Heavily Republican area turns against Trump and elects their first pro-Bernie Democrat

[Judi Lynn]

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Source: Independent


'We worked hard. I don’t know what happened,' her competitor says
Emily Shugerman New York
6 hours ago




In November, 60 per cent of voters in the 9th Assembly District of Long Island, New York voted for Donald Trump. Now, they have elected their first Democratic assembly member, Christine Pellegrino.

In the 9th Assembly District, mere miles from Mr Trump’s birthplace in Queens, New York, Republicans hold a 13-point registration advantage over Democrats. But Ms Pellegrino – who served as a delegate for Bernie Sanders at the Democratic National Convention – pulled off a striking upset this week, beating her Republican challenger 58 to 42 per cent.

“We worked hard. I don’t know what happened,” her competitor, conservative Tom Gargiulo, said.

The 9th Assembly District is small, with a population only slightly over 120,000, and Ms Pellegrino - elected on Wednesday - will be just one of 150 different representatives in the New York State assembly. But the win is just one of several small victories Democrats have amassed in the months since Mr Trump took office.

Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/christine-pellegrino-democrat-wins-new-york-trump-voters-bernie-sanders-a7756416.html

[Liberalagogo]

1. We worked hard. I dont know what happened, her competitor, conservative Tom Gargiulo, said.

Maybe, just maybe, you need to pull your head out of your ass, Tom, and look at what going on in this country.

[benpollard]

2. Stupid, low-information voters swing back and forth from one extreme to the other

[rpannier]

8. So they were stupid for voting for her?

[George II]

3. She's a Democrat.

[colsohlibgal]

4. Great Trend

Good for a real populist as opposed to the fake phony populism of Chitolini. Maybe some of the Foxites are realizing they were conned.

[jalan48]

5. Great to hear. Maybe things are beginning to change for the better.

[FakeNoose]

6. Let's take this a sign of things to come

Thanks for the awesome news!

[C Moon]

7. Without Putin pushing the money around, they are hopeless.

[Jopin Klobe]

9. We worked hard. I dont know what happened, ...

... you were working in the Republican political sewer, you ignorant, unaware twit ...

[NCjack]

10. If Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain) were with us today, I would expect

a comment like: "In the election of 2016, I was disappointed in the ignorance of those who voted for Donald Trump. Today, I'm amazed at how much they have learned in the short period of six months."

[Chemisse]

11. Locking

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