Kavanaugh's nomination in late 2018 helped increase the size of the blue wave

[DirkLerxst]

It is the #1 reason why Susan Collins is 12 points behind in Maine.


If Republicans think this helps them in the elections, they are massively underestimating how this is going to motivate women and young people to levels greater than ever before.

[Wabbajack_]

1. didn't seem to help in Senate races

[W_HAMILTON]

4. The Senate races that year that we lost were mostly held in traditionally red states.

No such luck for Republicans this year, given that there are many up for reelection in blue/purple states.

[Wabbajack_]

6. We held Montana and WV though

[W_HAMILTON]

10. And those two incumbents were polling ahead of their challengers for most of the cycle.

But hey, if you want to drown in your tears, be my guest. It was the Democrats and those that were voting against the Republicans that drove the record turnout in 2018 -- not the Republicans. Republicans in traditionally Republican states might have fared better, but overall, Republicans were clobbered just about everywhere else.

[jorgevlorgan]

12. Florida was definitely an exception

FWIW

[ibegurpard]

5. We were looking at an utter blowout

Considering the map. We held put several races we probably would've lost otherwise. There was no excuse for the lackluster Florida Senate race though.

[BannonsLiver]

7. Yeah well that's a pretty lame and uninformed take

The senate map favored the GOP in 2018. They were expecting to gain more than what they got at the beginning of that election year.

[DirkLerxst]

9. GOP was defending just 9 seats, Dems were defending 25

Democrats went 23-11.

Democratic senate candidates got 58% of the vote, to 42% for Republicans.

[LakeArenal]

2. Good point.

[qazplm135]

3. here's the thing

this moment is WHY they have been trying to win elections...so they can do this very thing.
They know they will sometimes lose elections, they don't care if it gets them to this point.

[herding cats]

8. So? Most (perhaps all) people will have voted before this is a done deal.

This is an apples and oranges situation.

[Doreen]

11. To hell with a blue wave.

we NEED a damn blue tsunami!!!

[Awsi Dooger]

13. Everyone is still assuming a normal election

I can't see it. Trump and Barr are going to shut down the vote and then take it to a slanted Supreme Court

After tonight's development I'd be surprised if it didn't unfold that way. They needed that extra Supreme Court vote to be sure it would work