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Virginia elects Democrat governor, in rejection of Trumpism
AFP via Yahoo ^ | 11/8/2017 | Michael Mathes

Posted on 11/07/2017 11:19:32 PM PST by advance_copy

Washington (AFP) - US Democrats claimed a resounding win Tuesday in a crucial governor's race in Virginia, dealing a blow to Donald Trump's politics of division and testing the president's influence ahead of larger battles in 2018 and 2020.

The marquee race has national ramifications as a test for the Republican Party and their combative leader, and Democrats came out on top

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 2017; gillespie; northam; transgender; va2017
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To: advance_copy

No, it’s a rejection of RINOism. And the outcome is no surprise whatsoever.


21 posted on 11/08/2017 12:27:21 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
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To: sparklite2

An AFP (Agence France Presse), aka an anti-American news agency. Some foreign stuff is good. Pieces of shit like this are just that, shit.

Yes, Obama united us all right, or at least his Marxist, welfare, illegals crowd, into hating the U.S.

“Yes I did”.


22 posted on 11/08/2017 12:33:06 AM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Ken H

Hear Hear!!!


23 posted on 11/08/2017 12:33:09 AM PST by yoe
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To: advance_copy

Rinoism was rejected

How do you expect getting people excited to elect a Pube when he bashes Trump?


24 posted on 11/08/2017 12:35:51 AM PST by lavaroise
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To: Blue Jays

Yeah, no media bias there that I can see.


25 posted on 11/08/2017 12:37:19 AM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: advance_copy

Trump didn’t campaign for Gillespie. In fact Ed was his usual RINO self.

What you can expect during the 2018 cycle is more of those stupid racist democrat ads. I wonder how outrageous they will get


26 posted on 11/08/2017 12:41:02 AM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: sparklite2

Darn. I was going to drive my pickup and confederate flag all up in Virginia whiles ah hunts me sum ferriners n sum o dem darkees.


27 posted on 11/08/2017 12:46:39 AM PST by blackdog
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To: Nifster

Going negative works. I just shudder to think what is next?


28 posted on 11/08/2017 12:48:00 AM PST by blackdog
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To: advance_copy

It was the media’s test and not Trumpists test. The media is looking for any tidbit to help them out in denying Trump.


29 posted on 11/08/2017 1:00:49 AM PST by taxesareforever (Islam is an ideology. It is NOT a religion.)
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To: advance_copy

This is what happens when a McConnel GOPe type runs. I’m sure many stayed home after Gillespie barely won the primary.

I’m not sure if Stewart would have won the Governor’s race, but I believe there would have been a higher turnout.
NorthernVA (DC) and Richmond dominate now.


30 posted on 11/08/2017 1:03:38 AM PST by Toadman (To anger a Conservative, tell a lie. To anger a liberal, tell the truth.)
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To: Robert DeLong
Heavy voter turnout in northern Virginia which is pretty much the capital of government teat sucking deep state statist careerist AA employees and retirees.

Color me surprised that the RINO butt kissing McCain acolyte lobbyist lost by a handful of votes.

31 posted on 11/08/2017 1:07:12 AM PST by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority)
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To: sparklite2

Well those Viginian Trumpions will just have to sit in the back of the bus, eat their peas, and get all wee-wee’d up. Elections have consequences.


32 posted on 11/08/2017 1:11:41 AM PST by blackdog
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To: advance_copy

Virginia has been destroyed by Washington, DC.


33 posted on 11/08/2017 1:15:37 AM PST by Vlad The Inhaler (United We Stand - Divided We Fall. Remember: Diversity is the opposite of unity.)
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To: advance_copy

Virginians cannot beat northern Virginia.look at the map.
https://www.politico.com/interactives/elections/2017/virginia/governor/


34 posted on 11/08/2017 1:22:41 AM PST by VaRepublican (I would propagate taglines but I don't know how. But bloggers do.)
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To: Robert DeLong

Yes, Virginia-—meaning the decent, law-abiding, hard-working and productive-—will continue to suffer under the legalized tyranny of the nonproductive, indecent, lazy, and parasitic. Overall, a great day for mindless mobsters and their immoralist Pied Piper leaders.


35 posted on 11/08/2017 1:27:37 AM PST by spirited irish
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To: advance_copy

From what I saw; President Trump only endorsed Gillespie close to the election but then I’m way over in AZ so there may have been more.

From reading here and between the lines elsewhere, there were two big losers, McConnell and possibly the people of Virginia, depending on how far left the dem winner is. If he is like McAwful; I pity them.


36 posted on 11/08/2017 1:33:46 AM PST by Boomer (It'sOK2BWhite)
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To: advance_copy

Virginia and New Jersey, welcome to the DemocRATic Hell Hole. Get ready for Tax increases , Social engineering and Regulatory overburden.


37 posted on 11/08/2017 1:41:36 AM PST by CptnObvious (uestion her now.)
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IDIOT!

If this was a State TRUMP won then I would be worried!!

TRUMP couldn't even win VA in a GOP Bloodbath of 2016 so I had little hope Ed was going to win!

38 posted on 11/08/2017 1:53:37 AM PST by KavMan
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To: advance_copy

Virginia is Californicated
Virginia didnt reject Trumpismm, it rejected a spineless NeverTrumper and chose McAullifism

Now they can tear down Monticello and Mt Vernon, too
Or maybe just shroud them ir turm them into illegal immigrant centers
Make more campaign ads showing pickup trucks with Trump bumper stickers chasing down hapless chicanos and muslims

Hey Virginia, How’s that investigation going in Charlottesville, by the way ?
You know, with the maraudiing nazis and all


39 posted on 11/08/2017 1:54:58 AM PST by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: advance_copy

Pure orchestrated bull hockey


40 posted on 11/08/2017 2:03:15 AM PST by mylife
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