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/jkalderash New York Dec 19 '17

Do it! I took three days off to knock on doors in VA this year and it was incredibly rewarding (if stressful!).

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '17

Bravo!

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u/TheGlassCat Dec 20 '17

Thank you!

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u/huskies4life Dec 20 '17

What kind of reactions/topics did you get for on constituents? Also, Thank you!

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u/jkalderash New York Dec 20 '17

I was campaigning for Jennifer Carroll Foy whose district has terrible traffic for DC commuters, so I heard a lot about that. Also Medicaid expansion.

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u/ryancleg Dec 20 '17

You may have flipped the election!

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u/FlipKickBack Dec 20 '17

wow thank you!

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u/looshfarmer Dec 20 '17

Found a true American hero finally. Nice work.