Members DramatistDreamer Posted November 8, 2017 Members Share Posted November 8, 2017 Justin Fairfax is only the 2nd African American elected to statewide office in VA. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted November 8, 2017 Members Share Posted November 8, 2017 Looks like we're taking the VA House of Delegates. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted November 8, 2017 Members Share Posted November 8, 2017 Apropos of nothing, but I will have medical insurance again in 2018 -- and with a $0 monthly premium. And all I had to do was promise to file an income tax return for the 2018 year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JaneAusten Posted November 8, 2017 Members Share Posted November 8, 2017 You have to wonder about the polling. I kept hearing the MSM and how dismal they were about VA yet there was so much activity in the state in terms of volunteers for weeks. The margin Northam won by was greater than any candidate in the past 30 years. And I think Northam while a decent man and candidate ran a rather lackluster campaign. I went through the training a few weeks back to become a CAC(an assister) who helps people enroll and even in Illinois, I had no clue that you could actually enroll in a marketplace plan and be eligible enough for Premium tax credits to pay nothing. Lots of things people don't realize. Good for you for getting it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JaneAusten Posted November 8, 2017 Members Share Posted November 8, 2017 Some other interesting races 1. Charlotte, NC just elected their first AA Female mayor, Vi Lykes. 2. Helena. MT just elected their first AA mayor in the history of the state, Wilmot Collins 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted November 8, 2017 Members Share Posted November 8, 2017 It shows the importance of running people in as many seats as possible. And of the party supporting and encouraging diversity, as the winners were a very diverse group - a lot of women, Asian-American, Latina, black, lgbt, etc. One of the winners was the boyfriend of the reporter who along with a cameraman was shot to death on-air. http://www.roanoke.com/news/politics/general_assembly/a-life-turned-upside-down-led-chris-hurst-to-politics/article_34e544f0-bb57-11e7-b610-67c6c0d82ab3.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JaneAusten Posted November 8, 2017 Members Share Posted November 8, 2017 So the state of Maine had an referenda on the ballot to expand Medicaid http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/mainers-set-vote-expand-medicaid-50977139 This COULD be a model for states that have chosen not to expand it. Why? Apparently the MOST consistent issue voters shared across all the races tonight - Healthcare was number 1 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wendy Posted November 8, 2017 Members Share Posted November 8, 2017 Wow. This is a great article. And good for this man for using his exposure to try and push change. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted November 8, 2017 Members Share Posted November 8, 2017 From before the blowout results, but even more relevant now: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted November 8, 2017 Members Share Posted November 8, 2017 I read that healthcare was one and guns was another. And from the stats that I'm seeing in VA, Black women really delivered for the Democrats. Why are we being taken for granted by the party? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted November 8, 2017 Members Share Posted November 8, 2017 (edited) That doesn't surprise me, or that guns was number two. At the end of the day, all the dog whistles over "issues" like whether one should stand up for or salute the flag are just that: dog whistles. Edited November 8, 2017 by Khan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Juliajms Posted November 8, 2017 Members Share Posted November 8, 2017 I'm happy for you Khan. I'm sure that's a huge relief. Yesterday was a good day. I hope this puts some fear in the hearts of the Republicans when it comes to that awful tax reform bill. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted November 8, 2017 Members Share Posted November 8, 2017 (edited) On the one hand, it makes sense. Democrats know Black women will not vote Republican (especially now, after Charlottesville). However, what they might fail to realize is that Black women could still vote third-party or just plain stay home. I still save money by buying my regular prescription drugs at Sam's Club. However, for the past year, I've stressed a tad more than usual about developing a disease that would require medical tests or lengthy hospital stays. Edited November 8, 2017 by Khan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eric83 Posted November 8, 2017 Members Share Posted November 8, 2017 It’s cute how the Republicans are acting like they didn’t devote millions of dollars and thousands of hours of manpower into this race. Now the narrative from the GOP hacks is that Virginia is a Solid blue state and there’s nothing Democrats should be celebrating. Meanwhile they nearly took over the House of Delegates after having a 32 seat deficit from the Republicans and Trump was sending out frantic, incoherent robo calls yesterday. Please register in order to view this content I strongly believe that Kamala Harris will be on the 2020 ticket. Either as Joe Biden’s VP or as the Presidential nominee. She has a path to the nomination. I’m honestly considering voting for her if she runs in the primary. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Juliajms Posted November 8, 2017 Members Share Posted November 8, 2017 Or I saw one on CNN this morning acting like they lost because their agenda isn't getting through! Please register in order to view this content No man, it's because people have seen your agenda in action and are repelled by it. I would also vote for Kamala. And before you start Marceline, I don't give a fig about the people of California. Just kidding, I do, but I care about the Republic a lot more. We are in desperate times and California may just have to make the sacrifice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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