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RandySF

(58,511 posts) Tue Oct 19, 2021, 10:17 PM Oct 2021

VA-GOV: Advice for watching Election Night returns: Red counties will report earlier.

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Ben Tribbett
@notlarrysabato
To avoid election night meltdowns this year- everyone should know in advance Fairfax has changed its posting system and will be reporting late. Youngkin will be ahead obviously until that happens.
7:17 PM · Oct 17, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

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VA-GOV: Advice for watching Election Night returns: Red counties will report earlier. (Original Post) RandySF Oct 2021 OP

Fairfax is always late/last. So what changed? nt spooky3 Oct 2021 #1

It's to keep us calm. RandySF Oct 2021 #2

City of Richmond always holds until the end underpants Oct 2021 #3

Turnout! This Friday 5PM is the deadline for requesting an absentee ballot, hoping folks are on it. JudyM Oct 2021 #4

spooky3

(34,407 posts)

1. Fairfax is always late/last. So what changed? nt

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Oct 19, 2021, 10:21 PM

Oct 2021

RandySF

(58,511 posts)

2. It's to keep us calm.

Reply to spooky3 (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 19, 2021, 10:22 PM

Oct 2021

underpants

(182,626 posts)

3. City of Richmond always holds until the end

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Oct 19, 2021, 10:23 PM

Oct 2021

One of the keys is Chesterfield vs. Henrico. Henrico flipped blue in 2008 and hasn’t gone back. Chesterfield isn’t as red as it used to be but it’s still supposed to soak up some of the Henrico vote. In 2012 Allen saw the numbers from Chesterfield and knew it wasn’t enough of a margin so he conceded in typical a hole fashion. Kaine accepted when Henrico reported.

The key of course will be turnout in an off off year election.

JudyM

(29,201 posts)

4. Turnout! This Friday 5PM is the deadline for requesting an absentee ballot, hoping folks are on it.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Oct 19, 2021, 11:30 PM

Oct 2021

More info at a post I put up earlier: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215964010

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