What GREAT news to wake up to this morning!

[BlueMTexpat]

5 winners and 3 losers from Election Day 2019

Winner: Democratic enthusiasm. Loser: Donald Trump.

https://www.vox.com/2019/11/5/20949741/winners-and-losers-election-night-2019

From the link:

Voters all over the country headed to polls to decide local and state elections. The headline-grabbing contest was Democrat Andy Beshear beating Republican incumbent Gov. Matt Bevin in the Kentucky governor’s race — a state President Donald Trump won by a whopping 30 percent in 2016. Some caveats: Bevin was among the most unpopular governors in the country, and other Republican leaders in the state outperformed him on Tuesday.

But Beshear’s win was still a big loss for Trump, who campaigned in Kentucky just a day before the election, explicitly tying Bevin’s race to his own reputation. The results also showed that Democrats in Kentucky were fired up — Beshear outperformed the 2015 Democratic gubernatorial candidate in many areas of the state.

The other huge story was Virginia’s state legislature elections, where Democrats flipped both the state House and Senate, ensuring a trifecta with Gov. Ralph Northam (D) already in the governor’s mansion.

Virginia has been trending blue for years, but the fact that Democrats generated so much enthusiasm in an off-year where state legislature elections were the biggest thing on the ballot means the party is organized and enthusiastic, even for traditionally sleepier races. ...

More at the link!

[True Blue American]

1. Trump tweeted he almost

Pulled Bevin cross the finish line!

[NCLefty]

2. I think it was his campaign slug:

“President Trump’s rally helped five of six Kentucky Republicans win clear statewide victories, including Attorney General-elect Daniel Cameron, who will be the first black A.G. in Kentucky history and the first Republican to hold the office since 1948," Trump's campaign manager Brad Parscale said in a statement.

"The President just about dragged Gov. Matt Bevin across the finish line, helping him run stronger than expected in what turned into a very close race at the end. A final outcome remains to be seen," he continued.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/469169-trump-campaign-he-just-about-dragged-bevin-across-finish-line

[samnsara]

3. also my hubby won his very first political race...non partisan.. and he won by 19 points!

...hospital commissioner against a 20 yr incumbent.

[Demovictory9]

4. congrats

[Thekaspervote]

6. Hey congrats to hubby!!

[BlueMTexpat]

8. Many congratulations!

[JAD]

5. Democratic control in Delaware County PA for the first time since the Civil War!!!!

Chester County PA went Blue too!!!!!

[Timmygoat]

7. Has anyone

Heard what Trump's reaction is to yesterdays results, or do you think he is still in shock and cannot tweet yet?

[Elwood P Dowd]

9. He was photographed outside the White House this morning talking to the trees.

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[BlueMTexpat]

10. ...

LOVE your photo!