The Pendulum is Swinging

BoSoxGal · Post by **BoSoxGal** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 1:54 am

Democrats are winning! Virginia & New Jersey Governorships, lots of other offices, the first openly transgender state legislator in Virginia!

Is the Trump backlash in full swing? Fingers crossed for Alabama!

Burning Petard · Post by **Burning Petard** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 2:17 am

The Virginia gov GOP candidate followed the Trump playbook with lots of class and race dog whistles. This time not enough of the pack responded.

snailgate

Sue U · Post by **Sue U** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 4:39 am

Well, I voted for the Democrat here in NJ despite the fact that I voted against him in the primary and that there was a Green candidate on the ballot (there was no SPUSA candidate). I've seen Phil Murphy at a few events over the last year; he says the right things mostly, and as long as the Legislature supports him and his agenda he'll be okay. I know the new Lt Guv from way back when she was State Assembly Speaker. If she wants to be of service to the administration and move legislation, she will certainly be an asset, and could very well make herself the real power behind the throne if she wants to. It will be interesting, that's for sure. I don't see her taking anywhere near as low-profile a role as our current Lt Governor (who just lost the election to Murphy).

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 4:55 am

Good results so far.

VA: Northam (D) 1,401,206 53.9% -- Gillespie (R) 1,169,174 45.0%

NJ: Murphy (D) 1,103,346 55.9% -- Guadagno (R) 834,487 42.3%

Darren · Post by **Darren** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 1:20 pm

Burning Petard wrote:The Virginia gov GOP candidate followed the Trump playbook with lots of class and race dog whistles. This time not enough of the pack responded.

snailgate

Except that Bush was out and about for Gillespie. In case you haven't heard, the Bush family haven't been Trump fans after the whooping Trump gave Jeb seeing as how the dynasty thing was cut off at the knees. Unless Virginians are super Bush fans, that may have been terminal for Gillespie. Maybe he should have sucked up to Trump.

Burning Petard · Post by **Burning Petard** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 1:37 pm

next bigger is Alabama senate race on December 12, for Sessions' old seat.

snailgate

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 2:06 pm

Maybe he should have sucked up to Trump.

The record suggests otherwise...

Three years ago, running as a straight GOP establishment type candidate, Gillespie came within .7 per cent of the vote of defeating Mark Warner for the Senate...

In that race, he carried Loudon County (an outer Northern Va. county)...

Yesterday, running as a hybrid Establishment/Trumpian candidate, he lost Loudon by 20 points...

Even the level of association with Trump he took on led to him getting trounced, as it motivated a huge bump in Democratic turnout...

Sue U · Post by **Sue U** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 2:34 pm

Or, as Wonkette put it this morning:

Democratic Socialist Lee Carter beat Republican Jackson Miller, the sitting Majority Whip! How toxic is your party if your House Leadership loses to a socialist? On a scale of 1 to 10 you are fucking anthrax!!!

https://wonkette.com/625489/thats-right ... XUTgb92.99

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 5:26 pm

Now that Syria has joined the Paris climate agreement the US GOP are officially "the stupidest people on earth." Perhaps there are a few of them who would prefer not to own that designation?

yrs,
rubato

BoSoxGal · Post by **BoSoxGal** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 7:45 pm

Econoline · Post by **Econoline** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 9:21 pm

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 9:41 pm

Ah, "thoughts and prayers," always working, never failing.

Amen.

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