Democrat Ralph Northam wins Virginia Governor race, NBC news reports

[pnwmom]

Source: NBC News

Democrat Ralph Northam bested Republican Ed Gillespie to win Virginia's governor's race, NBC News projects.



Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2017-elections

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And here's a link to a longer WA Post piece.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/polls-close-anticipation-builds-as-virginia-governors-race-results-trickle-in/2017/11/07/68d6941e-c3d4-11e7-84bc-5e285c7f4512_story.html?utm_term.1085821a2a6e

Democrats pulled out all the stops to try to boost turnout in the final weeks of the campaign, especially in a bid to woo African American voters to the polls. President Obama appeared at a rally in Richmond in late October, and recorded a robo-call that went out Tuesday to voters in urban parts of the state.

Northam’s campaign reported that the Democratic field army had knocked on 1 million doors since Saturday.

[mobeau69]

1. Now let's roll up the vote.

A BIGLY FU to Bone Spurs!

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Woot!

[yellowcanine]

3. So Gillespie went all in on the dirty campaign and may get trounced.

There is a God. Thank you Virginia Democrats!

[TomSlick]

4. Go Team!

[ellie]

5. THANK GOD ALMIGHTY!

Suck it repukes.

[Loyd]

6. YAY-ess!

Can I get a Hallelujah?

[yellowcanine]

7. Two scoops of sad for Donald the Groper!

[Hortensis]

8. Congratulations VA DUers. I'm very glad for you,

and for those who've gone crazy and need you to take care of them.

The corrupt media who tried to set up a loss in this one divided state now as losing 2018 can eat it.

[Fluke a Snooker]

9. The Rethugs will NEVER EVER WIN in VA!!!! It proves that fighting White Supremacy will ALWAYS WORK!

This election is more about demographics. We have FINALLY overcome the White Supremacist bulge and have proven that we have the numbers to never lose again. This is all due to President Obama's fundamental transformation of the country and immigrants voting >98% democratic. The Latina Victory Ad was the key as a lot of exit polls indicated this is what got the voters to the polls. We need to associate EVERY REPUBLICAN with White Supremacy for EVERY RACE IN THE COUNTRY!

[Madam45for2923]

10. Awesome! Very good news!

[bucolic_frolic]

11. Will Gillespie finally give it up?

Raygun era political hack!

[Tarheel_Dem]

12. I'd be thrilled if I never saw his smug mug on my tv EVER again. n/t

[IronLionZion]

13. Everything Is AWESOME!!!

"Everything Is Awesome!!!"
(feat. The Lonely Island)

Everything is awesome
Everything is cool when you're part of a team
Everything is awesome when we're living our dream

Everything is better when we stick together
Side by side, you and I gonna win forever, let's party forever
We're the same, I'm like you, you're like me, we're all working in harmony

Everything is awesome
Everything is cool when you're part of a team
Everything is awesome when we're living our dream

(Wooo)
3, 2, 1. Go

Have you heard the news, everyone's talking
Life is good 'cause everything's awesome
Lost my job, it's a new opportunity
More free time for my awesome community

I feel more awesome than an awesome possum
Dip my body in chocolate frostin'
Three years later, wash off the frostin'
Smellin' like a blossom, everything is awesome
Stepped in mud, got new brown shoes
It's awesome to win, and it's awesome to lose (it's awesome to lose)

Everything is better when we stick together
Side by side, you and I, gonna win forever, let's party forever
We're the same, I'm like you, you're like me, we're all working in harmony

Everything is awesome
Everything is cool when you're part of a team
Everything is awesome when we're living our dream

Blue skies, bouncy springs
We just named two awesome things
A Nobel prize, a piece of string
You know what's awesome? EVERYTHING!

Dogs with fleas, allergies,
A book of Greek antiquities
Brand new pants, a very old vest
Awesome items are the best

Trees, frogs, clogs
They're awesome
Rocks, clocks, and socks
They're awesome
Figs, and jigs, and twigs
That's awesome
Everything you see, or think, or say
Is awesome

Everything is awesome
Everything is cool when you're part of a team
Everything is awesome when we're living our dream

[Rollo]

14. GREAT NEWS!

YAAAAY

[Hortensis]

15. Dems winning lt gov and AG, MAY take the House of Delegates!

Link to tweet

They're picking up a great number of seats at very least.

[Madam45for2923]

16. Awesome! Very great night!

[IronLionZion]

17. Dems picked up the Attorney General plus 10 seats in the house, majority rule in VA now

and LT Governor also. It's a very Democratic night in Virginia, what used to be a red state

[IronLionZion]

18. Who can look at this election map of Virginia and claim Dems are stuck in some urban bubble?

https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/virginia-governor-election-gillespie-northam

Those are a lot of rural areas that went blue throughout the state. Not just northern VA.

[Retrograde]

19. Thank you, Virginians!

Gillespie has always made my flesh crawl.

[question everything]

20. Great! (nt)

[ffr]

21. Thank you democrats for participating. When we vote, we win!