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This doesn’t mean Northram ran a great campaign. He shouldn’t have freaked about the Latino Victory Fund ad, because no one gives a fuck. Also too no one gives that much of a fuck about his reaction either, so it didn’t hurt him much. But you never throw your supporters under the bus. Leave that shit for Bill Clinton circa 1992.

The environment is very good for Democrats.

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  7. 7.

    Bailey

    Glad Dems showed up in Virginia, hopefully elsewhere. These off-year elections are angina-inducing.

  9. 9.

    Patricia Kayden

    CNN is calling the race too tight to call. Not trying to throw a wet blanket on anyone’s celebrations but they may be a bit premature.

  10. 10.

    Mary G

    However much Northam wins by, Republicans will spin it as their victory, so I want a big margin to develop.

  15. 15.

    O. Felix Culpa

    Northam has a slim lead with 34% reporting. If what a commenter (forgot who) said earlier is correct, the low populations (R, of course) tend to report in first, with the higher density areas (more D) coming in later. If so, the outlook is good. Many fingers crossed.

  19. 19.

    debbie

    @Baud:

    From his Twitter feed:

    U.S. House editor of the nonpartisan @CookPolitical Report & @FiveThirtyEight/@NBCNews contributor. Nerd for maps, data & bluegrass

  20. 20.

    Mike J

    @Cacti: Another three hours before we get the first guesses on LD45, and if it’s close, several days. The only downside of all mail ballots, but there’s no rush.

  26. 26.

    debbie

    Also from Mr. Wasserman:

    Projection: Mark Herring (D) has won reelection as VA's AG, defeating John Adams (R). This time, looking like a *slightly* bigger margin than '13…— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 8, 2017

  29. 29.

    debbie

    And then one more:

    Pattern: Gillespie matching Trump's %s in a lot of red strongholds, but not his turnout. Meanwhile, seeing big enthusiasm edge in Dem strongholds.— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 8, 2017

    If true, this enthusiasm is the best news!

  31. 31.

    Fair Economist

    NYT is currently forecasting Northram by 7.8% based on swings in the reported precincts. They have enough data for this to mean something (early forecasts were different but on only a tiny handful of precincts.)

    That’s a hot link, the exact numbers will change but it looks very likely Northram will win.

  32. 32.

    Mike J

    Michael McDonald‏ @ElectProject 46 seconds ago

    Manassas City 100% reporting (a large Latino community):
    Northam +15.0 points, was +2.2 McAuliffe in 2013
    9,306 voted, was 8,241 in 2013, an increase of 1,065 or 13%

    Tim Alberta ‏Verified account @TimAlberta 7 minutes ago
    Astonishing, with 99% reporting in Loudoun County, what we’re seeing. Trump lost it by 17 points. Gillespie was supposed to shrink that margin to 3-5 points. Instead he’s down 20.

  34. 34.

    Brachiator

    @geg6: I hate too close to call. I was looking at results and read the third candidate, Hyra as Hydra. Been a long day.

  36. 36.

    debbie

    @Baud:

    You can follow the feed just by clicking on the Tweet up top. It’s all good news at this point, enough to cheer a jaded old soul. Not referring to you, of course.

  37. 37.

    Mary G

    I posted a tweet from Weigel saying “Virginia may elect a Democratic Socia1ist and a transgender journalist to the House of Delegates. This is a rout.” It’s in moderation for that boner pill word. I hope he’s right. A rout would be awesome.

  43. 43.

    Yarrow

    CNN reporter at Gillespie hq just said he talked to some Republican operative who said based on what they’re seeing it’s over. Dem sweep. YES!

  46. 46.

    piratedan

    well based on these election results being reported, it’s obvious that the American Registered Voter must prefer his Democratic Party to be in disarray…..

  48. 48.

    HAL

    On some level I would have been more worried if the dem in NJ wasn’t double digits up. Blue state with a massively unpopular Republican governor and President should be a cake walk. Not that Virginia isn’t important either.

