Headline if the Democrats had won by the margin that Youngkin did,

Democrat wins by narrow margin in VA Governor race.

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Headline if the Democrats had won by the margin that Youngkin did, (Original post)	Sogo	Nov 2021	OP
And Democrats are doomed! . . .	Lovie777	Nov 2021	#1
Bet the Dems who lost won't be screaming stop the steal	Marthe48	Nov 2021	#2
Lol	EarlG	Nov 2021	#3
+1	spooky3	Nov 2021	#4
Thanks, EarlG.	Sogo	Nov 2021	#5
Point of comparison	brooklynite	Nov 2021	#6
The republican barely squeaked by in a off-off year election.	rockfordfile	Nov 2021	#8
Oy. Every time.	blm	Nov 2021	#7

Response to Sogo (Original post)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 02:08 PM

Lovie777 (4,017 posts)

1. And Democrats are doomed! . . .

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Response to Sogo (Original post)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 02:08 PM

Marthe48 (8,860 posts)

2. Bet the Dems who lost won't be screaming stop the steal

Or the election was rigged or any other sore loser comments that the media loves to report.

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Response to Sogo (Original post)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 02:09 PM

EarlG (19,343 posts)

3. Lol

I actually happened to stumble across an old Politico article earlier about Terry McAuliffe's victory in 2013. A couple of choice excerpts:

2013

Most public polls leading up to Election Day had Democrat Terry McAuliffe coasting to victory, some by double digits, in the Virginia governor’s race. Instead he squeaked by, beating Republican Ken Cuccinelli by less than 3 percentage points. ... The much-closer-than-expected outcome blunts the narrative that this was a clean win for Democrats going into 2014.

2021

With 99 percent of the expected vote counted as of Wednesday morning, Youngkin has staked out a 2-point lead — a margin that reflects major gains for Youngkin and his party across Virginia and in other states as well ... Youngkin's victory is a foreboding sign for Democrats as they prepare to try to hold slim majorities in both the House and the Senate in the midterms.

Slightly different context because in 2013 McAuliffe became the first candidate of the incumbent president's party to win the VA governorship in 30+ years, but still...

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Response to EarlG (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 02:11 PM

spooky3 (29,523 posts)