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GOP regains slight edge in House of Delegates, pending recounts
Richmond Times Dispatch ^ | November 8, 2017

Posted on 11/10/2017 3:26:47 AM PST by SMGFan

Republicans regained a bare majority in the House of Delegates on Wednesday, a day after losing a 32-seat advantage in a wave of Democratic victories that crashed from Northern Virginia through Richmond to Hampton Roads.

But the GOP’s 51-49 margin is far from secure, as both parties prepare for weeks of vote recounts in at least four closely contested races that ultimately will decide the balance of power in the House.

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


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: gillespie; va2017; vageneralassembly; virginia
Blame each individual Republican who lost?
1 posted on 11/10/2017 3:26:47 AM PST by SMGFan
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To: SMGFan

Message to McConnell, Ryan and Sessions.


2 posted on 11/10/2017 3:31:05 AM PST by Vlad The Inhaler (United We Stand - Divided We Fall. Remember: Diversity is the opposite of unity.)
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To: SMGFan

I have little confidence that the Virginia GOP will fight to the last ditch like the Rats do routinely.


3 posted on 11/10/2017 3:35:23 AM PST by Truth29
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To: Truth29

Establishment repubs like the DIMS winning. They continue as traitors to their electorate . What a bunch of uniparty bums...and losers.


4 posted on 11/10/2017 3:41:10 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: SMGFan

How many R’s are RINOS, and how many R’s are true conservative R’s?


5 posted on 11/10/2017 3:46:14 AM PST by johnthebaptistmoore (The world continues to be stuck in a "all leftist, all of the time" funk. BUNK THE FUNK!)
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To: SMGFan

Assembly ? Do they have a Senate? How much are republicans up or down in that house?

Gridlock is not a bad thing. Prevents more laws from being enacted.
“... governs best...governs least”


6 posted on 11/10/2017 4:02:02 AM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Vlad The Inhaler; SMGFan

What "message" is that? That given a 32-seat advantage you can lose 30 seats and still [barely] have a majority?

That's not a message, that's just math.

7 posted on 11/10/2017 4:11:52 AM PST by CutePuppy (If you don't ask the right questions you may not get the right answers)
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To: SMGFan

That’s a whipping no matter how you cut it.


8 posted on 11/10/2017 4:24:11 AM PST by ealgeone
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To: Vaquero

Entire VA Senate up in 2018


9 posted on 11/10/2017 4:27:18 AM PST by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is on twitter @SarahMGellar)
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To: Vaquero

Sorry , meant 2019


10 posted on 11/10/2017 4:28:08 AM PST by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is on twitter @SarahMGellar)
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To: Vlad The Inhaler
"Message to McConnell, Ryan and Sessions."

That message might be that, with concerted effort, they can throw the entire government to the Uniparty and get rid of that troublesome Trump and silence those uppity voters who think they can select their government.

11 posted on 11/10/2017 5:00:20 AM PST by Truth29
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To: Vaquero

21R 19D with elections in 2019


12 posted on 11/10/2017 5:33:10 AM PST by outofsalt ( If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything)
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To: johnthebaptistmoore
Three good, conservative HoD members lost. 13 RINOs lost. Of the four recounts that will probably be held, most are RINO.
13 posted on 11/10/2017 6:17:18 AM PST by 103198 (It's the metadata stupid...)
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To: SMGFan
I say no. The Dems ran an extremely high cost focused and targeted election. Number one issue - health care.
14 posted on 11/10/2017 6:18:54 AM PST by 103198 (It's the metadata stupid...)
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Why do we care if the GOP regains the House?

Looking at the way VA is going, they are going to be in the minority very very soon anyways

15 posted on 11/10/2017 7:12:23 AM PST by KavMan
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To: SMGFan

Nope... the left is motivated by Trump Hatred... Blame the GOPe for putting a dud at the top of the ticket who could not bring the enthusiam needed to counter it.


16 posted on 11/10/2017 7:13:39 AM PST by HamiltonJay
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