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Trump gloats as Virginia results come in
The Hill ^ | 11/02/21 10:05 PM EDT | BY MAX GREENWOOD -

Posted on 11/02/2021 7:18:57 PM PDT by RandFan

Former President Donald Trump is gloating over Republican Glenn Youngkin’s lead in the Virginia governor’s race as results continue to trickle in.

In a statement on Tuesday night, Trump said that he didn’t even have to rally for Youngkin in the Virginia governor’s race because McAuliffe constantly tied his Republican rival to the former president. That ultimately boosted Youngkin’s standing heading into the Tuesday election, Trump said.

“It is looking like Terry McAuliffe's campaign against a certain person named ‘Trump’ has very much helped Glenn Youngkin,” Trump said in a statement. “All McAuliffe did was talk Trump, Trump, Trump and he lost!”

“I guess people running for office as Democrats won’t be doing that too much longer,” he added. “I didn’t even have to go rally for Youngkin, because McAuliffe did it for me. Thank you to the MAGA voters for turning out big!”

Youngkin is on track to win the governor’s mansion after over-performing expectations in key parts of the Commonwealth. If he ultimately clinches the governorship, it will be a major upset to Democrats who have racked up a series of high-profile wins in Virginia over the past decade.

Throughout the campaign, McAuliffe sought to tie his opponent to Trump, a much-detested boogeyman for Democrats, hoping to replicate the kind of strategy that helped propel the party’s candidates to victory up and down the ballot in recent years.

Youngkin, however, often tried to avoid embracing the president too tightly, opting instead to focus his campaign on issues like transgender bathrooms in schools and the teaching of critical race theory.

While Trump endorsed Youngkin in the race, he never traveled to Virginia to rally alongside the GOP gubernatorial hopeful. The former president briefly addressed a so-called “tele-rally” for Youngkin on Monday night, during which he called the Republican candidate a “fantastic guy" who will "do a job like nobody can do."


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: glennyoungkin; maxgreenwood; princessblanding; terrymcauliffe; trump; virginia
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1 posted on 11/02/2021 7:18:57 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

Election Day: Virginia, New Jersey hold key governor elections seen as Biden referendum: LIVE
11/2/2021, 10:16:51 PM · 22 of 22
UMCRevMom@aol.com to UMCRevMom@aol.com

DECISION DESK hq

Called WINNER FOR VIRGINIA GOVERNOR Glenn Youngkin GOP
https://results.decisiondeskhq.com/nov-2-2021-elections
Virginia Governor


2 posted on 11/02/2021 7:21:04 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com ( )
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To: RandFan

Let’s go Brandon.


3 posted on 11/02/2021 7:21:07 PM PDT by OKSooner (6uild 6ack 6etter)
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To: RandFan

“gloats”

Nope. No bias there.


4 posted on 11/02/2021 7:21:29 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: RandFan

Max Greenwood @KMaxGreenwood

Butthurt American Marxist

5 posted on 11/02/2021 7:21:39 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: RandFan
I tend to agree with what President Trump is saying.

But the real trigger....was the Biden policies that have hurt everyone....

6 posted on 11/02/2021 7:22:00 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

MSNBC very upset a person so like Trump wins VA Governor election

https://rumble.com/vomzmx-msnbc-very-upset-a-person-so-close-to-trump-wins-va-governor-election.html


7 posted on 11/02/2021 7:22:04 PM PDT by janetjanet998
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To: RandFan

Put all gloating on hold for the next 48 hours.
Looking good, though.


8 posted on 11/02/2021 7:23:04 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: RandFan

Has Fox news called the races in the republican favor.... yet?


9 posted on 11/02/2021 7:23:07 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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To: conservative98

10 posted on 11/02/2021 7:23:52 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (I am 29 days away from outliving Holly Dunn)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Ain’t over ‘til it’s over.
And I still think that “shazam”, McAwful will win after rule changes/recount/just plain out in the open cheating.
Wanna bet?
I really hope that I’m wrong, because if I am not, we all know the ONLY solution available to those of us who loathe the left.


11 posted on 11/02/2021 7:24:11 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: lee martell

Yes, I feel like a lot of the celebration here is a trifle premature. I went to bed at 3am election night 2020 thinking, it’s not over yet but it seems that Trump pulled through. Of course, on Wednesday morning the champagne went flat.


12 posted on 11/02/2021 7:25:32 PM PDT by TheDandyMan
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To: conservative98

C’mon- that’s Pajama Boy.


13 posted on 11/02/2021 7:27:42 PM PDT by Apparatchik (If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)
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To: RandFan
Mxhinwa
Libs right now
14 posted on 11/02/2021 7:27:57 PM PDT by The Louiswu (Peace to you and may God Bless you all)
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To: TheDandyMan

Totally agree. These still outstanding counties know exactly what they need.


15 posted on 11/02/2021 7:28:12 PM PDT by ez ("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton)
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To: RandFan

https://thehill.com/homenews/579581-live-results-virginia-governor

Virginia
Governor - General
91.03 % Precincts Reporting | 87% expected vote
Nov. 02, 2021 10:25pm

GOP
Youngkin, Glenn 1,475,462 51.68%
Dem
McAuliffe, Terry 1,359,146 47.6%


16 posted on 11/02/2021 7:29:40 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com ( )
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To: RandFan

How do you know they won’t find a million more votes in the next few days?


17 posted on 11/02/2021 7:31:06 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: SamAdams76
Poor AOC. She scampered up to Buffalo to stump for idiot socialist India Walton for mayor. Walton won the June primary over incumbent Byron Brown. Looks like Brown is going to win re-election after waging a write-in campaign.

Brown is a Democrat, of course, but he is galaxies better than idiot Walton.

18 posted on 11/02/2021 7:32:49 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: nickcarraway

All of sudden the cheating rat numbers are climbing and youngkin have stalled..BADTARDS ARE GOING TO STEAL IT!!


19 posted on 11/02/2021 7:33:41 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: RandFan

R e n t
F r e e


20 posted on 11/02/2021 7:34:04 PM PDT by No Party Affiliation
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