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Polybius

(15,537 posts)
Tue Nov 8, 2022, 02:22 PM Nov 2022

Today is the election! What do you think will happen?

I asked the same question 25 days ago and one week ago. So, in your opinion, what is the most likely scenario after the election is over?


22 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
Democrats control the House and Senate
10 (45%)
Democrats control the Senate, Republicans control the House
5 (23%)
Democrats control the House, Republicans control the Senate
0 (0%)
Republicans control the House and Senate
7 (32%)
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Today is the election! What do you think will happen? (Original Post) Polybius Nov 2022 OP
My guess is DU remains optimistic till the votes are counted! ColinC Nov 2022 #1
Yup Polybius Nov 2022 #10
Judging by the early turnout indicators(grain of salt) ColinC Nov 2022 #11
We have a nice lead in early-voting Polybius Nov 2022 #14
Students are voting in large numbers ColinC Nov 2022 #15
I can wait a day or two. Besides, I foresee a ton of recounts... TreasonousBastard Nov 2022 #2
Yeah. I expect many GOP'ers to use Trump's big lie playbook. emulatorloo Nov 2022 #4
Alaska might take three weeks Polybius Nov 2022 #9
I don't know but I expect the worst. BlueTsunami2018 Nov 2022 #3
Same here. There will be positive and negative but moonscape Nov 2022 #8
We are already having voting problems ChazII Nov 2022 #5
I will vote sarisataka Nov 2022 #6
You forgot "Hell if I know". milestogo Nov 2022 #7
Don't know. Elessar Zappa Nov 2022 #12
really don't know however littlewolf Nov 2022 #13
Looking for a 54 seat senate majority and retaining the house. Emile Nov 2022 #16

ColinC

(8,355 posts)
1. My guess is DU remains optimistic till the votes are counted!
Tue Nov 8, 2022, 02:25 PM
Nov 2022

Then we succumb to reality appropriately.

ColinC

(8,355 posts)
11. Judging by the early turnout indicators(grain of salt)
Tue Nov 8, 2022, 05:02 PM
Nov 2022

It is looking like the Dems may at least keep the Senate.

ColinC

(8,355 posts)
15. Students are voting in large numbers
Tue Nov 8, 2022, 05:40 PM
Nov 2022

And I here there is high turnout for us in OH, PA and WI. We’ll see how it goes!

moonscape

(4,676 posts)
8. Same here. There will be positive and negative but
Tue Nov 8, 2022, 03:13 PM
Nov 2022

it doesn’t take much negative to put us in a worse place than we are right this moment. I have been dreading tomorrow. Some election deniers will be put in place to tee up tfg, crazy will escalate, and all that keeps me from being able to maintain spirit.

Exhausted by the crazy and we’re only getting started.

ChazII

(6,207 posts)
5. We are already having voting problems
Tue Nov 8, 2022, 02:57 PM
Nov 2022

here in Maricopa County in Arizona. Luckily, we have 223 places where we can cast our ballot. If the line is too long one can go to another location. There have been glitches with the machines. I have been following the stories on ABC15.

sarisataka

(18,942 posts)
6. I will vote
Tue Nov 8, 2022, 03:05 PM
Nov 2022

The results will come out, some elections will be contested, whichever side does worse than they expected will complain it wasn't fair.

Elessar Zappa

(14,151 posts)
12. Don't know.
Tue Nov 8, 2022, 05:04 PM
Nov 2022

I won’t even guess although I remain cautiously optimistic. I’ll be happy if we keep the Senate and my governor is re-elected.

littlewolf

(3,813 posts)
13. really don't know however
Tue Nov 8, 2022, 05:34 PM
Nov 2022

I think we keep the senate ...

history shows the party in the WH and has the house
usually loses the house ...
so think the repubs may take the house think we keep the senate
however with the house they have full investigational power
expect alot of investigations and subpoena into who knows what.

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