2023 Election Day Results Thread

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, VA results are final. Senate: D(21):R(19), House: D(51):R(49)

Given the dem-leaning political map of VA, Youngkin is doing OK. Certainly, not good day for GOP.

As a Virginia, I prefer a divided state government to avoid any extreme policy as seen at Texas and California.

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Just wait till the same day registration votes come in from VA HD-41. And HD-97 is still in play! All my calls and door knocking were worth it. And I'm not stopping. 2024, look out.

Next year - let’s do it!

Same day registration votes wont come in until Monday. Dems could pick up one more seat, forgot which district.

[Anonymous]

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Huh. Apparently having dip you know what Matt Walsh who knows nothing about nothing and who has never meaningfully participated in any societal institution come and carpet bag at your school board meeting isn't the amazing strategy right wing weirdos thought it was.

I hate that guy and I am so happy Loudoun Co. voters threw his BS back in his beardface.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You don’t need to win your home state to be president. I just hope Glen still runs

He is done. Every state where abortion has been on the ballot has voted to uphold abortion rights. He is on record as wanting to take away bodily autonomy. Move on.

He largely won off the back of retribution against inappropriate school board overreach on Covid shutdowns. That chapter is over. If he ran last night, he would have lost.

Don't forget his luck at having Terry McAuliffe as his opponent. I think someone like an Abigail Spanberger would have wiped the floor with him.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You don’t need to win your home state to be president. I just hope Glen still runs

He is done. Every state where abortion has been on the ballot has voted to uphold abortion rights. He is on record as wanting to take away bodily autonomy. Move on.

He largely won off the back of retribution against inappropriate school board overreach on Covid shutdowns. That chapter is over. If he ran last night, he would have lost.

Don't forget his luck at having Terry McAuliffe as his opponent. I think someone like an Abigail Spanberger would have wiped the floor with him.

McAuliffe was/is a decent executive and Virginia was in just as good hands with him as governor as they are with Youngkin now. Virginia could do a lot worse than both of them.

[Anonymous]

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Honestly, you and others should read it (gift link):

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/04/opinion/sunday/glenn-youngkin-virginia-election.html?unlocked_article_code=1.80w.4CzO.yTFgqYbU16P9&smid=url-share

It's not so much cheerleading for Youngkin as describing the space he could succeed in.

So much for that guy! His national aspirations are toast after sticking his name all over this campaign - in an off/off election year for VA - and then losing the legislature.

I do think that if Youngkin RINOs up and distances himself from MAGA, he could come back. But he clearly doesn’t have great political instincts. Going full MAGA was never going to work in VA.

Many people make the mistake and think that Youngkin won the election in 2021. In reality, McAuliffe lost the election. McAuliffe was a bad candidate that happened to espouse several very controversial and unpopular policies, ones that turned the moderate vote against him. Youngkin happened to be the beneficiary of McAuliffe's very bad campaign and candidacy.

And Youngkin's first two years in office clearly showed that he was not a good candidate either. Last night's results show that Virginians have turned purple and are not going back to being red.

The nation is very similar. There are large pockets of MAGA voters and cities full of progressive voters. And both groups have become more extreme and vocal. But they are still only about 30% and 35% respectively. The nation has has a very large and growing middle group of moderate voters spread all around the country. The number of voters who have left registering for a given political party and declaring themselves Independant has grown and is now the largest group of voters out there. And Youngkin has already shown that he campaigns as moderate, but governs as a MAGA. You can't put that cat back in the bag and he's essentially killed any national aspirations he might have.

+1 People want to read a lot into Youngkin's win about his strategy and his/GOP electability, but with every election since it's become increasingly clear that his was an outlier, not a trend. McAuliffe had some stupid soundbites about parents and schools that Youngkin was able to just play on repeat and capitalize on moderate parents' anger toward school management (just check out the FCPS board on DCUM).

I agree with both of you - and I still think there's a path for Youngkin in 2028 because the GOP is burning through everyone else. Youngkin will rebrand and GOP voters' short memories/denial and desire for a return to the days of Reagan Republicans will give him at least an initial boost.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You don’t need to win your home state to be president. I just hope Glen still runs

He is done. Every state where abortion has been on the ballot has voted to uphold abortion rights. He is on record as wanting to take away bodily autonomy. Move on.

