What Gillespie winning would mean for dems...

[Dr. Arch]

Gillespie wins

- Perriello/Bernie would have won, corrupt DNC establishment, stupid rednecks, Northam rigged the primary, etc.
- Permanent Republican majority?
- I told you VA was still a swing state!!!1! This means that VA-SEN 2018/2020 and VA-PRES 2020 are winnable for Rs as well! 
- RINO Tom: "This totally proves that 2016 was just a one-off! Ds can only win elections if they try to win back White voters in rural areas, because appealing to suburbanites is CLEARLY a losing strategy! VA is still hella purple, maybe even slightly Republican-leaning!"
- The election was rigged.
- Rs won VA in 2009 and won bigly in 2010, you know what this means, right? Right?
- Ds won VA in 2013 but lost bigly in 2014, you know what this means, right? Right?

Northam wins

- Republicans are dead, they can't even win a swing state race with a strong candidate like Gillespie!
- Gillespie only lost because of TRUMP. If CLINTON had been president instead of TRUMP, Gillespie would have won by AT LEAST 5! And of course Republicans would have easily won that Senate special election as well!
- Is John Barrasso now vulnerable? Is Alabama now a Tossup?
- Northam only won by [insert Northam margin of victory here], terrible result for Ds!
- Perriello would have won by more.
- Fairfax County = C(r)ook County, WA-GOV 2004 redux, etc.
- "B-b-b-but I thought Republicans always outperform the polling average in VA!!11"

Obviously exaggerating, but I really wouldn't be surprised if someone started a "Is the [insert party that lost VA-GOV here] now dead?" thread as soon as the race is called.

You pretty much captured all of it.

[Dr. Arch]

Gillespie winning would only confirm that Dems became an out-of touch completely coastal party. And the biggest responsibility for that bears the man Dems love: Barack Hussein Obama.

Yeah the out of touch coastal elitist party that has more Senators from red states than Republicans do from blue states and the coastal elitist party + MN, IL, NM, CO, NV, and VT that enamors the black guy with a funny name that has a 60% favorable rating.

On second thought, I guess Illinois, NM, MN, CO, and NV all touch a body of water or have bodies of water in them, so maybe that makes them coastal elitists

Dems lost 1,000 state legislature seats in past years and 15 governorships.

The Rust Belt has largely become Republican. Donald Trump swung it bigly 'cause he has a message. The only blue state in Midwest remains Illinois. But take away Chicago / Cook County and Illinois becomes a solid Republican state. Dems are not competitative outside of big cities and this trend will continue 'cause the party is pushed to the far-left by Bernie and others. If Dems continue the path to the left, they will feel the burn. They already are. If Dems really want to be a political factor again, the need to come back to the roots. Joe Manchin should be the most leftist senator (I personally consider him a fake moderate).

Let's compare stats at the end of Trump's presidency dude

My prediction: By 2024, Dems will try to figure out how they lost against President-elect Roy Moore and Vice President-elect Kris Kobach. And how they lost the third election in a row. Believe me.

Hah! Dear lords... Another gem