https://www.yahoo.com/news/late-breaking-races-washing-away-trumps-near-complete-victory-midterms-225707793.html

“It was a big day yesterday, incredible day,” Donald Trump said Wednesday, offering his take on the 2018 midterm results. “I thought it was very close to a complete victory.”
He meant, of course, for himself. But 48 hours later, Trump’s “victory” was already being washed away as undecided races — and even some that appeared solid — increasingly broke for the Democrats. The developments prompted a particularly unhinged series of tweets by Trump, alleging v**e f***d in Florida and Arizona, without evidence, and even speculating about the need for a new e******n.
Not that the president’s “complete victory” was ever really much of a victory to begin with. By the time Trump spoke Wednesday, Democrats had already gained 28 U.S. House seats, enough to recapture a majority, as well as seven governorships, six state legislative chambers and more than 300 state House and Senate seats.
At that point, the one bright spot for the president’s party was the U.S. Senate, where Democrats had managed to flip only one seat (Nevada), while Republicans had picked up three (Missouri, North Dakota and Indiana) and looked likely to flip a fourth (Florida).
But as of Friday, with a few outstanding contests still too close to call, it appears possible that Democrats could wind up gaining as many as 43 House seats, more than almost any expert predicted ­— and even turn a disappointing showing in the Senate into a near-draw.
Here’s where things stand.
On the Senate side, Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema has taken a 9,163-v**e lead over Republican Rep. Martha McSally in the fierce battle for retiring GOP Sen. Jeff Flake’s Arizona seat — a battle that McSally appeared to be winning on e******n night, when she led by more than 17,000 v**es. Additional batches of mail-in b****ts have boosted Sinema, especially in Maricopa County, home to three-fifths of the state’s population and accounting for 345,000 of the 450,000 v**es yet to be counted. So far, Sinema, who ran as a centrist, is performing much better than past Democratic candidates in Republican-leaning Maricopa, which includes Phoenix and its suburbs; the question that will decide the race is whether that pattern continues.
Yesterday and this morning confirmed our expectation that as the b****ts are counted, Kyrsten will steadily build her advantage,” Andrew Piatt, Sinema’s campaign manager, said Friday. “We are confident trends will continue in Kyrsten’s direction and that she will be elected Arizona’s next U.S. senator.”
In response, Arizona Republicans are leveling charges of e******n f***d at Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes, a Democrat, and seeking to block the count — a suit that will be heard in court Friday afternoon.
At the same time, a similar situation is unfolding in Florida, where Gov. Rick Scott’s lead over incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson has been shrinking — from 56,000 to 15,000 — since various media outlets declared Scott the victor on e******n night. The changing margin is due to continued v**e-counting in Broward and Palm Beach, two of Florida’s largest and most Democratic counties. A recount seems likely at this point, and Democrats believe that Nelson could very well prevail. As in Arizona, Scott and other Republicans are suing, and Trump is tweeting.
If Sinema hangs on, and if Nelson comes back, that would cut GOP gains in the Senate to a single seat — and take away Trump’s main post-E******n Day talking point.
The House, meanwhile, looks even worse for Republicans.-----MORE----

https://www.yahoo.com/news/late-breaking-races-washing-away-trumps-near-complete-victory-midterms-225707793.html

