The results are about what they were expected to be. It's not really all that surprising. If you want a real test wait until the Alabama race next month.
Uh huh, but when Republicans win an expected race in a heavily right wing district, that's proof positive that the Democratic party is completely irrelevant and dying a sure death! Morning Armando, donut?
You mean like the victories last night where the Dems kept the same seats they had before? The only real pick up they got was in NJ thanks to Christies corruption and scandal.
So what are the reasons that Dems do a lot of non Lincoln things like letting black on black crime go on unchecked and keep poor black kids in teacher union controlled failing public schools?
Also Virginia had the capital of the Confederacy. The Dems should feel at home there.
The Dems 'let' black on black crime go unchecked? How do they do this, Armando, do they tie the hands of the police somehow to ensure black on black crime does not get investigated? Do they pressure the justice system to drop cases of black on black crime? Okay, one more donut but that's it, I'm running low!
That's not far from the truth. Between anti cop/ pro criminal policies from mayors like Rahm Emmanuel and Comrad de Blasio along with the no snitch rule and the glorification of thuggishness it's really no surprise all the crime that goes on.
Almost nobody I know of is "letting" murders go unchecked excepting perhaps when white cops are given a pass for shooting poor black folks without reasonable cause. This liberal Democrat advocates for the equalization of school funding across districts within all states so that all children will be given equal educational opportunities and not only those who are fortunate enough to live in a prosperous school district. You really should not go about misrepresenting what liberals and Democrats believe in or advocate for considering that you seem to not have even the slightest of clues in this regard...
Coming from a none wealthy school district didn’t prevent me from accomplishing my financial goals. Detroit spends more per student than the district I came from and they have close to a fifty percent illiteracy rate in that city.
I have personally known school administrators that have been demoted and transferred from F rated schools, were they poor administrators? No, but they did have a big problem that money won't fix and that problem relates to the quality of the students coming in the door. Guess why so many outstanding football players come from difficult backgrounds, motivation, they know that if they excel that is the ticket out. Classes in school don't give that instant gratification and sense of purpose so a student going through the motions is not likely to be a success story. Money is something to try to address the issue because modifying the entire local culture is slightly more difficult.
Between anti cop/ pro criminal policies from mayors like Rahm Emmanuel and Comrad de Blasio along with the no snitch rule and the glorification of thuggishness it's really no surprise all the crime that goes on.
It seems like you are forgetting the past of those two cities, New York and, Chicago have had a history of violence and, corruption something that has gone on longer than Emmanuel and, de Blasio have existed, look at the Daley days of Chicago and, the sixties of New York and, even earlier in those cities. There's a reason that the FBI had to go into Chicago in the days of Prohibition and, there's a reason the movie Serpico was based on a real cop. Things like corruption and, police bigotry don't end simply because you wish they would, it takes people from the top to the bottom in government to stop it and, it takes the same people to do something about violence in those community's, bitching about it and, defending the "bad apples" in the government doesn't work.
What white cops have been given a pass? Certainly not Darren Wilson in Ferguson who was assaulted by a hulking thug who had just attacked somebody else and gave the officer every right to use force.
Maybe you mean the DEMOCRAT mayor of Chicago that hid video evidence of a cop shooting a black kid sixteen times?
Darren Wilson absolutely knew Brown had just robbed the store. Not that it matters anyway since Brown and his liar friend were jaywalking anyway when Brown attacked Wilson.
Virginia, okay that is one in the win column for the DNC. New Jersey? Meh, it is in the northeast and is not suprising. NYC mayor? LOL, really that is a victory? LOL
I agree.....the spin is incredible.....They want everyone to think that the Electorate has turned on Trump......but if you look at the "Blue/Red" map of the Virginia Governors race......it looks pretty red.....just like the US map did back in 2016 Presidential Race....... Has Trumps popularity slipped.....polls say yes.......but if polls about Trump were accurate......Trump would have lost......
