In 2016, Virginia was the only state from the former Confederacy to vote for Hillary Clinton.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1260308
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1260308
While I agree this is important, I think Kentucky is far more on the radar. Bevin is horribly disliked (apparently number 49 out of 50 governors, in terms of favorability) in a State that has #ditchMoscowMitch and Rand Paul gonna be up for re-election next year.
Will Kentucky foreshadow the 2020 outcome with a blue showing tonight?
Stay tuned.
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If Democrats want Trump to face his crimes…they must go out and vote! No purity test! No excuses! And certainly No ‘But I don’t like her or him’…because Dems who do not vote will certainly NOT like other option - the Thugs-R-Us are Corruption and Crime personified!
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“it all comes down to turnout.”
In other words, if you’re a Dem/liberal, stay realistic, don’t get your hopes up too much, don’t hold your breath and maybe even bring a snorkel.
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I was in that district that Yancey won by a random draw in 2017. With the new 2019 maps though, my new district is as blue as they come - Dems running unopposed for both va house and senate. I was looking forward to voting for Simonds (Yancey’s opponent) again this year, oh well.
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Yeah, I agree. Kentucky has my vote for most interesting race. Go Wildcats!
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I’m gonna out myself a little. I’m working a polling place and we’re seeing record offyear numbers. 40% at the next precinct over, 30% here, constant traffic since I got here at 5:30 am. It’s big.
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Virginia or Kentucky?
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Probably Virginia high turnout being reported everywhere
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I would love to be surprised. But I’m not going to hold belief in Kentucky coming through until it happens. Virginia is where I am hopeful (though still realistic)
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VA looks very promising. Be great if they both go blue but not holding my breath on KY.
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I live here in N.VA and turnout looked way higher than in a typical non-year election when I went to vote. I’m pessimistically optimistic we take both chambers tonight.
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Yes Va
As of 8:30 EST tonight, with 89% of precincts reporting, Beshear is leading narrowly: 50.1% to 48%. They were right that this one was going to be close.
Whoo! The local public radio station just reported that the Virginia House District (in Newport News) that was dead even in a special election last year, and won by the Republicans in a drawing, has now been called for the Democrat.
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93% APPROX
Yeah, I believe the NPR station here said that it looked like higher turnout this year than even 2017, and that was a very high turnout year for a gubernatorial election.
8:46 pm: The NYT reports –
State Senate: 17 Dems have won, 5 are leading; 8 Republicans have won, 10 lead
House of Delegates: 31 Dems have won, 22 are leading; 18 Republicans have won, 28 are leading
So far so good in the Old Dominion.
Gotta go – library is about to close.
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Sounds like we will need to know the rules for recounts. How close must it be to enforce a full recount?
don;t know but it is 10k spread right now, and 27k went for the 3rd party
Danica Roem was reelected!
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