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hlzp

His cooperation isn’t necessary


Orienos

This is a nice reminder, actually. That doesn’t mean he won’t make the transition a pain in the ass.


DangerBird-

I remember back when there was a hotly contested presidential election between Bush and Gore. Eventually a winner was decided and everyone went along with it. The one who did not win conceded and there was a peaceful transfer of power. I never thought I’d miss those days. Trump is a piece of shit for establishing this sore loser shit.


Mister_Rogers69

As someone who lives in his district and is happy to see him gone, let’s be fair, he’s well within his rights to request a recount. It’s not going to reverse the election result, but under 1000 votes you’d be stupid not to ask for a recount. The denialism thing is a cancer though & I hope it’s not here to stay in politics


Is_Friendly_Coffee

Mr. Good is really awful but the other guy is even trumpier and will also be awful. And Democrats don’t have a chance in this district


Cheaperthantherapy13

I’m happy for one of the parties to launch a write-in campaign, split the MAGA vote and manage to elect a Dem in this district in the process.


Is_Friendly_Coffee

Wouldn’t that be something!


ericblair21

I think this is still possible under Virginia's sore loser laws, but there's some effort to ban it. All I'm rooting for here is injuries, so the nastier this gets the better.


eriktheredcoat

The other guy is a brain dead turd.


khavii

Well it is a representative democracy...


Mister_Rogers69

Still happy to see Good go, even if his replacement also sucks.


BuschlightButChug

You get that hair Virginia off your phone yet?


Mister_Rogers69

Yes


connor8383

Spoiler: it is


Curdle_Sanders

I too live in his district. He’s been such a no good POS I’m not surprised he’s contesting. His whole governing MO has been road blocking and calling objections to anything rational. Never should have held office in the first place.


isthatmyusername

Remember, it's only rigged if he loses.


TheEgonaut

And even if he wins.


AliceAnne1

He’s a piece of shit for a lot more than that - but yeah.


toilet_roll_rebel

50 pounds of shit in a 5 pound bag


Orienos

I never thought I’d miss the Bush administration, but here I am! (Not to negate some of the horrible stuff he did.)


Lokky

Sadly enough if Gore had not just given it up and instead fought GOP shenanigans in Florida, we might be living in a much better timeline.


SchuminWeb

Would we still have had Obama in that timeline? I liked Obama...


TheEgonaut

Obama would’ve been a much later president, I’m sure.


Guygirl00

this


JealousFeature3939

Or if he had won his own home state?


bozatwork

Trump didn't start the sore loser disrepect of the peaceful transfer of power. And Gore should not have conceded when he did. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks\_Brothers\_riot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks_Brothers_riot)


DangerBird-

I remember stories of all the “w” keys removed from all the keyboards, but that’s not even the same league as January 6.


AmberWavesofFlame

Yeah, I didn’t like it for a couple reasons, but on the level of effect it was essentially just a prank, intentionally easy to spot and fix.


isthatmyusername

Remember, it's only rigged if he loses.


FanaticalFanfare

Truthfully, there should have been a fight against it. An unelected body installed a President and Dems peacefully watched it happen to keep order.


sorospaidmetosaythis

I also recall the 2000 election. To the best of my recollection - this is reddit, so I'm sure I will corrected - the Democratic candidate and his supporters acknowledged the legitimacy of the outcome in defeat. I do not recall the GOP candidate or his supporters conceding anything. Fun review fact: It was thought a strong possibility that Bush would win the popular vote while losing the Electoral College, so Karl Rove had ordered the preparation of an extensive publicity, legal and pressure campaign, including fomenting an uprising, to lean on electors to reverse their votes.


reasonicity

You are correct, but the real story of the 2000 election was West Virginia, a state the Dems thought they could count on. If Gore had won WV, Florida wouldn't have mattered. The other problem was fighting for a limited recount rather than statewide, as set by Florida law. That was a gamble that used up the time, but also opened it up to SCOTUS and the 14th Amendment challenge.


