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axeil posted:Honestly tonight's results make me think there just might be a chance that Doug Jones wins AL-SEN next month. Easy, big fella.
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I gotta say, as a VA resident, I'm super stoked about what this portends to medicare expansion in the ol' commonwealth. Also 2020 redistricting. Man, I've needed this so bad since last November. It's like a little bit of cloud lifted from my brain. Existential dread still, but at least *my* state is ok for now.
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axeil posted:Honestly tonight's results make me think there just might be a chance that Doug Jones wins AL-SEN next month. The Dems are going to dump what money they can and boost his chances however they can. This race shows that Democrats know how to win elections, especially against Trumpy folks like Gillespie and Moore. It'll be tight, but they'll have the best shot at Alabama for probably a decade or more.
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mcmagic posted:Larry Krasner won the DA race in Philly. He's AWESOME. I’m still surprised he hasn’t gotten more national press. It’s a pretty radical move. Rebecca Rhynhart too. Philly is shifting away from machine Democrats in a big way. My lawyer friend is not happy with Krasner, surprise surprise.
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B B posted:I grew up in Fredericksburg! What’s up Fredericksburg friends. Stafford County ex-pat. We bout to do it.
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Teddybear posted:The Dems are going to dump what money they can and boost his chances however they can. This race shows that Democrats know how to win elections, especially against Trumpy folks like Gillespie and Moore. It'll be tight, but they'll have the best shot at Alabama for probably a decade or more. Alabama is not Virgina. I can not concieve of the electoral gymnastics neccesary for that to happen. But gently caress it lets go.
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Teddybear posted:The Dems are going to dump what money they can and boost his chances however they can. This race shows that Democrats know how to win elections, especially against Trumpy folks like Gillespie and Moore. It'll be tight, but they'll have the best shot at Alabama for probably a decade or more. If Alabama goes blue the GOP will choke on their own impotent rage
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axeil posted:r/the_donald sister subreddit and nazi-recruiting, misogynist platform r/incels got banned tonight too Oh hey in the end they got hosed after all
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Petr posted:Oh hey in the end they got hosed after all 
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Your Boy Fancy posted:What’s up Fredericksburg friends. Stafford County ex-pat. I literally drove to Fredericksburg from school in Williamsburg because I was like "maybe my mom and sister's suffering in Cole's awful campaign could mean something" after I forgot to sign up for absentee. It turns out not so much, but I helped make Northam a landslide.  (Spotsylvania ex-pat, family moved into the city proper four years ago.)
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Teddybear posted:The Dems are going to dump what money they can and boost his chances however they can. This race shows that Democrats know how to win elections, especially against Trumpy folks like Gillespie and Moore. It'll be tight, but they'll have the best shot at Alabama for probably a decade or more. The story I quoted upthread from July makes me wonder if this DNC isn't better suited for statewide up & down ballot elections than it is for the specials we'd seen prior to today (and will see in AL-SEN).
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hopeandjoy posted:I literally drove to Fredericksburg from school in Williamsburg because I was like "maybe my mom and sister's suffering in Cole's awful campaign could mean something" after I forgot to sign up for absentee. I actually grew up in Spotsylvania, but I say "Fredericksburg" so that people in NOVA know what I'm talking about.  I also went to W&M! Thanks for the vote, btw!
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hopeandjoy posted:I literally drove to Fredericksburg from school in Williamsburg because I was like "maybe my mom and sister's suffering in Cole's awful campaign could mean something" after I forgot to sign up for absentee. Tribe pride? I moved out of VA last year but it's still my real home and I'm overjoyed tonight. Pat on the back for all of you who organized this blowout. I'm so happy Bob Marshall went down.
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Teddybear posted:The Dems are going to dump what money they can and boost his chances however they can. This race shows that Democrats know how to win elections, especially against Trumpy folks like Gillespie and Moore. It'll be tight, but they'll have the best shot at Alabama for probably a decade or more. The secret is having an actual Southerner running in a Southern state. Northam is a bona fide Virginian while Gillespie is a New Jersey invader.
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Paracaidas posted:The story I quoted upthread from July makes me wonder if this DNC isn't better suited for statewide up & down ballot elections than it is for the specials we'd seen prior to today (and will see in AL-SEN). the specials were all in really red places and the Dems were still doing 10-15 points better than they were in 16. Just wasn't enough to put 'em over the top. But now? Now we have a real victory not just a moral victory.
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CAAAAAAAAAAM https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/928094498974044160
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Office Pig posted:I am loving astonished about the Philly DA. I️ mean he won when he won the nomination. The big surprise was when he won the primary. But yeah it’s great!
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Your nightly reminder that Danica Roem, who just kicked bigot Bob Marshall's bigot rear end, is the frontwoman for this band https://cabridehome.bandcamp.com/album/crash-the-gate she rules hard
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cheetah7071 posted:The fox news take seems to be that the Rs didn't embrace trump hard enough Good. He's the anvil we're going to break them on.
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Yes 3 to 1 Virginians say their vote was to oppose Trump but really they should have embraced him more.
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JeffersonClay posted:Good. He's the anvil we're going to break them on. Trump can not fail he can only be failed.
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ewiley posted:So what happens in the VA HoD if there's a 50/50 tie? Does the Lt. Governor tie-break? yes
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https://www.facebook.com/podsaveamerica/videos/327460587723337/ Pod Save America is on FB live if you're a fan of them.
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gently caress YES I didn't realize that. That means the Dems only need to pick up 3 of the remaining 7.
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Lightning Knight posted:So do Democrats for sure get to challenge the district mapping before they go up for reelection or only if they take the House of Delegates? They at bare minimum have veto power over them. House of Delegates is up again in 2019 though so if they fail to take it they get a second bite at the apple. And the state senate is up that year too (21-19 in the GOP's favor right now)
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axeil posted:https://www.facebook.com/podsaveamerica/videos/327460587723337/ if i a ran a leftist podcast id just record me saying 'lol' as the episode
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Thanks for all the hard work Fancy (knew I recognized your name from the recovery thread) and everyone else who worked this election. I'm still waiting on results for the county races we were working on here in NJ, stoked for the VA results. Best birthday I've had in awhile.
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axeil posted:They at bare minimum have veto power over them. I'm not sure I understand. Somebody was asking in USPOL about whether or not the Dem gains would survive gerrymandering.
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Your Boy Fancy posted:I forgot my harikari sword, friendo All good dawg all is forgiven
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Lightning Knight posted:I'm not sure I understand. Somebody was asking in USPOL about whether or not the Dem gains would survive gerrymandering. Redistricting will happen in 2020. Northam will serve until January of 2022 so even if the Dems fail to take the House or Senate they can't push through a GOP-favored gerrymander. However, there is another election before 2020 so even if the Dems fail to take the House they can try again in 2019.
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