He largely won off the back of retribution against inappropriate school board overreach on Covid shutdowns. That chapter is over. If he ran last night, he would have lost.

Don't forget his luck at having Terry McAuliffe as his opponent. I think someone like an Abigail Spanberger would have wiped the floor with him.

McAuliffe was/is a decent executive and Virginia was in just as good hands with him as governor as they are with Youngkin now. Virginia could do a lot worse than both of them.

Good Lord.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:😁

Honestly, you and others should read it (gift link):

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/04/opinion/sunday/glenn-youngkin-virginia-election.html?unlocked_article_code=1.80w.4CzO.yTFgqYbU16P9&smid=url-share

It's not so much cheerleading for Youngkin as describing the space he could succeed in.

So much for that guy! His national aspirations are toast after sticking his name all over this campaign - in an off/off election year for VA - and then losing the legislature.

I do think that if Youngkin RINOs up and distances himself from MAGA, he could come back. But he clearly doesn’t have great political instincts. Going full MAGA was never going to work in VA.

Many people make the mistake and think that Youngkin won the election in 2021. In reality, McAuliffe lost the election. McAuliffe was a bad candidate that happened to espouse several very controversial and unpopular policies, ones that turned the moderate vote against him. Youngkin happened to be the beneficiary of McAuliffe's very bad campaign and candidacy.

And Youngkin's first two years in office clearly showed that he was not a good candidate either. Last night's results show that Virginians have turned purple and are not going back to being red.

The nation is very similar. There are large pockets of MAGA voters and cities full of progressive voters. And both groups have become more extreme and vocal. But they are still only about 30% and 35% respectively. The nation has has a very large and growing middle group of moderate voters spread all around the country. The number of voters who have left registering for a given political party and declaring themselves Independant has grown and is now the largest group of voters out there. And Youngkin has already shown that he campaigns as moderate, but governs as a MAGA. You can't put that cat back in the bag and he's essentially killed any national aspirations he might have.

+1 People want to read a lot into Youngkin's win about his strategy and his/GOP electability, but with every election since it's become increasingly clear that his was an outlier, not a trend. McAuliffe had some stupid soundbites about parents and schools that Youngkin was able to just play on repeat and capitalize on moderate parents' anger toward school management (just check out the FCPS board on DCUM).

I agree with both of you - and I still think there's a path for Youngkin in 2028 because the GOP is burning through everyone else. Youngkin will rebrand and GOP voters' short memories/denial and desire for a return to the days of Reagan Republicans will give him at least an initial boost.

His abortion proclamation makes him totally unviable in a general election.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:😁

Honestly, you and others should read it (gift link):

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/04/opinion/sunday/glenn-youngkin-virginia-election.html?unlocked_article_code=1.80w.4CzO.yTFgqYbU16P9&smid=url-share

It's not so much cheerleading for Youngkin as describing the space he could succeed in.

So much for that guy! His national aspirations are toast after sticking his name all over this campaign - in an off/off election year for VA - and then losing the legislature.

I do think that if Youngkin RINOs up and distances himself from MAGA, he could come back. But he clearly doesn’t have great political instincts. Going full MAGA was never going to work in VA.

Many people make the mistake and think that Youngkin won the election in 2021. In reality, McAuliffe lost the election. McAuliffe was a bad candidate that happened to espouse several very controversial and unpopular policies, ones that turned the moderate vote against him. Youngkin happened to be the beneficiary of McAuliffe's very bad campaign and candidacy.

And Youngkin's first two years in office clearly showed that he was not a good candidate either. Last night's results show that Virginians have turned purple and are not going back to being red.

The nation is very similar. There are large pockets of MAGA voters and cities full of progressive voters. And both groups have become more extreme and vocal. But they are still only about 30% and 35% respectively. The nation has has a very large and growing middle group of moderate voters spread all around the country. The number of voters who have left registering for a given political party and declaring themselves Independant has grown and is now the largest group of voters out there. And Youngkin has already shown that he campaigns as moderate, but governs as a MAGA. You can't put that cat back in the bag and he's essentially killed any national aspirations he might have.