So I say this......Congratulations Dems......You won some races.....but ......I don't think it has the meaning that you would like us to believe.....
Virginians voted in races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and the state legislature on Tuesday. The state’s 100 House of Delegate races represent the purest test of grass-roots anger at the president, election analysts said.
That is because the candidates are little known to voters, largely absent from TV ads, and the races approximate a generic partisan ballot. If the past is a guide, they may also prefigure nationwide congressional voting in 2018.
Similar gains for the D's at the local level have been seen in States as blood red as Oklahoma.
We'll just have to wait for 2018 & 2020 to be sure but the early signs are that the majority of voters who rejected Trump as President a year ago has only grown larger and more pissed, after watching just how dangerously incompetent he has shown himself to be.
Beside winning the governor race in VA, perhaps even more import as of this morning they picked up 14 seats in the Va house of delegates with 5 races to close to call. If the dems win two of those seats the house will be split.
This is a bigly deal. Win 3 of the remaining 5 seats and the dems will have the majority for the first time in decades.
Either way the 14 seat pick up thus far is a major victory for the dems.
I also find it heartening that there is a record number of people signing on to the "dead" ACA, and that Maine is expanding their Medicare. I think that many people who voted for Trump on the "how much worse could he be" ticket are seeing that yes, it he can be a lot worse.
So much of the election coverage is based on the unsupported premise that people vote for mayor or governor based on their assessment of how the president is doing. Seriously, who does that? I vote for mayor and governor based on a candidate's ability to address city or state issues, respectively. The president is not in my mind when voting for local elections. Why would he be?
The results are about what they were expected to be. It's not really all that surprising. If you want a real test wait until the Alabama race next month.
Uh huh, but when Republicans win an expected race in a heavily right wing district, that's proof positive that the Democratic party is completely irrelevant and dying a sure death! Morning Armando, donut?
You mean like the victories last night where the Dems kept the same seats they had before? The only real pick up they got was in NJ thanks to Christies corruption and scandal.
There are damn good reasons the once Grand Old Party of Lincoln is now known merely as the gop...
So what are the reasons that Dems do a lot of non Lincoln things like letting black on black crime go on unchecked and keep poor black kids in teacher union controlled failing public schools?
Also Virginia had the capital of the Confederacy. The Dems should feel at home there.
The Dems 'let' black on black crime go unchecked? How do they do this, Armando, do they tie the hands of the police somehow to ensure black on black crime does not get investigated? Do they pressure the justice system to drop cases of black on black crime? Okay, one more donut but that's it, I'm running low!
That's not far from the truth. Between anti cop/ pro criminal policies from mayors like Rahm Emmanuel and Comrad de Blasio along with the no snitch rule and the glorification of thuggishness it's really no surprise all the crime that goes on.
Almost nobody I know of is "letting" murders go unchecked excepting perhaps when white cops are given a pass for shooting poor black folks without reasonable cause. This liberal Democrat advocates for the equalization of school funding across districts within all states so that all children will be given equal educational opportunities and not only those who are fortunate enough to live in a prosperous school district. You really should not go about misrepresenting what liberals and Democrats believe in or advocate for considering that you seem to not have even the slightest of clues in this regard...
Coming from a none wealthy school district didn’t prevent me from accomplishing my financial goals. Detroit spends more per student than the district I came from and they have close to a fifty percent illiteracy rate in that city.
City literacy rates are data about ADULTS, NOT students...
I have personally known school administrators that have been demoted and transferred from F rated schools, were they poor administrators? No, but they did have a big problem that money won't fix and that problem relates to the quality of the students coming in the door. Guess why so many outstanding football players come from difficult backgrounds, motivation, they know that if they excel that is the ticket out. Classes in school don't give that instant gratification and sense of purpose so a student going through the motions is not likely to be a success story. Money is something to try to address the issue because modifying the entire local culture is slightly more difficult.
