by "ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
Published 11/08/2017 at 10:07
by "ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
Published 11/08/2017 at 10:07
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Lots of talk today about the Virginia gubernatorial election, which was won handily by Democrat Ralph Northam, in what many see as a repudiation of the president and the current Republican leadership. Not only did Northam win, but Danica Roem defeated an incumbent Republican (who once called himself Virginia’s “chief homophobe”) to become Virginia’s first openly transgender elected official. But this is the tidbit from the morning’s analysis that caught my eye:
Virginia’s General Assembly has a well-earned reputation as an old boy’s club, but the composition of the body changed bigly last night: All 14 of the seats that Democrats flipped are held by GOP men. Ten of their replacements will be women. ( WaPo )
This is a good thing.
"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce)
11/08/2017 at 10:18, STARS: 12
I can’t help but enjoy the irony that the man who Danica Roem beat was the one who tried to introduce a “bathroom bill” to Virginia earlier this year.
"Sir Halffast" (Sir_Halffast)
11/08/2017 at 10:19, STARS: 1
Sic Semper Tyrannis!
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
11/08/2017 at 10:32, STARS: 1
Indeed.
"Sweet Trav" (thespunbearing)
11/08/2017 at 10:32, STARS: 1
Yes, more representation is always a good thing.
I recently moved towns and I was and embarrassingly uneducated voter yesterday. The only thing on the ballot was a non-partisan city council election. So no parties to choose from. I chose three women and the male candidate that had someone in the parking lot who gave me a quick stump speech, Using the justification that more representative democracy is always better.
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
11/08/2017 at 10:49, STARS: 3
I don’t think he won out of political power, its cus americans don’t like to be told to do stuff by powerful/other people
MSM: “Trump cant win”
Merica: “hold my beer”
Trump,MSM,GOP: “dems are a mess, can’t figure shit out, old guard vs new guard, not fundraising/campaigning corrctly”
Merica;: “hold my beer”
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
11/08/2017 at 10:50, STARS: 1
Women did very well, VA has a new African-American lieutenant governor, Danica Roem got elected. This tells me that, even though bigots are getting a louder microphone these days, they are all on the wrong side of history.
"PS9" (PS9)
11/08/2017 at 10:50, STARS: 1
Electoral-Vote had a great set of takeaways from this;
If you cozy up to him and lose, Trump will throw you under the bus.
Bannon too
If you win/have won and are on Team Trump...he may still throw you under the bus (McCain, Corker, McConnell, Sessions)
Bannon too!
People (at least in Virginia) are not happy with the Trump administration; half of all voters did so to send a message to the president, but only 1/3 of them voted in support of trump. The other 2/3rds voted against
Trump’s endorsement is irrelevant in a swing state.
Trump’s endorsement is also irrelevant in a red state (see; Luther Strange)
Trump’s endorsement is how you kill your political career in a blue state
The president has very little political capital that will only diminish as time goes on
The enthusiasm gap is going to work against the president this time, instead of for him in 2016
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
11/08/2017 at 11:13, STARS: 1
I’m a NJ resident, which also saw my state elect Democrat Phil Murphy in to office. I generally lean Democrat, and didn’t vote for Trump. That being said, I think Murphy wasn’t a good candidate. Gaudagno was torpedoed because she was Christie’s Lt. Gov. In the beginning of her campaign she tried to distance herself from him. But as it went on, she gave up on that. I think Murphy’s ideas don’t really seem feasible, and I didn’t vote for him as such. Here’s hoping I’m wrong.
It annoys me when people will blindly vote for a candidate due to their political party. Which is one of the reasons why I abstained from voting in the lower elections as I just didn’t know enough about the candidates to make an informed decision.
"nermal" (nermal)
11/08/2017 at 11:24, STARS: 2
For the governor, I think both were “Swamp” matter, and it was a case of choosing the lesser of two evils.
Regarding Roem’s win, I like that she ran campaign as the better candidate - Talking about fixing roads, improving the community, etc. Her opponent focused on her identity and not her politics, or why his were better. Basically, they both did the exact opposite of what Ds and Rs traditionally say the other one does.
"phenotyp" (phenotyp)
11/08/2017 at 11:31, STARS: 2
Closer to my heart:
And:
http://www.pennlive.com/news/2017/11/tyler_titus_wins_seat_to_becom.html
From the Detroit Free Press:
Big wins tonight for Dearborn’s Arab-American community:
- Top 4 vote-getters for Council were all of Arab (Lebanese) descent: 2 Christian, 2 Shia
- Incumbent mayor seen as open to Arabs defeated challenger
- Council candidates seen as stoking Trump-like tensions defeated
- Also, Dearborn will now have 3 city council members who are women, its
highest number ever. Erin Brynes and Leslie Herrick will join incumbent
Susan Dabaja, the top vote-getter today among 14 city council
candidates.
- Dearborn Mayor O’Reilly defeated Councilman Tom Tafelski, who was
supported by fire and some police who were at odds with the first Police
Chief of Arab descent, appointed by mayor. Some opposed the chief’s
moves to hire minorities, felt he favored Muslims
- In Dearborn, MI, small business owner Regan Ford, a conservative who
was dubbed by critics as “Little Trump,” (a label he rejected) has
narrowly lost his bid to be on Dearborn City Council. He placed 8th,
just 119 votes shy of 7th place. Top 7 vote-getters will be on council.
Also, from Chester County, PA:
“Since its incorporation in the 1700s, the county has never elected a
Democrat to one of the nine row office positions, and currently the only
countywide official from the party is a minority commissioner post
mandated by law.”
Tonight, all four Democrats won. All women.
And in VA:
One year after Trump’s victory, Virginia elected:
First transgender delegate in the country
First out-lesbian delegate in the state
First Asian American woman delegate in the state
First two Latina delegates in the state
First Democratic Socialist candidate in the state
A trans woman beat the guy who introduced the bathroom bill. A gun victim’s boyfriend beat a delegate with an “A” grade from the NRA. A civil rights lawyer who sued the police department just became the top prosecutor in Philadelphia.
Finally, so many people in their 20s and 30s, all over the country.
"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
11/08/2017 at 11:32, STARS: 0
It feels weird to say this (because I don’t see it as something to be proud about), but I actually feel proud to be trans today. For once, hate didn’t win. Hate lost and had salt rubbed in its wounds.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
11/08/2017 at 11:39, STARS: 1
In a recent interview with the Plain Dealer , Coyne said that Trump had done a lot to transform the GOP into a party representing blue-collar white people, which he claimed were the people he was trying to represent as mayor.
....
But even though Brook Park is overwhelmingly white — the 2010 census showed the town of 19,000 people was 92 percent white — Coyne only received 38 percent of the vote on Tuesday.
LOL.
As I said elsewhere in this thread, the bigots will find themselves on the wrong side of history.
"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce)
11/08/2017 at 12:19, STARS: 1
To paraphrase Jeremy Clarkson, this gives you a chance to wear your “Winning” face
"phenotyp" (phenotyp)
11/08/2017 at 12:45, STARS: 1
Here’s to hoping.
"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion)
11/08/2017 at 18:49, STARS: 1
Roem also was (maybe still is) the singer in a melodic death metal band. That’s pretty cool, seeing how often metal was used as a political punching bag.
