaii. Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono is projected to win re-election.

Indiana: Republican Jim Banks is projected to win.

Maine: Independent Sen. Angus King is projected to win re-election. King caucuses with Democrats.

Maryland. Democrat Angela Alsobrooks is projected to win over former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan. Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin (D) is retiring.

Massachusetts: Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren is projected to win re-election.

Michigan: Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin is projected to win.

Minnesota. Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar is projected to win re-election.

Mississippi: Republican Roger Wicker is projected to win re-election.

Missouri. Republican Road Runner Sen. Josh Hawley is projected to win re-election.

Montana. Republican Tim Somebody-Shot-Me-Sometime Sheehy is projected to have defeated Sen. Jon Tester.

Nebraska. Republican Sen. Deb Fischer has held off a challenge from an Independent candidate.

Nebraska. Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts is projected to win re-election. This is a special election.

Nevada: Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is (at long last) projected to win re-election.

New Jersey: Democrat Rep. Andy Kim is projected to win the seat previously vacated by Democrat Bob Menendez, who resigned in disgrace after being convicted on federal bribery & corruption charges. Kim will be the first Korean-American to hold a U.S. Senate seat.

New Mexico. Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich is projected to win re-election.

New York. Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is projected to win re-election.

North Dakota. Republican Sen. Kevin Kramer is projected to win re-election.

⭐ Ohio. Republican Bernie Moreno is projected to have defeated Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown. This is the second pick-up for Republicans Tuesday.

Rhode Island: Democrat Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is projected to win re-election.

Tennessee: Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn is projected to win re-election.

Texas: Republic Sen. Ted Cruz, the most unpopular U.S. senator, is projcted to win re-election.

Utah. Republican Rep. John Curtis is projected to win the seat currently held by Sen. Mitt Romney (R).

Vermont: Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders is projected to win re-election.

Virginia. Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine is projected by NBC News to win re-election.

Washington. Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell is projected to win re-election.

West Virginia: Republican Gov. Jim Justice is projected to win the seat currently held by Independent Joe Manchin, who is retiring.

Wisconsin. Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin is projected to win re-election. Hurrah!

Wyoming. Republican Sen. John Barrasso is projected to win re-election.

U.S. House Results

Gubernatorial Results

Delaware: Democrat Matt Meyer is projected to win.

Indiana: Republican Sen. Mike Braun is projected to win.

Montana. Horrible person Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte is projected to win re-election.

New Hampshire. Republican Kelly Ayotte, a former U.S. Senator is projected to win.

North Carolina. Democrat Josh Stein is projected to win, besting Trump-endorsed radical loon Mark Robinson.

North Dakota. Republican U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong is projected to win.

Utah. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox is projected to win re-election.

Vermont: Republican Phil Scott is projected to win re-election.

Washington: Democrat Bob Ferguson, the Washington State attorney general, is projected to win.

West Virginia: Republican Philip Morrisey is projected to win.

Other Results

Colorado. NBC News projects that the abortions-rights constitutional amendment will pass.

Florida. NBC News projected the abortion-rights state constitutional amendment will fail.

Georgia. Fani Willis is projected to win re-election as Fulton County District Attorney.

Missouri. The New York Times projects that Missouri voters have passed a measure to protect abortion rights.

Nebraska. New York Times: "A ballot amendment prohibiting abortion beyond the first three months of pregnancy passed in Nebraska, according to The Associated Press, outpolling a competing measure that would have established a right to abortion until fetal viability."

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The Ledes

Saturday, November 9, 2024

New York Times: “About 100 firefighters were working to put out a brush fire in a heavily wooded section of Prospect Park in Brooklyn on Friday night, prompting officials to warn residents to stay away as they used drones to identify hot spots.... Mayor Eric Adams said in a post on X that the city was under a red flag warning for fire risk on Friday night because of dry conditions and strong winds.”

