The Virginia Governor Thread
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@catseye3 said in The Virginia Governor Thread:
@lufins-dad said in The Virginia Governor Thread:
@mark said in The Virginia Governor Thread:The pendulum is just swinging. Place gets too (insert you tribal preference here) the other tribe mobilizes to counter it.
LuFin: I don’t really think so. The swings are getting wider and people are getting angrier.
No matter how mad they get, they still only have one of two ways to go.
Besides, all this woke crap will be of short duration, I'm convinced. No way will such a silly and destructive movement last but so long. If for no other reason that the woke will grow up; wokeness is a sport of youth -- just like many rebellions that came before.
Never underestimate the stupidity of people in large groups.
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@xenon said in The Virginia Governor Thread:
The real question is - if Youngkin could put one past democrat operative election cheating... why couldn't Trump?
Youngkin's campaign wasn't being secretly sabotaged by JFK Jnr.?
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Google has screwed with my 'For You' page so bad that I can't click with wild abandon like I used to, for fear I'll be cursed with every reference on earth to the clicky for the rest of freaking time.
I don't want to have to scroll past 10,000 references to James Carwile in my 'For You', so I can't send y'all the URL where he blames 'stupid wokeness' for Democratic losses in Virginia. I guess you can Google it if you want to read more.
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Carville is right, as he often is.
But there is another phenomenon that can be clearly seen in my area, which is the corollary - the backlash against extreme right positions. That was the theme in all the local elections around this part of Ohio.
Both are healthy expressions of the center holding.
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@jolly said in The Virginia Governor Thread:
Nah, you just have to make sure you win by at least five points. That way, it becomes too hard for the Demonrat operatives to manufacture enough votes to defeat you.
Well the voters who admitted to submitting multiple ballots in 2020 (republicans) should help offset the democrat machine a bit.
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@mik said in The Virginia Governor Thread:
Carville is right, as he often is.
But there is another phenomenon that can be clearly seen in my area, which is the corollary - the backlash against extreme right positions. That was the theme in all the local elections around this part of Ohio.
Both are healthy expressions of the center holding.
This is an excellent opportunity for moderate Democrats to reassert control of the party and move it quickly back towards sanity. It’s also an excellent opportunity for the party to self destruct for 6 years. Twill be interesting.
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@lufins-dad said in The Virginia Governor Thread:
This is an excellent opportunity for moderate Democrats to reassert control of the party and move it quickly back towards sanity.
How, specifically?
I keep waiting for viable candidates to appear from the ranks of both parties. I keep believing -- evidence increasingly to the contrary -- that we can do better than Trump and Biden.
Where are they???
Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka
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@lufins-dad said in The Virginia Governor Thread:
@mik said in The Virginia Governor Thread:
Carville is right, as he often is.
But there is another phenomenon that can be clearly seen in my area, which is the corollary - the backlash against extreme right positions. That was the theme in all the local elections around this part of Ohio.
Both are healthy expressions of the center holding.
is an excellent opportunity for moderate Democrats to reassert control of the party and move it quickly back towards sanity. It’s also an excellent opportunity for the party to self destruct for 6 years. Twill be interesting.
I think this is a signal, but not the main event. I think if Dems get trounced in 2022 that may be a catalyst.
The consequences of this governor race don’t feel so weighty.
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@catseye3 said in The Virginia Governor Thread:
@lufins-dad said in The Virginia Governor Thread:
This is an excellent opportunity for moderate Democrats to reassert control of the party and move it quickly back towards sanity.
How, specifically?
Take a look at Abigail Spanberger, Democrat Rep for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District which consists of Orange, Culpeper, Goochland, Louisa, Nottoway, Amelia, and Powhatan counties. The district also includes large portions of Chesterfield and Henrico counties. Youngkin won Orange County 66-33, Culpepeper 66-33, and so on. The worst results were Henrico where he still one by 20 points. Spanberger’s only won her last two elections by 2 points at most.
Last week Spanberger was a definite yes vote for Pelosi’s Spendapoolaza. Today? After those results? What do you think? Pelosi has already admitted that she’s not sure if she has the votes to pass Spanberger and many other moderates are big question marks. My bet is many of them are also re-examining their positions on school curriculum.
There is an opportunity for the adults in the room to exert control over the House and the message and to push the Bernie Brothers and “Squad” members back to the periphery. If they can and do and proceed forward with only slightly socialist policies, they will likely succeed and be set up better for 22 and 24.
Of course, then they risk upsetting the Bernie Bros, The Squad, and Stacey Abrams…