  49. 49.

    dmsilev

    @piratedan: Maybe the Ds are like the Incredible Hulk, and the more in disarray we are, the stronger we get.

    (I’m sure the Green Party would prefer to claim Hulk as their own, but screw them)

  51. 51.

    Fair Economist

    Virginia is looking even better than I’d hoped. If my eyeball count is right, Dems lead in 51 of the 100 House of Delegates races. This chamber is heavily gerrymandered for the Republicans and the current seating is 66-34 for the Republicans even though VA has been (lightish) blue for several elections. I was hoping for substantive gains. If we win it, then we may be able to win even gerrymandered statehouses and that’s a gamechanger.

  53. 53.

    Davebo

    DAVID WASSERMAN 8:02 PM
    Breaking: Danica Roem, a Democrat, has defeated 26-year Del. Bob Marshall, a Republican, in House District 13, becoming the first transgender person elected to Virginia’s state legislature.

  54. 54.

    Chyron HR

    My condolences to Our Revolution on their sweeping defeat tonight. But at least you guys have Donna Brazile!

  58. 58.

    Trentrunner

    Well, fuck me. I was wrong.

    But I’m STILL smarter than goddamn Chris Cillizza. Cold comfort.

  61. 61.

    Davebo

    Virginia governor
    Ralph Northam 696,205 51.5%
    Ed Gillespie 639,616 47.3%
    58% of precincts reporting

    Stick a fork in Ed.

  62. 62.

    Matt McIrvin

    @O. Felix Culpa: Fairfax County is only 27% in. Northam is leading with 66% there and it’s huge. Often, in Virginia elections, the state flips Democratic right at the end of the night when Fairfax County is all in. If Northam’s leading the state at this point, that’s a good sign, at the very least.

  72. 72.

    dmsilev

    @Trentrunner:

    But I’m STILL smarter than goddamn Chris Cillizza. Cold comfort.

    There are slime molds growing in the back of abandoned refrigerators which can also make that claim. You should aspire to aim higher.

  74. 74.

    No Drought No More

    This is good news.

    The sea change that occurred when California turned from red to blue was not trumpeted with any fanfare. I don’t recall any surprise polling that indicated a fundamental realignment was in the offing, nothing like that. California’s state republican party simply drifted so far into dingbat-right territory they were (finally) perceived by most sensible Californians- even erstwhile republicans- as absolute political loons. Which is not to say they don’t still get elected, but even the ones that do are on the ropes nowadays.

  76. 76.

    japa21

    @Fair Economist: I was looking at that too. Looks like a 15 seat or thereabouts swing for the Dems. Only one Dem incumbent was losing. If this happens, specially if the Dems take control of the House of Delegates (somewhat wishful thinking) the GOP will be pissing in their pants next year. And if Jones could win in Alabama I’ll start believing in Santa Claus again.

  77. 77.

    Suzanne

    @TenguPhule:

    Trump isn’t in the country.

    Apparently he tried to go to the DMZ today. I was kinda hoping he’d be abducted by the North Koreans or would find a land mine.

    Now THAT’S an idea…..give him to Kim Jong-Un……

  85. 85.

    O. Felix Culpa

    Dave Weigel tweets, “Dem gains in the Virginia House of Delegates are at the far upper end of projections. Just a brutal kicking for Rs all over NoVa.” Wow.

  93. 93.

    FlipYrWhig

    @Cacti: Better yet, it looks like Gillespie’s strategy is leaving him lagging behind EVEN THE OTHER REPUBLICANS ON THE TOP OF THE TICKET.

  95. 95.

    TenguPhule

    @Baud:

    Fuck you, deplorables. This is MY country!

    Just remember General, you too are mortal.

    The night for celebration, for the dawn brings fresh battles.

  97. 97.

    guachi

    Huh.

    2013 for VA was the first time since 1973 that VA voted for a Gov of the same party as President.

    The projected D victory is the largest D victory since 1985.

