A must-win for Dems in Virginia

[Major Confusion]

Never Trumper Gillespie goes down.

Are you saying it was a protest vote and Republicans crossed over to vote for Northam?

[edpc]

Like De Blasio in the New York City mayoral race. There’s pathetically low voter turnout, but enough zombies will come out who don’t know or care he’s a communist or that he’s corrupt, and they have no real enthusiasm for De Blasio but won’t vote for his opponent Nicole Malliotakis because, well, she’s the republican (young, sharp and cute, too).

Nobody knows who she is.  The only opponent in the race against him with any name recognition is Bo Dietl, who is a functional retard.

[jmyrlefuller]

Meanwhile, the alphabet soup lobby's chosen one, Danica Roem, now has knocked off one of the most entrenched members of the Virginia Assembly, Bob Marshall.

[dfwgator]

Are you saying it was a protest vote and Republicans crossed over to vote for Northam?

I am saying it suppressed the Republican vote.

[jmyrlefuller]

I am saying it suppressed the Republican vote.

Gimme a break. Trump endorsed Gillespie.

[dfwgator]

Gimme a break. Trump endorsed Gillespie.

But Gillespie distanced himself from Trump. Gillespie was just the typical Romney-ish GOPe candidate that generated little enthusiasm.

[Concerned]

But Gillespie distanced himself from Trump. Gillespie was just the typical Romney-ish GOPe candidate that generated little enthusiasm.

And yet the Republican Party of VA paid for Trump to do a robocall on behalf of Gillespie just today.  That's some distancing.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/virginia-voters-get-robocall-from-trump-vouching-for-ed-gillespie/article/2639945

[dfwgator]

And yet the Republican Party of VA paid for Trump to do a robocall on behalf of Gillespie just today.  That's some distancing.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/virginia-voters-get-robocall-from-trump-vouching-for-ed-gillespie/article/2639945

Donald J. Trump ✔@realDonaldTrump
Ed Gillespie worked hard but did not embrace me or what I stand for. Don’t forget, Republicans won 4 out of 4 House seats, and with the economy doing record numbers, we will continue to win, even bigger than before!
7:40 PM - Nov 7, 2017

[Concerned]

Donald J. Trump ✔@realDonaldTrump
Ed Gillespie worked hard but did not embrace me or what I stand for. Don’t forget, Republicans won 4 out of 4 House seats, and with the economy doing record numbers, we will continue to win, even bigger than before!
7:40 PM - Nov 7, 2017

If your point is that Trump is on both sides of the Gillespie issue (like he is on so many issues), I agree.  That Tweet is from tonight AFTER the results were clear.  This is from today's robocall BEFORE the results were clear: 

“Hello, this is President Donald Trump, and so importantly I need you to vote for Ed Gillespie to be your new governor of Virginia,” Trump says in the call. “If you let Ralph Northam be governor, he will be a total disaster for your state. Northam is weak on crime, weak on immigration, and as your lieutenant governor, Northam has driven your economy right into a ditch, and he didn’t even show up to the most important meetings. He was always missing and nowhere to be found.”

Trump adds: “Like me, Ed is tough on crime and on the border. Ed will protect your family from crime, drugs and violence — something Northam will never do. And Ed loves the vets, loves the military, and loves your Second Amendment. With your help, Ed Gillespie will help make America great again, a phrase that I like a lot. Vote Ed Gillespie."

https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/07/gillespie-robo-call-trump-make-america-great-244645

[Hoodat]

The bottom line is that NoVa is now filled with Marylanders who have escaped the hell hole they built north of the Potomac in favor of the excellent schools, lower cost of living, and low taxes of Fairfax County, and are now turning that county into the same type of hell hole they built in Montgomery and Fredrick counties, Md.

Liberals lost the capacity to learn.  They implement policies that destroy their cost of living, move to a new place, and do the exact same thing all over again.

