Fucking supermajority and governor that can't answer questions that aren't from a script.
I'm so glad there was a left shift.
Hopefully next time around we can get rid of these R douchbags
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Sad, was really hoping for him to pull through, and it would have been a fantastic story. Hopefully this isn't the end for Pearson
Memphis really got fucked in this redistricting, as was planned. As did the rest of TN. The governor's race was ~2% difference in votes, yet republicans take 8/9 seats in the house. IDK what the solution is but gerrymandering has got to go. It's not good for democracies.
Yeah, Nashville was split into 3 districts that are mainly rural areas now. They literally believe that Nashville residents should be represented by the same person that someone in the holler is represented by.
They should just have a direct count. If a 150 million people vote, every vote is worth 150 millionth. Same for elections within the state.
Being from TN I can tell you the racists there fucking hate Memphis. TN doesn’t deserve Memphis. It’s such a cool city with a rich history and cool people. I just wish they had more allies in the state.
Ranked choice voting.
I was really pulling for Jerri Green for governor. She got so close too, I was super excited.
for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee
Why concede before the news media calls it?
I mean, the news media isn't some sort of authority here. They could mis-call or delay calling or not call at all, and news outlets don't coordinate in when they make calls.
EDIT: Actually, I don't think that the concession has authority either. Like, it's the elections people counting the votes that decide.
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Yeah, the concession is just a custom. No legal impact.
https://www.npr.org/sections/politicaljunkie/2009/11/hoffman_unconcedes_in_new_york.html
Hoffman 'Unconcedes' In New York 23; Absentee Count Begins Today
Conceding an election doesn't necessarily mean anything, other than it's a gracious way of congratulating a victorious opponent. But it holds no legal meaning. Al Gore conceded to George W. Bush on election night 2000, only to withdraw that concession when Florida turned out to be too close to call. (He conceded once again, on Dec. 13, only after the U.S. Supreme Court ended his hopes of finding victory in the legal system.)
Technically news media could call the race one way (heck, multiple outlets calling it different ways), candidates concede indicating another, and the election authorities count the votes and make a call a third way, and the last would be what determines the outcome.
Because he needed literally 100% of the remaining votes to have a chance to win.