US Politics November 2017

Projection: Ralph Northam (D) has been elected next governor of VA, defeating Ed Gillespie (R). #VAGOV

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 8, 2017

the GOP candidate usually dominates in southern Virginia in early raw votes, I remember reading a few years ago.

apparently turnout in trump country is low

In Bannon's view, Deplorables turned out, owing to statues + immigration. Trump voters did their job. Suburbs are GOP establishment's problem. #VAGovRace

— Robert Draper (@DraperRobert) November 8, 2017

(huge sigh of relief)

whats funny is all the pundits warning 'well governor's races aren't easily bellweathers for the next national election' when shit was getting super close will be forgotten with the dems win and everyones going to be saying this is predictive of the future.

Steve Kornacki just announced that Gillespie is getting buried in north Virginia, "worse than Donald Trump" last year.

That’s uh....really early to be calling this

Landslide would be amazing though, considering Northampton is basically a wet noodle

a trans candidate and a socialist also got elected to the house of delegates

i'm all about stomping these clowns in the neck tbrr xp

Seeing rumblings that DeVos may be on her way out at DOE.

https://i.imgur.com/TxIt2Rz.png

it's amazing how much we've accomplished just by changing the thread title

Bye, fucker https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/07/ted-poe-texas-congress-2018-244668

xpost why would that asshole even want to be at DoE? she's a billionaire, and it must be hell on Earth for her. see also: Trump.

"These economic royalists complain that we seek to overthrow the institutions of America. What they really complain of is that we seek to take away their power. Our allegiance to American institutions requires the overthrow of this kind of power.

"In vain they seek to hide behind the Flag and the Constitution. In their blindness they forget what the Flag and the Constitution stand for. Now, as always, they stand for democracy, not tyranny; for freedom, not subjection; and against a dictatorship by mob rule and the over-privileged alike."
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt

is it unusual for so many departures like this? will they be replaced by real nuts?

No idea how people are reading my DeVos profile and concluding that she's soon to resign. Did they miss this part? https://t.co/IhoXdcG2n5 pic.twitter.com/QrTbpUGpQ6

— Tim Alberta (@TimAlberta) November 7, 2017

in texas, yes xp

If turnout sucks in 2018, yes.

xpost

This is all Junior’s fault for telling everyone to vote tomorrow

Seeing rumblings that DeVos may be on her way out at DOE.

― Moodles, Tuesday, November 7, 2017 6:59 PM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Come on, you're pulling my leg, Christmas is still weeks away yet.

Trump voters did their job. Suburbs are GOP establishment's problem.

I love this point of view. I hope that in all future elections, the GOP gets the enthusiastic participation of the 25% of voters who love Trump and his acolytes, together with the scattered, half-hearted support of a few other GOP voters who can barely stomach Trumpism, while all the rest of the GOP stays home.

That's a great way to lose elections and I endorse it as the GOP strategy from here forward.

NBC calling race for Northam

US Politics November 2017: Dems clinging to preliminary VA Gov result. #changewecanbelievein

weird to me how VAAG and VALG are both currently red while gov is blue by 2.5 pts and growing i mean how does THAT work

Gillespie down even in counties that barely went Trump.

how are dems doing in other races, both in VA (state house) and around the country, in places like NJ, Maine, etc.?

DeVos may be on her way out at DOE.

Although her replacement might be just as wretched, the constant churning and disarray in the cabinet and other high positions will tend to limit the damage being done. That and all the unfilled nominations just below cabinet level.

By contrast, the Reaganites came in well-organized and with guns blazing in 1981.

Stomp These Clowns on the Neck 2020

FOX News calls race for Northam

And AP, etc. What about other races? Let the good times roll?

Murphy's got it in a walk in NJ. Guadagno (who was Christie's #2 for all eight years) was down something like 14 points in the final poll. She's done for sure.

how are dems doing in other races, both in VA (state house) and around the country, in places like NJ, Maine, etc.?

― Josh in Chicago

Kornacki also reporting that House of Delegates safe seats on GOP side looking shaky

Maine had medicaid expansion on the ballot, right?

maine currently voting for expansion 63/36 but with almost nothing reporting

Lol cnn calling Virginia for Northam, tonight rules

https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/maine-ballot-measure-medicaid-expansion

NJ called for murphy

#DanicaRoem
A transgender candidate just beat the author of the anti trans bathroom bill!!

bravo!

VA HOUSE OF DELEGATES: Democrats have already picked up 11 seats (2, 10, 13, 31, 32, 42, 50, 51, 67, 72, 73) and need 6 more for control. There are ~13 more GOP seats still in play.

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 8, 2017

he's posting more detail on the 538

I didn’t think I’d be saying this at 8:30 p.m., but Virginia has been swept up in such a Democratic tidal wave that Democrats may have a legitimate chance to win the 17 seats they need to pick up the House of Delegates.

By my quick, rough count, Democrats have already picked up 11 seats (districts 2, 10, 13, 31, 32, 42, 50, 51, 67, 72, 72) and they still have a chance in 13 more. They’ve already pulled off a few upsets, unseating GOP incumbents in the outer suburbs of Northern Virginia like Dels. Jackson Miller, Rich Anderson and Randy Minchew. But they’ve also picked up two seats in suburban Richmond and have a chance at a third. They’re also knocking on the door in several Hampton Roads districts. This is just a massive night for Democrats.

#DanicaRoem
A transgender candidate just beat the author of the anti trans bathroom bill!!

― sleeve, Tuesday, November 7, 2017 5:28 PM (seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

awesome

Of course:

Gillespie folks blaming Trump https://t.co/ywpOySnMLO

— Peter Hamby (@PeterHamby) November 8, 2017

Prescient!

Ed Gillespie worked hard but did not embrace me or what I stand for. Don’t forget, Republicans won 4 out of 4 House seats, and with the economy doing record numbers, we will continue to win, even bigger than before!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 8, 2017

forgot norham is the dr who called trump a narcissistic maniac

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDonPK5bJoM

what is trump assuming he 'stands for' like gillespie ran on white nationalism basically right

Trump stands for overturning anything good Barack Obama accomplished. Therefore, I have no problem with people running as anti Trump candidates, because that means they prefer Obama policies to his.

very curious about whatever repercussions lead into 2018.

Again, I never thought I’d be saying this, but by my back-of-the-envelope count, Democrats are currently in the lead to pick up Virginia’s House of Delegates. They started the night with 34 of 100 seats and have already picked up 12 GOP-held seats. There are eight more GOP-held seats that are still too close to call, and Democrats are currently in the lead in six of them. If those leads hold, the speaker of Virginia’s House of Delegates in 2018 will be a Democrat. Given the GOP’s aggressive gerrymander of Virginia’s delegate districts in 2011, this is what you’d call a tidal wave.