Maybe Moscow Mitch will get his first wake up call tonight. Beshear looks to be winning the KY governorship after Trump tried his hardest for Bevin. If this doesnt change his mind a little nothing will
@mas1581 I’m almost afraid to hope. Unfortunately it looks like he placed his man in as Secretary of State. Daniel Camberon is a lobbyist who is MoscowMitchs protege. He will fight the Governor at every turn. I was just watching the coverage on the local PBS station and the analyst made a good point. The Dem party in Kentucky needs a leader and a shot in the arm. I’m hoping that is Amy McGraff who is running against Mitch.
Virginia's senate is already flipped blue. Their house is going to as well, but not enough called races as of now. (Won 47 and leading in 8 more)
Trump has done the unthinkable in triplicate. Hes turned entire state legislature in VA, Governorship in KY, and Sessions' senate seat in AL blue. That takes talent.
Beshear will get beaten down every move he makes, but this is more about the bigger picture. The only reason republicans are protecting Trump is because they are worried about votes and Trump is thought to get them. Once the tide turns and Trump is shown to be publicly toxic to voters, especially in historically red states like KY and VA tonight (dems haven't controlled the state govt in 25 years), they will all turn on him like a pack of rabid wolves.
Unfortunately our Dem governor will have a Rep Secretary of State and he is Mitch’s man. I haven’t paid much attention to our state legislature’s but I believe it is still a red. The Dem party in Ky needs new blood and a strong leader.
Don’t get me wrong I’m thrilled to death Andy won. He will be a good Governor.
@MAS1581. If Trump goes down this year and I pray everyday he does, Mitch would be best to retire. One of the reasons Blevins lost in Ky is because he insulted the public school teachers. What he didn’t know,since he isn’t a native, is how strong our teachers union is.We haven’t been a total red state all that long, but we need new blood in the party.
If Trump goes down, its because Mitch turned on him as well. For that to happen, he needs to see it as his best move and it will be nothing more than a last gasp for air for McConnell's career. Even if he does survive, it will be a democratic senate and all his power will be lost.
Democrats accelerated Virginia’s historic partisan shift from red to blue on Tuesday, winning control of the State Senate and edging closer to flipping the House of Delegates as votes continued to be counted.
Also in Virginia, Danica Roem has won again! She beat the anti- gay, anti-trans Republican.
I am just going to repeat what she said the last time she did this:
to every person who’s ever been singled out, who’s ever been stigmatized, who’s ever been the misfit, who’s ever been the kid in the corner, who’s ever needed someone to stand up for them when they didn’t have a voice of their own. This one is for you. -Danica Roem
Yah Virginia!
@MAS1581 someone was saying on one of the MSNBC shows, sorry I don’t remember which one, that when polls show 60% want impeachment that’s when Mitch will turn. But I agree it will be too late. I can’t stress how significant Mitch being booed this year at a rally is. That has not happened in his 30 plus year career. Those in the know say that shook him to the tips of his Gucci loafers! Bye bye Mitch.
I am chillin out watching my Ky Wildcats play b-ball and sipping a nice Ky bourbon to salute Andy Beshear!
YAY VIRGINIA!!! When I was voting yesterday, I strongly felt that the Dems would win big in VA. Even though I live in a very blue district, there was a steady stream of people coming in, and I felt something was in the air.
When Danica Roem won two years ago I was surprised, since hers used to be a fairly conservative district. But this time she won by double digits! The tide has finally turned a rich hue of blue in Virginia. I'm hopeful that we can get certain legislation finally passed.
I also had a strange physical reaction last night. After watching some of the election news, I went through a few hours and even went to bed, feeling like I was getting really sick. It came on suddenly and was pretty profound -- chills with shaking, exhaustion, etc. I woke up this morning perfectly fine and, in spite of my ongoing health challenges, I felt good. I firmly believe it was a detox reaction -- a physical manifestation of our country rejecting and dispelling some of the toxicity in its system. I wish my body wasn't such a sponge, but hey -- it passed!
@yogagirl -- double YAY!! I bet MM is sweating bullets.