Gillespie Concedes

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Sorry guys, but no recount in VA:

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/07/politics/gillespie-concedes-virginia-senate-race/index.html

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[Maxwell]

An end to the second most shocking race of 2014. What a ride.

[JRP1994]

Such a world of difference in class between Ed Gillespie and Chris McDaniel/Joe Miller.

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

Classy exit that more politicians should follow.

[Free Bird]

Hey, Beggy. This is called going down gracefully

[KCDem]

Hey, Beggy. This is called going down gracefully

Except Begich has a much better chance than Gillespie ever did.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

Hey, Beggy. This is called going down gracefully

Except Begich has a much better chance than Gillespie ever did.

I suppose 5% is a better chance than 1%. The real difference is that in Alaska, there are many more outstanding rural/absentee ballots. They're not recounting - they're just not done counting.

Either way, an impressive showing for Gillespie. I expect him to win the Governorship in three years.

[Maxwell]

Hey, Beggy. This is called going down gracefully

Except Begich has a much better chance than Gillespie ever did.

I suppose 5% is a better chance than 1%. The real difference is that in Alaska, there are many more outstanding rural/absentee ballots. They're not recounting - they're just not done counting.

Either way, an impressive showing for Gillespie. I expect him to win the Governorship in three years.

There are about 24,000 votes out, he has to win by a 2 to 1 margin to win his seat. I understand if he wants to wait just to see, but there really isn't a shot for him.

[KCDem]

Hey, Beggy. This is called going down gracefully

Except Begich has a much better chance than Gillespie ever did.

I suppose 5% is a better chance than 1%. The real difference is that in Alaska, there are many more outstanding rural/absentee ballots. They're not recounting - they're just not done counting.

Either way, an impressive showing for Gillespie. I expect him to win the Governorship in three years.

There are about 24,000 votes out, he has to win by a 2 to 1 margin to win his seat. I understand if he wants to wait just to see, but there really isn't a shot for him.

The are actually about 41,00 votes out.

[GaussLaw]

Not surprising.  Gillespie's margin was too big for a recount to overcome.

Furthermore, Gillespie is now in a very, very strong position for further office in Virginia.  He could definitely run for governor in 2017 and win with Hillary as President.  He wouldn't throw that away by being a sore loser.

[Kevin]

Not surprising.  Gillespie's margin was too big for a recount to overcome.

Furthermore, Gillespie is now in a very, very strong position for further office in Virginia.  He could definitely run for governor in 2017 and win with Hillary as President.  He wouldn't throw that away by being a sore loser.

Or equally better yet for him he could wait until 2018 and take on the much weaker Tim Kaine if HRC is elected in 2016.

[IceSpear]

Such a world of difference in class between Ed Gillespie and Chris McDaniel/Joe Miller.

I'm pretty sure McDaniel still hasn't conceded.

[Vega]

Such a world of difference in class between Ed Gillespie and Chris McDaniel/Joe Miller.

I'm pretty sure McDaniel still hasn't conceded.

McDaniel is bizarre. Dude is going to become U.S. Senator in the next 6 or 8 years, so why fight this so hard?

It wasn't the only Senate election in Mississippi.

[free my dawg]

An end to the second most shocking race of 2014. What a ride.

What was the first? Maryland?

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

An end to the second most shocking race of 2014. What a ride.

What was the first? Maryland?

I'd say so. That was on absolutely no one's radar, and it wasn't even close.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

Such a world of difference in class between Ed Gillespie and Chris McDaniel/Joe Miller.

I'm pretty sure McDaniel still hasn't conceded.

McDaniel is bizarre. Dude is going to become U.S. Senator in the next 6 or 8 years, so why fight this so hard?

It wasn't the only Senate election in Mississippi.

Not after this election, he's not.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Ed was never seeking to win this seat, but the Governorship in 2017 is the prize and I would say he is the front runner.

Heavily understimeated, all he had to do was place and he ended up coming within a little extra GOTV in the SW of winning the seat.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

An end to the second most shocking race of 2014. What a ride.

What was the first? Maryland?

I'd say so. That was on absolutely no one's radar, and it wasn't even close.

It was on people's radar. Major Prognosticators were lowering it to just Lean D in the final weeks, and it was widely expected to be an embarrassing margin of victory for Brown (4-8 points). It's just that nobody important actually went out on a limb and said it would flip.

Such a world of difference in class between Ed Gillespie and Chris McDaniel/Joe Miller.

I'm pretty sure McDaniel still hasn't conceded.

McDaniel is bizarre. Dude is going to become U.S. Senator in the next 6 or 8 years, so why fight this so hard?

It wasn't the only Senate election in Mississippi.

Not after this election, he's not.

If Cochran retires, as I expect him to do in 2020, anything is possible...