{"id":14577,"date":"2016-11-09T06:04:35","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T06:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=14577"},"modified":"2016-11-09T06:04:35","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T06:04:35","slug":"clinton-squeaks-by-trump-in-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/clinton-squeaks-by-trump-in-virginia.html","title":{"rendered":"Clinton squeaks by Trump in Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clinton squeaks by Trump in Virginia<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Clinton squeaks by Trump in Virginia:-<\/strong> Hillary Clinton narrowly defeated Donald J. Trump in Virginia Tuesday, propelled by waves of immigrant voters in the heavily Democratic northern suburbs outside Washington.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clinton\u2019s victory in the swing state came after an anxious and divided electorate turned out in heavy numbers across the Washington region, with a surge of Latino and Muslim voters supporting the Democratic nominee, while a determined core of Republicans remained loyal to Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amid scattered reports of technical problems, polling stations were inundated with voters who endured long lines to render their verdict in what has been the most bitterly contested presidential race in generations.<\/span><\/p>\n

While Clinton expected resounding victories in Maryland and the District, both of which are heavily Democratic, she barely managed to hold off Trump in Virginia, a state with 13 electoral votes where she has led in polls.<\/span><\/p>\n

No matter their choice, many voters expressed anguish over an election defined by unyielding barbs and whiplash-inducing revelations.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am so disillusioned in our political system,\u201d said Belinda Randle, 59, a D.C. resident who cast her ballot for Clinton. \u201cI am voting because it\u2019s my duty, but I don\u2019t expect any of them to do anything anymore.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Others were more enthusiastic, whether crowing over the raw tone of Trump\u2019s campaign or the thrill of possibly electing the nation\u2019s first female president.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not because she\u2019s the lesser of two evils,\u201d said Monica Sukhatme, a 33-year-old resident of Chevy Chase, Md., explaining her vote for Clinton. \u201cIt\u2019s because she deserves to win with the record she\u2019s had.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Turnout among Latino voters seemed especially robust in Northern Virginia, with immigrants such as Marie Vargas, 72, saying they had recently become citizens so they could vote for Clinton.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vargas\u2019s granddaughter and first-time voter, Jesenia Gomez, 19, also chose Clinton after growing fed up with Trump\u2019s criticism of Latinos and promise to build a wall separating the United States from Mexico.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s time for a change and I don\u2019t think separating people is what we need right now, \u201c Gomez said at a polling station in Woodbridge.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet, Trump supporters were also discernable among the immigrants who voted.<\/span><\/p>\n

Polash Chowdhurry, 60, a Muslim who immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh in 1985, said he was voting for Trump because he would break up what he described as Washington\u2019s \u201ccartel.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Referring to Trump\u2019s promise to ban Muslims from the United States, Chowdhurry said, \u201cHe\u2019s not against Muslim people. He\u2019s against Muslim terrorists.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Voting proceeded smoothly in most places, though there were occasional reports of problems. By midday, voters at one Prince George\u2019s County polling station were waiting nearly two hours because only one ballot scanner was available for a precinct of 2,600 registered voters.<\/span><\/p>\n

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At the Clearview Elementary School polling station in Herndon, voters expressed a wide spectrum of views about Clinton and Trump, their often clashing perspectives echoing divisions that have emerged nationally.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI looked at Trump and said, \u2018Oh hell, no,\u2019\u201d said Tom Robinson, a systems analyst for the Defense Department. \u201cHe\u2019s a nasty, vindictive individual.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Nancy Fish, 65, a retired teacher\u2019s assistant in special education, said she couldn\u2019t vote for Clinton \u201cbecause of the dishonesty factor.\u201d \u201cTrump and the Republicans have the same policies that match my Christian convictions,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Maryland, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D) beat Republican Kathy Szeliga, a state delegate from Baltimore County, to succeed retiring Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D).<\/span><\/p>\n

In Virginia, Rep. Barbara Comstock (R) beat back a robust challenge from Democrat LuAnn Bennett in the 10th Congressional District, which includes Loudoun and portions of Fairfax and Prince William counties.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Washington, voters in Ward 7 elected Vincent C. Gray to the D.C. Council, capping a political rebirth for the former mayor, who lost reelection in 2014 amid a campaign finance scandal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/md-politics\/2016\/11\/08\/33de1518-a213-11e6-8d63-3e0a660f1f04_story.html<\/span><\/p>\n

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