NC 2016 Gubernatorial Discussion Thread

[KingSweden]

Recount?

[KingSweden]

Recount?

Nah, just that Tuesday night was a terrible night for NC Democrats.

Ah. But Cooper is up and Mike Morgan won, right?

[KingSweden]

So is it still possible for McCrory to win?   

If McCrory is somehow given the win if he loses the popular vote, I will flip.

It sounded like Durham BOE was pretty dismissive of his claim from the tweet I saw

[KingSweden]

There are not enough Crying Jordan Pat McCrory memes left for this moment.

[KingSweden]

So do these recounts look at all offices or just the one that called for the recount. Basically, is this having any sort of effect on the results of the presidential race (even if that effect is a small handfull of ballots)?

Also, how does one lose a vote in a recount?

My understanding is only the race in question

[KingSweden]

Finally! What is it about the NC GOP that makes them so hackish compared to their neighboring states??

[KingSweden]

Finally! What is it about the NC GOP that makes them so hackish compared to their neighboring states??

Swing State Republican Parties, for some reason, embrace the most radical elements of conservatism - I mean there are more moderate Republican leaders in the Dakotas (Hoeven, the Microsoft guy), Tennessee (Alexander, Haslam), South Carolina (Haley), Mississippi (Cochran), and even Georgia where Nathan Deal vetoes the occasional insane bill.

My point exactly. SC and TN, while I have no interest in living there, seem competently run from a center right perspective.

[KingSweden]

McCrory's decision to govern as a right-wing ideologue as governor always bewildered me.

NCGA left him little choice, honestly.

Then again, Bill Haslam serves as an interesting counterpoint