Breaking Down the Results: Election 2009

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Breaking Down the Results: Election 2009

Breaking down the results of elections in Virginia and beyond. We explore what Tuesday's contests mean for the future of the region and candidates slated in 2010 races across the country.

The political world is watching Virginia this week. We're ready to read the tea leaves and explore what the results of Tuesday's contests mean for future of the region and what they spell for candidates slated in races across the country next year.

Guests

Tom Sherwood

Resident Analyst; NBC 4 reporter; and Columnist for the Current Newspapers

Bob Gibson

Executive Director, Thomas C. Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, University of Virginia

Amy Walter

Editor-in-Chief, The Hotline

Tom Davis

Former Member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-Va, Dist. 11); President, Republican Main Street Partnership; Director of Federal Government Services, Deloitte Consulting

Extra Content

Bob Gibson (University of Virginia) and former Congressman Tom Davis (R-VA) discuss the results of the Virginia elections and how they are likely to affect redistricting in the Commonwealth.

What lessons should Democrats in Virginia and Washington D.C. take from the results of last night's election?:

Tom Sherwood asks "What's Next" via NBC4:

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Comments

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Kathy Reilly Mannix wrote:

Will the assembly elected yesterday redraw districts after the 2010 Census? A current map of Virginia Congressional Districts could just as easily be a picture of stalactites and stalagmites in Luray Caverns.
Will NY 23 disappear after redistricting?

Wed, 11/04/2009 - 1:24pm
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