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soothsayer

(38,601 posts) Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:37 AM Nov 2020

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I'm not seeing people talk about it but it seems Gary Peters is going to win the Michigan senate sea

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I'm not seeing people talk about it but it seems Gary Peters is going to win the Michigan senate seat? under 37k votes behind with 13% of votes to be counted that are heavily democratic absentee ballots. only needs the rest of the ballots to go his way 53-47 to win the seat.
9:12 AM · Nov 4, 2020

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I'm not seeing people talk about it but it seems Gary Peters is going to win the Michigan senate sea (Original Post) soothsayer Nov 2020 OP

WOW, that would be something still_one Nov 2020 #1

The gap is down to 25k. TwilightZone Nov 2020 #2

I'm beginning to breathe again. lagomorph777 Nov 2020 #3

I'm not as optimistic as he is. llmart Nov 2020 #4

Kid who writes about economic theory. He blew up this year for whatever reason soothsayer Nov 2020 #5

Isn't he already MI's junior senator? How is this a big win? What am I missing? Native Nov 2020 #6

His seat was considered to be a possible pickup for the Repubs Kaleva Nov 2020 #7

Oh. Maybe that's why no one's talking about it soothsayer Nov 2020 #8

We don't want it to go to the gop. Cha Nov 2020 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author LizBeth Nov 2020 #10

We definitely need to keep this seat. nt cry baby Nov 2020 #11

still_one

(92,427 posts)

1. WOW, that would be something

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:37 AM

Nov 2020

TwilightZone

(25,492 posts)

2. The gap is down to 25k.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:38 AM

Nov 2020

He was in the lead briefly, but James took it back a few minutes later.

https://www.freep.com/elections/results/race/2020-11-03-senate-MI-24463/

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

3. I'm beginning to breathe again.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:38 AM

Nov 2020

llmart

(15,555 posts)

4. I'm not as optimistic as he is.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:39 AM

Nov 2020

Whoever he is.

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

5. Kid who writes about economic theory. He blew up this year for whatever reason

Reply to llmart (Reply #4)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:40 AM

Nov 2020

Native

(5,943 posts)

6. Isn't he already MI's junior senator? How is this a big win? What am I missing?

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:44 AM

Nov 2020

Kaleva

(36,354 posts)

7. His seat was considered to be a possible pickup for the Repubs

Reply to Native (Reply #6)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:45 AM

Nov 2020

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

8. Oh. Maybe that's why no one's talking about it

Reply to Native (Reply #6)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:45 AM

Nov 2020

Cha

(297,733 posts)

9. We don't want it to go to the gop.

Reply to Native (Reply #6)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:49 AM

Nov 2020

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LizBeth This message was self-deleted by its author.

cry baby

(6,682 posts)

11. We definitely need to keep this seat. nt

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 01:31 PM

Nov 2020

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