I am amazed no one has commented on yesterday's election results but they were generally quite good.

(1) In Houston (Houston!) voters decisively rejected a measure which would have banned "discrimination based not just on gender identity and sexual orientation, but also 13 classes already protected under federal law: sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy and genetic information, as well as family, marital or military status." The measure was an attempt by a lesbian mayor and a leftist city council to force transgender "equality" throughout the city.

(2)In VA Republicans held on to their majority in the Senate which is doubly sweet because it delivers "Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe an electoral blow with a legislature solidly controlled by the GOP heading into his final two years in office." Secondly, Bloomberg spent a ton of money pushing the election as a referendum on gun control. He lost.

(3)In KY Tea Party favorite and devout Christian Republican Matt Bevin won the governorship, only the second Republican to do so in 4 decades. Bevin's victory led a strong Republican showing throughout the state. Obama is loathed in KY both due to ObamaCare and for what he has done to the coal industry. One wonders if McConnell gets the message and quits catering to the guy.

(4)In Portland, Maine, the state's largest city and one considered a Liberal stronghold, voters turned down a city council imposed minimum wage hike to $15/hr over time.

(5)OH voters decisively turned down a measure to legalize marijuana. That can be good or bad depending on your pov.

(6)In San Francisco the sheriff who released the illegal who shot and killed Kate Steinle was turned out of office. Let us hope this is a commentary on sanctuary cities policy but who knows with these Left coast kooks.

(7)About the only negative story of the night was in NJ where Dems increased their membership and control of the state assembly. Not sure how this reflects on Christie and it's really not all that shocking given it's Liberal Joisy.

That's all I have for now. Anyone care to add something or comment?

About #6, the SF sheriff's race.

Zitat

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San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi lost his re-election bid late Tuesday to challenger former Chief Deputy Vicki Hennessy after an uproar over his sanctuary city policy, which was blamed for the death of a woman in July at the hands of an illegal immigrant.

Ms. Hennessy had said she would ease the policy and rescind Sheriff Mirkarimi’s “gag order” allowing only limited communication or cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

Sheriff Mirkarimi came under scrutiny after 32-year-old Kate Steinle was shot and killed on Pier 14 by Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, an illegal immigrant who had been deported five times but was released from jail even though federal authorities had asked to be notified beforehand.

Lopez-Sanchez later confessed to the killing in a jailhouse interview with KGO-TV, but said it was an accident. He has been charged with first-degree murder.

“Mirkarimi spins himself in circles both rationalizing his policy and refusing to accept responsibility for his part in the circumstances that led to the tragedy. The bottom line: It could happen again with Mirkarimi and his ‘gag rule’ in place,” said the San Francisco Chronicle in its endorsement of Ms. Hennessy

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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015...ry-champion-tr/

Quote: ThirstyMan wrote in post #3

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"Under President Obama, Democrats have lost 900+ state legislature seats, 12 governors, 69 House seats, 13 Senate seats. That's some legacy."

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