r/politics • u/slaysia • Dec 19 '17

Democrat wins Va. House seat in recount by single vote; creating 50-50 tie in legislature

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/democrat-wins-va-house-seat-in-recount-by-single-vote-creating-50-50-tie-in-legislature/2017/12/19/3ff227ae-e43e-11e7-ab50-621fe0588340_story.html?utm_term=.82f2b85b50fa
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u/arkhammer Dec 19 '17

The War is over!

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u/Business-Socks Dec 19 '17

The War is over! [Animated]

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u/PocketPillow Dec 20 '17

What's crazy is that, despite the red on the map, blue won the popular vote all 3 of those elections. 2004 and 1988 are the last two times Red has won the popular vote.

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u/arkhammer Dec 20 '17

Hard to win national elections when you can't gerrymander the popular vote.