Murphy ekes out win in NJ, GOP's Youngkin upsets in Virginia

[lapucelle]

Source: AP

"Meanwhile, Murphy barely eked out a victory against GOP challenger Jack Ciattarelli, who mounted a surprisingly strong campaign on issues including taxes and opposition to pandemic mask and vaccination mandates."



Read more: https://apnews.com/article/election-2021-virginia-governor-glenn-youngkin-mcaulife-6cdbf77acf9a966e216ab2a297601baa

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[ColinC]

1. He won. If 10% of the vote isn't counted -and espeically if they are in Democratic areas

characterizing the victory as anything other than a victory is a bit dishonest of the press.

[lapucelle]

2. I agree, but you have to use the exact headline in this forum. N/T

[ColinC]

7. Oh absolutely. I'm not criticizing you at all. Just the press's

Shamelessness to push a narrative before it's clear what the narrative should be.

[Cha]

3. TY.. Did you know this about Dem NJ Govs?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=2821859

Interesting and Encouraging.. Murphy WON!

[lapucelle]

4. I hadn't seen that, Cha. Thanks for sharing.

Nassau County flipped back red last night. It's been a disappointing day, so the NJ news is heartening.

[Cha]

5. Yes, so disappointing.. When

I got online I was looking for news about Gov Murphy.. I needed some good news!

There's this too.. the 2nd tweet!..

My nephew and his fiance live in St Pete!

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Democrat Ken Welch has declared victory in open mayoral race for St. Petersburg, FL.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216008774#top

[LenaBaby61]

8. THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[maxsolomon]

6. A win is a win.

Not quite the disaster it's being made out to be is it?

[George II]

9. So with all the wailing and gnashing of teeth, overall Democrats only lost one significant election

We won in New Jersey
We won BIG in NYC
We won BIG in Buffalo
We won BIG in OH-11

Plus we won a number of other important, but not high profile elections elsewhere, too.

[lapucelle]

10. We lost in my county too. We had worked so hard to flip it blue.

[George II]

11. Damn, I saw you talking about that the other day, hopeful it could be flipped. Sorry to hear that.

[lapucelle]

12. We'll get 'em next year, George.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

13. For your consideration regarding the normal ebb and flow in U.S. politics:

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