The Wires

The Ledes

Friday, November 8, 2024

Washington Post: French Resistance fighter Madeleine “Riffaud ... died Nov. 6 at her home in Paris at 100.... As part of the Resistance, she collected guns, organized sabotage missions, recruited fighters and once shot and killed a German officer on a Sunday afternoon on a bridge over the Seine as crowds watched.” She was among the Resistance fighters who, backed by Free French units & U.S. forces, freed Paris from the Germans in August 1944. ~~~

~~~ Marie: Now, Trump will do his best to render meaningless the sacrifices & suffering of Riffaud & millions of others. And who cares? After all, those who gave of themselves for freedom and self-governance are suckers and losers.

Public Service Announcement

Washington Post: "Americans can again order free rapid coronavirus tests by mail, the Biden administration announced Thursday. People can request four free at-home tests per household through covidtests.gov. They will begin shipping Monday. The move comes ahead of an expected winter wave of coronavirus cases. The September revival of the free testing program is in line with the Biden administration’s strategy to respond to the coronavirus as part of a broader public health campaign to protect Americans from respiratory viruses, including influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), that surge every fall and winter. But free tests were not mailed during the summer wave, which wastewater surveillance data shows is now receding."

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New York Times: In a collection of memorabilia filed at New York City's Morgan Library, curator Robinson McClellan discovered the manuscript of a previously unknown waltz by Frédéric Chopin. Jeffrey Kallberg, a Chopin scholar at the University of Pennsylvania as well as other experts authenticated the manuscript. Includes video of Lang Lang performing the short waltz. ~~~

~~~ Marie: The Times article goes into some of Chopin's life in Paris at the time he wrote the waltz, but it doesn't mention that he helped make ends meet by giving piano lessons. I know this because my great grandmother was one of his students. If her musical talent were anything like mine, those particular lessons would have been painful hours for Chopin.

New York Times: “Improbably, [the political/celebrity magazine] George[, originally a project by John F. Kennedy, Jr.] is back, with the same logo and the same catchy slogan: 'Not just politics as usual.' This time, though, a QAnon conspiracy theorist and passionate Trump fan is its editor in chief.... It is a reanimation story bizarre enough for a zombie movie, made possible by the fact that the original George trademark lapsed, only to be secured by a little-known conservative lawyer named Thomas D. Foster.”

Washington Post: “Comedy news outlet the Onion — reinvigorated by new ownership over this year — is bringing back its once-popular video parodies of cable news. But this time, there’s someone with real news anchor experience in the chair. When the first episodes appear online Monday, former WAMU and MSNBC host Joshua Johnson will be the face of the resurrected 'Onion News Network.' Playing an ONN anchor character named Dwight Richmond, Johnson says he’s bringing a real anchor’s sense of clarity — and self-importance — to the job. 'If ONN is anything, it’s a news organization that is so unaware of its own ridiculousness that it has the confidence of a serial killer,' says Johnson, 44.” ~~~

~~~ Marie: I'll be darned if I can figured out how to watch ONN. If anybody knows, do tell. Thanks.

Washington Post: “First came the surprising discovery that Earth’s atmosphere is leaking. But for roughly 60 years, the reason remained a mystery. Since the late 1960s, satellites over the poles detected an extremely fast flow of particles escaping into space — at speeds of 20 kilometers per second. Scientists suspected that gravity and the magnetic field alone could not fully explain the stream. There had to be another source creating this leaky faucet. It turns out the mysterious force is a previously undiscovered global electric field, a recent study found. The field is only about the strength of a watch battery — but it’s enough to thrust lighter ions from our atmosphere into space. It’s also generated unlike other electric fields on Earth. This newly discovered aspect of our planet provides clues about the evolution of our atmosphere, perhaps explaining why Earth is habitable. The electric field is 'an agent of chaos,' said Glyn Collinson, a NASA rocket scientist and lead author of the study. 'It undoes gravity.... Without it, Earth would be very different.'”

The New York Times lists Emmy winners. The AP has an overview story here.

New York Times: “Hvaldimir, a beluga whale who had captured the public’s imagination since 2019 after he was spotted wearing a harness seemingly designed for a camera, was found dead on Saturday in Norway, according to a nonprofit that worked to protect the whale.... [Hvaldimir] was wearing a harness that identified it as “equipment” from St. Petersburg. There also appeared to be a camera mount. Some wondered if the whale was on a Russian reconnaissance mission. Russia has never claimed ownership of the whale. If Hvaldimir was a spy, he was an exceptionally friendly one. The whale showed signs of domestication, and was comfortable around people. He remained in busier waters than are typical for belugas....” ~~~

