Ralph Northam wins the Democratic Party Nomination for Governor of Virginia.

[hrmjustin]

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Wasn't even close.

https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/virginia-primary-elections

[Bleacher Creature]

1. Wow! I guess having McCauliffe, Warner, and Kaine made a difference.

I'm just surprised that Obama backing Periello didn't keep it closer.

[rogue emissary]

2. Obama didn't back him in this primary.

He backed him in 2010 in a general election. I know Periello had a commercial with Obama in it, but that was from 2010. Some reason the commercial he released this year didn't mention the date.

[Cha]

7. I was wondering about that.. mahalo for the

clarification, rogue.

[Cha]

6. I know Sanders backed Periello

[Tarheel_Dem]

17. Really? That explains why it wasn't close.

[Cha]

20. Strange, huh

[JI7]

8. Obama himself did not support him but many in Obama admin did

[Bleacher Creature]

10. Thanks for that clarification.

I live in Maryland, so I was following it enough to have some idea of the players, but not enough to screw it up!

[JI7]

16. perriello did run by showing him with Obama in past campaigns

The reason many obama people supported him was because his support for some of obamas key issues while coming from a conservative district

But the election pretty much came down to inner state politics where most virgina dems supported northam.

[WhiteTara]

9. Was Periello backed by Bernie?

[Bleacher Creature]

12. Yes. NT

[Recursion]

3. I voted for him this morning

I was very happy with both him and Perriello; I just like him slightly better as the person to keep Richmond in the blue. Great campaign on both sides.

[renegade000]

18. I ended up going with Perriello, but was also happy with both.

Happy to see something of an enthusiasm gap between the Dem and GOP primaries. Can't believe (well actually I can...but...) Corey frickin' Stewart is so close to first on the GOP side.

[Recursion]

19. I would have thought Gillespie had this locked up

Interesting times

[renegade000]

21. Indeed.

That's ok, if Stewart wins I have every confidence in Northam -- he's US Army. It might be a slog, but he'll ultimately get to Richmond.

[brer cat]

28. Well played, renegade, well played.

[Cha]

4. The news was reporting it was so close.. quote from Lt Gov Ralph Northam..

"In May, Northam, the state’s lieutenant governor who has been described as “mild-mannered” and “genteel” over the course of his political career, offered a controversial diagnosis of the president in a campaign ad. “I’m listening carefully to Donald Trump, and I think he’s a narcissistic maniac,” he says, looking at the camera. “Whatever you call him, we’re not letting him bring his hate into Virginia.”

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/06/virginia-primary-2017-governors-race-perriello-northam/530082/

Mahalo, Justin

[Bleacher Creature]

11. I saw that ad on TV and nearly spit out my drink when I heard that line!

It's fantastic!!

[Cha]

13. Especially coming from one so "genteel".

.. I love it when people tell it like it is with cheato and don't help trying to normalize him.

[Blue Ridge Virginia]

5. Surprised to see such an east-west loyalty divide

I had voted twice for Perriello before, but was undecided down to the wire in the primary because both appeal to me. Then was laid up in NC on election day and could not get to vote at all.

Satisfied with the result but Perriello can take hope for the future in that he is very popular among Dems in his former district, which perhaps he can take back from the Republicans.

[nkpolitics1212]

14. Can Perriello run for his old US House Seat? Does he still reside in VA-5? What are his chances if

he decides to run for the US House in VA-5?

[phylny]

25. I live in VA-05. He won because Virgil Goode, his opponent, had foot in mouth disease, IIRC,

and Perriello won by only 1,000 votes. He was summarily beaten by Robert Hurt, who is no longer our congressman. The current dolt, Tom Garrett, is a jackass, too, but this is a tough district - very red.

Garrett, though, has run into a blue wall of resistance, so who knows what will happen?

[pirateshipdude]

15. Good to hear. Eom

[yellowcanine]

22. The big story is the distinctly lower turnout of Republicans. And heavy favorite Ed Gillespie is

barely hanging on with less than a 1% lead and 94% if the precincts in. Looks like recount territory.

[Recursion]

23. yeah it's not remotely given that Gillespie is going to take the GOP nom

Let us all hope Stewart invokes an expensive and destructive recount....

[yellowcanine]

24. Looks like Gillespie is going to win with a little over 1% margin. Bad news for him in November as

it appears that he did not get a strong Trump vote at all.

[Gothmog]

26. Yeah

Some Bernie supporters from Texas were up there campaigning for the other guy.

[mvd]

27. Supported Perriello because my Bernie did

That said, it wasn't one I was caring a lot about. It did not appear to be one of those races where one candidate was much more progressive on the issues. The good swipe against Trump may have helped Northam.

[MineralMan]

29. I hope he succeeds in the general election.

We need every Democrat to win in every election.

Congratulations to him on his primary victory!

[Cha]

30. Tom Perriello endorses him immediately!

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