OFFICIAL Virginia Gubernatorial Election RESULTS THREAD

[faithfulfriend]

I hope the libertarian candidate fucks him over, but I dont live in VA

Good, I'm glad you don't. I do.

Cuccinelli may not be perfect, but he's certainly much better than McAwful. Gun rights have made great progress in VA the past 4 years and I'm fighting to keep it that way.

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

Over 65s make up something like 40% of the entire electorate, as in people who actually cast a vote.

True, but breaking the vote down by age categories Romney only won the two oldest groups and it wasn't enough to overcome all the others.

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

I hope the libertarian candidate fucks him over, but I dont live in VA

Why? The LP candidate isn't anything to be proud of. He actually favors carbon taxes.

 

[faithfulfriend]

Why? The LP candidate isn't anything to be proud of. He actually favors carbon taxes.

Probably because big "L" Libertarians are sheeple just like Republicans are. They vote for whoever runs on the party ticket, regardless of the positions they take. Yet the taunt the position that they "think for themselves".

 

[devil21]

CNN exit polling is 50% McAuliffe - 43% Cuccinelli - 7% Sarvis

 

[green73]

 

[Todd]

I live in rural SW Virginia. Hardly anyone at the polls today.

 

[devil21]

Results link here: http://www.politico.com/2013-election/results/governor/virginia/

CNN's exit polling showed Sarvis taking 7% from McAuliffe. I didn't catch the percentage from Cucc. Dems are voting for Libertarian candidates in larger numbers than the media generally wants to admit.

 

[Lord Xar]

CNN exit polling is 50% McAuliffe - 43% Cuccinelli - 7% Sarvis

what is the % reporting? And what areas have yet to come in?

 

[dillo]

Probably because big "L" Libertarians are sheeple just like Republicans are. They vote for whoever runs on the party ticket, regardless of the positions they take. Yet the taunt the position that they "think for themselves".

Thinking for yourself is voting for the lesser of 2 evils, if a L gets a good turnout even if its a terrible L, it increases the chances of more parties getting representation in debates. More representation of smaller parties is a good thing to me. Obviously the L isnt going to win in virginia and from the sound of it thats a good thing, but a high turn out helps the liberty movement in my opinion.

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

CNN exit polling is 50% McAuliffe - 43% Cuccinelli - 7% Sarvis

Whomp, whomp...

 

[Demigod]

Virginia turnout also tracked with the 2012 presidential cycle electorate: 72% white, 20% black, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% other.

If you consider that there is no way to get even something remotely of the majority of those 26% ( black,hispanic,asian ) + from those 72% you are losing with women,young people and "professional voters" aka government workers there is no way that you can win in hell.

You can field Thomas Jefferson/Jesus or Washington/GOD on the notion of fiscal conservatism and moral responsibility and they would lose to a Hillary/Hitler.

 

[green73]

 

[Lord Xar]

Whomp, whomp...

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/11/politics/election-2013/index.html

This shows Cuccinelli ahead?

Cucc = 52% - 44,295 votes
Mcau = 39% - 32,777 votes

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

Thinking for yourself is voting for the lesser of 2 evils, if a L gets a good turnout even if its a terrible L, it increases the chances of more parties getting representation in debates. More representation of smaller parties is a good thing to me. Obviously the L isnt going to win in virginia and from the sound of it thats a good thing, but a high turn out helps the liberty movement in my opinion.

Having more parties isn't a panacea. Some of the most socialist countries on the planet have multi-party elections.

 

[Dorfsmith]

What if Sarvis is pulling more votes from the Dem than Cuccinelli? Anybody know where the big Dem counties are in Virginia?

 

[Miss Annie]

I see some behind being kicked here!
http://www.vpap.org/elections/live_results/nov_2013?race=gov

Cuchinelli 61.37%
McAuliffe 32.18 %

 

[Lord Xar]

@green - seems your numbers are far behind atm.

 

[green73]

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/11/politics/election-2013/index.html

This shows Cuccinelli ahead?

Cucc = 52% - 44,295 votes
Mcau = 39% - 32,777 votes

I was responding to the exit polls.

But the big lead in very early returns isn't worth getting excited about. George Allen had like a 66%-33% lead with over 20% reporting back in 2006, and then lost.