You want to turn Virginia back into a Conservative state?  Then cut back the size of the federal government.  The only reason those people live near DC is because of all the government spending.  If Republicans actually did what they claim to be for, then we would be celebrating the election of Mark Obenshain as the new governor while wishing the best for outgoing governor Cuccinelli.  But Republicans choose to dig their own graves instead.  At least Democrats understand power.  They read 1984 and learned from it in a bad way.

[Restored]

But Gillespie distanced himself from Trump. Gillespie was just the typical Romney-ish GOPe candidate that generated little enthusiasm.

Trump called me 4 times to encourage me to vote for Gillespie.

OWN THAT!!

[dfwgator]

Trump called me 4 times to encourage me to vote for Gillespie.

OWN THAT!!

It was Gillespie who failed to embrace Trump, not the other way around.  Trump was merely being a good soldier.

[TomSea]

A lot of government workers in that state too. 

[corbe]

   I don't hang Gillespie's loss on Trump that was a no win to begin with, Terry saw to that.
   Now Luther in Alabama that's some bright coattails that disappeared rather quickly, that looked BAD.

[dfwgator]

A lot of government workers in that state too. 

A frickin' Tranny won there as well.

Virginia is lost.

[montanajoe]

Haven't been around in awhile...seems nothing has changed...

AT figuring out new ways to defend the guy...NT feeling vindicated in their opposition to the guy...

Meanwhile the idiots in Washington haven't got anything done...which is a good thing in my view

[Concerned]

   I don't hang Gillespie's loss on Trump that was a no win to begin with, Terry saw to that.
   Now Luther in Alabama that's some bright coattails that disappeared rather quickly, that looked BAD.

 

[cato potatoe]

You don't think they can win? They took over the house in 2006, they can do it again.

They seem likely to at this point.  9% lead on generic ballot, whereas they only needed 8% to get a 15 seat majority in 2006.  I don't think a president's party has ever retained control when he had ratings this low.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

   I don't hang Gillespie's loss on Trump that was a no win to begin with, Terry saw to that.
   Now Luther in Alabama that's some bright coattails that disappeared rather quickly, that looked BAD.

When is the Alabama election?

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

They seem likely to at this point.  9% lead on generic ballot, whereas they only needed 8% to get a 15 seat majority in 2006.  I don't think a president's party has ever retained control when he had ratings this low.

If they win control of state legislatures, they will gerrymander the crap out of the House and it will be in Dem control for years to come.

[bolobaby]

It was Gillespie who failed to embrace Trump, not the other way around.  Trump was merely being a good soldier.

Face reality. Disgust with Trump is going to ruin conservative chances for the next decade, maybe more.

You will have s new excuse EVERY time.

Talk about whistling past the graveyard.

[dfwgator]

Face reality. Disgust with Trump is going to ruin conservative chances for the next decade, maybe more.

You will have s new excuse EVERY time.

Talk about whistling past the graveyard.

Oh yes, because the GOP was doing so well before Trump came along. /s

[Silver Pines]

Donald J. Trump ✔@realDonaldTrump
Ed Gillespie worked hard but did not embrace me or what I stand for. Don’t forget, Republicans won 4 out of 4 House seats, and with the economy doing record numbers, we will continue to win, even bigger than before!
7:40 PM - Nov 7, 2017

@dfwgator

Oh, for the love of God,  "didn't embrace me."   Because it's all about Trump, right?  Not the country, not policy.  It boils down to "how dare you not bow before my hero."

In my case, you're gonna be waiting a looooong time.

[Silver Pines]

It was Gillespie who failed to embrace Trump, not the other way around.  Trump was merely being a good soldier.

@dfwgator

"Didn't embrace Trump"

Do you really not know how you sound?

[Silver Pines]

   McAuliffe, the Clinton bag man is gone, America has already won.

I wouldn't be so sure, @corbe .  I expect he'll use his time squatting in my governor's mansion to run for president.  IMO it was nothing but a stepping stone for him.