Dem wins New Hampshire seat in Trump district
Source: The Hill
BY REID WILSON - 02/27/18 07:57 PM EST
Democrats picked up another special election victory Tuesday, winning a legislative seat in a New Hampshire district where President Trump beat Hillary Clinton by a 13-point margin in 2016.
Voters in Laconia chose Philip Spagnuolo, a substance abuse counselor, over former state employee Les Cartier. The district had come open when state Rep. Donald Flanders (R) died in September.
Spagnuolo won by a margin of 968 votes to 841, or about 7 percentage points.
It is the latest in a string of special elections Democrats have won in Republican-held territory. Just this year, Democrats have picked off GOP-held seats in Missouri, Florida, Kentucky and Wisconsin.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/375880-dem-wins-new-hampshire-seat-in-trump-district
bucolic_frolic
(43,342 posts)Not even a French name could carry Cartier through? Republicans really are in for a royal thumping like this country has rarely seen.
RandySF
(59,334 posts)sprinkleeninow
(20,267 posts)mountain grammy
(26,656 posts)Leghorn21
(13,527 posts)...and thank you, DonV!
callous taoboy
(4,590 posts)SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)Cha
(297,764 posts)ENOUGH!!!
TomSlick
(11,114 posts)iluvtennis
(19,880 posts)UpInArms
(51,285 posts)I hope the momentum keeps up through November
pennylane100
(3,425 posts)sprinkleeninow
(20,267 posts)riversedge
(70,322 posts)knightmaar
(748 posts)Confused Canadian here ...
FakeNoose
(32,791 posts)... so I took another look at the OP. I think the answer is in the last paragraph:
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) executive director Jessica Post called Spagnuolo's victory "a perfect example of the DLCCs win strategy."
The DLCC made significant structural investments in this chamber, which allowed our legislative leaders and New Hampshire Democrats to build a strong team to recruit the best candidates and flip five seats from red to blue across the state," Post said in a statement.
"The DLCC is proud of our winning partnership with New Hampshire Democrats, who have continued to deliver outstanding results and special election wins. Representative-elect Phil Spagnuolo will be a strong voice for the people of Laconia in the state House, and we congratulate him on his victory tonight.
So he just won a Representative seat in the NH state legislature. The big news is that the previous winners have all been Republicans and the state went for Trump last time. So this is something for the Democrats to feel good about.
knightmaar
(748 posts)But I feel like that's a pretty important fact to leave until the end of the article.
Cha
(297,764 posts)state house seat win for Philip Spagnuolo in New Hampshire
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,467 posts)If we pump it to tsunami size will it be enough to convince those GOPutins who are not up for election to just resign, retire and hide?
FakeNoose
(32,791 posts)Get Out the Vote! Get Out the Vote! Get Out the Vote! Get Out the Vote! Get Out the Vote! Get Out the Vote!
Get Out the Vote! Get Out the Vote! Get Out the Vote! Get Out the Vote! Get Out the Vote! Get Out the Vote!
Get Out the Vote! Get Out the Vote! Get Out the Vote! Get Out the Vote! Get Out the Vote! Get Out the Vote!
Get Out the Vote! Get Out the Vote! Get Out the Vote! Get Out the Vote! Get Out the Vote! Get Out the Vote!
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We don't have to win by a landslide - just squeaking by is all it takes.
Spagnuolo won by 150 votes, because now everybody sees how important this is.
BumRushDaShow
(129,608 posts)And regarding this -
And per a later LBN post, Democrats picked off a seat in Connecticut the same day.