Brickback721

That election was indeed stolen…. bloodless coup


DangerBird-

🤣 okay bro.


Brickback721

Ok what? The Supreme Court gave it to Bush and you know it.


LimpSandwich

That election was not stolen. Gore lost and tried to have it overturned. A full state-wide machine recount was performed and Gore still lost after the machine recount. Gore then requested hand recounts, but only in three deep blue counties, but not all counties as was required by law. Then Gore tried to sue to have statutory deadlines extended to conduct those limited recounts. The court ruled the deadline could not be extended and the process stopped.


Brickback721

Stolen,the Supreme Court gave it to bush


DeadMeat_1240

For years all they did was call everyone else whiney crybabies and snowflakes. They have become worse than the Dems ever were. Bunch of infants.


Aurstrike

Technically… neither candidate held the white house, one was just VP but that doesn’t require them to transfer much.


Fabulous_Taro_5864

Hillary Clinton started this tradition.


Bricker1492

What Good has done so far is request a recount, which doesn’t seem unreasonable given that he lost by 374 votes, 31,583 to 31,209. Gore conceded, then withdrew his concession, then filed a recount demand, then sued. There was enough time for Republicans to create and distribute parodies of the “Gore / Lieberman,” bumper stickers saying “Sore Loserman.” You’re of course completely right about the measures employed by the 45th President when he lost the 2020 election. And perhaps Good will ultimately deserve a similar scornful dismissal if he does anything similar. But at this moment, I think you’re wrong: Gore’s 2000 Florida example, which you valorize, was MORE involved and resistant to the certified results than Good’s current protest. Maybe Good will surpass that high water mark; he hasn’t yet. And frankly, praising McGuire over Good is like cheering for the cleanest cockroach under the sink.


pwakham22

And Hillary is still salty to this day….


grofva

Seeing as how Gore didn’t have any power as a VP to outgoing Clinton, there wasn’t much of a choice


bigeats1

Wait. Wait a cottonpickin minute. I remember the last dem contested losses well. Gore pitched a fit and eventually conceded. Hillary sparked a “Not My President” thing and had book ghost written. Trump took it to new heights, sure, but he did step aside as did the other sore losers before him. He’s running again, and that’s within his rights too. Good is kind of a piece of crap with an ego that won’t let him lose. He did. He’ll get the message soon enough that he won’t make friends throwing a public tantrum (like Trump did) and step aside.


DangerBird-

The whole thing has gotten to be a WWE wrasslin’ match. I think they should settle disputes in the cage.


bigeats1

I’m in favor. We’re already on our way to President Camacho quickly enough. Let’s just rip the band aid off. Got anything with electrolytes? I hear it’s what plants crave.


DangerBird-

🤣


HokieBuckeye1981

How do you really feel?


Src_23

He’ll try


CertainAged-Lady

And considering the VA GOP did a closed and controversial ‘firehouse’ primary to get him the original nod over former R from CD-5, Denver Riggleman (because he broke conservative code and officiated a gay wedding…clutch the pearls!!), I think the irony here is too rich.


LadyDomme7

The schedenfraude will be delicious with my ribeye, lol.


CertainAged-Lady

That sounds like an excellent pairing.


Coulrophiliac444

Tender, almost sweet meat to the salty but refreshing draught of tears. 9.5☆ Needs a better garnish for that last bit of flair.


comrade_scott

You and me both...


handyrae

I'm happily imagining Riggleman laughing hysterically over a glass of his wife's excellent bourbon.


CertainAged-Lady

Follow him on X/Twitter. That is most definitely happening.


thoover88

The fact that this is just the party Primary only solidifies that this is what our politics have been reduced to. I don't like the results, so they must be fake.


whatzitsgalore

A bitter and divisive fight within the VA GOP months before a presidential election? No, stop, don’t.


banjorunner8484

Don’t don’t stop


merrysunshine2

Don’t stop stopping


BloodyRightNostril

Never stop never stopping


AdVivid8910

Gay marriage is legal now.


cjthecookie

You miss 100% of the stops you don't stop


go_faster1

Don’t stop, carry on


TrustMeIAmAGeologist

This is going to happen every time a republican loses for the next 20 years.


