Tomorrow is election day in America.
Starting at around 6:30am, EST, Americans will go to the polls to vote for every member of congress (our lower house), and approximately one-third of the senate. A large number of governors races will also be up for grabs, and state-wide elections as well.
There are a ton of issues and candidates on the ballot. This will be the first electtion I will be able to talk about for over a year on election day, as I've been a poll worker the past few times (for primaries, special and general elections...Hard work).
Of note, there are probably 3 things VGC-ers outside the US may care about:
1. Republican surge in Congress. Current averages have the Democrats taking the worst beating in almost 100 years. If the 'average' scenario plays out, then the GOP will pick up a whopping 67 seats. That is essentially a total reverse from the last congress, which had the GOP being walloped by a margin of 255-178. If average projections hold, Republicans will hold the house by a margin of 246-189, or approximately 57% to 43%.
2. California is voting to legalize marijuana for personal consumption, AKA prop 19. I'm very interested in if this passes. Polling for the measure have been the most erratic I can think of. Some polls have it losing by 10%, to passing by 20%. Crazy times.
3. If the GOP will take, or split the Senate. Averages have the Republicans taking a few spots, but with Dems keeping a 51 to 49 majority. However, there are about 7 seats still within the margin of error, which could swing the election either way.
On a personal note, for my state's elections, I will be voting mostly 3rd party, as the GOP and Democratic candidates are awful. In our treasury election, only one candidate has a degree or experience in anything related to finances...The Libertarian candidate. The same can be said for state auditor.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
