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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumGillespie concedes U.S. Senate race in Virginia to Warner
From CNN Breaking News:
GOP candidate Ed Gillespie concedes U.S. Senate race in Virginia, says he's called Sen. Mark Warner to congratulate him.
https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/530783935249518592
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Gillespie concedes U.S. Senate race in Virginia to Warner (Original Post)
TroyD
Nov 2014
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JustAnotherGen
(31,828 posts)1. Well it's about god damn time!
I hate when they gin up drama. But - it's what Republicans excel at.
TroyD
(4,551 posts)2. Now they are saying Gillespie may run for Governor in 2017
Jake Tapper is saying on CNN that this makes Gillespie the top GOP choice for Governor in 2017.
Who knows. It's a long way off, and that's an eternity in politics.
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)3. Good (nt)
Old Nick
(468 posts)4. Amazing when you think about it
I mean, come on, a Republican acknowledging MATH???
davishenderson265
(108 posts)5. With normal turn out this race would have been a landslide.
Gillespie benefited greatly from very LOW turn out.