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E: -8.00, S: -7.65

« Reply #25 on: December 22, 2022, 12:00:40 PM »

This result is not surprising to me given that McClellan locked up virtually all of the establishment support in a state like Virginia which has a lot of establishment-oriented voters (and a firehouse primary only makes this more pronounced).
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Junior Chimp
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E: -8.00, S: -7.65

« Reply #26 on: February 21, 2023, 10:44:13 AM »
« Edited: February 21, 2023, 10:48:15 AM by Gracile »

Seems obvious that the result in Virginia is secure, but what is the benchmark percentage? Something less than McEachin's 63.8%?

I can see the Democratic vote share being slightly lower than that because this is a seat where Democrats are highly dependent on black turnout - which may be much lower in a special (compare this to seats where Democrats overperformed last year, like MN-01 and NY-19 that are demographically dissimilar and overwhelmingly white). McAuliffe also won this seat by slightly less than that (61-37).

McClellan's victory is still assured, but I don't think the circumstances are there for a considerable overperformance like some of last year's specials.
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« Reply #27 on: February 21, 2023, 08:37:12 PM »

Well, I was wrong. This is another impressive showing for Democrats in House special elections.
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