And the Republican candidate won the coin toss in Virginia

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Having trouble finding a link.....MSN and CNN have not posted the results yet, but the Republican won the ceramic bowl contest, just like on the show Survivor, today to win the seat, breaking the Virginia 50/50 tie.
No link so far, so here is a link to the contested contest.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election,_2017

I can hear it now. We wuzz robbed!

[dondub]

You just heard it in your own head! Congratulations.

[djAdvocate]

it wasn't a coin toss.

[djAdvocate]

let me ask you a question, VB, and try to answer candidly.

party "A" gets 10% more votes than party "B" in a given state.
party "B" holds a majority of delegates, due to gerrymandering.

do you believe this to be fair?

i will leave it just that simple, with all the ambiguity that the word "fair" has associated with it.

[ken a.k.a OMK]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Republican won a Virginia state House of Delegates race so close that its outcome was determined by pulling his name out of a ceramic bowl Thursday.



The win allows the Republicans to maintain a slim majority in the House, though a final tally is still uncertain because another close race is locked in a court battle and the Democrat in the race can ask for yet another recount.



Del. David Yancey's named was chosen out of a ceramic bowl, making him the winner of the 94th District race. The name of each candidate was printed on a piece of paper and placed into separate film canisters. The canisters were put into a cobalt-blue-and-white ceramic bowl made by a local artist, stirred around and Yancey's name was chosen first.



It's been nearly 50 years since a legislative seat was settled by drawing lots in Virginia.

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Jan 4, 2018 14:31:03 GMT -5 dondub said:

You just heard it in your own head! Congratulations.

No on CNBC, Sue Herrera doing a "five list breaking news" clip

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Jan 4, 2018 14:32:19 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

it wasn't a coin toss.

OK, Told you I did not have a link. I heard wrong, but the Republican won!

[hurley1980]

Was it really a tie? I haven't been following this story, but that just seems a little far fetched...

[ken a.k.a OMK]

Hey people read my post #5 for details. 

[djAdvocate]

Jan 4, 2018 14:57:39 GMT -5 hurley1980 said:

Was it really a tie? I haven't been following this story, but that just seems a little far fetched...

yup.  dude lost by 10 votes.  democrat asked for recount.  recount ended in tie. 

dude won tiebreaker.

[countrygirl2]

The dem had won by 1 after recount, but repubs came in and wanted it relooked,

they found 1 that had been marked for both candidates so it went to the drawing.

I think I have that right.

[thyme4change]

Jan 4, 2018 14:36:44 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

let me ask you a question, VB, and try to answer candidly.

party "A" gets 10% more votes than party "B" in a given state.
party "B" holds a majority of delegates, due to gerrymandering.

do you believe this to be fair?

i will leave it just that simple, with all the ambiguity that the word "fair" has associated with it.

The GOP has to stay in control somehow. They shouldn't be expected to adjust their party to get power via votes!

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Jan 5, 2018 22:02:22 GMT -5 countrygirl2 said:

The dem had won by 1 after recount, but repubs came in and wanted it relooked,

they found 1 that had been marked for both candidates so it went to the drawing.

I think I have that right.

You do. Dems has. Then republicans got a judge to put one of ‘their’ ballots back in... tie

[Gardening Grandma]

"Then republicans got a judge to put one of ‘their’ ballots back in... tie"

Doin what they do best; since they can't win without cheating or help from foreign gov'ts