2017: NJ Gubernatorial/legislative elections

[Holmes]

There are a lot of uncontested primaries in the state leg.

[Holmes]

Interestingly enough, between Murphy and Guadagno I am leaning towards Guadagno.

Hmm.

[Holmes]

I'm glad Johnson got second. Wiz sucked.

[Holmes]

Poor Bramnick. He's a good man, but too close to Christie.

Bramnick will win despite the vicious gerrymander.

Kind of like how Democrats are on track to flip the VA HoD despite the vicious gerrymander there.

I love underdog stories!

[Holmes]

Poor Bramnick. He's a good man, but too close to Christie.

Bramnick will win despite the vicious gerrymander.

Kind of like how Democrats are on track to flip the VA HoD despite the vicious gerrymander there.

I love underdog stories!

How do you think the GOP won the VA House of Delegates in the first place in 2000 after decades out of power?

I guess the same way Democrats won tonight.

[Holmes]

How do you think the GOP won the VA House of Delegates in the first place in 2000 after decades out of power?

Ohhhh, I can't wait until Democrats gerrymander the living hell out of Virginia. Maybe they'll go on another 120-year run of complete control.

They could, sure. There is no VRA preclearance anymore. They did so for over a century before.

But I can think of ways to retaliate.

Complaining on a message board like you do with New Jersey?

[Holmes]

How do you think the GOP won the VA House of Delegates in the first place in 2000 after decades out of power?

Ohhhh, I can't wait until Democrats gerrymander the living hell out of Virginia. Maybe they'll go on another 120-year run of complete control.

They could, sure. There is no VRA preclearance anymore. They did so for over a century before.

But I can think of ways to retaliate.

Complaining on a message board like you do with New Jersey?

Nah. Congress and Jeff Sessions can simply block Virginia from gerrymandering with legislation, among other things. We won the elections and have the keys of federal power.

Guess we don't believe in state's rights anymore.

[Holmes]

Nah. Congress and Jeff Sessions can simply block Virginia from gerrymandering with legislation, among other things. We won the elections and have the keys of federal power.

Guess we don't believe in state's rights anymore.

You think your party's tactics won't be used against your party?

In Virginia? No. Democrats pretty much control the whole state now. The rats jumped off the sinking GOP ship tonight.

[Holmes]

I think maybe Democratic turnout wasn't as high as we thought it was going to be months ago. Maybe because Murphy's victory was a foregone conclusion and maybe Menendez also played a part. Republicans in Ocean and Monmouth showed up, of course.