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| Topic | Strong night for Democrats in off-year elections. |
| Zeus 11/06/19 1:34:22 AM #4: | WastelandCowboy posted... If Beshear's margin holds, it's a blow to President Trump, who rallied in the state for Bevin on the eve of the election. I loved the SNL skits on that line of thinking. WastelandCowboy posted... Bevin had made plenty of enemies while doing little to make friends. His approval ratings put him as one of the most unpopular governors in the country, and he only narrowly won his primary over a little-known opponent. He picked fights with and offended Kentucky teachers over pension reform, resulting in a major backlash, and also didn't build great relationships with even GOP state legislators. Meanwhile when Dan Malloy was one of the least popular governors, he still won re-election in CT. >_> WastelandCowboy posted... Democrats were able to pull off the victory, despite scandals among the three top statewide officials in their party. Gov. Ralph Northam and Attorney General Mark Herring both admitted earlier this year to wearing blackface when they were younger, and two women have accused Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault, which he denies. The SNL skit about Democrats' problem with blackface was possibly one of my favorites this year. BlackScythe0 posted... The Virginia win is huge. It prevent republicans from being able to gerrymander the state with the census results. So don't underrate how big this victory is for the next decade. ...by which you mean it allows Democrats to gerrymander the state instead. XD BlackScythe0 posted... I don't think this is a sign that evil turtle is going to struggle next year. Of course not, because the man brings home the bacon. https://www.politico.com/story/2014/03/mitch-mcconnell-earmark-spending-104503_Page2.html --- (\/)(\/)|-| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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