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2018 U.S. Midterm Elections

posted by takyon on Wednesday November 07 2018, @12:11AM   Printer-friendly
from the do-the-wave dept.

United States elections, 2018

Maine's ranked-choice voting will be used in a federal general election for the first time, after previously using it in the primary system.

Live coverage at FiveThirtyEight, CNN, NBC, WSJ, Fox, CBSN (video), and Ballotpedia.

2018 Ballot measures

Update: Democrats have taken the House of Representatives, while Republicans have retained control of the Senate.

realDonaldTrump writes:

Georgia's Brian Kemp Opens 'Cyber Crimes' Investigation Into State Democrats, 2 Days Before Election

Georgia Secretary of State and Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp opened an investigation into the state's Democratic Party Sunday, alleging a failed attempt to hack the Georgia voter registration system.

Previously: Exact Match Requirements Eased in Georgia Ahead of Midterms

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by takyon on Wednesday November 07 2018, @12:57PM (2 children)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Wednesday November 07 2018, @12:57PM (#758933) Journal

    She's 85 right now.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg#Future_plans [wikipedia.org]

    She stated she has a new "model" to emulate in former colleague Justice John Paul Stevens, who retired at age 90 after nearly 35 years on the bench.

    I'll just quote the whole health section:

    In 1999, Ginsburg was diagnosed with colon cancer; she underwent surgery that was followed by chemotherapy and radiation therapy. During the process, she did not miss a day on the bench. Ginsburg was physically weakened by the cancer treatment, and she began working with a personal trainer. Since 1999, Bryant Johnson, a former Army reservist attached to the Special Forces, has trained Ginsburg twice weekly in the justices-only gym at the Supreme Court. In spite of her small stature, Ginsburg saw her physical fitness improve since her first bout with cancer; she was able to complete 20 full push-ups in a session before her 80th birthday.

    On February 5, 2009, she again underwent surgery, this time for pancreatic cancer. Ginsburg had a tumor that was discovered at an early stage. She was released from a New York City hospital on February 13 and returned to the bench when the Supreme Court went back into session on February 23, 2009. On September 24, 2009, Ginsburg was hospitalized in Washington DC for lightheadedness following an outpatient treatment for iron deficiency and was released the following day.

    On November 26, 2014, she had a stent placed in her right coronary artery after experiencing discomfort while exercising in the Supreme Court gym with her personal trainer.

    She's not chowing down on Big Macs [thehill.com], she has a personal trainer, and she seems reasonably proactive about her health.

    In order to win this game, she has to last the next 26 months. That gets her through the 2020 election as well as the lame duck session, when the new Republican Senate could opt to fill her seat if it becomes available. Of course, Democrats have to win at least the Senate and preferably the Senate and Presidency to fill her seat.

    Put it this way: there are some people out there very interested in seeing her make it through the next 26 months. I'm sure she'll get the best health care on the planet.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 07 2018, @11:16PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 07 2018, @11:16PM (#759209)

    Where do you get the energy to write and cite so much stuff nobody actually gives a fuck about?