    NYT is currently at Northam +8.6%. Given the conservative nature of these predictions I wouldn’t be surprised to see his lead grow and grow.

  103. 103.

    Kay

    Yay! Northam just seemed so decent I woulda lost hope if he lost. It’s important that good people win sometimes or no one will even try :)

  106. 106.

    Fair Economist

    @japa21: There are monster swings in some of the House of Delegates races. Not only are a bunch of Republican incumbents losing, they’re losing by huge margins. In District 32, Reid is beating the incumbent Republican by *18%*! Yow! Generally the Republican incumbents who are losing are losing by around 10% or so. That’s an earthquake. Usually when incumbents get turfed out it’s a squeaker.

  109. 109.

    David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch

    @dmsilev:

    8.5 point margin.

    That’s a big fucking deal in an off-off year election.

    Even the very popular Mark Warner only won by 5 pts. In fact, an 8.5% win would be the biggest for a Democrat in 32 years. A bigger margin that those of Doug Wilder, Chuck Robb, Warner, Kaine, and TerryMac.

  111. 111.

    Aleta

    Thank you Dems in Va for the hard work, and showing us how it works. From the bottom of my heart.

  112. 112.

    japa21

    Looks like Lt Gov and AG are also going Dem.

    A request for all jackals. Give input on any elections in your area, even if for school board. Would love to see how widespread this is.

  113. 113.

    Cacti

    I’d like to think the tiki torch Nazis helped fuel the Northam victory.

    Nobody wants to be the tiki torch Nazi state.

  118. 118.

    guachi

    Looks like Dems have won or are ahead in 13 House of Delegate races against Republican incumbents.

  123. 123.

    Mike J

    Jonathan Martin‏ Verified account @jmartNYT

    ???

    A Va GOP delegate tells me House Rs are now bracing to lose well over 10 seats. This is a bloodbath.

  124. 124.

    Kay

    @Baud:

    We don’t have as good a candidate as Northam. I don’t mean flashy or loud “good”- he just seems like a very solid, qualified person. It’s nice. Merit has to matter or people won’t work hard or try to do good things. They have to be rewarded.

  126. 126.

    Fair Economist

    @Dorothy A. Winsor (formerly Iowa Old Lady):

    I hope every R in the House is sweating right now.

    Don’t worry, with these Virginia results they are.

    Also, this is good for the gerrymandering case. If the Republicans on the court are facing pro-Dem gerrymanders in Virginia and New Jersey they may suddenly become more receptive to fair districting standards.

  128. 128.

    guachi

    And hand-counting the current results has Dems having won are leading in 51 of the 100 seats in the House of Delegates.

    They should pull a Texas and do mid-census redistricting.

  129. 129.

    Mary G

    Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy

    Medicaid expansion is winning in early returns in Maine, and it's not close.— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) November 8, 2017

    I am seeing a lot more retirements among the Republican congresscritters this year.

  133. 133.

    TS

    I’m still wondering about the sanity of voters in those red counties in rural areas. There is NOTHING republicans or trump are offering to these people – is it stupidity, racism, or refusal to see what the aholes are doing to the country.

  135. 135.

    japa21

    I was looking at the county results. Northam has won at least three that Trump won last year.

    The key, looking forward, is to keep this enthusiasm going for another year.

  143. 143.

    Davebo

    Well this is certainly far better than I had hoped for.

    PERRY BACON JR. 8:23 PM
    I think Nate is hitting the right point here: Does this kind of result push a few more Republicans in swing districts to retire? That makes holding the House harder for the GOP. Incumbents are almost always more likely to win in a tough district. Right now, we are seeing a lot of GOP retirements in the House, but many of them are members who are about to lose their chairmanships because of term limits or members who may just be ready to move on. They are in safe districts. Dems have to hope tonight leads to a few more GOP House members who live in competitive districts deciding to retire.

  144. 144.

