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| Florida elections still too close to call as Senate race goes to hand recount – as it happened | |
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| There will be a manual recount in Florida’s United States Senate race after a machine recount gave Republican Rick Scott a narrow lead over Democratic Bill Nelson. However, with Scott leading by over 12,000 votes, it will likely take the discovery of a machine failure for Nelson to win | |
| Democrat Jared Golden was declared the winner in Maine’s Second Congressional District. His win means that there will be no Republicans from New England in the House of Representatives next year | |
| President Donald Trump will visit California on Saturday to see the recovery efforts from Camp Fire. | |
| Mike Espy, the Democratic candidate in the United States Senate runoff in Mississippi, has a campaign ad out where he strikes moderate tones on infrastructure and bipartisanship. | |
| The runoff there for the two years remaining on the term vacated by the resignation of longtime incumbent Thad Cochran will be on November 27. Espy faces appointed incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. | |
| There might be a female Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee next year. | |
| Marsha Blackburn, the newly elected senator from Tennessee, has been tipped to join the committee what she’s sworn in in January. | |
| During the Kavanaugh hearings, the fact that all the Republican members were white men drew negative comment from some quarters. | |
| Acting attorney general Matt Whitaker reportedly told Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina that he will let the Mueller investigation proceed today. | Acting attorney general Matt Whitaker reportedly told Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina that he will let the Mueller investigation proceed today. |
| The conversation happened when the two met today on Capitol Hill. | The conversation happened when the two met today on Capitol Hill. |
| Things in Florida seem be a bit chaotic as election officials wait to take next steps. | Things in Florida seem be a bit chaotic as election officials wait to take next steps. |
| Somewhat hectic here at Palm Beach Supervisor of Elections office as they await instructions on a manual recount. pic.twitter.com/iVUkpc2BPz | Somewhat hectic here at Palm Beach Supervisor of Elections office as they await instructions on a manual recount. pic.twitter.com/iVUkpc2BPz |
| Looks like the Senate race in Florida is going into a second overtime | Looks like the Senate race in Florida is going into a second overtime |
| Manual recount official in Florida Senate race: pic.twitter.com/iDCMca04xy | Manual recount official in Florida Senate race: pic.twitter.com/iDCMca04xy |
| The New York Times has a handy guide to all the races from the midterms have still yet to be called. | The New York Times has a handy guide to all the races from the midterms have still yet to be called. |
| This includes seven House races, two Senate races and two gubernatorial races. One of the Senate races though requires an asterisk. It is the runoff in the Mississippi special election for the United States Senate. It’s not a regularly scheduled midterm election. The others are. | This includes seven House races, two Senate races and two gubernatorial races. One of the Senate races though requires an asterisk. It is the runoff in the Mississippi special election for the United States Senate. It’s not a regularly scheduled midterm election. The others are. |
| A pro-Trump political non-profit received $22 million from anonymous donors last year. | A pro-Trump political non-profit received $22 million from anonymous donors last year. |
| America First Policies raised $26 million in total in 2017, most of which went to a political nonprofit which did not have to disclose its donors. Just under half of the money it raised came from two individual anonymous donors. | America First Policies raised $26 million in total in 2017, most of which went to a political nonprofit which did not have to disclose its donors. Just under half of the money it raised came from two individual anonymous donors. |
| Even after a machine recount, there is still a major undervote between the governor’s race and Senate race in Broward County. The question is whether it is a machine issue or if people simply missed the Senate race because of faulty ballot design. | Even after a machine recount, there is still a major undervote between the governor’s race and Senate race in Broward County. The question is whether it is a machine issue or if people simply missed the Senate race because of faulty ballot design. |
| After machine recount, giant gap - ~26k votes - between Gov and Senate race persists in Broward. It goes to a manual count now. If Nelson lawyers are right that this is a machine issue, they *might* make-up statewide deficit, but even that's a big if. But if it's ballot design... https://t.co/YlcYj4R396 | After machine recount, giant gap - ~26k votes - between Gov and Senate race persists in Broward. It goes to a manual count now. If Nelson lawyers are right that this is a machine issue, they *might* make-up statewide deficit, but even that's a big if. But if it's ballot design... https://t.co/YlcYj4R396 |
| It appears a second county in Florida will not meet the machine recount deadline besides Palm Beach. | It appears a second county in Florida will not meet the machine recount deadline besides Palm Beach. |
