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/GlibTurret Dec 20 '17

THANK YOU. Seriously, South Park made me so angry during the election. I had been a South Park fan since 1999, but I had to rethink that in light of how badly they framed political discourse this time. This is not a joke. Thousands of people are literally dying due to climate change, mismanagement of resources, lack of health care, pointless wars. One party is perpetrating this mess. The other party isn't perfect, but they're a hell of a lot better.

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u/tehbored Dec 20 '17

During this last election? They were pretty pro-Clinton last season. They basically told people to vote for her.

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u/WorkSucks135 Dec 20 '17

One party is perpetrating this mess.

Sure buddy. Let's just ignore that healthcare costs have skyrocketed under the ACA, and insurance options have decreased. The ACA also did fuck all to prevent people dying from lack of health care. Let's ignore that the democratic party's presidential candidate voted for the war in Iraq, and voted for the Patriot Act. Twice.

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u/GlibTurret Dec 20 '17

My health care options have been better under the ACA. But then, my state voted to expand Medicaid. There is a stark difference between states who didn't and states who did. The states who didn't shot themselves in the foot.