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« on: June 08, 2014, 07:24:56 PM »

http://www.tricities.com/news/article_bf07b134-ef60-11e3-bf7b-0017a43b2370.html


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« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2014, 07:29:43 PM »

Absolutely stunning.

This is also one special election the GOP should win.
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« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2014, 08:17:28 PM »

Puckett himself only won by 6 in 2011. He was probably gonna have another tough fight anyway.
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« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2014, 08:24:14 PM »

Probably bound to happen sooner or later, but there's a bigger worry.  Democrats had better hope and pray that no scandals from the McAuliffe administration come to light between now and November 2015, or else we will see Republicans with a bigger majority in the state Senate, and (likely) in complete control of the redistricting process by the 2020 census.  
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« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2014, 08:30:05 PM »
« Edited: June 08, 2014, 08:33:36 PM by ModerateVAVoter »

Probably bound to happen sooner or later, but there's a bigger worry.  Democrats had better hope and pray that no scandals from the McAuliffe administration come to light between now and November 2015, or else we will see Republicans with a bigger majority in the state Senate, and (likely) in complete control of the redistricting process by the 2020 census.  

I am not even sure how to respond to that particular point.

I feel like Virginia Democrats have to put faith in the least ideal person.
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« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2014, 08:45:48 PM »

What the Republicans just did is considerably more corrupt that anything McAuliffe is likely to do in the next few years.
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« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2014, 08:56:09 PM »
« Edited: June 08, 2014, 08:59:32 PM by brah »

F**k Phillipp Puckett. I hope he rots in prison.
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« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2014, 09:11:36 PM »

GLORIOUS NEWS!

A great day for the people of the Commonwealth!

R+1!
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« Reply #8 on: June 08, 2014, 09:17:55 PM »

20K people in his district would benefit from the Medicaid expansion. His resignation precludes that now; definitely a bad way to go out.
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« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2014, 09:26:55 PM »

So basically, he gave control of the State Senate to the GOP so that his daughter could get an appointment. That's gay.
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« Reply #10 on: June 08, 2014, 09:32:26 PM »

So basically, he gave control of the State Senate to the GOP so that his daughter could get an appointment. That's gay.

Not just his daughter. He seems to be getting something out of it as well.
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« Reply #11 on: June 08, 2014, 09:33:33 PM »

GLORIOUS NEWS!

A great day for the people of the Commonwealth!

R+1!

Glorious news indeed Smiley
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« Reply #12 on: June 08, 2014, 09:49:21 PM »

Republicans should never complain about how corrupt Democrats in Chicago or Detroit are.
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« Reply #13 on: June 08, 2014, 10:21:50 PM »

Looks like Kevin stole your thunder there, Krazen.
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« Reply #14 on: June 08, 2014, 10:26:45 PM »

This is the most democrat-coal country district in the state. Exactly the kind of district that even local republicans are making inroads into. R+1 and R+State Senate Control
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« Reply #15 on: June 08, 2014, 11:27:48 PM »

Virginia Democrats facing backlash already ?

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« Reply #16 on: June 09, 2014, 12:05:05 AM »

ITT: Republicans ecstatic that poor people won't have health insurance.
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« Reply #17 on: June 09, 2014, 12:45:03 AM »
« Edited: June 09, 2014, 12:51:41 AM by brah »

ITT: Republicans ecstatic that poor people won't have health insurance.

Also ITT: Republicans applauding blatant bribery.

Never change, GOP.
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« Reply #18 on: June 09, 2014, 01:22:49 AM »

ITT: Republicans ecstatic that poor people won't have health insurance.

The blue avatars here have definitely taken a turn for the worse lately...
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« Reply #19 on: June 09, 2014, 01:33:25 AM »

The article states 3 Republicans support Medicaid expansion, so is it really dead?
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« Reply #20 on: June 09, 2014, 02:51:09 AM »

This is a damn shame, really. Puckett was a great guy.
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« Reply #21 on: June 09, 2014, 03:56:30 AM »

Puckett himself only won by 6 in 2011. He was probably gonna have another tough fight anyway.
I have to disagree.
I would have rated his race lean Democrat. He won by 6, in a fairly republican wave, that's still a good performance.


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« Reply #22 on: June 09, 2014, 07:10:02 AM »

^ But its not like the area is getting any friendlier and the GOP bench has grown since then.
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« Reply #23 on: June 09, 2014, 07:15:08 AM »

^ But its not like the area is getting any friendlier and the GOP bench has grown since then.

Maybe but Warner still carried the district by the same margin at Virginia level in 2008. It would have been obviously close, but Appalachia seems to be a region that is really elastic!
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« Reply #24 on: June 09, 2014, 07:34:59 AM »

^ But its not like the area is getting any friendlier and the GOP bench has grown since then.

Maybe but Warner still carried the district by the same margin at Virginia level in 2008. It would have been obviously close, but Appalachia seems to be a region that is really elastic!

I'd be more optimistic if 2013 went better. McAuliffe/Northam/Herring did just as bad (or worse in some counties) than Obama. The LG's race especially; 10 years ago, I don't see how a Democrat like Northam would lose most of these counties by 30+ points to a black preacher.

I'd be shocked if Warner carries this district again.
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