and again, early voting gets our hopes up, and they're dashed........

[a kennedy]

and oh the polls are looking great. NOT. I know, good showing, but damn I want to kick his arse, tRumps arse too. Dang it. I wanted Danny Boy to win so bad. Oh well, I guess it's onto November.

[beachbum bob]

1. A race this close is a win...

[lame54]

8. I get why he is pissed...

Trump's gonna brag the shit out of this

A win would have felt sooooooo damn good

[leftynyc]

11. He can brag all he wants

Everyone with a brain knows the only reason the race was close was BECAUSE of him.

[Goodheart]

2. Looks like our boy has retaken the lead.

[spooky3]

4. Yes, but nearly all of Franklin Co. (D) is in, while there is a lot of Delaware Co. (R) isn't yet

counted.

[a kennedy]

5. Really???? alrighty then......

[spooky3]

3. yes, whoever wins has to win again in November. O'Connor can build even more

momentum this fall.

[a kennedy]

6. I know, just wanted to kick some arse tonight.......

[TheRealNorth]

7. Counterpoints

- The last poll showed the Dem with only a 1% lead - well within +/- 3% that most polls have as margin of errors
- The district is gerrymandered for Republicans to win
- The Russian operatives are back at it

We need to win governorships in November. Winning governorships in states like OH, PA, MI, WI will help our chances with winning congressional and state legislatures after 2020 when redistricting occurs after the 2020 census. State Supreme Courts will also be important as redistricting plans will probably end up being decided by the courts.

[beachbum bob]

9. this election is a HUGE win for democrats....the numbers tells us that

[NCTraveler]

10. If an individual makes assumptions based on such an extremely small number of votes...

It’s on them.

There is nothing to be dashed as votes had not been counted.