    David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch

    @Mike J: Virginia’s legislature has 100 delegates. If you extrapolate tonight’s result to the US Congress, were there are 435 seats, then losing 10 to 13 VA seats would be the equivalent of losing a whooping 44 to 56 Congressional seats.

  147. 147.

    Fair Economist

    @guachi:

    They should pull a Texas and do mid-census redistricting.

    Durn tootin’ they should. We could flip 4 or 5 House seats that way. You listening, Chief Justice Roberts?

    Edit: honestly, the pro-R gerrymander there is such a scandal they really should redistrict. They really have to to be fair to voters. Roberts can now decide whether the redistricting should be fair, or heavily pro-Dem.

  149. 149.

    FlipYrWhig

    @TS: It’s their team. The white Christian gun team. They’re never going to stop voting for that team. Let’s just make sure there are more of us than of them.

  151. 151.

    Mary G

    Bloodbath is another good word:

    ???A Va GOP delegate tells me House Rs are now bracing to lose well over 10 seats. This is a bloodbath.— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) November 8, 2017

  152. 152.

    magurakurin

    @Baud: they will continue the march into obscurity. A political movement based on Clinton hate, primary caucuses, and one old man is a movement built on phantoms.

    and in other unrelated good news the Flynns will probably soon be under arrest…

  153. 153.

    Kay

    @Baud:

    I was thinking today that Trump clarifies a lot of things. In a way it’s easy. It’s like “I’m for qualified people” or “I’m for people who don’t lie constantly” – doesn’t require a lot of analysis, really. Even if Virginians elected the guy with the racist ads I’m still not going to change my mind.

  156. 156.

    Matt McIrvin

    @TS: The margins are way closer in some of those areas than I’d have expected, based on my youthful experience of Virginny.

  157. 157.

    Baud

    @Kay: That’s why I’ve been a yellow dog even before Trump. It’s really no contest between the two parties.

  159. 159.

    Lurking Canadian

    @Cheryl Rofer: that is so awesome! It’s the candy-coated cherry on top of the yummy sundae that is today’s electoral news. I have this unhealthy urge to go troll RedState.

  160. 160.

    Corner Stone

    I just want all of the MSNBC pundits to eat big, yooge, piles of crow. Especially that fucking fuck Chuck Todd.

  161. 161.

    Cacti

    Gillespie now down by a bigger margin than Dotard in 2016.

    Keep growing you yuge, beautiful margin of victory.

  165. 165.

    japa21

    I was just thinking, which is always a dangerous thing when I do it, that one of the factors in last year’s election (though not the only and maybe not even a determinant one) was complacency on the part of some Dems. Obviously the Dem voters today, wherever they are, not just in VA, were not complacent. At the same time, I don’t think reduced GOP voter numbers was due to complacency. I think it was due to their being dispirited, disappointed and discouraged.

    Its important we keep them feeling that way. And I think the Dems have to look at 2018 as kicking the opposition when its down on the ground. Don’t give them a chance to get up. We’ve let up in the past and look what we have to show for it.

  166. 166.

    Mali muso

    Sooooo happy to see these returns. This is the first time in my ten odd years of voting in HD-10 that the hapless dem candidate has had a fighting chance! I just need to see the evil Vogel defeated and I can go to sleep happy.

  168. 168.

    SiubhanDuinne

    Huge congratulations and profound thanks to every single Juicer who called and walked and volunteered on behalf of Dem candidates everywhere. Well done, especially NJ and VA!

  172. 172.

    lowtechcyclist

    Holy cow, this is an amazing night! Could we actually win a House of Delegates majority? If that happens, I might go dancing naked in the street on this cold, rainy night, and scare the fuck out of anyone (besides me, of course) who’s stupid enough to be outdoors!

  173. 173.

    TenguPhule

    Oh this is good.

    Trump was thwarted by thick fog from visiting the DMZ in a surprise visit.

    Probably for the best, all things considered.

  174. 174.

    danielx

    @TenguPhule:

    nope, but I can feel a Trumpian Twitter ragegasm brewing from across the Pacific.

