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From coast to coast, conservatives score huge victories in off-year elections
The Washington Post ^ | Novermber 4, 2015 | James Hohmann

Posted on 11/04/2015 8:24:22 AM PST by fifedom

Just like the midterms one year ago, it was another awful night for Democrats. Republican Matt Bevin won a big upset in the Kentucky governors race. Democrats failed to pick up Virginias state Senate. Houstons Equal Rights Ordinance, designed to protect the rights of gay citizens and others, failed by a wide margin. Ohio rejected marijuana legalization by a two-to-one margin. Even in San Francisco, the sheriff who steadfastly defended the citys sanctuary city policy went down.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016; bevin; elections; mcauliffe; trumpcoattails
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How long before the nay-sayers on this website claim that this does not matter and that the voters should have stayed at home?
1 posted on 11/04/2015 8:24:22 AM PST by fifedom
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To: fifedom

Also, consider the source. This must have hurt at the far-left WaPo. Heh-heh ;-)


2 posted on 11/04/2015 8:25:42 AM PST by fifedom
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To: fifedom

American Voters are waking up and they are not happy!!!


3 posted on 11/04/2015 8:25:45 AM PST by HarleyLady27 (I have such happy days, and hope you do too!!!)
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To: fifedom
Dear GOPe, the Tea Party lives!!!
4 posted on 11/04/2015 8:26:38 AM PST by immadashell (The inmates are running the asylum.)
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To: fifedom

We are lucky that adults vote in off year elections. However, waves of low information voters are coming next year.


5 posted on 11/04/2015 8:26:43 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: fifedom

Meanwhile, we may put a Socialist in the White House.


6 posted on 11/04/2015 8:26:51 AM PST by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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To: fifedom

It seems like conservatives often “score huge victories” in the run up to Presidential elections, only to get our azz handed to us in November.

Still, this is good news for what it is.


7 posted on 11/04/2015 8:27:12 AM PST by Artemis Webb
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To: fifedom

The “lesser of two evils” monomaniacs?


8 posted on 11/04/2015 8:27:16 AM PST by don-o (I am Kenneth Carlisle - Waco 5/17/15)
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To: fifedom

Look, if Bush is the Republican I will not vote for him, but I would vote all the other issues and would still do what I can.


9 posted on 11/04/2015 8:27:32 AM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: fifedom

“From coast to coast, conservatives score huge victories in off-year elections”

It says CONSERVATIVE victories, NOT Establishment victories.

Of course it matters.


10 posted on 11/04/2015 8:27:58 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: fifedom

The HERO (Houston Equal Rights Ordinance) was nothing more than a way for the leftists via the Houston lesbo mayor to run roughshod over any business they didn’t like. That is besides allowing the Caitlyn/Bruce’s of the world to enter women’s locker rooms, bathrooms etc.

Ms. Licket-D-Split mayor got her butch haircut handed to her.

It is a good thing.


11 posted on 11/04/2015 8:28:09 AM PST by isthisnickcool (Say what you will about The Donald, but he has all the right enemies.)
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To: fifedom

SF was the most shocking.

Didn’t think legal mj would be popular in OH.

KY and MS are fairly Republican these days, so no surprises there.

Glad the GOP held on to the VA legislature.

VA has trended strongly liberal in recent years.


12 posted on 11/04/2015 8:29:04 AM PST by Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
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To: fifedom
Not in Pennsylvania.

Idiots voted for all 3 PA Supreme Court candidates

PA idiots

13 posted on 11/04/2015 8:29:16 AM PST by FroggyTheGremlim (Hunga Tonga-Hunga.)
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To: A CA Guy

Nope, if Bush were the R candidate, I simply would not vote. I’ll fill out the rest of the ballot, but there ain’t no way I’d ever vote for Jeb. I don’t want that on my conscience.


14 posted on 11/04/2015 8:29:25 AM PST by Travis T. OJustice (I miss my dad.)
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To: fifedom
Even in San Francisco, the sheriff...went down.

What he does in his private life is his business.

15 posted on 11/04/2015 8:30:07 AM PST by Michael.SF. (This tagline lists all of Hilary's accomplishments............................)
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To: fifedom
How long before the nay-sayers on Fox and Salem radio start cautioning and promoting “establishment only” folks like Rubio/Jeb, etc?

GO TRUMP!

16 posted on 11/04/2015 8:30:09 AM PST by Awgie (truth is always stranger than fiction)
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To: fifedom

“How long before the nay-sayers on this website claim that this does not matter and that the voters should have stayed at home? “

Great observation.

I think these loudmouths are on the other side.


17 posted on 11/04/2015 8:30:43 AM PST by ifinnegan
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To: fifedom

And yet Obamacare, not to mention the entire edifice of massive, progressive government in DC will remain totally unchanged.

Ever wonder why?


18 posted on 11/04/2015 8:31:34 AM PST by PGR88
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To: thefactor

Tyrant, not just a socialist.
A tyrant goes around the courts and Congress.

Obama is way beyond a socialist and seems determined to take us down as a country.
He was raised Muslim and at least one parent felt the USA was a conquer of innocent people’s in need of being taken down.
From those thoughts and parents we have Barry Obama.


19 posted on 11/04/2015 8:31:43 AM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: fifedom

What happened in that Fairfax County, Virginia, school board fight, where gender confused locker rooms and rest rooms became an issue?


20 posted on 11/04/2015 8:31:59 AM PST by sphinx
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