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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1220336)	4/14/2020 1:09:45 PM
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Republican-backed conservative supreme court justice Dan Kelley was defeated by his liberal challenger, and it was not even close. That election was, of course, the reason the state's GOP insisted on holding the election last Tuesday, despite pleas from health officials to postpone the vote or shift to mail-in ballots. The images of long lines of voters in protective masks became iconic images. But legislative Republicans wagered that the horrifically bad optics were worth it if they could just save Kelly's seat. They failed in spectacular fashion. When they finally got around to counting the votes from last week's shambolic pandemic election, liberal challenger Jill Karofsky beat Kelly by more than 10 percentage points -- and more than 120,000 votes. It was a blowout in a state that has become notorious for its close elections. Despite their efforts to make voting as difficult as possible, Republicans were overwhelmed by a tsunami of mail-in votes. ........ Adding an extra fillip of toxicity to this year's race was the Trumpfication of the contest. Trump repeatedly tweeted his support for the non-partisan incumbent. thebulwark