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Republicans Celebrate Flip of Dem-Held Seat in Connecticut State Senate In a District Biden Won by 25%
Townhall ^ | 08/18/2021 | Reagan McCarthy

Posted on 08/18/2021 9:45:10 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Republicans flipped a state legislature seat in Connecticut on Tuesday night, in a huge victory in a district President Joe Biden won by over 25 percent in the 2020 election. Republican Ryan Fazio decisively defeated Democrat Alex Gevanter in the state’s 36th Senate District and ended the state Senate’s Democratic supermajority.

Congratulations to Republican @ryanfazio for winning Connecticut Senate District 36!

Biden won this district by 25 points in 2020 and tonight, we flipped it RED!

The RNC was proud to work with the @CTGOP to get out the vote.— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) August 18, 2021

!! HUGE GOP win! Flipping a state senate race in a Connecticut district that Biden won by 20+!



https://t.co/YM4u3c0fbl— Nathan Brand (@NathanBrandWA) August 18, 2021

!! STATE REPUBLICANS SECURE FIRST FLIP OF THE CYCLE !!

Congratulations to @ryanfazio for flipping Connecticut's state Senate District 36 from BLUE to RED!



pic.twitter.com/dL22vF9Ojj— Republican State Leadership Committee (@RSLC) August 18, 2021

Earlier this year, Republicans also held a battleground state House seat in Connecticut. Fazio's victory represents Americans' unfavorable view of the the Biden administration's policies, the Republican National Committee (RNC) said.

“Republicans coalesced in support of State Senator-elect Ryan Fazio and brought a sweeping victory in Connecticut," RNC spokesperson Rachel Lee said. "Fazio’s monumental win crushed Connecticut Democrats’ hopes to tread water in the midst of a failing presidency and Ned Lamont’s far-left agenda."

The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) also celebrated Fazio's victory and voters' rejection of Democrats' "radical tax and spend" agenda.

His victory demonstrates that the people of Connecticut are sick and tired of the radical tax and spend agenda coming from Democrats in Hartford and in Washington, D.C. (3/6)— Republican State Leadership Committee (@RSLC) August 18, 2021

it’s more important than ever that we have strong Republican leadership in the states.

Tonight’s result is further evidence that Republicans are on offense this cycle, and the RSLC has no intention of slowing down when it comes to winning the tough fights ahead of us. (5/6)— Republican State Leadership Committee (@RSLC) August 18, 2021

The RSLC will continue to support state Republicans to ensure wins like this so that we can grow the future of our party and stop socialism from spreading to the states.” (6/6)— Republican State Leadership Committee (@RSLC) August 18, 2021

The next major electoral test for the Biden administration and Democrats is November's gubernatorial election in Virginia.



TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Connecticut
KEYWORDS: andagain; connecticut; elections; gopclubforum; statesenate
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1 posted on 08/18/2021 9:45:10 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

GOP fund-raising pitch amongst the good news? Because that’s all they care about with their supporters these days.


2 posted on 08/18/2021 9:46:57 AM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021)
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To: SeekAndFind

BFD!


3 posted on 08/18/2021 9:47:04 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: SeekAndFind
His victory demonstrates that the people of Connecticut are sick and tired of the radical tax and spend agenda coming from Democrats in Hartford and in Washington, D.C. (3/6)

Reads like red meat Mad Libs.

4 posted on 08/18/2021 9:49:34 AM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Too bad Biden didn’t actually win.


5 posted on 08/18/2021 9:49:58 AM PDT by fruser1
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To: SeekAndFind
The real point here is amount of fraud it took for Biden to "win" this District.

This isn't really about a change of voter's minds.

6 posted on 08/18/2021 9:50:40 AM PDT by G Larry (Those destroying the Constitution must demonize those who would defend it.)
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RE: Too bad Biden didn’t actually win.

Not even in Connecticut?


7 posted on 08/18/2021 9:51:02 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

“Biden won this district by 25 points in 2020”

Sure he did.


8 posted on 08/18/2021 9:51:23 AM PDT by MercyFlush (The First Amendment Doesn't Care About Your Feelings)
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To: SeekAndFind

Pelosi’s response: “this just shows how important it is to get our election bill passed.”

(so that we can render these damn election things irrelevant.)


9 posted on 08/18/2021 9:54:53 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: SeekAndFind

I do not know this Gentleman, I hope he is not a RINO.


10 posted on 08/18/2021 9:57:09 AM PDT by Parley Baer (go trump )
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To: SeekAndFind

Will the marx-o-crats call for an audit?


11 posted on 08/18/2021 9:57:38 AM PDT by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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To: SeekAndFind

Won’t do us much good if all we elect are Assistant Democrats.

An R jersey is meaningless.

These people all wear R jerseys and voted to help the Democrats destroy America:

Dan Sullivan (R-AK) Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) Mike Crapo (R-ID) Roy Blunt (R-MO) Richard Burr (R-NC) Deb Fischer (R-NE) Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Rob Portman (R-OH) Thom Tillis (R-NC) Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Jim Risch (R-ID) Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Bill Cassidy (R-LA) Kevin Cramer (R-ND) Roger Wicker (R-MS) Mitch McConnell (R-KY) John Hoeven (R-ND) Susan Collins (R-ME) Mitt Romney (R-UT)


12 posted on 08/18/2021 9:58:55 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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a District Biden Won by 25%

sure he did..............

13 posted on 08/18/2021 10:01:39 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: SeekAndFind

Hopefully the canary in the coal mine


14 posted on 08/18/2021 10:11:52 AM PDT by 11th_VA (Stolen elections have consequences.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I don’t know what this means. Apparently, the fact that the Dem won in 2018 was unusual. This seat has been solid Republican for 75 years. What happened? Was it stolen in 2018 while Dems practiced their election fraud? I’m still glad of the victory!


15 posted on 08/18/2021 10:20:05 AM PDT by emotionalcripple
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To: SeekAndFind

And I wouldn’t be surprised if Biden would win that district by 25% again today.


16 posted on 08/18/2021 10:25:18 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

“Won’t do us much good if all we elect are Assistant Democrats.”

I like that term. Has a lot of rhetorical power.


17 posted on 08/18/2021 10:26:57 AM PDT by Jay W
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To: SeekAndFind

A very small step.

We must not seek R victories. We must seek victories for the Bill of Rights and the Constitution.


18 posted on 08/18/2021 10:30:50 AM PDT by lurk ( )
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To: lurk

Not a dime’s worth of difference.


19 posted on 08/18/2021 10:31:11 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: CatOwner

In that case find good candidates and contribute to them directly. Have you been doing that?


20 posted on 08/18/2021 10:38:52 AM PDT by MSF BU
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