Virginia Mega Thread: The Youngkin Administration

[Politics Fan]

mcauliffe, imo, is doing a disservice to a gubernatorial campaign. I have never in my life seen a candidate make the entire campaign about a former president. ever.

Corzine didn't do it in NJ, the dems didn't do it in va in 2009, etc

Newsom quite successfully used Trump and Covid to his advantage why shouldn’t TMAC do the same.

[Politics Fan]

mcauliffe, imo, is doing a disservice to a gubernatorial campaign. I have never in my life seen a candidate make the entire campaign about a former president. ever.

Corzine didn't do it in NJ, the dems didn't do it in va in 2009, etc

Newsom quite successfully used Trump and Covid to his advantage why shouldn’t TMAC do the same.

I am fine with mcauliffe using covid policy in the campaign.

What I am NOT ok with is a person running for governor avoiding talking about any issue specific to his state: education, job policy, spending, taxes, etc, instead opting for vague references to a former president who has absolutely zero bearing on state level policymaking.

It just rubs me the wrong way, that's all. I don't think it is intellectual or interesting.

Youngkin seems to be running a more issues-based campaign.

I do understand why mcaualiffe is doing what he is doing, though: democrats are stalled in DC, and biden's ratings in va are mediocre at  best.

It's going to be insufferable and, frankly, lazy, to see a party go around the country next year screaming "TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP, WHATBOUT TRUMP, NO NO DON'T ASK THAT, ASK ABOUT DRUMPF".

reminds me of GOP and "socialism".

Like I agree with you that it is lazy and unhealthy for all campaigns to follow this model. However it’s honestly like Republicans didn’t just do this under Obama by going Obama bad vote for us. Even under Trump it was all about Pelosi and the radical left.

So I don’t really blame democrats for using this strategy as it’s proven to be effective in states that lean in your parties direction.

[Politics Fan]

https://twitter.com/PollWatch2020/status/1453898421711032320?s=20

seems like a counterproductive thing to say.

I feel like one of the fout possibilities are true:

1. He’s trying to create a narrative that his campaign is a decent favourite to win. This goes hand in hand with the fox poll. I don’t believe he’s a favourite or will win btw.
2. He’s hoping that some Dem voters pick this up on the news and decide their is no point to voting so they don’t show up.
3. His internals show him way up and he let his his cockiness get in the way of things.
4. He really is significantly behind in the polls and is trying to prepare his base for a defeat.

I tend to believe #1.

[Politics Fan]

Apparently, the Quinnipiac poll was discarded for showing crazy data (D+15 or R+10?)

Imagine if that was correct and it’s a major blowout for one side tomorrow lol

[Politics Fan]

did Youngkin and Sears all win the same counties and independent cities?

At first glance Chesapeake city was a Youngkin/Ayala/Miyares city.

This site has county maps for all three statewide races. Maps look very close across the board.

https://www.politico.com/election-results/2021/virginia/