~~~ Marie: Oh, Lord, do not let Bobby Kennedy, Jr., near that carcass. ~~~

~~~ AP Update: “There’s no evidence that a well-known beluga whale that lived off Norway’s coast and whose harness ignited speculation it was a Russian spy was shot to death last month as claimed by animal rights groups, Norwegian police said Monday.... Police said that the Norwegian Veterinary Institute conducted a preliminary autopsy on the animal, which was become known as 'Hvaldimir,' combining the Norwegian word for whale — hval — and the first name of Russian President Vladimir Putin. 'There are no findings from the autopsy that indicate that Hvaldimir has been shot,' police said in a statement.”

New York Times: Botswana's “President Mokgweetsi Masisi grinned as he lifted the diamond, a 2,492-carat stone that is the biggest diamond unearthed in more than a century and the second-largest ever found, according to the Vancouver-based mining operator Lucara, which owns the mine where it was found. This exceptional discovery could bring back the luster of the natural diamond mining industry, mining companies and experts say. The diamond was discovered in the same relatively small mine in northeastern Botswana that has produced several of the largest such stones in living memory. Such gemstones typically surface as a result of volcanic activity.... The diamond will likely sell in the range of tens of millions of dollars....”

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~~~ Guardian: "On a distant reef 16,000km from Paris, surfer Gabriel Medina has given Olympic viewers one of the most memorable images of the Games yet, with an airborne celebration so well poised it looked too good to be true. The Brazilian took off a thundering wave at Teahupo’o in Tahiti on Monday, emerging from a barrelling section before soaring into the air and appearing to settle on a Pacific cloud, pointing to the sky with biblical serenity, his movements mirrored precisely by his surfboard. The shot was taken by Agence France-Presse photographer Jérôme Brouillet, who said “the conditions were perfect, the waves were taller than we expected”. He took the photo while aboard a boat nearby, capturing the surreal image with such accuracy that at first some suspected Photoshop or AI."

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Presidential Race -- Called by AP/Networks

JOE BIDEN NOW HAS A CLEAR PATH TO EXACTLY 270 VOTES, even if he doesn't prevail in Pennsylvania. He need only win Nevada's 6 Electoral votes, where he is slightly ahead & hang onto Arizona, which most networks have not called.

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At 1:30 am ET Tuesday, Trump was way ahead in Wisconsin, Michigan & Pennsylvania. This is horrifying. ~~~

~~~ ** Update of states not projected @ 5 am ET Wednesday: As of 7:20 am ET, Biden has pulled ahead in Wisconsin by about 20,000 votes. As of 10 am, Biden has pulled ahead of Trump by about 10,000 votes. NBC News still hasn't called Arizona for Biden, tho Fox & the AP have. Trump is still significantly ahead in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia & Alaska. Biden is leading in Nevada. In Pennsylvania, there are "hundreds of thousands of votes still uncounted," according to officials. Anyway, the polls were waaaay off. ~~~

~~~ Update. NYT @ 12:40 pm ET: "There are only about 300 votes left to count in Wisconsin, officials say. They're in the town of Willow in Richland County. Biden leads by more than 20,000 votes." (See sidebar.) Mrs. McC: So that should be a wrap, but the AP & networks haven't called the state. Update: The AP has called Wisconsin for Biden; Trump's campaign will ask for a recount. ~~~

~~~ Update. NBC News has projected Biden will win Michigan.

~~~ Nate Cohn of the New York Times: "Joe Biden has won absentee ballots counted in Pennsylvania by an overwhelming margin so far, according to data from the Secretary of State early Wednesday. If he carried the remaining absentee ballots by a similar margin, he would win the state."

