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Democrat Northam wins Virginia governor's race
ABC News ^ | November 7, 2017 | Associated Press

Posted on 11/07/2017 5:25:42 PM PST by Coronal

Democrat Ralph Northam has won Virginia's race for governor.

Early unofficial results show Northam defeated Republican Ed Gillespie on Tuesday.

Virginia's hard-fought race was closely watched as a swing-state test of President Donald Trump's popularity. Northam, a pediatric neurologist and the state's lieutenant governor, repeatedly tried to tie Gillespie to the president during months of divisive campaigning overshadowed by racial overtones and attack ads.

Northam's victory was in large part due to a surge in anti-Trump energy since the president took office. Democrats said they had record levels of enthusiasm heading into the race.

Gillespie kept Trump at a distance throughout the campaign but tried to rally the president's supporters with hard-edge ads focused on illegal immigration and preserving Confederate statues.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: bushie; establishment; gillespie; moderate; northam; northamwins; va2017; vagovernor
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To: NKP_Vet

The left wants to turn a lot of southern states into VA by flooding them big cities with illegals, dreamers, refugees etc.
the only population that has increased in VA is the illegal and immigrant population and that’s why we have VA a blue state now.
this is why we can not relent on the wall, and tough immigration control because the left will turn all those southern states like VA. States like Texas and Arizona and Georgia.


41 posted on 11/07/2017 5:42:30 PM PST by snarkytart
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To: Sacajaweau

Screw that, we don’t need ed in the senate. Stewart for senate.


42 posted on 11/07/2017 5:42:52 PM PST by CJ Wolf (It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World)
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To: Coronal

Never thought I’d see the day when Pennsylvania and Michigan actually have brighter futures than Virginia.


43 posted on 11/07/2017 5:43:23 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("Tell them to stand!" -- President Trump, 9/23/2017)
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To: CJ Wolf

The Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia serves as the chief executive of the Commonwealth of Virginia for a four-year term. The current holder of the office is Terry McAuliffe, who was sworn in on January 11, 2014. His term will expire on January 13, 2018.


44 posted on 11/07/2017 5:43:28 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Coronal
Northam's victory was in large part due to a surge in anti-Trump energy since the president took office

An utter lie. Virginia is a Demon Rat state that stayed Demon Rat.

45 posted on 11/07/2017 5:43:42 PM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: goldstategop
WI and MI though are trending GOP.

That may change depending on how hard the tax bill hits them. Both have state and local income taxes and large numbers of taxpayers who itemize.

46 posted on 11/07/2017 5:44:11 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Fai Mao

At the rate it’s going the Old Dominion is doomed to become another broke blue state.

Makes sense ‘cause that’s where a lot of its transplanted residents came from.

Learning from experience appears to be the exception for most folks.


47 posted on 11/07/2017 5:46:38 PM PST by Catmom (We're all gonna get the punishment only some of us deserve.)
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To: central_va

Yes you are correct. my bad. It will seem like 12.


48 posted on 11/07/2017 5:46:48 PM PST by CJ Wolf (It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World)
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To: Coronal

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!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 8, 2017


50 posted on 11/07/2017 5:47:35 PM PST by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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To: ifinnegan

Revenge of the swamp dwellers and their gubmit check cashing parasites.


51 posted on 11/07/2017 5:48:44 PM PST by Catmom (We're all gonna get the punishment only some of us deserve.)
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To: Coronal

No surprise nationally. Hillary carried Va and Jersey. Trump needs to fire more Federal employees - as many as possible. They have infiltrated northern and eastern Va.


52 posted on 11/07/2017 5:49:01 PM PST by ZULU (DITCH MITCH!!! DUMP RYAN!! DROP DEAD MCCAIN!! KIM FATTY the THIRD = Kim Jung Un)
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To: CJ Wolf

To the 4 of you who answered my post...thanks...appreciate the education. Truly..


53 posted on 11/07/2017 5:49:21 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Slyfox
Next time Virginia needs to run a real Republican.

Correct. I voted in Virginia this morning and while I did vote for Vogel and Adams, I did not vote for the establishment Bush-supported Gillespie, who is the kind of republican who's been screwing us for years.
54 posted on 11/07/2017 5:49:41 PM PST by hemogoblin
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To: Coronal

A Democrat ran against a RINO. This means, in all ways that matter, the Democrat ran unopposed.


55 posted on 11/07/2017 5:51:11 PM PST by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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To: hemogoblin

“I did not vote for the establishment Bush-supported Gillespie, who is the kind of republican who’s been screwing us for years.”

Don’t take this the wrong way, but go **** yourself.

Nothing but love,

L


56 posted on 11/07/2017 5:51:40 PM PST by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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To: goldstategop

MN as well.


57 posted on 11/07/2017 5:53:40 PM PST by cowboyusa
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To: Mears

ALL of the past and present Massachusetts GOP Governors are/were RINOS! There isn’t any hint of conservatism, from either, major political party within Massachusetts, AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF MASSACHUSETTS POLITICAL OFFICE!


58 posted on 11/07/2017 5:54:22 PM PST by johnthebaptistmoore (The world continues to be stuck in a "all leftist, all of the time" funk. BUNK THE FUNK!)
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To: Coronal

It would have been big news if Gillespie would have won but, this is expected in that state these days.


59 posted on 11/07/2017 5:56:26 PM PST by kempster
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To: Coronal

It will be much harder to fight the rampant election fraud in Virginia now.


60 posted on 11/07/2017 5:57:50 PM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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