    “Better hope there are no natural disasters in Virginia, you will waiting LONGER than those so-called American citizen Puerto Ricans!!!”

  181. 181.

    Patricia Kayden

    @Doug!: And he was right. Yay!! So glad that Northam won in Virginia and Murphy in New Jersey. This is a great time for our party.

  185. 185.

    Corner Stone

    @FlipYrWhig: He put on a hell of a display today, saying that “Even if Gillespie loses the race, doesn’t he still win the campaign? Because he set the frame for other R’s to use when they run.”
    He was selling that so hard. Like if Northam lost it was devastating to all D’s but if Gillespie lost he still won and made the R’s more possible other places with this playbook.

  188. 188.

    Yarrow

    @danielx: Trump’s supposedly giving a speech in South Korea soon. CNN says they’re covering it.

    Oh, hilarious. Trump just tweeted throwing Gillespie under the bus. “[he] did not embrace me or what I stand for.” LOL.

  189. 189.

    Mnemosyne

    I like working at an office where my boss and I are equally happy about these election results. ?

  192. 192.

    Matt McIrvin

    Also glad to hear that Justin Fairfax’s name wasn’t a bad omen: “Where’d he win?” “Oh,…”

  195. 195.

    guachi

    A bloodbath, you say?

    So, like, the Republicans in Virginia are bleeding from their whatever, I guess.

  200. 200.

    TenguPhule

    @Suzanne: Thick Fog made him abort the trip.

    Probably for the best, NK probably had snipers on their side looking for the ugly orange of his eyes.

  203. 203.

    Lurking Canadian

    @japa21: yes, this. Run up the score on the fuckers. Every Democrat within ten miles of a camera and microphone tomorrow should be on TV crowing about how the electorate has soundly rejected Trump and the Republicans.

  205. 205.

    Kay

    @Corner Stone:

    I know. It’s too soon. Her whole thing didn’t make any sense and she can’t just pretend none of it happened. It’s the pervasive and complete lack of accountability that gets you. Mistakes were made. Yesterday has no bearing on today. It’s like she never wrote and said all that stuff.

  209. 209.

    Shalimar

    @Trentrunner: Wrong on the top line race, but Virginia will be electing new Delegates who can push the party further left in the future. So this still can be a cycle that moves the party where you want to go. And Northam is 1000 times better than Gillespie, so not a bad thing that you were wrong either.

  212. 212.

    LAC

    Thank you, Virginia and thank you pie filter! Warding off stupid is a job that we have to work hard on. And sometimes it pays off.

  214. 214.

    Mary G

    Following rout by Weigel, bloodbath by NYT-er Jonathon Martin, I hear the sweetest words of all:

    Wow. Surveying the down-ballot wreckage for Republicans in VA. It's not pretty. Democratic wave. Details to come…— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 8, 2017

    DEMOCRATIC WAVE!!!!!

  215. 215.

    Corner Stone

    @magurakurin: As she should be. Get your facts straight and put it down and we can assess your plan for making things better. Don’t fucking hype man us and then try to feebly retract the wrong facts when you get called – then go on TV every god damned day.

  217. 217.

    different-church-lady

    @Mike J:

    Do we need a wellness check on The Young Turks or Jacobins?

    Screw it. We’ll knock if they don’t come down for breakfast.

  219. 219.

    Old Dan and Little Anne

    I switched channell and saw Donna Brazile on MSNBC and then went to CNN and there are 9 fucking idiots on at the same time. Back to hockey. Holy… Go NJ and Virginia’. Fuck drumph. And fox is all over the rigged primaries and Brazile.

  221. 221.

    PsiFighter37

    Taking back the VA lower house would be huge. For those in the know – can it be done?

  222. 222.

    Shana

    Just got home from observing the closing in my precinct in Fairfax County. It’s become a reliably blue precinct in the 10 years I’ve been doing this. We had 1817 voters, Northam got 1107 votes to Gillespie’s 687 and Hyra’s 21. I was outside handing out sample ballots on and off during the day and there seemed to be more enthusiastic D voters all day long. More younger voters than usual in this cycle.