It seems like you are forgetting the past of those two cities, New York and, Chicago have had a history of violence and, corruption something that has gone on longer than Emmanuel and, de Blasio have existed, look at the Daley days of Chicago and, the sixties of New York and, even earlier in those cities. There's a reason that the FBI had to go into Chicago in the days of Prohibition and, there's a reason the movie Serpico was based on a real cop. Things like corruption and, police bigotry don't end simply because you wish they would, it takes people from the top to the bottom in government to stop it and, it takes the same people to do something about violence in those community's, bitching about it and, defending the "bad apples" in the government doesn't work.
What white cops have been given a pass? Certainly not Darren Wilson in Ferguson who was assaulted by a hulking thug who had just attacked somebody else and gave the officer every right to use force.
Maybe you mean the DEMOCRAT mayor of Chicago that hid video evidence of a cop shooting a black kid sixteen times?
Darren Wilson absolutely knew Brown had just robbed the store. Not that it matters anyway since Brown and his liar friend were jaywalking anyway when Brown attacked Wilson.
He was killed for trying to grab a cops gun, assaulting him and charging at him. Stop reading fake news.
Make that column long, it really sucks to have to start writing itty bitty when it is close to filled.
It's not a win for the DNC it is a win for the American people, most could not care less for the DNC.
Virginia (Hillary Won There) = Dem. wins governers race after Dem. McAuliffes stint. WOW....... Big Bang ?
New Jersey (Hillary Won There) = Decades of Governor Dems. goes back to Dem. after 1 Governor Rep.. Another ....... Big Bang ?
Dem wins Dem. area !!!!!
The spin is hilarious from the Liberals and their MSM compatriots.
I agree.....the spin is incredible.....They want everyone to think that the Electorate has turned on Trump......but if you look at the "Blue/Red" map of the Virginia Governors race......it looks pretty red.....just like the US map did back in 2016 Presidential Race....... Has Trumps popularity slipped.....polls say yes.......but if polls about Trump were accurate......Trump would have lost......
So I say this......Congratulations Dems......You won some races.....but ......I don't think it has the meaning that you would like us to believe.....
The Media has been pushing that mantra since 2016.
"Congratulations Dems......You won some races"
More like....."Congratulations Dems, You won the race against yourselves."
The Dems are like France.....the only war France won was the French revolution.....so I guess we could consider this a win for Democrats.
Thanks for the correction......I like your statement better.
I'll give them kudos when they win something "Important".
The Virginia House of Delegates has been under Republican majority control since 1999 .
It started the night looking like this;
Presently the count looks to be ;
Similar gains for the D's at the local level have been seen in States as blood red as Oklahoma.
We'll just have to wait for 2018 & 2020 to be sure but the early signs are that the majority of voters who rejected Trump as President a year ago has only grown larger and more pissed, after watching just how dangerously incompetent he has shown himself to be.
In fact the majority of the public voted against him.
The majority voted against clinton also. But i am sure you will deny it.
Beside winning the governor race in VA, perhaps even more import as of this morning they picked up 14 seats in the Va house of delegates with 5 races to close to call. If the dems win two of those seats the house will be split.
This is a bigly deal. Win 3 of the remaining 5 seats and the dems will have the majority for the first time in decades.
Either way the 14 seat pick up thus far is a major victory for the dems.
In Virginia............yes
I also find it heartening that there is a record number of people signing on to the "dead" ACA, and that Maine is expanding their Medicare. I think that many people who voted for Trump on the "how much worse could he be" ticket are seeing that yes, it he can be a lot worse.
So much of the election coverage is based on the unsupported premise that people vote for mayor or governor based on their assessment of how the president is doing. Seriously, who does that? I vote for mayor and governor based on a candidate's ability to address city or state issues, respectively. The president is not in my mind when voting for local elections. Why would he be?
There are a number of down ballot effects not the least of which is motivation to get out and vote. Apparently folks really, really hate Trump.
Not surprising considering about 95% of the press coverage is negative.
Sounds like the press coverage is underestimating by 5%.