Republicans claim House majority after flipping 6th seat

The Richmond Times-Dispatch ^ | Michael Martz

[Helen]

So funny! They each seem to be hearing their own song, and each song has a different beat!

[outofsalt]

Virginia democrats still hold the senate 21-19, but the lieutenant governor presides. https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_State_Senate

[Starboard]

Republicans claim to be for smaller government but never do anything to actually shrink it.

We should only vote for Republicans who COMMIT to reducing the size, scope and power of the government at all levels. Make them state specifically what they are going to do to stop the growth of overbearing government == and then hold them accountable for voting to do it.

[HP8753]

I believe he also said “Giving power and money to politicians is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenaged boys”

[Nateman]

I will have to add another door.

[volunbeer]

Easier to get the easy job as a lobbyist as a former congress critter vs a defeated one.

[Captain Jack Aubrey]

There were three statues referenda on local ballots yesterday. Moving statues was defeated 80%, 80% and 75%.

[windsorknot]

I once mistook Larry Sabato for a thoughtful and intelligent human being.

[Starboard]

Very true. Avoid the stigma of being perceived as “damaged goods”.

Good point.

[joshua c]

dems still have senate

[Sicon]

"Oh yes. They are going to do something. Reach across the aisle as usual."

Have to disagree with you there. They are going to bend over as far as they can, grab their ankles as tightly as they can, get a good bite on their bite blocks, and once the dems are gleefully pounding them senseless, they'll say, "Thank you sir, may I have another?"

[traderrob6]

Schadenfreude extraordinaire!

[Seruzawa]

And the conservative voters won’t even get the courtesy of a reach around.

[Flick Lives]

They will immediately start making plans for how to win back the house after the next time they lose it.

[dearolddad]

You run the show republicans.

It's been my experience that the R's will fu*k it up just about as badly as the D's

[KevinB]

The new Republican majority should do the same to undo damage by the communists, and to put forward programs and policies that actually benefit all of the voters in Virginia.

The Republicans do not have control of the VA senate.

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

I am thinking this applies to State House, not the US House of Reps, right?

[ModelBreaker]

“Democrats, who held a 55-45 majority going into the elections, won a series of critical races that appeared lost earlier on Tuesday night.”

Amazing how that happens only for Democrats.

[ModelBreaker]

“Virginia democrats still hold the senate 21-19, but the lieutenant governor presides. https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_State_Senate“

So that means all the nasty crap McAuliffe and his cronies passed stays around. The ratchet has turned left. And R’s have no desire or ability to move it the other direction.