Republicans take the House and McConnell is re-elected Senate minority leader
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CrystalRaindrops — 3 years ago(November 17, 2022 12:19 AM)
lol. All will be resolved in the potential recount. wink
We are down to the wire when it comes to receiving the final ballot count in Colorado's Congressional District 3 race. The race between Republican Lauren Boebert and Democrat challenger Adam Frisch has remained too close to call since Election Day.
All ballots must be cured and accepted by midnight. Curing a ballot means giving voters a chance to correct a signature discrepancy or provide a missing signature. That must happen by 11:59 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, November 16). That is also the last day for overseas and military ballots to be received by the county clerk.
By Friday, county clerks must finish tabulating all in-person and mail ballots. Immediately following that tabulation, the county has to prepare a report on the results and upload them to the Secretary of State's office.
The Pueblo County Clerk Gilbert Ortiz told CBS News Colorado Political Reporter Shaun Boyd he will release the final tally from his county Thursday.
As of Tuesday evening just before 5 p.m., the most recent results put Boebert ahead, 162,040 votes to Frisch's 160,918, or 1,122 votes.
That margin is slightly larger than what would trigger an automatic recount. The thresh hold to trigger a recount is when the difference between apparent winning and losing votes is 0.5% or less than the winning number.
Colorado Politics reports two counties in CD3 had 1,166 still be cured. Those are in Mesa and Pueblo counties. CD3 covers 27 counties. The Colorado Sun reports 40% of the votes in that district come from Mesa and Pueblo counties.
If a recount is not triggered, the Secretary of State has until December 5 to certify the election..
Either candidate can request a recount, if they pay for it. That request must come by December 6. Those recounts must be done by December 15. -
AnthonyRocks — 3 years ago(November 17, 2022 02:49 AM)
"those that lost should have contested every result and quoted Trump etal from 2020 in their filings."
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It must really suck for your side to go from thinking that they were winning, that a Red Wave was going to crush Democrats and win back both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate for the Republicans with them having a BIG vote majority in both, and that a BIG majority of the country was on their side to now knowing that they weren't winning, that there was not a Red Wave, that they won the House with a very very small vote majority, that they did not win the Senate, and that a BIG majority of the country is not on their side. -
CrystalRaindrops — 3 years ago(November 17, 2022 12:21 AM)
Ted Cruz voted against McConnell:
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, voted Wednesday to oust Minority Leader Mitch McConnell from the top of his party’s conference, though the long-standing Republican leader overcame the intraparty challenge.
During a closed-door Senate Republican meeting on Wednesday, Cruz supported a bid by U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, to replace McConnell — the first challenge to McConnell’s leadership since the Kentuckian took control of the party in 2007. Scott is the head of the Senate Republican campaign arm.
But a large 37-member majority voted against Scott’s bid for leader during the meeting that lasted 3.5 hours. -
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CrystalRaindrops — 3 years ago(November 17, 2022 03:22 AM)
President Joe Biden has asked House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a fellow Democrat, to remain in Congress and to continue holding a Democratic leadership role, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
There was no comment on whether Pelosi responded to Biden.
Pelosi, 82, has long been under pressure from some pockets of her rank-and-file to step down and make way for a new generation of Democratic leadership.
But Pelosi has long been viewed as an effective leader and savvy tactician and has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for Democratic candidates over the past couple decades.
Those are seen as attributes that could help Biden navigate the second half of his term. -
CrystalRaindrops — 3 years ago(November 17, 2022 03:38 AM)
So you really consider her savvy and effective?
She might not stick around. This is from a few days ago:
Whether Democrats keep the majority in the House is expected to have a significant impact on Pelosi's decision-making. She is much more likely to stay if she can be the speaker than the House minority leader.
Asked on Sunday whether McCarthy has what it takes to be speaker, Pelosi said, "No, I don't think he has it."
Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. 