+1 People want to read a lot into Youngkin's win about his strategy and his/GOP electability, but with every election since it's become increasingly clear that his was an outlier, not a trend. McAuliffe had some stupid soundbites about parents and schools that Youngkin was able to just play on repeat and capitalize on moderate parents' anger toward school management (just check out the FCPS board on DCUM).

I agree with both of you - and I still think there's a path for Youngkin in 2028 because the GOP is burning through everyone else. Youngkin will rebrand and GOP voters' short memories/denial and desire for a return to the days of Reagan Republicans will give him at least an initial boost.

Near as I can tell, the GOP voters have no desire to return to Reagan Republicanism. If Reagan himself were to run in 2028, he would not make it past the primary.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Huh. Apparently having dip you know what Matt Walsh who knows nothing about nothing and who has never meaningfully participated in any societal institution come and carpet bag at your school board meeting isn't the amazing strategy right wing weirdos thought it was.

I hate that guy and I am so happy Loudoun Co. voters threw his BS back in his beardface.

Here’s Matt Walsh today after his party’s drubbing, muttering about how Michelle Obama is a man. Completely nuts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Huh. Apparently having dip you know what Matt Walsh who knows nothing about nothing and who has never meaningfully participated in any societal institution come and carpet bag at your school board meeting isn't the amazing strategy right wing weirdos thought it was.

I hate that guy and I am so happy Loudoun Co. voters threw his BS back in his beardface.

Here’s Matt Walsh today after his party’s drubbing, muttering about how Michelle Obama is a man. Completely nuts.

[Anonymous]

Ed Durr, the Republican furniture truck driver who along with Youngkin was the talk of the country two years ago for unseating the president of the New Jersey state senate (https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1012695.page) lost that seat in a Trump +3 district to Democrat John Burzichelli. New Jersey Democrats picked up six legislative seats this year and four of them were in Trump districts. New Jersey Democrats have recovered nearly all of their 2021 losses this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Huh. Apparently having dip you know what Matt Walsh who knows nothing about nothing and who has never meaningfully participated in any societal institution come and carpet bag at your school board meeting isn't the amazing strategy right wing weirdos thought it was.

I hate that guy and I am so happy Loudoun Co. voters threw his BS back in his beardface.

Here’s Matt Walsh today after his party’s drubbing, muttering about how Michelle Obama is a man. Completely nuts.

What is wrong with this guy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Huh. Apparently having dip you know what Matt Walsh who knows nothing about nothing and who has never meaningfully participated in any societal institution come and carpet bag at your school board meeting isn't the amazing strategy right wing weirdos thought it was.

I hate that guy and I am so happy Loudoun Co. voters threw his BS back in his beardface.

Here’s Matt Walsh today after his party’s drubbing, muttering about how Michelle Obama is a man. Completely nuts.

What is wrong with this guy?

Do people watch that for the freak show aspect or do they believe such utter nonsense?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ed Durr, the Republican furniture truck driver who along with Youngkin was the talk of the country two years ago for unseating the president of the New Jersey state senate (https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1012695.page) lost that seat in a Trump +3 district to Democrat John Burzichelli. New Jersey Democrats picked up six legislative seats this year and four of them were in Trump districts. New Jersey Democrats have recovered nearly all of their 2021 losses this year.

It’s taking all my energy not to write “and here’s why that’s bad for Democrats” again. The GOP’s belief that everyone else cares as much about their pet hobbies as they do is mistaken, obviously. They seem pretty certain that, this time, everyone else is going to share their obsession.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Huh. Apparently having dip you know what Matt Walsh who knows nothing about nothing and who has never meaningfully participated in any societal institution come and carpet bag at your school board meeting isn't the amazing strategy right wing weirdos thought it was.

I hate that guy and I am so happy Loudoun Co. voters threw his BS back in his beardface.

Here’s Matt Walsh today after his party’s drubbing, muttering about how Michelle Obama is a man. Completely nuts.

What is wrong with this guy?

Ted Nugent talking to Kyle Rittenhouse. What a source!