US Midterms

[robkelk]

As of 9:29 ET, the races are being projected at:
* House: 61 D, 67 R, remainder insufficient data
* Senate: 35 D, 42 R, remainder insufficient data

One of CBC's commentators has pointed out that, with a chance of six seats there flipping R->D, the California vote might actually make a difference this year.

From the same commentator:

The amount of money being thrown at these midterms is mind-boggling: campaigns, parties and outside groups will spend more than $5 billion US by the end of the election cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, making these the most expensive congressional elections ever.

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Reuters:

Florida voters on Tuesday approved a state constitutional amendment restoring voting rights to some 1.5 million people with felony convictions, ending a system that activists said disproportionately affected poor and black residents.

The passage of Amendment Four with support of 64 per cent of voters could reverberate beyond Florida into the 2020 presidential election due to the outsize role the battleground state often plays in deciding close national elections.

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And I have an early meeting tomorrow morning. G'night.