Morning Joe: Mika declares....a big, blue wave!

[Honeycombe8]

She just said,

Guess what? It's a wave. It's a blue wave. The Republicans got the biggest trouncing in a mid-term since Watergate. It's a big, blue wave. It turned out to be....a blue wave.

She must've said it five times!

Then Joe sarcastically said, "And Trump did say this election was about him." Mika, "Yes, he did. And it was a blue wave."

She said, "In the House...it was a WAVE."

She kept saying it!

[malaise]

1. They're finally acknowledging what we already know

Still it's fun watching them taunting him about this 'humiliating loss' this morning.

Can't wait to see which ReTHUG publicly ditches him first.

[Honeycombe8]

3. Yeah...I think she was making it clear, in response to the "no wave" meme.

She said it over and over. And Joe enjoyed chiming in that Trump DID say that this election was about him.

A good moment.

The biggest Republican trouncing since Watergate. That seems appropriate, doesn't it?

[dewsgirl]

5. He admitted he was watching the day of the bonkers press conference. Extra fun knowing

He is also likely watching. I have my issues with them at times, it's like a roller coaster. Today was a very good day watching them.

[democratisphere]

2. Yep. We need to keep kicking some redumbliCON ass by doing

the right thing for "We the People" and additionally removing the scourge from the WH!

[Honeycombe8]

6. Yes. We have hope. Adam Schiff & Pelosi are already out there...poised for war.

Not yelling or red faced or angry. But calm, determined, and ready.

WE DID IT! The people turned out and did it. Thank goodness.

And like the song says...there's Lawyers, guns & money headed to Florida to duke it out.

[malaise]

4. The BBC lady doesn't seem to realize that 71% of folks who supported

the vile MAGAcretin lost.

[Honeycombe8]

7. Did they? I hadn't heard that number. That's significant. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

8. I noticed that starting with Ari last night

MSNBC decided to change the ridiculous "not a wave" / "weak wave" / "split decision" narrative and it generally propagated across most of their hosts.

[Honeycombe8]

12. I saw that, too. Starting with that show, I started to realize it WAS a huge blue wave!

I knew we'd done well, but I wasn't sure what constituted a wave...I was hearing mixed reports. Now I know! It was the most seats lost by Republicans since Watergate! Now I KNOW!

[BumRushDaShow]

13. I found 2 things for you

1.) Regarding your question in another thread about the "71% of candidates endorsed by Trump losing". It was in this DU thread - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211396280

That thread links to this - https://gritpost.com/71-percent-trump-candidates-elections/?fbclid=IwAR2_QSAjnZU1utmaF5_Ake7CS380F3TNOaWCLHNken0KmKMbQ-OjGHUrQHM

Brookings had a chart too -



(the above from here - https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2018/11/07/trump-endorsed-75-candidates-in-the-midterms-how-did-they-fare-on-election-day/ )

2.) Here was Ari's segment -

[Honeycombe8]

14. Thanks! Yes...it's stats like these that I wasn't hearing.....

I'm into politics, but I didn't know the stats well enough to know what would make a blue wave. I'd seen something where some prior Presidents lost more seats in the House, I think, so that made me wonder if we were falling short, coupled with what people on tv were saying.... Although I knew there had been a HUGE turnout.

But now the record has been clarified. This also jives with the HUGE turnout there was.

[BumRushDaShow]

16. This was the chart Ari had

I think the issue of comparisons - the GOP had their 1994 "Contract on America" takeover resulted in a 54 seat pickup by the GOP -



(from here - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/interactives/campaign06/congress.html)

And then in 2010, they had the teabagger wave, with a 63 seat pickup of the GOP -



(from here - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/10/31/ranking-the-presidents-on-how-completely-terrible-their-midterm-elections-turned-out/?utm_term=.10b307657c71)

But then based on the above, the GOP did even worst in the past, which is why they were out of power in Congress for so long until the '90s...

[Tom Rivers]

15. That felt personal for Ari

I think he's sick of the Toad that comes on before him and all of the insanity he was spouting off the night before about how this wasn't an endorsement from voters to hold Trump accountable and investigate him for any and all crimes that he, his family, or his administration likely have participated in. As a legal scholar, I think Ari finds everything about Trump and the way he conducts himself to be offensive to the rule of law and all that he values.

Ari and Lawrence are the most honest hosts on MSNBC and relish in calling out The Crimson Clown for the fraud that he is (Maddow and Hayes are great, too, but it doesn't seem as personal for them).

[katmondoo]

9. Then they put on Republicans just to even things out !!!

[Honeycombe8]

10. Oh, but that is what the show is and was set up to be. Both parties.

Joe is Republican (although he re-registered as an Independent), Mika is Democrat. It's supposed to represent both parties. So they aim to have guests from both major parties.

[UTUSN]

11. Them two are just smart as shit!1