Thread by @Monaheart1229

Pretty good rundown of yesterday's election results. Esp. Ohio and Kansas. We essentially tested the system last night with GREAT results. Maybe not the full W, but we know what to do now. #WednesdayWisdom
wapo.st/2Olq71Y?tid=ss…

2/"Tuesday's election night was a night of extremes. In primaries and special elections in five states — Ohio, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington — socialist-leaning Democrats challenged their party's establishment, with mixed results, while President Trump boosted GOP

3/"challengers far on the right, with mixed results. And of course the big story is in Ohio, where, as of late Tuesday night, Republican Troy Balderson narrowly leads a special congressional election that, on paper, Republicans should have won by miles.

4/"Almost any way you slice the numbers, Ohio's 12th congressional district in the northern Columbus suburbs wasn't supposed to be competitive for Democrats. And yet Democrat Danny O'Connor still has Republicans biting their nails in this special election. With thousands of

5/"provisional ballots left to be counted, Balderson is ahead, but O'Connor hasn't conceded. Democrats and some independent observers think that the fact that Democrats got this close in such a Republican-leaning district underscores two dynamics trending their way nationally:

6/" 1. Voters in Republican-leaning suburban districts are souring on Trump. 2. Largely because of that, a wave that will sweep Republicans out of power appears to be building."
~Excerpt. Amber Phillips, WAPO, 8/8/18