What Went Down On Election Night 2017

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Alabama is still a deep red state, while Virginia — the race we’ve been most closely eyeing — leans blue. That said, GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore is pretty out there; he’s been removed from the state Supreme Court twice. So, I guess a Democrat could have a chance if they ran up margins in urban areas, turning out minorities, and if suburban, college-educated Republican-leaning voters just stayed home. But again, very red state.

Bad news for those who want a constitutional convention in New York. We now have over 200,000 votes counted. Voters are going 4-to-1 against a convention.

Quick geographic observation: Northam has led Democrats to a sweep tonight, including possibly picking up the House of Delegates. But in a sign of just how gigantic the urban/rural divide has become, he appears to have lost Virginia’s rural Eastern Shore, his one-time political base.