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Iowa

rurallib

(63,149 posts) Fri Nov 27, 2020, 08:11 AM Nov 2020

In Ia-02 Hart trails by only 8 votes with Clinton county left to recount

That recount will be done Saturday (Nov. 28) morning.

That is 8 votes out of 400,000.

forgot link:
https://iowastartingline.com/2020/11/26/ia-02-race-narrows-to-eight-vote-margin-one-county-remains/

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In Ia-02 Hart trails by only 8 votes with Clinton county left to recount (Original Post) rurallib Nov 2020 OP

Talk about your vote being important. Holy cow, 8 vote spread!!! jimfields33 Nov 2020 #1

Looks like the final gap was six votes FBaggins Nov 2020 #2

Iowa has a system where the lines are drawn by a totally non-partisan commission rurallib Nov 2020 #3

jimfields33

(18,538 posts)

1. Talk about your vote being important. Holy cow, 8 vote spread!!!

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Fri Nov 27, 2020, 08:49 AM

Nov 2020

FBaggins

(27,507 posts)

2. Looks like the final gap was six votes

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 10:27 AM

Nov 2020

Bravo to whoever drew the IA lines. Three out of four House seats were competitive races.

Wish this one were a dozen votes bluer... but still.

rurallib

(63,149 posts)

3. Iowa has a system where the lines are drawn by a totally non-partisan commission

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 11:24 AM

Nov 2020

It has been that way for quite a while. That includes the state level also.

We got whumped so badly at the state level and the Repugs have such an overwhelming advantage right now that I expect that will change also. With overwhelming advantages before Republicans have really changed other non-partisan selection processes (eg judges) to their heavy advantage.

They also have the governorship. Currently that I the horrendous Covid Kim Reynolds.

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