VA-GOV 2017: It's a Wave (GE: Nov 7th - Thread #2)

[Terry the Fat Shark]

CNN reports dems are encouraged by NoVA turnout but worried about high SW VA turnout

No one has seen high SW VA turnout?

Looks like Dems do.

[America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗]

Supposedly 120%+ turnout compared to 2013 in SWVA
https://mobile.twitter.com/JakeBurnsCBS6/status/928040147316301825

Oh, it's GOP staff that's saying that... I'd take this with a grain of salt obviously.

[DrScholl]

CNN reports dems are encouraged by NoVA turnout but worried about high SW VA turnout

That's actually a misrepresentation of what was stated. Democrats don't have any word on what turnout like there is at all. There was zero stated that there was high turnout in Southwest Virginia.

[swf541]

CNN reports dems are encouraged by NoVA turnout but worried about high SW VA turnout

No one has seen high SW VA turnout?

Looks like Dems do.

Dems seem to have said it was lack of reports not that it was high (meaning it could be high)

[henster]

Haven't seen any indication of that turnout in SWVA.

[Progressive]

Supposedly 120%+ turnout compared to 2013 in SWVA
https://mobile.twitter.com/JakeBurnsCBS6/status/928040147316301825

Oh, it's GOP staff that's saying that... I'd take this with a grain of salt obviously.

Yeah...I remember people being ecstatic about long lines in Philly in '16, just saying

[Brittain33]

Magical thinking by staffers prepping for a potentially rough night.

[Hindsight was 2020]

Well the CNN report wasn't that they fear a strong turnout but more about being blindsided again by rural turnout like 2016 but the few numbers we have don't suggest it

[IceSpear]

If Gillespie wins he can thank Racist VA Hicks.

[Baki]

CNN reports dems are encouraged by NoVA turnout but worried about high SW VA turnout

No.
CNN reports that the Democrats are worried because they don't have any real info about SW VA so - for all they know - turnout could be booming there but may also be abysmal.

[swf541]

Well the CNN report wasn't that they fear a strong turnout but more about being blindsided again by rural turnout like 2016 but the few numbers we have don't suggest it

That makes a lot more sense

[GeorgiaModerate]

The tweet says numbers up 120% in some rural precincts.  That's cherry picking.  We need to see relative turnout on a countywide basis.

[BudgieForce]

120% sounds unlikely, unless some SW Virginia towns have experienced huge population increases.

[swf541]

The tweet says numbers up 120% in some rural precincts.  That's cherry picking.  We need to see relative turnout on a countywide basis.

Could also imply that the numbers they have in Northern Virignia arent good and need that turnout in swva

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

Yeah I don't believe the staffers one bit. We have been getting numbers from the cities and NOVA all day and if we got numbers there then we should've been getting some from SWVA.

[Oryxslayer]

2 minutes to go....

[libertpaulian]

It's time!

[Hydera]

HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS

[wjx987]

Polls close now.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Dave Wasserman's take on the 538 live blog:

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[rob in cal]

  Just remember everybody, NOVA votes come in last, and with every passing year that region is becoming stronger and stronger Dem.

[BudgieForce]

It was a Jeb meme Henster.

[fluffypanther19]

its game time!!!!!!

[Oryxslayer]

Reminder to everyone who might freak out, its totally natural for dems to be down until 80-90% of precincts reporting yet end up wining by strong margins.

[swf541]

Too Early to Call