I will have to add another door.
Posted on 11/03/2021 9:00:59 AM PDT by Trump20162020
What looked like a draw for control of the House of Delegates turned into an apparent Republican victory with the defeat of Del. Lashrecse Aird, D-Petersburg, who had appeared to narrowly win re-election over GOP newcomer Kim Taylor.
Instead, Taylor took a late lead in what appears to be an upset victory over Aird, as the battle for a House majority swung back and forth Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning with unofficial results subject to canvassing by local electoral boards to determine final winners.
House Minority Leader Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, declared victory with a statement released at 1:40 a.m.
“Virginia voters made an historic statement, delivering a clear rebuke of the failed policies of the last two years and electing Republicans up and down the ballot," Gilbert said. "In addition to electing Glenn Youngkin, Winsome Sears, and Jason Miyares [to statewide offices], voters have given Republicans a majority in the House of Delegates."
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So funny! They each seem to be hearing their own song, and each song has a different beat!
Virginia democrats still hold the senate 21-19, but the lieutenant governor presides. https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_State_Senate
Republicans claim to be for smaller government but never do anything to actually shrink it.
We should only vote for Republicans who COMMIT to reducing the size, scope and power of the government at all levels. Make them state specifically what they are going to do to stop the growth of overbearing government == and then hold them accountable for voting to do it.
I believe he also said “Giving power and money to politicians is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenaged boys”
I will have to add another door.
Easier to get the easy job as a lobbyist as a former congress critter vs a defeated one.
There were three statues referenda on local ballots yesterday. Moving statues was defeated 80%, 80% and 75%.
I once mistook Larry Sabato for a thoughtful and intelligent human being.
Very true. Avoid the stigma of being perceived as “damaged goods”.
Good point.
dems still have senate
Have to disagree with you there. They are going to bend over as far as they can, grab their ankles as tightly as they can, get a good bite on their bite blocks, and once the dems are gleefully pounding them senseless, they'll say, "Thank you sir, may I have another?"
Schadenfreude extraordinaire!
And the conservative voters won’t even get the courtesy of a reach around.
It's been my experience that the R's will fu*k it up just about as badly as the D's
The Republicans do not have control of the VA senate.
I am thinking this applies to State House, not the US House of Reps, right?
“Democrats, who held a 55-45 majority going into the elections, won a series of critical races that appeared lost earlier on Tuesday night.”
Amazing how that happens only for Democrats.
“Virginia democrats still hold the senate 21-19, but the lieutenant governor presides. https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_State_Senate“
So that means all the nasty crap McAuliffe and his cronies passed stays around. The ratchet has turned left. And R’s have no desire or ability to move it the other direction.
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