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Hume's Fumes at Faux News: 'Trump's unpopularity LOST the Virginia race' (Video)

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Posted by Besoeker 2017-11-08 04:07|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Did they run a Trump or a GOPe campaign? Did they gain ground in places traditionally Donk and lose places traditionally Trunk?

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-11-08 06:16|| 2017-11-08 06:16|| Front Page Top

#2 It was not for nothing that D.C. was designated a 'district' as opposed to a state, or as later proposed, a portion of an adjoining state.

When you scratch the infected area, it spreads.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-11-08 07:33|| 2017-11-08 07:33|| Front Page Top

#3 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!

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2017-11-08 08:00|| 2017-11-08 08:00|| Front Page Top

There's not much change between elections

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2017-11-08 08:06|| 2017-11-08 08:06|| Front Page Top

#5 The populated area in Virginia near D.C. is a part of the Swamp. The less populated areas in the hinterlands of Virginia tend to be "Red" rather than "Blue." The map posted by BP shows it well.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-11-08 08:24|| 2017-11-08 08:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Looks like the two graphics are the same. Both say 2016 Presidential, 2016, but are titled 2017, both show the two candidate, percentages are identical...

So naturally, there would not be much change.

Posted by Bobby 2017-11-08 08:42|| 2017-11-08 08:42|| Front Page Top

#7 Sorry, I copy-pasted twice.
but the left side is the Presidential election, right is recent election

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2017-11-08 10:27|| 2017-11-08 10:27|| Front Page Top

#8 Turnout was very heavy for an off year in Northern V. which is a donk heavy area

that's pretty much the whole story

Posted by lord garth 2017-11-08 10:35|| 2017-11-08 10:35|| Front Page Top

#9 Trump is polarizing. It's an intentional style, and it has consequences of various kinds. One is to motivate people to vote against him, just as many voted against Hillary in 2016.

That said, Gillespie tried to have it both ways and failed to succeed.

Posted by Knuckles Slineger2610 2017-11-08 11:19|| 2017-11-08 11:19|| Front Page Top

#10 Dem turnout was high, GOP not so much. Check out the very strong Dem support in VA among 18-29 yr olds.

There's both style and substance, there, but style matters and alienates that generation big time

Posted by Knuckles Slineger2610 2017-11-08 11:41|| 2017-11-08 11:41|| Front Page Top

#11

Missing link above

Posted by Knuckles Slineger2610 2017-11-08 11:42|| 2017-11-08 11:42|| Front Page Top

#12 Virginia's economy did well under Obama, thanks to the massive growth of the federal bureaucracy and contractors, of which the state (along with Maryland) are the principal beneficiaries. Why would VA want a GOP governor?

Posted by Zhang Fei 2017-11-08 12:53|| 2017-11-08 12:53|| Front Page Top

#13 ..as much as they wanted one in 1861?

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-11-08 19:32|| 2017-11-08 19:32|| Front Page Top

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