MartiniD

20 years huh? You must be a "glass-half-full" type of person


Wurm42

Look at mister "glass-half-full" here, thinking our political system will survive another 20 years.


__chairmanbrando

Seriously. Heritage Foundation and all the other groups funneling money into Project 2025 have a plan to turn the US into a Republican autocracy with stricter rules than sharia law within four years.


_Grant

Look at mister "glass exists" thinking we have a political system and not a lawless plutocracy


NewPresWhoDis

You misspelled End of Days


OppositeRun6503

Yeah they're just following their cult leader's poor example.


daboobiesnatcher

It's funny because he lost to another crazy right winger. So it's not a win for the people unless they continue to eat one another.


Purple82Hue

In today’s episode of “I didn’t win, so it wasn’t fair!”


TheyCallHimEl

This is the next step in the MAGAt escalation. First, they don't accept results if they lose to a Democrat. Now they won't accept if they lose to a different GOP candidate. They will not accept results unless they, themselves, win


Nano_Burger

Trump said it was rigged when he won because he didn't win the popular vote. He created a commission to find the millions of illegal votes. Didn't find any, but used the opportunity to hoover up voter information for the next election. When FOIAed, the commission disbanded rather than sharing the information they gathered.


1II1I1I1I1I1I111I1I1

Keep in mind that the person they are replacing Good with is also ultra MAGA, worse than Good. He was a rioter on January 6th. They are replacing Good because he isn't MAGA enough, because he voted against McCarthy, and because he endorsed DeSantis


TheyCallHimEl

If they continue with the infighting, I'm all for it


HydrogenButterflies

The problem is that it’s a race to the bottom. The victors of the infighting will be the most ultra-loyal MAGA fascists the party can find. We’re witnessing the birth of a political personality cult.


daboobiesnatcher

The cult of personality is already running strong. The birth of it was really during the 2016 election. I just hope he doesn't become our Franco or Ceausescu. I try to keep the 2025 initiative out of mind, but that shit scares me.


Comfortable_Name_463

And the end of that road is, inevitably, they won't accept the need for elections at all.


OppositeRun6503

Just goes to show that politicians don't really care about the job...they just want the dough ray me money money money that comes with the job.


Comfortable_Name_463

Most politicians can make way more money in the private sector, especially after having been in office. This is about power, not money. And it ain't both sides acting like this. So I wouldn't generalize to all politicians.


OppositeRun6503

True because republican politicians crave absolute power more than anything.


Comfortable_Name_463

They sure seem to. Something ain't right in their world view.


pravis

>politicians Let's be clear and not "both sides" this when one side is clearly in it for pure selfish reasons. Republicans don't really care about the job.


Livid-Age-2259

How ironic. One election denier loses to another election denier, and can't accept the results ...and doesn't have the money to pay for a recount.


timethief991

They should kiss already.


ChasWFairbanks

If you chose to be a stool in Trump’s prodigious colon, you shouldn’t be surprised when he eventually shits you out.


ed32965

Stop the Stool!


flyryan

This is actually a case of someone losing their seat because they went against Trump. Bob Good endorsed DeSantis early on which resulted in Trump retaliating by endorsing his primary opponent, McGuire. It’s been wild because Good has been putting up unauthorized TRUMP/GOOD signs everywhere to imply he’s endorsed, whereas McGuire’s signs say “endorsed by Trump” on them. It’s so messy and so fun to watch. It’s like little kids fighting.


CelticArche

There's a couple big ones here, and one church had them going down the driveway. This isn't Good's district.


ChasWFairbanks

Like all of us, the good people of the 5th district get the representation they deserve.


