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Swordsmyth
09-13-2017, 05:35 PM
Democrats have picked up key wins in two traditionally Republican areas, gaining two seats in the House in the process.
The first came in New Hampshire, as Democrat Charlie St. Clair beat Republican Steven Whalley in Belknap County in a special election to replace former Representative Robert Fisher. Fisher resigned from the position because people found out he was active on the Red Pill website, and that he regularly posted misogynist comments there. WMUR (http://www.wmur.com/article/democrat-flips-gop-house-seat-in-laconia-belmont-special-election/12232749) reports that St. Clair is known in the community as the organizer of Bike Week, because sure, why not.
The second Dem victory was in Oklahoma, as Jacob Rosecrants won in House District 46, a district with a 3,000 Republican voter advantage. The AP (https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/oklahoma/articles/2017-09-12/polls-open-for-special-elections-across-oklahoma) reports that Rosecrants, a schoolteacher, beat Republican businessman Darin Chambers with 60 percent of the vote.

More at: https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/09/democrats-pick-up-two-house-seats-in-previously-re.html

enhanced_deficit
09-13-2017, 05:39 PM
In unrelated news, Trump recently picked up two top democrats , Pelosi and Schumer, also :)

juleswin
09-13-2017, 07:48 PM
In unrelated news, Trump recently picked up two top democrats , Pelosi and Schumer, also :)

Now that is very funny

oyarde
09-13-2017, 08:34 PM
It is a sad state when the Indian Territory is electing school teacher dems as that breed of animal is known communist . As is dem lawyer.

RonZeplin
09-14-2017, 05:22 AM
http://www.wmur.com/article/democrat-flips-gop-house-seat-in-laconia-belmont-special-election/12232749

Tuesday’s Laconia-Belmont election was the first to be held under the new stricter voting registration and identification requirements outlined in the Republican-backed Senate Bill 3. The new law took effect Friday and is being challenged in court by the League of Women Voters and the New Hampshire Democratic Party.

Judge Charles Temple early Tuesday morning issued a temporary restraining order blocking the penalties in the new law from taking effect but allowing new registration and voting affidavits to be used for those voters who did not present a photo ID or verifiable proof of domicile.

See WMUR’s latest report on the controversial law land court ruling here (http://www.wmur.com/article/judge-weighing-whether-to-block-new-voting-id-registration-law-from-taking-effectt/12225002).



So for instance, a couple of masshole former governors like Mitt Romney and Bill Weld could go to NH and vote. Not that I'm recommending voting for Republicans, just saying...