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angrychair

(8,755 posts) Tue Nov 7, 2017, 11:02 PM Nov 2017

According to NYT count

DEMOCRATS TAKE VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES

46-45

Counting strong lean Dem: 51-49 (math may be off some are in flux)

https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/virginia-general-elections

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According to NYT count (Original Post) angrychair Nov 2017 OP

OMG! SharonAnn Nov 2017 #1

Looks Like a New Generation of Leadership Too Stallion Nov 2017 #4

Looks like this is a fanstistic time to run. joshcryer Nov 2017 #9

I noticed that. Lots of young faces. This is wonderful. nt Blue_true Nov 2017 #15

YESSS onetexan Nov 2017 #2

Don't we need 51? Wounded Bear Nov 2017 #3

No. Lt Gov tie breaker. nt LexVegas Nov 2017 #8

Yes angrychair Nov 2017 #10

Maths is hard...just ask Trump... Wounded Bear Nov 2017 #13

Dayammmm yes! Guilded Lilly Nov 2017 #5

As a VA house leader said, it's a tsunami! Bradshaw3 Nov 2017 #6

Fuck yeah! charlyvi Nov 2017 #7

House of Delegates Dem. 47 (+13 seats) Rep. 45 riversedge Nov 2017 #11

Yea angrychair Nov 2017 #16

Wow !!! Lets get to work fixing the gerrymandering there. SweetieD Nov 2017 #12

All that phone-banking and canvassing paid off. DinahMoeHum Nov 2017 #14

All politics is local. Work to win every precinct. nt Blue_true Nov 2017 #18

You got it! DinahMoeHum Nov 2017 #19

It won't be official for days due to absentee/provisional votes, but it's looking good. Garrett78 Nov 2017 #17

That is a sight to behold. Job well done. SandyZ Nov 2017 #20

SharonAnn

(13,781 posts)

1. OMG!

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 11:03 PM

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Stallion

(6,476 posts)

4. Looks Like a New Generation of Leadership Too

Reply to SharonAnn (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 11:05 PM

Nov 2017

Women and young people

joshcryer

(62,287 posts)

9. Looks like this is a fanstistic time to run.

Reply to Stallion (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 11:08 PM

Nov 2017

Free wins across the country in 2018.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

15. I noticed that. Lots of young faces. This is wonderful. nt

Reply to Stallion (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 11:12 PM

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onetexan

(13,080 posts)

2. YESSS

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 11:04 PM

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Wounded Bear

(58,778 posts)

3. Don't we need 51?

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 11:05 PM

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LexVegas

(6,121 posts)

8. No. Lt Gov tie breaker. nt

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 11:08 PM

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angrychair

(8,755 posts)

10. Yes

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 11:09 PM

Nov 2017

Sorry thinking one thing doing another...updated OP to include strong Dem leaners, 51-49

Got excited and forgot how to do math

Wounded Bear

(58,778 posts)

13. Maths is hard...just ask Trump...

Reply to angrychair (Reply #10)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 11:10 PM

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Guilded Lilly

(5,591 posts)

5. Dayammmm yes!

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 11:06 PM

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Bradshaw3

(7,553 posts)

6. As a VA house leader said, it's a tsunami!

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 11:06 PM

Nov 2017

charlyvi

(6,537 posts)

7. Fuck yeah!

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 11:06 PM

Nov 2017

We are the majority of this nation. Not Nazis or Birchers or alt-right buffoons. No, it is US!

riversedge

(70,447 posts)

11. House of Delegates Dem. 47 (+13 seats) Rep. 45

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 11:10 PM

Nov 2017

now says this

angrychair

(8,755 posts)

16. Yea

Reply to riversedge (Reply #11)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 11:12 PM

Nov 2017

I’m including leaners...I’m breaking the Dems as favored on 50/50 races based on some feedback from old politics friends in VA and election wave towards Dems