“It was a big day yesterday, incredible day,” Donald Trump said Wednesday, offering his take on the 2018 midterm results. “I thought it was very close to a complete victory.”
He meant, of course, for himself. But 48 hours later, Trump’s “victory” was already being washed away as undecided races — and even some that appeared solid — increasingly broke for the Democrats. The developments prompted a particularly unhinged series of tweets by Trump, alleging v**e f***d in Florida and Arizona, without evidence, and even speculating about the need for a new e******n.
Not that the president’s “complete victory” was ever really much of a victory to begin with. By the time Trump spoke Wednesday, Democrats had already gained 28 U.S. House seats, enough to recapture a majority, as well as seven governorships, six state legislative chambers and more than 300 state House and Senate seats.
At that point, the one bright spot for the president’s party was the U.S. Senate, where Democrats had managed to flip only one seat (Nevada), while Republicans had picked up three (Missouri, North Dakota and Indiana) and looked likely to flip a fourth (Florida).
But as of Friday, with a few outstanding contests still too close to call, it appears possible that Democrats could wind up gaining as many as 43 House seats, more than almost any expert predicted ­— and even turn a disappointing showing in the Senate into a near-draw.
Here’s where things stand.
On the Senate side, Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema has taken a 9,163-v**e lead over Republican Rep. Martha McSally in the fierce battle for retiring GOP Sen. Jeff Flake’s Arizona seat — a battle that McSally appeared to be winning on e******n night, when she led by more than 17,000 v**es. Additional batches of mail-in b****ts have boosted Sinema, especially in Maricopa County, home to three-fifths of the state’s population and accounting for 345,000 of the 450,000 v**es yet to be counted. So far, Sinema, who ran as a centrist, is performing much better than past Democratic candidates in Republican-leaning Maricopa, which includes Phoenix and its suburbs; the question that will decide the race is whether that pattern continues.
Yesterday and this morning confirmed our expectation that as the b****ts are counted, Kyrsten will steadily build her advantage,” Andrew Piatt, Sinema’s campaign manager, said Friday. “We are confident trends will continue in Kyrsten’s direction and that she will be elected Arizona’s next U.S. senator.”
In response, Arizona Republicans are leveling charges of e******n f***d at Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes, a Democrat, and seeking to block the count — a suit that will be heard in court Friday afternoon.
At the same time, a similar situation is unfolding in Florida, where Gov. Rick Scott’s lead over incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson has been shrinking — from 56,000 to 15,000 — since various media outlets declared Scott the victor on e******n night. The changing margin is due to continued v**e-counting in Broward and Palm Beach, two of Florida’s largest and most Democratic counties. A recount seems likely at this point, and Democrats believe that Nelson could very well prevail. As in Arizona, Scott and other Republicans are suing, and Trump is tweeting.
If Sinema hangs on, and if Nelson comes back, that would cut GOP gains in the Senate to a single seat — and take away Trump’s main post-E******n Day talking point.
The House, meanwhile, looks even worse for Republicans.-----MORE----

https://www.yahoo.com/news/late-breaking-races-washing-away-trumps-near-complete-victory-midterms-225707793.html

“It was a big day yesterday, incredible day,” Donald Trump said Wednesday, offering his take on the 2018 midterm results. “I thought it was very close to a complete victory.”
He meant, of course, for himself. But 48 hours later, Trump’s “victory” was already being washed away as undecided races — and even some that appeared solid — increasingly broke for the Democrats. The developments prompted a particularly unhinged series of tweets by Trump, alleging v**e f***d in Florida and Arizona, without evidence, and even speculating about the need for a new e******n.
Not that the president’s “complete victory” was ever really much of a victory to begin with. By the time Trump spoke Wednesday, Democrats had already gained 28 U.S. House seats, enough to recapture a majority, as well as seven governorships, six state legislative chambers and more than 300 state House and Senate seats.
At that point, the one bright spot for the president’s party was the U.S. Senate, where Democrats had managed to flip only one seat (Nevada), while Republicans had picked up three (Missouri, North Dakota and Indiana) and looked likely to flip a fourth (Florida).
But as of Friday, with a few outstanding contests still too close to call, it appears possible that Democrats could wind up gaining as many as 43 House seats, more than almost any expert predicted ­— and even turn a disappointing showing in the Senate into a near-draw.
Here’s where things stand.
On the Senate side, Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema has taken a 9,163-v**e lead over Republican Rep. Martha McSally in the fierce battle for retiring GOP Sen. Jeff Flake’s Arizona seat — a battle that McSally appeared to be winning on e******n night, when she led by more than 17,000 v**es. Additional batches of mail-in b****ts have boosted Sinema, especially in Maricopa County, home to three-fifths of the state’s population and accounting for 345,000 of the 450,000 v**es yet to be counted. So far, Sinema, who ran as a centrist, is performing much better than past Democratic candidates in Republican-leaning Maricopa, which includes Phoenix and its suburbs; the question that will decide the race is whether that pattern continues.
Yesterday and this morning confirmed our expectation that as the b****ts are counted, Kyrsten will steadily build her advantage,” Andrew Piatt, Sinema’s campaign manager, said Friday. “We are confident trends will continue in Kyrsten’s direction and that she will be elected Arizona’s next U.S. senator.”
In response, Arizona Republicans are leveling charges of e******n f***d at Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes, a Democrat, and seeking to block the count — a suit that will be heard in court Friday afternoon.
At the same time, a similar situation is unfolding in Florida, where Gov. Rick Scott’s lead over incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson has been shrinking — from 56,000 to 15,000 — since various media outlets declared Scott the victor on e******n night. The changing margin is due to continued v**e-counting in Broward and Palm Beach, two of Florida’s largest and most Democratic counties. A recount seems likely at this point, and Democrats believe that Nelson could very well prevail. As in Arizona, Scott and other Republicans are suing, and Trump is tweeting.
If Sinema hangs on, and if Nelson comes back, that would cut GOP gains in the Senate to a single seat — and take away Trump’s main post-E******n Day talking point.
The House, meanwhile, looks even worse for Republicans.-----MORE----

