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Going into the election, Democrats held the state senate. But rather than giving Youngkin control over both houses of the state legislature, voters left Democrats in charge of the Senate and flipped the House of Delegates over to the Democrats. The Democrats are expected to elevate House minority leader Don Scott of Portsmouth to the speakership, making him the first Black House speaker in Virginia history.
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Virginia state legislature both House and Senate have gone blue 💙
Kentucky's Andy Beshear after tonight's win.
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CNN
Key Race alert: Democrats have an advantage in 52 Virginia House Delegate races
In the Virginia legislature election, Democrats currently have an advantage in the House Delegate races, leading in 52 House seats while Republicans lead in 48, according to the Virginia Department of Elections.
In order to gain control of the chamber, a party needs to win 51 seats.
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Arizona Republican consultant Barrett Marson said, in short, his party should be scared after Ohio.
“Tonight’s results in Ohio should scare every Republican in a state where an abortion question is on the ballot in 2024,” Marson told CNN. “Abortion initiatives are both driving turnout among Democrats and forcing Republicans to talk about an issue of which they are on the wrong side of the electorate.”
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Democrat Cherelle Parker wins the race for mayor of Philadelphia, defeating Republican opponent David Oh. 💙
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Gabe Amo (D) first person of color to win RI 1st Congressional District. #politics #voting #elections
They ran out of ballots and extended #voting for an hour in part of Mississippi Gov race because the Democrat, Brandon Presley, who is a second cousin of Elvis, is bringing out so much of the vote. 🤞🤞
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Jen Taub
Keep Trump Off Ballot?
Today Minnesota Voters are in Court to Do Just That
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Scott Pilutik
present stance on gay conversion therapy and whether he can now admit, like so many other higher-ups in the movement have, that it was cruel and harmful, and that now might be a good time to apologize.
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Scott Pilutik
made videos, and so on. He was as active and visible as anyone in the movement.
The one constant in the gay therapy movement is that its leaders eventually either come out as gay (McKrae Game, David Matheson) or otherwise concede that the practice is harmful and apologize.
Mike Johnson is skilled enough to deflect questions on the topic but reporters should keep asking about his present stance...
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Scott Pilutik
It's axiomatic by now that the loudest anti-homosexuality advocates are themselves gay and are simply wielding their repression like a cudgel, imposing their misery on the world at large.
Turning then to Mike Johnson, few people have invested as much time hating themselves, er, gay people, as the newly elected House Speaker.
Johnson partnered with Exodus in the 2010s, the leading gay conversion therapy group, advised the group legally, promoted events...
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Dahlia Lithwick
No Wonder Donald Trump Loves Mike Johnson #AssWaffle #politics
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/10/why-donald-trump-loves-mike-johnson.html
Rep Becca Balint has my full support. #politics
Scott Pilutik
I'm not a baseball managing doctor, but Kentucky clearly needs to call in to the bullpen to relieve Mitch McConnell. They're doing him no favors leaving him out there, and it reflects even worse on his handlers that they're pretending he can still pitch. #politics
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