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Originally Posted by Forest_Hills_Daddy
What happened in that allowed Delgado to win? Was there a sudden change in the electorate?
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I'm blown away that Delgado could win. Then again, I'm more familiar with the more rural parts of the district.
I'm not sure the electorate changed, although there has been a big influx of hipsters in recent years. Maybe that NYC hipster mentality has been re-awakening the hippies that inhabit the area?
Delgado ran a hard campaign. I was at an event up there a few weeks back. Some ladies from the local election board were there registering voters. While supposedly impartial, they reminded everyone that it was an important election because we had to "get rid of Faso."
I spoke with them a while. Their reasoning was that Faso is a racist (somehow due to the ad pointing out Delgado's previous attempts at being a rap artist and being a NYC transplant).
Their big policy issue was Obamacare. Faso is against it. (I reminded them I wanted to know a reason to vote against Faso, not for him). They believe that without Obamacare, local farmers would not have health insurance.
True/False, good/bad... doesn't matter. The point is that Delgado got his message out there into the sticks and recruited loyal supporters to sell his message.
In a state where the Republicans are all RINOs, it isn't surprising that the R "base" gets fed up and either doesn't bother to vote or flips to D. Little difference between the two sides. I feel that is what happened across much of the state this past election - a backlash. With the heavy progressive agenda the democrats are proposing, it will be interesting to see how it shakes out.
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