    Many people stopped to talk, in the rain, about how vital they felt this election was. That never happens except in Presidential elections. People are pissed, not just at Trump, but at Republicans in general.

    It’s a good night.

  224. 224.

    Kay

    @Corner Stone:

    She’s mad that Clinton “bailed out” the Democratic Party. Except I don’t know why that would make her mad. I’m not clear on why that’s Clinton’s fault.

    This is just nonsense. It doesn’t make any sense.

  226. 226.

    Shalimar

    @Kay: Brazile just said she was upset that the Clinton campaign bailed the party out because it kept her from spending money the way she thought was best. Despite my screaming at the tv, Chris Hayes did not ask her where she planned on getting that money if Clinton hasn’t provided it.

  227. 227.

    Fair Economist

    Dems are now leading in 54(!) of 100 House of Delegates races. This would be a gain of (are you sitting down?) twenty seats.

  229. 229.

    Baud

    @Kay: I found out today she dedicated her book to Seth Rich. It’s like her publisher gave her tips on how to get media buzz.

  232. 232.

    Fair Economist

    @PsiFighter37: At the moment taking back the lower house is looking likely. Yesterday I’d have said it was borderline impossible. There’s a much bigger swing there than in the headline races.

  234. 234.

    Kay

    I also don’t like Steve Kornacki. I’m making a list. There’s a quality crisis in punditry. They’re just not very good.

    I feel like DougJ would be better than any of these people.

  238. 238.

    lowtechcyclist

    Wasserman:

    BREAKING: Democrats are IN THE LEAD to pick up the VA House of Delegates. They’ve picked up 12 GOP seats & currently lead in 6 (!!!) more. Whoa.

  239. 239.

    Corner Stone

    @Kay: The Kornack really went off the rails after the big brouhaha over Bridgegate went away. He went really hard right and it was obvious.

  240. 240.

    Jeffro

    @Shana: LOVING that the 3rd party candidate got a half a percent of a rounding error. Choice, people, how do they work?

  241. 241.

    FlipYrWhig

    @Kay: I still can’t figure out how that Pugsley-lookin’ mofo Robert Costa ended up some sort of respected member of the journalistic profession.

  245. 245.

    frosty

    @Baud:

    That’s why I’ve been a yellow dog even before Trump.

    I haven’t voted for anyone but a Dem since 1980, when, to my eternal shame, I pulled the lever for John Anderson instead of Jimmy Carter. The reason why is lost in the dim mist of memory.

  247. 247.

    Kay

    @Baud:

    This interview is making me feel sorry for her. She’s aware what she’s saying is nonsense. It’s painful to watch.

    The question for me is who not just take a break? Take 6 months off and come back. She’s probably got a ton of money.

    It’s like they don’t know that they could voluntarily decide not to do these things. Like they’;re compelled to do these things. She could have said “you know what? I’ll wait and then come back”. That’s possible.

  248. 248.

    Jeffro

    @Shana: Trumpov and his Republican enablers are the ultimate example – dare I say Peak Wingnut? – of what the GOP would do if/when it has ultimate control. People don’t like it very much…at least not a majority of Americans.

  249. 249.

    cain

    @Corner Stone:

    I just want all of the MSNBC pundits to eat big, yooge, piles of crow. Especially that fucking fuck Chuck Todd.

    I really fucking hate that asshole. I’m hoping that he I see him in a soup kitchen somewhere looking for alms.

  252. 252.

    Jeffro

    @debbie: I LOVE IT! Not even an hour after the race is called for Gillespie, and sure enough, there ya go, Eddie G! Right under the bus he goes.

    Whaddya think, national Rs? Trumpov got your back?

  253. 253.

    cain

    @FlipYrWhig:

    @Corner Stone: I thought the usual word for Chuck Todd was “choad.”

