Well, here we are: 1994 again, perhaps we can get what we got then without the stupidity of an impeachment trial again - a congress that knows it has to at least compromise some and a president who knows the same thing.
In Virginia, Mark Warner apparently won a close election, but the recount will take a few days and they'll probably want some cross-check of absentees with actual voters before declaring it official. Nobody likes Warner, but Gillespie is tainted by his association with convicted former Governor McDonnell. I voted for Gillespie because Warner is a shithead billionaire scumbag who didn't do a single thing he promised in the last election. Libertarian Sarvis took enough republican votes to give Warner the win, if you believe that all Libertarian votes are actually Republican Votes handed to democrats.
We also put mostly republicans back into the house, but that was expected.
The ballot issue - will exempt disabled veterans from property taxes once the amendment is added to the constitution. Almost everyone voted for this, except me of course because I'm told I hate the military and figured I should make that true by putting it to the disabled vets.
So now - can Republicans govern or do we get a pile of "repeal the ACA", "Ban Abortion" and "corporate welfare"?
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From the numbers, I'd expect the Louisiana Senate race to tip to the Republican now that the other two republicans are eliminated from the runoff election, but in Louisiana, one never knows.
The ultra conservatives can be proud of Tennessee where they decided that Rapist's parental rights will become safe with the passage of Initiative 1. You'll have to cry over NC and Colorado where fetuses didn't gain personhood.
The worst thing is that DC voted to be stoned idiots - but with a republican congress coming in - we'll get to see Congress overturn the will of the people (but that will be OK because they aren't judges).
In Virginia, Mark Warner apparently won a close election, but the recount will take a few days and they'll probably want some cross-check of absentees with actual voters before declaring it official. Nobody likes Warner, but Gillespie is tainted by his association with convicted former Governor McDonnell. I voted for Gillespie because Warner is a shithead billionaire scumbag who didn't do a single thing he promised in the last election. Libertarian Sarvis took enough republican votes to give Warner the win, if you believe that all Libertarian votes are actually Republican Votes handed to democrats.
We also put mostly republicans back into the house, but that was expected.
The ballot issue - will exempt disabled veterans from property taxes once the amendment is added to the constitution. Almost everyone voted for this, except me of course because I'm told I hate the military and figured I should make that true by putting it to the disabled vets.
So now - can Republicans govern or do we get a pile of "repeal the ACA", "Ban Abortion" and "corporate welfare"?
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From the numbers, I'd expect the Louisiana Senate race to tip to the Republican now that the other two republicans are eliminated from the runoff election, but in Louisiana, one never knows.
The ultra conservatives can be proud of Tennessee where they decided that Rapist's parental rights will become safe with the passage of Initiative 1. You'll have to cry over NC and Colorado where fetuses didn't gain personhood.
The worst thing is that DC voted to be stoned idiots - but with a republican congress coming in - we'll get to see Congress overturn the will of the people (but that will be OK because they aren't judges).