~~~ Among the votes that haven't been counted are many throughout the country cast by the "suckers & losers" serving out-of-country in our military.

~~~ States depicted in blue are states the AP or networks have called for Joe Biden. Red states are those the AP or networks have called for Trump. Tan states have not been called

Alabama: AP call
Arizona: Via NYT
Arkansas: Via NYT
Colorado: NBC call
California: NBC cal
Connecticut: AP call
Delaware: NBC call
*Florida: NBC call
Hawaii: Via NYT
Kentucky: Via NYT
Illinois: AP call
Iowa: NBC call
Indiana: NBC call
Kansas: Via NYT
Louisiana: AP call
Maine 1st + 2: AP calls. 4th via NYT
Maryland: NBC call
Massachusetts: NBC call
Michigan: NBC call
Minnesota: Via Politico
Mississippi: AP call
Missouri: NBC call
Montana: NBC call
Nebraska: AP, NBC calls
New Hampshire: NBC call
New Jersey: NBC call
New Mexico: AP call
New York: NBC call
North Dakota: AP call
*Ohio. NBC call
Oklahoma: NBC call
Oregon: NBC call
Rhode Island: AP call
South Carolina: Via NYT
South Dakota: AP call
Tennessee: AP call
Texas: NBC call
Utah: NBC call
Vermont: Via NYT
Virginia: Via NYT
Washington State: NBC call
Washington, D.C.: NBC call
West Virginia: AP call
Wisconsin: AP call
Wyoming: NBC call

Senate Races -- Called by AP/Networks

~~~ The states colored gray have no Senate races this year. States colored tan have Senate races that have not been called.

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters (D), as of Wednesday afternoon, is ahead by about 15,000 votes. He was trailing by a significant number until the most recent count. The race has not been called.

Republicans almost certainly will maintain control of the Senate.

Alabama: Via NYT. Tommy Tuberville (R) defeats Sen. Doug Jones (D).
Arizona: Via NYT. Mark Kelly (D) defeats Sen. Martha McSally (R).
Arkansas: Via NYT. Tom Cotton (R) wins re-election.
Colorado: NBC News. John Hickenlooper (D) defeats incumbent Cory Gardner (R).
Delaware: Via NYT. Chris Coons (D) wins re-election.
Georgia (2nd seat): Via NYT. Runoff between Raphael Warnock (D) & Kelly Loeffler (R).
Idaho. Via NYT. Jim Risch (R) wins re-election.
Illinois: Via NYT. Dick Durbin (D) wins re-election.
Iowa: NBC call. Joni Ernst (R) wins re-election.
Kansas: Via NYT. Roger Marshall (R) wins.
Kentucky: NBC call. Mitch McConnell (R) wins re-election.
Louisiana: Via NYT. Bill Cassidy (R) wins re-election.
Maine: Via NYT. Concerned Susan Collins wins re-election.
Massachusetts: Via NYT. Ed Markey (D) wins re-election.
Michigan: NBC call. Gary Peters (D) wins re-election.
Minnesota: NBC call. Tina Smith retains her seat.
Mississippi: Via NYT. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) retains her seat.
Montana: Via NYT. Steve Daines (R) wins re-election.
Nebraska: Via NYT. Ben Sasse (R) wins re-election.
New Hampshire: Via NYT. Jeanne Shaheen (D) wins re-election.
New Jersey: Via NYT. Cory Booker (D) wins re-election.
New Mexico: NBC call. Ray Luján (D) wins.
Oklahoma: Via NYT. Jim Inhofe (R) wins re-election.
Oregon: Via NYT. Jeff Merkley (D) wins re-election.
Rhode Island: Via NYT. Jack Reed (D) wins re-election.
South Carolina: NBC call. Lindsey Graham (R) wins re-election. Sad.
South Dakota: Via NYT. Mike Rounds (R) wins re-election.
Tennessee: Via NYT. Bill Hagerty (R) wins.
Texas: NBC call. John Cornyn (R) wins re-election.
Virginia: AP call. Mark Warner (D) wins re-election.
West Virginia: AP call. Shelley Moore Capito (R) wins re-election.
Wyoming: Via NYT. Cynthia Lummis (R) wins.

House Races. Mrs. McCrabbie: I won't be able to keep up with House races, but I'll try to keep a running tally & post any interesting or unusual results about the House contests in the right column as time allows.

Gubernatorial Races. I'll post called races in the right column.

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At 10:46 central, it’s not looking like there will be a result tonight. However, at this point, the electoral vote differential is enough, in Biden’s favor, that the fascist will be (should be) unable to peremptorily declare himself king. At least tonight. Nonetheless, a CBS reporter at the White House has stated that the Fatty acolytes are privately claiming victory and readying themselves to bow down before the little king whenever he can clean the Big Mac mustard stains off his 7 ft. tie and grace them with his portly presence.

