Election Survey Results

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• Earliest response: 1966
• Most frequent response: 2000

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• Earliest response: 1976
• Most frequent response: tie – 2006 and 2008

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• The usual: home, two TVs, two computers, filet mignon and lobster tail and Vueve
• Party like it’s 2008
• Going to an art class
• Staying open to review ballot measures across the country, state elections and local issues
• Celebrate with the Minnesota Democratic delegation
• Watch the returns come in at home
• Go to bed early and hope for the best in the morning
• At home with split screen CNN and Fox News, and a laptop with bookmarked state election websites teed up, hitting refresh on key races
• Set up the war room at home and keep a tally of our PAC supported candidates to report out the next day
• Watching the results at home with every device possible
• Watch the Duke/Kentucky game—much more enjoyable!
• Couch with my dog
• Hope and tequila
• Home. Couch. TV.  Laptop. Cellphone for Twitter. And wine.
• Multiple events hosted  by  party committees and candidates
• Couch with my dog
• Hanging out at a hotel with my friends who are also political junkies, watching the returns–praying and rejoicing or mourning as they come in.
• Follow the races and draft post-election communications
• I will be at the office over night monitoring and putting resources together as results come in.

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• Grilled cheese and tomato soup
• Dom Perignon if the night goes well, whiskey neat if not
• McDonald’s McRib (it’s a personal tradition going back to election night 2006)
• Popcorn and bourbon
• Miller Lite and peanuts
• Chocolate lava cake
• Wings and wine
• A lot of wine
• Tater tots and chicken wings
• Coke zero and cheddar flavor Chex Mix
• Skinny pop
• We have cheap wine from Aldi, we have vintage champagne. Depends how things are shaking out.
• Meat and cheese board with bourbon rocks
• Wine…lots of wine
• Diet Coke
• Not hopeful enough for champagne, so going with tequila
• Cheese cubes!
• Probably popcorn, possibly a Kentucky Mule
• Cappuccino from my nespresso machine!

[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”What race(s) are you most interested in watching on election night?”]

• Tennessee Senate
• Texas Senate
• IL, NY, CA House races
• Arizona Senate and Ohio Gubernatorial
• VA-10 (Comstock)
• All Pennsylvania races
• Indiana and Missouri Senate races
• FL-26 (Curbelo)
• TX-23 (Hurd)
• Connecticut Gubernatorial and state assembly races
• Governors races – specifically Michigan and then senate/house races at federal level. Michigan ballot initiatives.

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• The biggest one of all, the race for control of the Senate
• Senator Donnelly (IN) will lose
• David Young reelected in IA
• Dems winning the senate races in Texas and Tennessee
• WI-1 (Ryan’s seat) flips blue
• McCaskill (MO) reelected in a squeaker
• Beto upsets Cruz in Texas Senate

[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Which party do you predict will control the U.S. House of Representatives?”]

• Democrats will gain control: 76%
• Republicans will maintain control: 24%

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• Democrats will gain control: 1%
• Republicans will maintain control: 65%
• 50/50 Split: 27%

[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”What/who is your go-to news source or political pundit you’ll be following for election coverage?”]

• Spin-free zone on CSPAN
• Facebook (kidding!). Politico, The Hill, RealClearPolitics, Washington Post, Seattle Times
• Fivethirtyeight.com
• Nathan Gonzales
• Nicole Wallace
• Roll Call At the Races
• Brian Williams on NBC
• Charlie Cook and David Wasserman
• Ben Shapiro
• National Public Radio
• CNN
• Fox
• Chris Stirewalt

[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”If you could create a hashtag to trend on election night?”]

• #benice
• #bluetiderising
• #countryoverpartyvote
• #yourguessisasgoodasmine
• #stirringuptheswamp
• #electionsmatter
• If only I were creative enough for that
• #makeamericaNORMALagain
• #timeforelection2020
• #Housebrawl
• #godhelpus
• #thankgodthisisoverfornow
• #politicalpartiesneedtoregaincontrol
• #jobsnotmobs

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