We finally lost Collin Peterson MN-7,2nd most conservative Dem, BUT in a ruby red district for years

[Celerity]

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-minnesota-house-district-7.html

[Polybius]

1. Are you sure there's no chance we lose the House?

A lot of losses the past hour.

[StevieM]

2. ABC just said that Democrats will hold the House. (eom)

[Celerity]

3. all media called it long ago, we hold it easily

[LovingA2andMI]

5. Are we SURE the Same Media that stated over and over....

Biden would WIN....

Wisconsin
Ohio
Florida
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Georgia

Can even manage to count Seats in the U.S. House as we are not so sure at this point, they can count to 2?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Peterson was just barely a Democrat. He was useful mostly

for the head count.

[Celerity]

7. I would have gladly kept Peterson in exchange for losing Cuellar (who almost lost himself)

I long ago made peace with the fact that Peterson was the best we could get there. Cuellar, however, is in a district that was never elected a Rethug, and the further right wing he moves the closer he is to blowing it (he is an anti-LGBTQ bigot, a forced-birther, supports and campaigns and fundraises for Rethugs, is anti-immigrant, and is so pro fossil fuel and private prisons, etc etc)

[JonLP24]

8. I didn't like when Peterson said Ilhan Omar doesn't belong in the Democratic Party

Whether he wins or loses is not my concern as a Arizona voter though.

[Celerity]

9. oooh, I missed that! wtf

[JonLP24]

10. House Democrat Collin Peterson Denounces Ilhan Omar: 'She Doesn't Belong in Our Party'

Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN) denounced his colleague and fellow Minnesota Democrat, Rep. Ilhan Omar, as someone who “doesn’t belong” in the Democratic Party in response to a question shouted at him by a person with a cellphone camera.

Video of the exchange showed Peterson walking up to the House office buildings in Washington, D.C. as an unidentified man shouted at him. “Do you have any comment as to why you defended Ilhan Omar?” the man asked, referring to Omar as an “anti-Semite.”

“I don’t defend her. She doesn’t belong in our party,” Peterson responded.

https://www.mediaite.com/news/house-democrat-collin-peterson-denounces-ilhan-omar-she-doesnt-belong-in-our-party/

[Celerity]

11. stupid thing to say, smdh, thanks for posting

[TheRealNorth]

6. That seat wasn't looking good at the start of tonight

so given that rural areas seem to have found more Trump voters then we knew existed, this was a pretty bad loss for Peterson.

It looks like Craig is going to win. Would be great if we could win one back in MN-01, but I don't know with the way rural areas are turning out for Trump.