Of course, this is to be expected. In any event, I’m not setting off any fireworks. This election can still be stolen.

It’ll be a long night.

November 3, 2020 |

Akhilleus

And here they go...

Just heard Reince Priebus whining about vote discrepancies. The whine should shortly become a scream.

November 3, 2020 |

Akhilleus

OMG, Pennsylvania and Ohio!

November 4, 2020 |

Akhilleus

Nail-biter time. This should have been a blowout. Thanks for your work reporting on this.

November 4, 2020 |

John

What in the fucking hell is wrong with the people in this country? Do they have a death wish? One thing is certain. All the chaos and suppression and efforts to make voting as difficult as possible have paid off. People want to live in Nazi Germany?

November 4, 2020 |

Akhilleus

Along with everyone else here, I hold my breath about the POTUS position. Senate results are already very discouraging.

Kinda wish I believed in the efficacy of prayer, but all I can do is cross my arthritic fingers and wish, sans much hope.

Would track the popular vote totals so far but can't find a handy summary. Want to know exactly how many of my fellow citizens to despise and fear.

Will it be more than the four out of five I've become accustomed to in the last four years? Joe Scarborough and Akhilleus ask the relevant questions to which too many apprarently provided the wrong answers.

Local results in our formerly red county are more pleasant, but that's not nearly enough on this gray and blustery morning here in the Northwest.

November 4, 2020 |

Ken Winkes

AK: "What in the fucking hell is wrong with the people in this country?" See my comment in the other comment section below. Although I try and parse this outcome with a modicum of understanding I am screaming those exact words!!!!!!

@Ken: "Kinda wish I believed in the efficacy of prayer, but all I can do is cross my arthritic fingers and wish, sans much hope." Me, too!

November 4, 2020 |

PD Pepe

Pennsylvania Packet,26 November 1776.
"All took for granted that a society could not long remain republican if a tiny minority controlled most of the wealth."
1776 !!
from : Empire of Liberty by Gordon S. Wood. pg 8
Perhaps Trump would have little appeal if America did not rank forty seventh in Equality among Democracies.

November 4, 2020 |

carlyle

Un-fricken-believable. One swing state voter said she didn't believe the Trump messes because, fake news.

Let's see if they feel the same when SS and medicare go away.

November 4, 2020 |

gonzo_was_here

Ho Hum. 4 more years of McConnell saving America from the socialist horde. Freeedommmm!!!
For Biden it will be a replay of the Obama administration. Hamstrung at every move by a hostile Senate.
My heart goes out to every American who is to the left of Attila the Hun.

November 4, 2020 |

Cowichan's opinion

@Cowichan, my neighbor to the north.

Thanks for the good wishes. We all need them, especially since the Biden victory you assume isn't by any means a done deal.

Still, a Biden victory, no matter how slim, would be better than having a liar, grifter and racist as the face of the country we present to the rest of the world.

I grasp at anything positive, I know.

November 4, 2020 |

Ken Winkes

Peripheral concern:

Have been wondering for days how a court can "punish" the USPS for DeMisery's behavior.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/04/judge-postal-service-mail-in-ballots-434051

Who would/could pay a price?

Seems to me there's already practical immunity for corporate malfeasance. No one goes to jail. A fine, maybe, but it's never blood, just money.

But what about government misbehavior? We've learned accountability (vide: the Bush II gang of.criminals that were never prosecuted) is hard to come by. DeMisery has already blamed down-postal-hierarchy for some of his decision. Who will he hang out to dry next?

And we know the USPS can't pay a fine. They have no money. Congress broke them years ago.

November 4, 2020 |

Ken Winkes

@Ken Winkes: My thoughts, too. A judge could order the states to accept & count certain ballots even outside the bounds of their state laws, I suppose, but that would not pass even an appeals court, much less the Thomas/Barrett Court Jesters cabal. Postal workers are not federal employees; I'm not sure about the postmaster general. If he is, he can't be sued under law, & it would be hard to prove criminal liability. The supervisors or whoever they were could be held in contempt of court for not obeying the judge's order to get those ballots to their destinations, but big whup.

And that's not the point. The disqualification of those ballots could have immeasurable consequences for our crappy system of government. The presidential & down-ballot elections could turn on them.

November 4, 2020 |

Marie Burns

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