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| Democrats claim victory over Trump-backed Kentucky governor, seize Virginia legislature | |
| 2019-11-06 | |
| (Reuters) - U.S. Democrats claimed an upset win in Kentucky on Tuesday over a Republican governor backed by President Donald Trump and seized control of the state legislature in Virginia, where anti-Trump sentiment in the suburbs remained a potent force. Read: DC Bureaucrats and hangers-on
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| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #18 Also: Don't know how much of an influence this was but some people think so. Suburban voters and women no longer see conservative articles on Facebook. Facebook eliminated at least 1.5 billion links to conservative articles since 2017. And it likely made a difference on Tuesday night. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2019-11-06 16:23 |
| #17 Bevins nearly won and he still might. There were other wins in Kentucky (AG and others). I heard it said that Bevins picked up about 6-8 points because of Trump rally and endorsement. A win in Mississippi. There have been other wins as well. Virginia. I'd bet the areas around Washington decided the election. A place where swamp-draining is not popular as many work for the government. The MSM tries to paint a picture of doom and gloom for the Pubs. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2019-11-06 15:49 |
| #16 I seem to remember parts of Tucson were "no go" due to Mexican gangs. Perhaps all politics IS local. |
| Posted by: Crereth Craling2878 2019-11-06 15:44 |
| #15 2020 is what matters. Nothing else comes close. If you live in or near WI MI or PA, get busy. Knock on doors, make calls. Help expand the database and when the time comes help GOTV. Leave nothing to chance. |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-11-06 15:33 |
| #14 Lord Garth, now that is a major landslide |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2019-11-06 14:54 |
| #13 Blue as it gets Tucson voted down sanctuary city status. Not reported anywhere. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-11-06 13:29 |
| #12 The important thing is to not just let them have their way. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-11-06 13:03 |
| #11 Democrats claim That’s nice. There are procedures for that. Matt Bevin won't concede after Andy Beshear wins by less than 1% in Kentucky governor's race [WCPO] Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin says he won't concede defeat to Democratic challenger Andy Beshear in one of the closest political races in history with a margin of 5,150 votes - 0.36% of more than 1.4 million counted, according to the unofficial tally. Bevin told supporters Tuesday night that the process needs to be followed in such a close race - an apparent reference to Kentucky's three options for trying to overturn the outcome. Bevin knows the process because his opponent challenged his 2015 Republican primary victory. There is no mandatory recount in Kentucky, but a candidate can go to court and sue for it. So depending on whether Governor Bevin chooses a recanvass of the voting machine to make sure the counts were reported accurately, a recount of the votes themselves, or an election contest, we’ll know within ten days what will be done, if not how long it will take. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-11-06 13:01 |
| #10 In KY, the R got 48.8%, the D got 49.2% and a Libertarian got 2%. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2019-11-06 12:57 |
| #9 Apparently Kentucky has never had a two-term Republican governor, and this election just maintained the pattern. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2019-11-06 12:27 |
| #8 Although I've moved from VA to NC, when I was in VA, I always tried to use my retired military ID. They were actually only set up to handle driver's licenses. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2019-11-06 12:26 |
| #7 I had to present ID to vote in PeeAye. I have to present ID to vote in FL. At some point we will have to dilute other states' electoral college count by the % of illegals they give drivers licenses to. That will be fun... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-11-06 12:11 |
| #6 In VA, turnout was about 20% to 35% or so depending on the district (typical for an off year) so a surge of motivated leftists had a major impact BTW, VA has a requirement to present an ID when voting. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2019-11-06 11:55 |
| #5 If you read Drudge, it was a Republican disaster in KY. If you read Instapundit, the Trunks won just about everything in KY Except the Gov. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2019-11-06 09:37 |
| #4 New news from the formerly-significant media: Trump is really gonna get it - this time for sure! |
| Posted by: Bobby 2019-11-06 08:53 |
| #3 Wow - one whole governorship and one state legislature - that tells me they just got their asses kicked, pal! |
| Posted by: Raj 2019-11-06 06:57 |
| #2 A Trump endorse AG won in Kentucky |
| Posted by: Uleck Spererong9442 2019-11-06 06:45 |
| #1 The American people have spoken. More democrats are actually needed. I'm not at all certain why I should waste my time following politics. It appears the republic is experiencing an irreversible ut moreretur (death wish). |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-11-06 04:00 |