Yup, Republicans actually expanded their lead in the House to 240. Meanwhile the Dems are in a frenzy because they won a governorship in a state that voted overwhelmingly Blue in the 2016 elections. Whoop de doo!
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-st...cted-to-win-race-to-fill-chaffetzs-house-seat
They retained a seat in deep red yokel country. They did not win a new one.
And Democrats retained a governorship in commie government fascist Blue VA. What's all the hype about?
We won a governorship in New Jersey.
That and it seems VA has permanently become a blue state. Good news all around
NJ is predominately Blue, and the previous governor had a 16% approval rating. what next will the Democrat hype be equivalent to the moon landing, wins in California?
On the other hand this serves as a good warning shot to the republicans to get their act together and stop this internal bickering.
There are several reasons for this being a big deal. Gillespie got 100.000 more votes than Cuccinelli did 4 years ago. However the Democrats got 330,000 votes than the current Democrat Governor did 4 years ago.
Also Democrats have picked up at least 15 House seats which was not expected. Also the Democrat did better than Clinton among blacks and women.
It should serve a warning to Republicans. The things they are trying to do are not what voters want. 39% of voters voted on the basis of healthcare and Democrats got 77% Only 15% and 12% voted on the basis of taxes and immigration and they voted heavily for Gillespie. Yet Republicans are bent on destroying Obamacare when voters want it fixed not repealed. Also they see taxes and immigration as their issues when most people don't.