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pangaia

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27. I live in a medium size town(very small "city") in Upstate NY

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #21)

Thu Nov 7, 2019, 03:39 PM

Nov 2019

We have had the same dem mayor for 28 years. Tuesday a repub won !!

And if I HAD to vote for a repub, this guy would be one of the few I could stomach... well.. he IS a repub !!!

This may not be too bad for us as the town board is generally on the slightly but clearly liberal side of things.. very protective of the environment, and the well-being of the citizens who live here..

but still.. even though it was very close.. humm....

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This warrants the attention that was mistakenly given to the KY governorship. [View all] LAS14 Nov 2019 OP

Step by step by step.... magicarpet Nov 2019 #1

A big, fat K&R! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2019 #2

Kentucky was important, gab13by13 Nov 2019 #3

I agree. He was thinking just as clearly as when he decided to release the Ukraine transcript. nt LAS14 Nov 2019 #9

Of course I rec'ed, but you other DUers make me feel like a bad Dad when I see this on a DU post: JoeOtterbein Nov 2019 #4

Is she really your daughter? lillypaddle Nov 2019 #11

Yep!!! JoeOtterbein Nov 2019 #12

That's the ticket!! lillypaddle Nov 2019 #14

Congrats Dad!! True Blue American Nov 2019 #29

I always feel bad when I see Holly's articles here before I check Politico! JoeOtterbein Nov 2019 #13

If Otterbein wasn't such a common name crazytown Nov 2019 #19

Thanks! JoeOtterbein Nov 2019 #20

They're both important. klook Nov 2019 #5

You Need Both DallasNE Nov 2019 #6

KY was more disappointing down ballot... Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #15

and now the nation knows about Kentucky's dire situation Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #17

You're Right! TA2020 Nov 2019 #7

It got coverage and also because 2 other rim counties had the same outcome BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #8

very true.. problem is repubs have been at this since 1970s at least.. pangaia Nov 2019 #10

Well the "equal and opposite reaction" happened in Jersey BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #21

I live in a medium size town(very small "city") in Upstate NY pangaia Nov 2019 #27

There are still some "moderate" Republicans out there who have not drunk the koolaid BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #28

Also we flipped the entire state government in VA. lagomorph777 Nov 2019 #16

That was near generational job to get done, too... Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #18

I think the DLC has (thankfully) disbanded, hasn't it? lagomorph777 Nov 2019 #23

Yeah, though that got us the Clinton pres IIRC... Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #24

I hear ya. We take the good with the bad... lagomorph777 Nov 2019 #25

One thing that happened here in PA in 2018 BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #22

Yes, and VA got partially "un-gerrymandered" too... Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #26

Have to thank the great legal arguments tying redistricting to language in our state Constitution BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #30

Was following that from afar with great interest... Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #31

They have been pushing for some type of "fair districting" here BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #32

Yeah, we're all mail in, basically... Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #33

Yeah - I can see the issue BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #34

I used to live in that area, and I can corroborate MBS Nov 2019 #35