Most Republican county in Ohio just flipped nine seats blue

[workinclasszero]

Most Republican county in Ohio just flipped nine seats blue
Resistance to Trump is filtering down to local offices — even in a county Trump won by over 30 points.
By Matthew Chapman NOVEMBER 11, 2017

On Tuesday, Nov. 7, Democrats delivered shattering victories in the Virginia and New Jersey elections, and nationwide brought the total of state legislative seats flipped from red to blue since Donald Trump was elected to 32.

A less touted, but no less impressive, story is how Democrats have been flipping county and municipal offices in unexpected places.
Going into this week, Democrats had already made gains this year in local races in Illinois, New Mexico, and Virginia. And on Tuesday, local Democrats scored big in Ohio.

One of the most telling signs of growing Democratic strength is the results of elections in Ohio’s Warren County.

https://shareblue.com/most-republican-county-in-ohio-just-flipped-9-seats-blue/

[sheshe2]

1. Excellent.

[Persondem]

2. I really like hearing about stuff like this. Thank you for posting. K & R nt

[workinclasszero]

9. The blue wave is building

C'mon 2018!

[Iliyah]

3. Is corporate media talking about how well Dems did?

Probably not. They only harp on bad news concerning Dems. They do protect GOPers tho.

Anywho, congrats!

[workinclasszero]

10. Doubtful

But screw them!

Go dems!

[NewJeffCT]

21. There was quite a bit of news the day after election day

that was centered on Virginia and NJ as well as a few choice seats around the country, but I had not heard about Ohio and there has not been much since.

[Doitnow]

32. Have you noticed how the MSM interviews mainly Rethugs when Rethugs win OR lose.

[Kolesar]

41. Peter Daou noted how the press looks for regret from the Trump voters.

When will they interview the Clinton voters? You know, the majority?
Daou's on Twitter.

[underpants]

4. That's incredible

[Wounded Bear]

5. Sounds good to me...

all politics are local. The expansion of Democratic offices around the country is great news. It's great to see progress like this.

[delisen]

6. 2 things: Trump's record + Fake News Slowdown

[DinahMoeHum]

7. Local offices, folks. It's called "building the bench".

https://shareblue.com/most-republican-county-in-ohio-just-flipped-9-seats-blue/

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Warren County elected 9 new Democrats to local offices, and re-elected all 4 incumbents. Democrats now have multiple school board members, township trustees, a municipal court judge in Franklin, and a seat on the Educational Services Center. For good measure, they helped a moderate Republican defeat a far-right candidate for trustee in Deerfield Township.
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As the political signs shift more and more towards a coming wave election, Democrats are finding themselves competitive in places they have been locked out of for decades.
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Success and fresh blood beget more success and fresh blood.

Local races and high turnout via the ground game.

When Democrats show up to vote, Democrats win.

[workinclasszero]

11. We take back this country

from the ground up!

[chimpymustgo]

12. Are we taking over election boards? Warren County has been notorious for pulling election crap.

But it is good news!

[smirkymonkey]

14. Yes! This is great news!

[brer cat]

16. Yes, indeed.

My tiny town in a very red area (voted 80% for trump) and in the Bible-belt just elected a Democratic mayor, and she is openly lesbian. She won by a 3-to-1 margin. We will have a hard time getting out from republican rule here, but clearly the times are changing, and we will build from the ground up.

[triron]

8. We are about to elect a democrat for mayor

here in Albuquerque on Tuesday.

[workinclasszero]

13. Good luck!

[lindalou65]

15. K&R!

Bravo!

[packman]

17. Howard Dean had it right

50 state strategy - Nothing to small- one at a time

[vi5]

19. Exactly..

..and that's why he was so justly rewarded by President Obama and the Democratic party after the 2008 election wins!

What's that?

Oh........

[packman]

20. Agree - Never could understand that snub

Dean gave them the Presidency and they exiled him

[NewJeffCT]

22. agreed

and, all these people in Ohio, maybe there are one or two that can move up to bigger seats - statewide offices or maybe US House and Senate eventually. Building a bench is important for the long term

[LiberalLovinLug]

25. Yup

DWS set us back 10 years.

[AllyCat]

29. She didnt help, but the losses started years ago

The loss of statehouses and local government to horrible GOPpers was more than just her fault.

[shenmue]

18. Yay

[sunonmars]

23. Ohio was stolen , we all know it.

[HughBeaumont]

36. In 2000 and 2004, maybe.

In 2016, no. Hillary only won EIGHT counties. By election percentage, we're now as deep-red as Texas.

This isn't like what happened with 43. Ohio putting Trump in office is just plain stupidity on our part.

[PatrickforO]

24. In Douglas County, Colorado, for Dems ran together on an anti-voucher

and fiscal sanity ticket for the School Board and soundly defeated the Tea Party incumbents who had proven over the last couple years that they had no clue how to do the job.

So, yes, it is happening everywhere.

[NastyRiffraff]

26. EXCELLENT news!

We'll take back the country, one county at a time. Even national elections depend on precincts. Stop the gerrymandering!

[lindysalsagal]

27. Really great news. Ohio is usually the one gotta-have state.

[keithbvadu2]

28. Every republican candidate should have his/her picture paired with Trump.

Some, it will help.

Most, not?

[lagomorph777]

39. and Moore.

[stuffmatters]

30. Great news, TY!

[YOHABLO]

31. Enough! We're fed up with this shit!

[muntrv]

33. Great. Local races is where Democrats need to win.

That's the farm system for state and national offices.

[demosincebirth]

34. Good news, but let us not shoot ourselves in the foot by some senseless intra-party scrabbles

[BlueMTexpat]

35. One person who has been

quietly assisting in these less-known and less-publicized elections is Martin O'Malley. He's not doing it for the publicity but for the principles involved.

O'Malley is a true Democrat.

[manhatslim]

37. NY Times

If you read the NY Times front page today..we'd pack it in. The article says a 2018 Dem victory is virtually impossible... between voter suppression and gerrymandering.. we might as well give up!? It is an infuriating piece .. that we pray is wrong! - especially in the face of victories in the Virginia House of Reps and this Ohio district.. still very worrisome..

[lagomorph777]

40. NYT is full of it on this one.

Even suppression and gerrymandering are not enough to overcome the fury that most Americans feel toward the Greedy Old Pedophile party now.

[dlk]

38. When Democrats Vote - Change Happens!