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iluvtennis

(19,862 posts) Wed Nov 7, 2018, 01:31 PM Nov 2018

Facts Matter: Democrats won 26 House Seats and 7 Governor Seats. Repubs picked up 2 Senate seats. [View all]

Ed Krassenstein@EdKrassen
3h3 hours ago

FACTS MATTER
- Democrats have picked up 26 House Seats
- Democrats have picked up 7 Governor's Seats
- Republicans have picked up 2 Senate Seats

On no planet, in no Universe, in no sane person’s mind, was this a WIN for Republicans.
#ElectionResults2018

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Facts Matter: Democrats won 26 House Seats and 7 Governor Seats. Repubs picked up 2 Senate seats. [View all] iluvtennis Nov 2018 OP

I think the magic number was cilla4progress Nov 2018 #1

Magic number was 23 manor321 Nov 2018 #3

I read this morning that 21 races are still being counted marylandblue Nov 2018 #4

Republicans looking to pick up 3 Senate seats at the moment manor321 Nov 2018 #2

I thought that the R gained at least three question everything Nov 2018 #5

They lost NV, so if AZ flips, net gain of 2. marylandblue Nov 2018 #6

What's taking so long in AZ? Polybius Nov 2018 #10

Almost a million people got mail in ballots and walked them in grantcart Nov 2018 #12

What about FL? question everything Nov 2018 #14

Now in recount, but that rarely changes anything marylandblue Nov 2018 #15

"Democrats flip six State Legislative Chambers" Kaleva Nov 2018 #7

Indeed - thanks for that link. iluvtennis Nov 2018 #8

Democrats also gained in both houses in Connecticut NewJeffCT Nov 2018 #9

It will be 34 or 35 House seats! Which I'm sure most of us would have considered a great victory. blitzen Nov 2018 #11

35 is about the number predicted by 538 marylandblue Nov 2018 #13

Good...I was sick when reading 26 in the header Awsi Dooger Nov 2018 #16