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Originally Posted by reckless
Actually, mosty, Gillespie was down double digits for most the campaign. He closed the gap the last 2-3 weeks only after he began mentioning policies that might be considered 'Trump' policies, like being against sanctuary cities, etc. Prior to that he distanced himself from Trump and hired all well-known anti-Trumpers to run his campaign. Look where that got him. 
Spin this all you want... Trump lost Virginia to Hillary by 5 points or so. Gillespie lost by 8 percentage points. GOP candidate for Lt. Governor, Jill Vogel, did better than Gillespie too.
Why did Gillespie's running mate do better than stupid Ed did, if Trump was the anchor as you say? She did better because she openly supported Trump, that's why.
I know all you guys want to make this a Trump loss. Go ahead. People know better, especially those that are working to purge the chronic and consistent losers in the GOP, such as Gillespie, all things Bush, Rove, Corker, McCain, Flake and other jerks. |
I don't think Gillespie fits the mold of the majority of Trump voters. He has been solidly in the Bush's camp for years, he actually ran the RNC for many years. In other words, he reeks of the smelly swamp. Lots of facts in this election sort of defies logic. Gillespie actually received the second highest number of votes ever cast in a VA gubernatorial election, Northram the highest. Would like to see totals of mail in ballots vs. ballots cast at polls. There was a wide decrevacy between polls and final votes, a close race was predicted.
