Posted on 11/08/2022 1:11:15 PM PST by Red Badger
The red wave has begun on this Election Day, and it has capsized Guam's Democratic Party.
The U.S. territory sends one nonvoting delegate to Congress, and that delegate had always been a Democrat going back to 1993. That is no longer true after Republican James Moylan defeated his Democratic opponent and became the first GOP pick-up in Congress and just the second Republican ever sent to Congress by the island.
Moylan had trailed in exit polls by 13 percentage points but won by 5. The island’s Democratic governor held on (though she won by 11 points, compared to the 24 points she led by in exit polls), and Democrats gained a seat in the territorial legislature. Guam voters were apparently content with their local Democratic Party, but not the national Democratic Party.
It is the first win for the GOP on a day in which they will see plenty of them, and the first surprise that could precede several in more high-profile races. Guam is “where America’s day begins,” but on Tuesday, it is also where the red wave begins, and where four years of Democratic control in the House of Representatives comes crashing down around them.
so did ip tip over ?
Except for the Local Dem officials................
So much for polls...
One nonvoting delegate. Not worth cheating over.
No matter...Guam has no power....no vote...they simply are represented by a delegate before congress
I clicked on this thread for this comment exactly.
Are the results being contested yet?
Stacy Abrams claims to have won it.
This is the most important line of the article. Voters aren’t just lying to pollsters before the election. They’re lying about WHO THEY ALREADY VOTED FOR.
This looks like 2016 all over again, folks.
One of the most stupid Government office holders EVER!!!
Why are we hanging onto Guam w/o just going ahead and making a state out of it? If the strategic location is that important, lets’ just go all the way and own it, before China decides to.
Are the majority of Guam citizens against it, as with Puerto Rico.
Well, if it does turn out be be rout of the Demorats, it will be intersting to see who in the drive-by media is going to be the new Peter Jennings (ref. “The voters had a temper tantrum” )
her front teeth are practicing social distancing
To my knowledge not a single prognosticator mentioned Guam as a D>R flip.
Me likee...portends historic midterm.
The people of Guam are American citizens. But they live in a territory and do not rate a voting member of Congress nor Senator.
OTOH, illegal aliens in the mainland US are not only counted in the US census for congressional representation, motor voter and various state laws encourage illegal voting.
Excellent point.
Hafa Adai!
If Guam can get it’s votes in on time, ain’t nobody got any excuses!
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