skinsmarydu Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Wow, I didn't really think it could happen. Sorry, gang. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I don’t know how you stop this. He ran on an imaginary issue, it doesn’t even exist. And it was enough to win in what had become a reliably blue state. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskins59 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Are they going to ban Beloved now? I remember my brother reading that book for one of his classes 20 years ago! I am glad I moved to Maryland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 33 minutes ago, No Excuses said: At some point the bozos in the Democratic Party hopefully realize that letting college-educated progressives dominate your social messaging is a massive L nearly all over the country. The GOP made CRT into an issue, even though it’s non-existent in schools, but let’s not pretend that a bunch of Dem aligned people haven’t been shoving the ideology of Robin DeAngelo and Ibram Kendi in everyone’s face. So the answer in Virginia is to act like young progressives dont exist? Terry's campaign was extremely weak, centered moderate compromise positions and tying his opponent to a guy that was no longer in office. The second Youngkin started talking about raising the education budget, **** got real, they traditionally cut it instead. Did he pivot, did he budge, no, he did nothing to get progressives to vote for him, no olive branch, nothing. That won't work either. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, Momma There Goes That Man said: I don’t know how you stop this. He ran on an imaginary issue, it doesn’t even exist. And it was enough to win in what had become a reliably blue state. Mcauliffe is a bad candidate that ran a terrible, lazy campaign. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 1 minute ago, TryTheBeal! said: Mcauliffe is a bad candidate that ran a terrible, lazy campaign. Wonder if he had the same campaign strategist as Hillary Clinton. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 (edited) 1 minute ago, Springfield said: Wonder if he had the same campaign strategist as Hillary Clinton. We know he wasn’t using Bernie’s guy, cause Terry got through the primary. Edited November 3, 2021 by TryTheBeal! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 13 minutes ago, Simmsy said: No more weed. That train has left the station, I doubt he has the votes in the house of delegates or political capital to stop that in its tracks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 1 minute ago, TryTheBeal! said: Mcauliffe is a bad candidate that ran a terrible, lazy campaign. Dems getting their ass kicked at every level of the government. VA 2021 isn't about the local races. It's a referendum on the terrible state of the Democratic party. Progressives can't tilt the pendulum enough to satisfy the hardcore base and the moderates aren't buying what the progressives are selling. When the only thing uniting you is being Anti Trump and he's not on the ballot, you have a problem. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 1 minute ago, bearrock said: Dems getting their ass kicked at every level of the government. VA 2021 isn't about the local races. It's a referendum on the terrible state of the Democratic party. Progressives can't tilt the pendulum enough to satisfy the hardcore base and the moderates aren't buying what the progressives are selling. When the only thing uniting you is being Anti Trump and he's not on the ballot, you have a problem. No one is buying “defund the police” and “autonomous zones”. No one. Ever. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 1 minute ago, TryTheBeal! said: No one is buying “defund the police” and “autonomous zones”. No one. Ever. I've said it a thousand times and I'll say it again. Defund the police is literally the worst slogan ever. Whoever came up with that turd should never be allowed to work in politics or anything having to do with public relations ever again. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Just now, bearrock said: I've said it a thousand times and I'll say it again. Defund the police is literally the worst slogan ever. Whoever came up with that turd should never be allowed to work in politics or anything having to do with public relations ever again. And Glenn ran repeated ads on TV with cops threatening that McAuliffe would "defund the police" So again I'm not sure how he's getting this groundswell of support lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatteredFanSyndrome Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Yes, Mcauliffe is a weak candidate who ran a weak campaign. But there’s a lot of folks who only voted Biden because he wasn’t Trump. Since that time, inflation is roaring and the Dems have no answers. Whether they can actually do anything about it is besides the point. Most don’t care about that, they just know gas is almost $4 a gallon and groceries are through the roof, and the Dems are in control. Recipe for disaster. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 9 minutes ago, Renegade7 said: So the answer in Virginia is to act like young progressives dont exist? Terry's campaign was extremely weak, centered moderate compromise positions and tying his opponent to a guy that was no longer in office. The second Youngkin started talking about raising the education budget, **** got real, they traditionally cut it instead. Did he pivot, did he budge, no, he did nothing to get progressives to vote for him, no olive branch, nothing. That won't work either. The moderates in the party are bad too. Stale and outdated ideas, poor messaging control, typically uninspiring vision. There’s an ideal Democratic Party that doesn’t do dumb **** like call pregnant women “birthing people”, and chooses to focus its messaging on popular ideas like healthcare, wages, labor rights and anti-corruption. But we’ve got the old-tired Clinton era jerkoffs still running for office, who are staffed by young out of touch knuckleheads from Ivy League schools, and it’s just an all around mess on messaging and party identity. 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Moving on…I wonder how the Richmond Casino referendum tally is going? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskins59 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 (edited) 63% of estimated votes counted according to CNN. It's over. Edited November 3, 2021 by redskins59 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, BatteredFanSyndrome said: Yes, Mcauliffe is a weak candidate who ran a weak campaign. But there’s a lot of folks who only voted Biden because he wasn’t Trump. Since that time, inflation is roaring and the Dems have no answers. Whether they can actually do anything about it is besides the point. Most don’t care about that, they just know gas is almost $4 a gallon and groceries are through the roof, and the Dems are in control. Recipe for disaster. Why the Dems gave it to Terry is beyond me. If things don’t get better, it will be a bloodbath for Dems in 22. So huge of a victory that even if Dems win in 24;it won’t be enough to give Dems control again. Also, alot of those winning gopers in 22; will be of the trumpy kind. Also, Biden is only President because of Trump. I would say a majority of Joe’s vote was people voting against Trump vs people actually voting for Joe. Edited November 3, 2021 by Rdskns2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 31 minutes ago, Momma There Goes That Man said: I don’t know how you stop this. He ran on an imaginary issue, it doesn’t even exist. And it was enough to win in what had become a reliably blue state. Better candidates for Dems. I dont even remember who ran against Terry in the primary, was he unopposed because he was governor before? Dems took this state for granted like it was Cali and we are paying for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBuzz Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 10 minutes ago, BatteredFanSyndrome said: Yes, Mcauliffe is a weak candidate who ran a weak campaign. But there’s a lot of folks who only voted Biden because he wasn’t Trump. Since that time, inflation is roaring and the Dems have no answers. Whether they can actually do anything about it is besides the point. Most don’t care about that, they just know gas is almost $4 a gallon and groceries are through the roof, and the Dems are in control. Recipe for disaster. That was me. I’d gone my whole life with a “I will only vote FOR someone, not AGAINST someone.” I abandoned that principle in 2020 to vote against Trump. And I said at that point that it was up to Dems to win me over because I wouldn’t do that again. They haven’t done anything to hold onto me so far. I wouldn’t vote GOP (on the national level) but nothing is motivating for me to come out for the Dems. Based solely of the commercials and messaging I had seen/heard, I’d have at least considered voting for Youngkin. No way would I have gotten off the couch for McAuliffe. Dems got some major issues to work on. But I don’t think they will fix it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llevron Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 That’s a shame 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheGreatBuzz Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 P.S. The childish part of me hopes the Dems go full-on GOP playbook screaming about election fraud. Do the exact same stuff they did and see how they respond to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Shoulda ran Justin Fairfax instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Just now, Cooked Crack said: Like this is new? Dems can't even get their ducks in a row on what their policy position is. Don't blame the GOP for winning elections based on weaksauce race baiting and culture wars. Dems lost to that weak ass campaign. Think what that says about the Democratic party and their lack of coherent position right now. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Also, can we just break off the rest of this state and free ourselves of these leeches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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