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Live Election Report From Virginia

Posted on 11/07/2017 10:38:40 AM PST by SarahPalin2012

I just voted in SW Virginia. Rural area, goes usually about 58-42 for the good guys (or at least the less-evil guys). More cars than usual for off year elections but no real wait inside. This was about noon. I'd guess that it was half of 2016 (Trump), and about equal to when Cuccinelli lost a very close race without any establishment help in 2013 to McAuliffe. Although the Dems have an edge in VA now, I still think it is very winnable for Republicans. My hope is that we pull out a win in a close election. For those conservatives sitting out because Gillespie is kind of gutless, I know you won't listen but it still needs to be said. You are not helping.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: braking; edgillespie; election; elections; gillespie; governor; northam; northamwins; ralphnortham; rural; va2017; vagov2017; virginia
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here’s nyt election page:
https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/virginia-governor-election-gillespie-northam?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news


201 posted on 11/07/2017 4:08:04 PM PST by WeWaWes (When I look in the mirror I see an elephant--a bad ass elephant)
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To: snarkytart

Northern Virginia has less than 1/3 of the voters in the Commonwealth. Surely the more 2/3 can outvote the less than 1/3?


202 posted on 11/07/2017 4:08:26 PM PST by relee (Till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away)
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To: fatima

Gillespie wins!

The First lady asked me to post that.

5.56mm


203 posted on 11/07/2017 4:08:57 PM PST by M Kehoe
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To: Jrabbit

Worse than the pick-up truck ad? We’re doomed.


204 posted on 11/07/2017 4:09:09 PM PST by SE Mom (Screaming Eagle mom)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Gillespie will win by 5+ points.

I lived 36 years in Fairfax County (1979-2015). There is no way any Rep wins by 5% in VA. If the turnout in NoVA is high, the race is over. Northam wins easily. I watched the transformation of VA from a red state to a blue state. The Dems in NoVA are well-funded and well organized. They have built a powerful political machine. I would warn against any optimism tonight. Gillespie is facing an uphill battle to say the least.

205 posted on 11/07/2017 4:09:18 PM PST by kabar
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To: relee

That’s good to hear from Fox Business; maybe the Fox exit polls are tight, Fox is apparently out of the pool of mockingbirds (CBS, NBC, CNN, etc.) that pooled together on exit polls tonite so it has its own.


206 posted on 11/07/2017 4:09:32 PM PST by laconic
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To: snarkytart

One third of the residents of Fairfax County are foreign born. The 2012 ballot was also in Spanish in Fairfax County, the first time any county in VA had a ballot in two languages. Demography is destiny.


207 posted on 11/07/2017 4:11:45 PM PST by kabar
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To: SarahPalin2012

Early results:

Gillespie 471 votes with 55.2%
Northam 372 votes with 43.6%


208 posted on 11/07/2017 4:12:03 PM PST by TomGuy
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To: WeWaWes

50-50 odds now.


209 posted on 11/07/2017 4:12:53 PM PST by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: relee

20% of VA is black. They live in the big cities and certain rural areas outside of NoVA.


210 posted on 11/07/2017 4:13:08 PM PST by kabar
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To: kabar

The NY Times clock hand shows Gillespie up by 0.3 percent; I don’t know exactly what that means and I know it changes as the NYT becomes more confident in its predictions but perhaps its closer than the pool “news” outfits’ exit polls show.


211 posted on 11/07/2017 4:13:54 PM PST by laconic
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To: SarahPalin2012

NYT results

Gillespie 1,613 votes 52.9%
Northam 1,404 votes 46.0%


212 posted on 11/07/2017 4:14:25 PM PST by TomGuy
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To: kabar

ha They’ve built nothing. They’ve just flooded that area with Mexicans and middle easterners. All an easy dem vote.
That’s all they’ve done; ran all the middle class white voter out, as usual.


213 posted on 11/07/2017 4:14:39 PM PST by snarkytart
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To: WeWaWes

With less than 1% reporting Gillespie leads by 34%.


214 posted on 11/07/2017 4:14:50 PM PST by NKP_Vet ("Man without God descends into madness")
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To: TomGuy

what course,,you are ahead of the NY times page


215 posted on 11/07/2017 4:15:16 PM PST by janetjanet998
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To: kabar; relee

NorVa and SoVa are like two different states. NorVa ruled by the D.C. crowd. SoVa are Christian conservatives for the most part. That’s why you get mixed results in VA elections.


216 posted on 11/07/2017 4:15:55 PM PST by Jim W N
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To: TomGuy

coming from rural areas I’m sure...still have that HUGE NoVa vote to come in just like election night. POTUS was ahead until the last minute. VA is DONE as a red state, and thank the GOP-e on the national level for allowing this to happen with their lack of border control and amnesty.


217 posted on 11/07/2017 4:16:32 PM PST by snarkytart
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To: janetjanet998

I am using this NYT link:

https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/virginia-general-elections


218 posted on 11/07/2017 4:16:42 PM PST by TomGuy
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To: janetjanet998

https://www.vpap.org/electionresults/statewide/

Ed Gillespie 3,605 53.80%

Ralph Northam 3,033 45.26%

Cliff Hyra 63 0.94%


219 posted on 11/07/2017 4:18:13 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: janetjanet998; SpeedyInTexas

2 precincts in Prince William County (Gillespie up a little) in.

In 2016, Clinton beat Trump in Prince William by about 20%.


220 posted on 11/07/2017 4:18:14 PM PST by Ravi
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