Odds and Ends: Three Election Outcomes You Probably Haven't Heard Much About

Townhall Tipsheet ^ | 11/14/16 | Guy Benson

[SoFloFreeper]

You know the big stuff already: Donald Trump won the presidency, defeating Hillary Clinton by bursting through her leaky blue firewall....

Meanwhile, here are three lower-profile results that are worth noting:

(1) Oregon's Democratic Secretary of State went down to defeat, marking the first GOP victory in a statewide election in 14 years. More significantly, the loser of this race was known to many as the infamous bully who led the charge to fine a Christian-owned bakery $144,000 for declining to provide services to a same-sex wedding...

(2) In Colorado, voters absolutely demolished a ballot initiative to create a government-run, single-payer healthcare system for the state. Nearly 80 percent of Coloradans cast ballots against the measure, with barely one-in-five voting 'yes.' Every single county in the state voted against the idea, including liberal Denver County, where two-thirds of residents rejected it....

(3) For all of the attention paid to odious white supremacist David Duke throughout this campaign cycle, his US Senate run in Louisiana ended in abject, deserved embarrassment. The state's conservative electorate relegated Duke to a seventh-place finish, delivering him a rounding-error pittance of votes...

[infool7]

There's this too: Historic - Illinois Republicans Escape Super-minority in House breaking democrat Madigan's stranglehold on power in Illinois.

[raybbr]

Sorry, but I grew up in Chicago. The pizza in CT is awful unless you can find Greek style.

[Dr. Sivana]

Sorry, but I grew up in Chicago. The pizza in CT is awful unless you can find Greek style.

I went to college in Chicago, and worked making Chicago-style pizza as a cook for the Eduardo's on 57th street, so I am familiar with the type. I have also been to Uno's, Gino's, Connie's, Home Run Inn, Medici, Giordano's and a bunch of unknowns like Pizza King. The Best Pizza in Chicago is Piece Pizza on North Avenue. There they have New Haven Style Pizza, and it is competently done.

The feminist pizzas of Chicago are a heretical 1940s rogue aberration. If you haven't been to Sally's or Modern in New Haven, you should try to develop a more cultured palette on the matter when you are in CT. You might also read Levine's "A Slice of Heaven", which provides the prevailing view on pizza in various regions of the country.

The real Greek food in Chicago (The Parthenon is my go-to place) is unbeatable, but they don't pretend to make pizza.

[Steven Scharf]

Maine is three state reps away from being one of the red states on that map.

[raybbr]

I’ve been to Sallys and it’s highly over rated. Most CT pizza is tasteless soggy and oily. JMO.

[Squat]

Common Man! Guy Benson should know it’s not;
(1) Oregon’s Democratic Secretary
it’s democrat secretary. I’m tired of this stuff. How are the republican’s ever going to win if it’s always the democratics?
It’s democrat and it’s the democratic republican party!