| BREAKING: Hillsborough Co WILL NOT submit recount totals to the state bc it turned up 846 fewer than originally counted. The office had 2 power outages yesterday that may have caused problems."We are not willing to accept that votes go unreported," Supervisor Latimer said. | BREAKING: Hillsborough Co WILL NOT submit recount totals to the state bc it turned up 846 fewer than originally counted. The office had 2 power outages yesterday that may have caused problems."We are not willing to accept that votes go unreported," Supervisor Latimer said. |
| This is a handy summary of the state of play right now in Florida for the three statewide races that underwent a machine recount | This is a handy summary of the state of play right now in Florida for the three statewide races that underwent a machine recount |
| Lets sum up the #FLrecount easy here#FLGOV is done and has been forever. Gillum isn't even in hand recount level#FLSEN goes to hand recount, where he must pray Broward undervote was machine error and not ballot design#FLapol agriculture is within a few thousand votes | Lets sum up the #FLrecount easy here#FLGOV is done and has been forever. Gillum isn't even in hand recount level#FLSEN goes to hand recount, where he must pray Broward undervote was machine error and not ballot design#FLapol agriculture is within a few thousand votes |
| The vote tallies are moving the wrong way for Bill Nelson. Rick Scott’s campaign estimates that it has increased its lead by 865 votes to over 13,000. | The vote tallies are moving the wrong way for Bill Nelson. Rick Scott’s campaign estimates that it has increased its lead by 865 votes to over 13,000. |
| Rick Scott campaign estimates it picked up 865 in machine recount. What a bust for Bill Nelson. | Rick Scott campaign estimates it picked up 865 in machine recount. What a bust for Bill Nelson. |
| Democrats are preparing a number of rules changes for when they take control of the House in January. These include slowing the legislative process to allow for more time to be considered and making easier for bills with majority support but opposed by party leadership to receive a vote. | Democrats are preparing a number of rules changes for when they take control of the House in January. These include slowing the legislative process to allow for more time to be considered and making easier for bills with majority support but opposed by party leadership to receive a vote. |
| NEW look at Democrats' House rules proposals: 72-hour rule for floor votes; streamlined discharge petitions, changes to Motion to Vacate, and much more...https://t.co/Z41JmpFqEN | NEW look at Democrats' House rules proposals: 72-hour rule for floor votes; streamlined discharge petitions, changes to Motion to Vacate, and much more...https://t.co/Z41JmpFqEN |
| Even though Palm Beach County didn’t meet the deadline for the machine recount, preparations are already underway for the manual recount. | Even though Palm Beach County didn’t meet the deadline for the machine recount, preparations are already underway for the manual recount. |
| Palm Beach supervisor of elections Susan Bucher says her county failed to meet the machine recount deadline. Behind her, tables have been set up for a manual recount of the Senate race. pic.twitter.com/YFxqISAUqK | Palm Beach supervisor of elections Susan Bucher says her county failed to meet the machine recount deadline. Behind her, tables have been set up for a manual recount of the Senate race. pic.twitter.com/YFxqISAUqK |
| In House leadership news, two freshman Democrats from California representing previously Republican held districts have backed Nancy Pelosi for Speaker. | In House leadership news, two freshman Democrats from California representing previously Republican held districts have backed Nancy Pelosi for Speaker. |
| In a letter to colleagues, Mike Levin and Katie Hill formally endorsed Pelosi. | In a letter to colleagues, Mike Levin and Katie Hill formally endorsed Pelosi. |
| With the conclusion of the machine recount, Rick Scott’s campaign has issued a statement where he calls himself “Senator-elect.” | With the conclusion of the machine recount, Rick Scott’s campaign has issued a statement where he calls himself “Senator-elect.” |
| Today, Senator-elect Rick Scott released the below statement following the 3:00pm conclusion of the machine recount. After the recount, Senator-elect Scott’s lead grew by 865 votes, with a total margin of 13,427. | Today, Senator-elect Rick Scott released the below statement following the 3:00pm conclusion of the machine recount. After the recount, Senator-elect Scott’s lead grew by 865 votes, with a total margin of 13,427. |
| Senator-elect Rick Scott said “Last week, Florida voters elected me as their next U.S. Senator and now the ballots have been counted twice. I am incredibly proud and humbled by the opportunity to serve Florida in Washington. Our state needs to move forward. We need to put this election behind us, and it is time for Bill Nelson to respect the will of the voters and graciously bring this process to an end rather than proceed with yet another count of the votes – which will yield the same result, and bring more embarrassment to the state that we both love and have served.” | Senator-elect Rick Scott said “Last week, Florida voters elected me as their next U.S. Senator and now the ballots have been counted twice. I am incredibly proud and humbled by the opportunity to serve Florida in Washington. Our state needs to move forward. We need to put this election behind us, and it is time for Bill Nelson to respect the will of the voters and graciously bring this process to an end rather than proceed with yet another count of the votes – which will yield the same result, and bring more embarrassment to the state that we both love and have served.” |