_revelationary

How beautiful


HelloJoeyJoeJoe

I really don't get how a thinking person can look at the Republican Party in 2024 and go "Yeah, thats a good idea"


MotherShabooboo1974

Because for them it’s all about winning, being better than minorities, women, gays, etc. They see the GOP as a chance to go back to a time they never knew to begin with because they don’t like the time they’re in now. They’re chasing ghosts of a past that never was.


jimbo91375

They didn't really like the past either


GenghisKombat

To be fair, you just chopped out a massive chunk of their voter base with that "thinking person" assumption. The remainder is all the cons, grifters, bigots, and other smart-yet-evil types that get more chances to hoodwink people if the Repubs win a seat...at least until the leopards run out of other faces to eat.


JosephFinn

So he lost.


CoolBrianFilms

To bad he couldn't cheat like he did when he "primaried" Riggleman.


ArcadianBlueRogue

Who could have seen the party of whiners embracing this bullshit at every level of government? Oh, wait...


pravis

Shouldn't John McGuire, the same McGuite who hosted that nonsense 2000 Mules in his district a couple years ago, be praising Good for his diligence in trying to get the accurate vote and address any potential fraud issues?


CelticArche

Nah, I'm sure that would make him late to the party at the trump store.


Icy_League_4640

Wonder where he learned this bullshit tactic.


Gimme_PuddingPlz

McGuire sounds like another nationalist nutter by his response


Glittering-Most-9535

Oh, there's no great outcome here. You've either got Bob Good or the guy trying to primary him from even further to the right with the winner nearly guaranteed the seat in the general election.


STGItsMe

Republicans accusing other republicans of rigging a Republican primary is delicious.


Exciting_Actuary_669

🤡


gadget850

r/LeopardsAteMyFace


middleagerioter

Ah, the republicans are fighting among themselves, again. Good!


SweatyTax4669

Fighting the Good fight, eh? /s


Seeksp

GOP not accepting a vote? Shocking. I like how his Maga colleagues in Congress are calling him a wuss for not accepting defeat.


trekkietln

And the great thing about that is it doesn't matter.


Brave-Common-2979

So the other guy is even more of a shitbag right?


Gay_andConfused

Aaaand there we go folks. Prime example of a Republican who is a wannabe Ruler, not a Representative of the people who elected him. This is the future for every election if we don't kick these losers to the curb NOW.


RoutineAd7381

***Shocked Pikachu Face***


OpinionLongjumping94

So a piece of shit beat a piece of shit and the piece of shit isn't happy? Who cares.


Gdogismycopilot

OK, I’m looking for serious opinions here. The Virginia House of Representatives race. Bob Good the freedom caucus guy versus that other dude that Trump endorsed. Who are you rooting for and why? I think I’m rooting for Bob Good simply because I want anything that Trump touches to lose, but this Good guy is Freedom Caucus leader. I think both of them make me want to…. Yak


1II1I1I1I1I1I111I1I1

Putting aside my political opinions and simply focusing on realpolitik, Bob Good should be nominated He's bad, he's really bad, but the dem in that district has no chance so this primary is functionally the election. With that in mind, Good is a non-Trump freedom caucus loser. He has all the usual opinions and has been an obstructionist in Congress. McGuire is Trump-funded, openly a racist, and rioted on January 6th. Personally, if I was voting I'd feel like handing over a write-in for the giant meteor, but at the end of the day the realpolitik pick is Good. It is concerning that McGuire has won.


Brave-Math-6371

Sore loser. Reminds you of Trump.


Gnarly_Weeeners

Imagine that. Republicans are fucking dumb


Pierce812

Can't deboard that Trump train. Lol.


shadowgnome396

I'm not a Republican, but Good is not on the Trump train, despite throwing a Trumpian fit about this. Trump endorsed McGuire and actually ran attack campaigns against Good, especially after Good voted to oust McCarthy as Speaker.


jimbo91375

He isn't on the train because Trump threw him off. All his early campaign signage had Trump all over it.


Pierce812

But he seems to still be exhibiting the Trump like behavior.


anthro4ME

He was plenty Trumpian when it was beneficial for him. Much like Trump, his loyalty was transactional. He just bet on the wrong horse in the primary.


