Dec. 6 Stammtisch 8pm with Election Discussion

At the December 6 Stammtisch we’ll be talking about the midterm elections both generally and very specifically – that is, state by state, including the down-ballot races. Some of you have expressed an interest in reporting the results from your home state and a few of you have sent us articles of general interest. Here are a few of the articles that we’ve received….

1.  The New York Times, ALL ELECTION RESULTS: House, Senate, Governors, with maps

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-house-elections.html

2.  The New York Times, Nov. 17, 2018, “America’s Election Grid remains a Patchwork of Vulnerabilities”

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/17/us/usa-voting-system-elections.html

3.  The New York Times, Nov. 16, 2018, “The Chart That Shows Some of the Biggest Midterm Surprises”

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/16/opinion/the-chart-that-shows-some-of-the-biggest-midterm-surprises.html

4.  Daily Kos, Nov. 15, 2018, “Bad day for Bruce: Republican loses suit to block instant run-off, then loses instant runoff, too”

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/11/15/1813201/-Bad-day-for-Bruce-Republican-loses-suit-to-block-instant-runoff-then-loses-instant-runoff-too?detail=emaildkre

5.  The Nation, Nov. 13, 2018, “Yes, There was a Big Blue Wave Last Week”

https://www.thenation.com/article/midterm-elections-democrats-left/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%2011142018&utm_term=daily

6.  The New Yorker,Nov. 13, 2018, “Kirsten Sinema’s Victory in Arizona May Be the Democrats’ Biggest Win of the Trump Era”

https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/kyrsten-sinemas-victory-in-arizona-may-be-the-democrats-biggest-win-of-the-trump-era?

7. 7.  The New Yorker,  13, 2018, The Vote Counts in Florida and Georgia Bring a Touch of Fairness to a Dysfunctional Election Day”

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-recounts-in-florida-and-georgia-bring-a-touch-of-fairness-to-a-dysfunctional-election-day?mbid=nl_Daily%20111318&CNDID=52045529&utm_source=nl&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20111318&utm_content=&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=Daily%20111318&hasha=6313edf15ef2260f2349dd3ab517652c&hashb=e7f049581500f0bb702bdfbd3c5c4ef24ddbdfbc&spMailingID=14612238&spUserID=MjM4ODc2MDA3NjY5S0&spJobID=1521024075&spReportId=MTUyMTAyNDA3NQS2

8. 8.  The New York Times, Nov. 11, 2018, “Let the People Vote “

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/11/opinion/democrats-midterms-resistance-trump-democracy.html

9. Mother Jones, Nov. 8, 2018, “Republicans Tighten their Grip on Farm Country”

https://www.motherjones.com/food/2018/11/republicans-trump-farm-rural-vote-soybeans-almonds-midterms-gop-representatives-senators/?utm_source=mj-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=food-for-thought-2018-11-11

10. The NewYorker, Oct. 31, 2018, ”How Voting-Machine Errors Reflect a Wider Crisis for American Democracy”

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/how-voting-machine-errors-reflect-a-wider-crisis-for-american-democracy?mbid=nl