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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: Sacajaweau

No way. Just another Karl Rove establishment stooge who was a Never Trumper until he got desperate in the last two weeks.


21 posted on 11/07/2017 5:33:12 PM PST by mazda77
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To: Reno89519

Not surprising since he ran against Never Trumper Gillespie, who’s already lost a statewide race in Virginia. Karl Rove’s corrupt friend now can stay home and hopefully in 4 years Republicans can run a real and loyal candidate.
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Yep. But the GOPe Uniparty types will not do that. They use this as an excuse to back amnesty and high taxes to appeal to the liberals. Same old story, same old song and dance.

I’m HAPPY the old dinosaur ROVE party member did not win. Screw these guys let them all go away. We always are told by Freepers to “just vote R even though they’re not perfect, they’re still not dems” and look where this got us. Socialized medicine these RINOS refuse to repeal and amnesty for years. Which, btw is why VA will never be red again, at least for a long time.


22 posted on 11/07/2017 5:33:24 PM PST by snarkytart
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To: Coronal

NOVA delivered.

A Republican will never win VA again in our lifetime.

But WI and MI make up for it because they’re bleeding Democrat voters.


23 posted on 11/07/2017 5:33:39 PM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
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To: Coronal

Run a crap candidate, get crap results


24 posted on 11/07/2017 5:33:43 PM PST by onona (The Best Government Is The One That Controls You Best)
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To: Coronal

Well Virginia, enjoy your next corruptocrat.


25 posted on 11/07/2017 5:34:21 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Enough of the mindless rants of the obtuse.)
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To: goldstategop

Nice assessment.


26 posted on 11/07/2017 5:35:04 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Enough of the mindless rants of the obtuse.)
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To: goldstategop

Yep...NOVA just has too many Blacks, illegals and DC swamp parasites for GOP to prevail


27 posted on 11/07/2017 5:35:33 PM PST by montag813
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To: goldstategop

VA gets a brand new governor every 4 years So don’t bet on it.


28 posted on 11/07/2017 5:35:37 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: goldstategop

“A Republican will never win VA again in our lifetime.”


You don’t know that,MA has had lots of Republican Governors——has one now,a RINO,but still a Republican.


29 posted on 11/07/2017 5:36:18 PM PST by Mears
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To: Coronal

With dems winning the governor, lt governor, and state AG, Virginia is lost forever to the GOP. And it make no difference that exit polls show the voters overwhelmingly want to keep up Confederate monuments, they’ll be coming down. Same thing goes for Washington and Jefferson. The asskissing PC democrats will make ISIS look like child’s play. Misery loves company, and Virginia will regret the day they put Godless democrats totally in control of Virginia. Sad.


30 posted on 11/07/2017 5:36:52 PM PST by NKP_Vet ("Man without God descends into madness")
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To: onona

Its the demographics. Too many liberals in NOVA.

I’ll take solace from a Roy Moore win in AL tonight.


31 posted on 11/07/2017 5:37:32 PM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
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To: montag813

NoVa has always had a lot of federal employees and black voters.
It’s the influx of messicans and middle easterners in the last 15 years that has finally added up to over come any large rural and suburb turn out for a conservative.


32 posted on 11/07/2017 5:38:17 PM PST by snarkytart
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To: Coronal

Next time Virginia needs to run a real Republican.


33 posted on 11/07/2017 5:38:47 PM PST by Slyfox (Are you tired of winning yet?)
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To: NKP_Vet

We’ll have a new Governor 4 years from now.


34 posted on 11/07/2017 5:38:50 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: goldstategop

Roy’s election is on December 12. Z


35 posted on 11/07/2017 5:41:02 PM PST by Memphis Moe
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To: Coronal

Government workers afraid their swamp was being drained turned out in record numbers in north Virginia - no more complicated than that.....


36 posted on 11/07/2017 5:41:04 PM PST by Intolerant in NJ
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To: NKP_Vet

WI and MI though are trending GOP.

They have Republican governors and legislatures. Trump picked up both previously Blue States last year.


37 posted on 11/07/2017 5:41:14 PM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
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To: God luvs America

The GOPe abandoning Ken Cucinelli four years ago may be the reason for the loss this evening.


38 posted on 11/07/2017 5:41:36 PM PST by Maine Mariner
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

6 year term


39 posted on 11/07/2017 5:41:47 PM PST by CJ Wolf (It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World)
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To: Coronal

I am afearing that the old domonion had surcomed to californification ruination northern virginianation disease.


40 posted on 11/07/2017 5:42:27 PM PST by Recompennation
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