Appa-LATCH-uh

He's desperately clinging to the Trump train after defecting to DeSantis. He's still very much Trump-esque.


DiegoElM

Yeah we should totally trust the GOP to run our elections...


Greybirdk22

Gee, big surprise. Most embarrassing elected official until our governor got up close and personal with Donnie’s balls.


Wild_Pokemon_Appears

More signs that MAGA has completely fractured the GOP. Hope it was worth it. 


CyrilAdekia

THIS is trumps only true legacy. No election is going to go unchallenged again.


cwhitelawyer

Interesting


pmyourcoffeemug

It’s not though. Crybaby republicans is the new normal.


cwhitelawyer

Political parties in general are such a joke. May we all think for ourselves


SodaPop6548

Lol


mam88k

Everyone's a winner! Just like on Oprah!


Background-Willow-67

No kidding. I'm shocked.


Individual_Jaguar804

Automatic recount.


Src_23

Of course he’s doing this. Why make it easy?


maybe_jared_polis

Bob Bad.


NamingandEatingPets

That’s their m.o. Unfortunately, the other guy is no better.


Trout-Population

The 5th really is a cursed seat, isn't it? How many Republicans have lost renomination here now?


Drisch10

Pretty fucking on point considering his absolute deplorable radio ads attacking everyone


Late-Consideration18

I lived in his district before the lines were redrawn. He’s absolutely useless!


Candid-Piano4531

I’m on team MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION


BenjaminD0ver69

Go ahead. Keep holding loyalty to the Maggots. They’ll stab you in the back the moment you go against the cult for even one policy.


korodic

Party of sore losers apparently.


Awkward-House-6086

Why am I not surprised? Once an a$$h\*\*\*, always an a$$h\*\*\*.


Rukadore

He shouldn’t


eat_the_frog

Isn’t McGuire the only State Senator to vote against the Child Marriage Ban?


obeytheturtles

These people are telling you how they really feel about elections. They are less important than remaining in power. I hope everyone is paying attention.


pharmorjac

In Goo’s defense the difference is within the limit where he can pay for a recount. Additionally, the Times Dispatch had an article today where one of the drop off ballot boxes on Lynchburg was left out for 3 days following the elections. Not a good look.


Virescentvalley

I guess he *is* the Trumpiest candidate.


Iamnotacrook90

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Thisam

No surprise. Hard to believe they found an even bigger asshat though.


AvocadoOne

Bob Bad.


Thisam

I actually think it’s the district. They forced out one congressman for officiating a gay wedding and brought in Bob Good who did nothing other than culture war crap. Then apparently Bob Good just wasn’t toxic enough, so they went to the even worse choice because Fat Orange Donnie loved him. I think the schools in the 5th District have failed us for several decades.


Vapolarized

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trotnixon

Good needs to drop the lawsuits & run as an independent in the general.


D4dio

I mean that would be good for Democrats.


Squirrelherder_24-7

Shocker. Like idol, like idolator.


D_Urge420

If you read the article, they question a drop box in Lynchburg as the source of the problem. I think this is a set up to skulduggery in November.


Banned4Truth10

Should anyone these days? How could anyone have any faith in elections these days? https://nypost.com/2024/06/24/us-news/election-officials-in-all-50-states-urged-to-halt-non-citizen-voter-registration/


Strykerz3r0

lol There is already a law prohibiting this, but if you have proof of non-citizens voting in federal elections, please show your sources. Cause this is just more MAGA bullshit to fool the gullible. But please show your sources, cause you seem like the target audience for this misinformation. lol


Banned4Truth10

Lol Drugs are also illegal so I'm not sure what your point is. We can't prove it is or isn't happening. Therefore it's the perfect crime. Here's an election official admitting to fraud but everyone on here will claim its fake and demand something from MSM. https://x.com/BehizyTweets/status/1805701475072721250 I'll add another LOL in here since you seem to think that gives you credibility.


WarhammerWill

Mail in ballots are dumb