VA-GOV 2017: It's a Wave (GE: Nov 7th - Thread #2)

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Republicans are severely underestimating the anger against their party and Trump in particular.  Tonight will be a reckoning.  Many conservatives held their nose and voted GOP in 2016 to save the Supreme Court.  That is irrelevant now and they are going to feel it.

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When Republicans don't vote, they lose.

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Ugh why are we hearing nothing from SWVA counties for all we know they could be having Presidential level turnout.

Trump isn't on the ballot.

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I tried to warn them.  Too bad!

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Show me the votes!

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Enough with all the Democrats here.  I want facts, not your boners.

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Well, get used to it Republicans.  This is what you get when you make a deal with the devil.

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If Republicans impeach Trump, the tide will turn.  Anything else, and it will be tonight over and over again for the next 3 years.  I just hate it when I'm right!

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Trump is the Republican Party's Obama.

No my friend, it will be much, much worse.  When you hitch your wagon to a dying, maxed out base, you have nothing to gain and everything to lose.

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Trump is the Republican Party's Obama.

2018 will tell this really. Though up to this point Republicans have won most of the special elections so i wouldn't say he is really that bad for the party until we see some major losses in say a major election year like 2018.

However, Democrats did win specials in 2009, iirc. However, if the enthusiasm shown tonight continues, then 2018 might be an even larger wave than before.

It's not an enthusiasm gap that is causing this.  It's a disgust with the 'governing' party.

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Anybody who is old enough to remember 2009 should not be surprised by the HoD results.  They're small disctricts extremely vulnerable to huge swings.  If Northam is winning easily he should absolutely carry those lil Democrats with him.