    Haha, I can’t believe you used that.. I was going to say “choot” or “chootya” myself. Didn’t expect to see indian slang used here.

  254. 254.

    Trentrunner

    Slightly OT: Glenn Greenwald appeared tonight on Tucker Carlson to discuss…Donna Brazile.

    Is there anyone here to whom GG is not yet totally dead?

  255. 255.

    Baud

    @Kay: I wasn’t fond of DWS, but she put on an excellent convention, and it’s clear that we shouldn’t have forced her out six months early to appease the Bros.

  257. 257.

    Jeffro

    Can we get a NoVA post-victory gloating party going around here soon? This deserves a brunch, a happy hour, or both.

  258. 258.

    O. Felix Culpa

    @Kay:

    This interview is making me feel sorry for her.

    You’re a better person than I. I’m not sorry for her at all. She chose to make that shit up. Reap, sow, etc.

  259. 259.

    David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch

    Tim Alberta‏ @TimAlberta

    Astonishing, with 99% reporting in Loudoun County, what we’re seeing. Trump lost it by 17 points. Gillespie was supposed to shrink that margin to 3-5 points. Instead he’s down 20.

    48 replies 677 retweets 1,966 likes

    Jennifer Rubin @JRubinBlogger

    The Trump effect

    7 replies 9 retweets 102 likes

  260. 260.

    Cacti

    @Trentrunner:

    Glenn Greenwald appeared tonight on Tucker Carlson to discuss…Donna Brazile.

    Is there anyone here to whom GG is not yet totally dead?

    Any word from GiGi about the Paradise Papers?

  261. 261.

    David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch

    Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson 4m4 minutes ago

    Trump is a steaming lump of political poison.

    27 replies 85 retweets 256 likes

  263. 263.

    ? ?? Goku (aka The Hope of the Universe) ? ?

    @Trentrunner:

    Slightly OT: Glenn Greenwald appeared tonight on Tucker Carlson to discuss…Donna Brazile.

    Meanwhile, at the state media apparatus, Fox News…

  266. 266.

    Gin & Tonic

    @TenguPhule:

    Trump was thwarted by thick fog from visiting the DMZ in a surprise visit.

    If he really wanted to go, he could have gone in a car. It’s not far. But he wanted a show, to helicopter in, and that didn’t work, so he said screw it.

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    MisterForkbeard

    @FlipYrWhig: That’s the BEST news. If Republicans see that race-baiting isn’t going to be tolerated the same way anymore, then maybe they’ll stop fucking doing it.

  270. 270.

    David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch

    Twitter machine is telling me Tucker Carlson and Britt Hume are on Fox saying Virginia is actually great news for McCain Trump.

    It’s like Goebbels broadcasting things are going great in Stalingrad.

  277. 277.

    David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch

    Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson

    A whole bunch of consultants who were ready to roll out ads and messages about MS-13, the NFL, Confederate statues, and sanctuary cities are muttering, “Damn it damn it damn it.”

    69 replies 270 retweets 1,174 likes

  279. 279.

    David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch

    Dave Wasserman‏ @Redistrict

    Wow. Surveying the down-ballot wreckage for Republicans in VA. It’s not pretty. Democratic wave. Details to come…

    137 replies 2,036 retweets 5,586 likes

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    randy khan

    I am so so so so happy about my home state and adopted state.

    And the Virginia House of Delegates still is within reach. That would be a huge, huge win.

  285. 285.

    japa21

    Looks like Charlotte, NC is about to have its first African American woman mayor. Too early to call yet, but big lead. Supposedly, that race had tightened up a lot in the last couple weeks and the Republican was given a good shot to win.

  286. 286.

    Ken

    @Jeffro:

    Amazing – looks like the “libertarian” got almost no votes

    With the Republican candidate openly embracing the “kick down” philosophy, the only differentiator the Libertarians have is “all roads should be privately-owned toll roads,” and you’re not going to win many votes on that.