https://www.yahoo.com/news/late-breaking-races-washing-away-trumps-near-complete-victory-midterms-225707793.html

“It was a big day yesterday, incredible day,” Donald Trump said Wednesday, offering his take on the 2018 midterm results. “I thought it was very close to a complete victory.”
He meant, of course, for himself. But 48 hours later, Trump’s “victory” was already being washed away as undecided races — and even some that appeared solid — increasingly broke for the Democrats. The developments prompted a particularly unhinged series of tweets by Trump, alleging v**e f***d in Florida and Arizona, without evidence, and even speculating about the need for a new e******n.
Not that the president’s “complete victory” was ever really much of a victory to begin with. By the time Trump spoke Wednesday, Democrats had already gained 28 U.S. House seats, enough to recapture a majority, as well as seven governorships, six state legislative chambers and more than 300 state House and Senate seats.
At that point, the one bright spot for the president’s party was the U.S. Senate, where Democrats had managed to flip only one seat (Nevada), while Republicans had picked up three (Missouri, North Dakota and Indiana) and looked likely to flip a fourth (Florida).
But as of Friday, with a few outstanding contests still too close to call, it appears possible that Democrats could wind up gaining as many as 43 House seats, more than almost any expert predicted ­— and even turn a disappointing showing in the Senate into a near-draw.
Here’s where things stand.
On the Senate side, Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema has taken a 9,163-v**e lead over Republican Rep. Martha McSally in the fierce battle for retiring GOP Sen. Jeff Flake’s Arizona seat — a battle that McSally appeared to be winning on e******n night, when she led by more than 17,000 v**es. Additional batches of mail-in b****ts have boosted Sinema, especially in Maricopa County, home to three-fifths of the state’s population and accounting for 345,000 of the 450,000 v**es yet to be counted. So far, Sinema, who ran as a centrist, is performing much better than past Democratic candidates in Republican-leaning Maricopa, which includes Phoenix and its suburbs; the question that will decide the race is whether that pattern continues.
Yesterday and this morning confirmed our expectation that as the b****ts are counted, Kyrsten will steadily build her advantage,” Andrew Piatt, Sinema’s campaign manager, said Friday. “We are confident trends will continue in Kyrsten’s direction and that she will be elected Arizona’s next U.S. senator.”
In response, Arizona Republicans are leveling charges of e******n f***d at Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes, a Democrat, and seeking to block the count — a suit that will be heard in court Friday afternoon.
At the same time, a similar situation is unfolding in Florida, where Gov. Rick Scott’s lead over incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson has been shrinking — from 56,000 to 15,000 — since various media outlets declared Scott the victor on e******n night. The changing margin is due to continued v**e-counting in Broward and Palm Beach, two of Florida’s largest and most Democratic counties. A recount seems likely at this point, and Democrats believe that Nelson could very well prevail. As in Arizona, Scott and other Republicans are suing, and Trump is tweeting.
If Sinema hangs on, and if Nelson comes back, that would cut GOP gains in the Senate to a single seat — and take away Trump’s main post-E******n Day talking point.
The House, meanwhile, looks even worse for Republicans.-----MORE----