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    Chyron HR

    @frosty:

    I pulled the lever for John Anderson instead of Jimmy Carter. The reason why is lost in the dim mist of memory.

    Well, Fragile is the best album of all time.

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    Kathleen

    @Kay: It would be worth it to really watch and listen to what the Usual Suspects say and how they react in the next couple of days. From what Corner Stone said, it sounds like Toddles has gone off the rails. I think their behavior will reveal a lot about the media.

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    James E. Powell

    I am so happy – ecstatic – that I was totally wrong about Virginia. I thought . . . never mind what I thought. I was wrong.

    The message has to be Trump is Toxic.

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    Ben Cisco (onboard the Defiant)

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    Charlotte has had many close mayoral elections recently; but Vi Lyles (D) is winning by 25% with all early vote & 35% of precincts in.
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    danielx

    Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump

    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!
    5:40 PM – 7 Nov 2017

    Seemed to me that he was sticking pretty close to the Trump playbook, but whatever. As usual, Trump blames everybody but himself.

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    David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch

    CNN’s VA Exit poll shows 34% of voters said they came out to cast votes against Trump.

    Northam won that segment 98% to 2% (link)

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    O. Felix Culpa

    Ben Tribbett tweets, “Wendy Gooditis has defeated Randy Minchew, 13th Democratic pickup of the night. 47D, 44R, 9 seats left to call.”

  307. 307.

    Shalimar

    @danielx: Trump is right in this case. He has an excellent ear for slights. Gillespie wanted to have it both ways and effectively said earlier that he appreciated Trump’s support but it didn’t mean he would support Trump in return.

  308. 308.

    James E. Powell

    @Kay:

    It was the capital of the Confederacy and, unlike the brazen and rough-hewn racists of the Deep South, Virginia always prided itself on its genteel bigotry.

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    J R in WV

    @Cheryl Rofer:

    Trans woman beating bigot who authored the screw with Trans people bill. So good!

    That’s pretty sweet irony… those bigots played their bet and lost big. Americans (not all of us, but a good majority by now) are sick and tired of bigots telling us who to hate and how. Screw those folks!!

    Hope the Rs in congress take warning! Doubt it, will have to beat them individually. I’m willing to do that if we need to!

  312. 312.

    Adria McDowell

    In Ohio, Issue 1 is leading 83 to 17%, and Issue 2 is losing 80 to 20%, with 46% reporting.

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    Kathleen

    @Adria McDowell: No local coverage on TV. I’ll have to troll the intertoobz for my local races. Not surprised about 1. Interesting that 2 is going down so hard.

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    Adria McDowell

    @Ken: I am sure I am fucking up the details (fellow Ohio residents, please come to my rescue if I do), but Issue 1 basically prevents defense attorney’s from dragging crime victim’s past up in court if the past has no relevance to the case. Issue 2 would require the state to pay no more for prescription drugs than the Department of Veteran’s Affairs pays.

    I think that is the gist of it.

  318. 318.

    Adria McDowell

    @Kathleen: I pulled that info from the WLWT website. Local NBC affiliate in Columbus had it on their site, too. They might cover the results on the late night news.

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    Adria McDowell

    Oh, and I forgot to say:

    HELLS YEAH, VIRGINIA AND JERSEY! Congrats to Ms. Roem, too! And I hope Medicaid expansion in Maine holds!

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    randy khan

    @J R in WV:

    Hope the Rs in congress take warning! Doubt it, will have to beat them individually. I’m willing to do that if we need to!

    If I were a House Republican in anything resembling a swing district, I’d be pretty scared right now. I predict some additional retirement announcements in the next few weeks.

  322. 322.

    Marge feiner

    Northam should have come out against the Pipelines. It is a big issue here in my area. Every vote that went for Hyra was because he was the only candidate that was opposed to the pipeline. I voted Northam because the alternative was so much worse, but didn’t like doing it. Tom Perrielo, had he won the primary, would have won statewide even bigger than Northam. No use crying over spilled beans. I am ecstatic about the outcome.

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