Virginia Mega Thread: The Youngkin Administration

[Non Swing Voter]

The pundit class appears to be living in a completely different Virginia reality than everyone else.

It appears the only articles they can write about Virginia are literally "Critical race theory in the suburbs~~!!!!"

https://twitter.com/cam_joseph/status/1423310410954981380

This is actually what's going on on the ground honestly.  They have these dirtbag activists showing up at grocery store parking lots every weekend talking about CRT and school issues.  It's obviously some national campaign cloaked in "local issues."  They know they can't win if they nationalize the race so they are pretending there is some massive issue local to Virginia.  They can't talk about taxes because Dems haven't raised them (since Dems represent the part of the state that actually pays their fair share of taxes), so this is the best they've got. 

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

If Newsom loses, the Gov might change hands the D's have held onto VA and CA Govs for a decade now

[wbrocks67]

I mean, was it really off to a great start in the first place?

https://twitter.com/Elections_Daily/status/1425102154705031178

[Skill and Chance]

I mean, was it really off to a great start in the first place?

https://twitter.com/Elections_Daily/status/1425102154705031178

I do want to see more polling, but it's weird how Youngkin has gotten all the hype while the LG/AG candidates are clearly running stronger campaigns.  Also odd how Youngkin was originally seen as the moderate consensus choice while the LG/AG candidates were originally seen as extreme.

[jamestroll]

Virginia will reject trumpkin

[Interlocutor is just not there yet]

Virginia will reject trumpkin

As will Virginia Beach & Chesterfield County

[jamestroll]

I am terrified that  that after the election that Trumpkin supporters will come and invade Nova, Richmond, Charlottesville and Norfolk...

what on earth are you talking about?

Yeah, I mean, Trump supporters would never invade Charlottesville!

Yea these youngkin fans are surreal.. they worship a guy who is literally a rich some dude. Nothing special at all about him. He seems to have magnetic powers. The trumpkin supporters won't handle a loss well

[Progressive Pessimist]

I am terrified that  that after the election that Trumpkin supporters will come and invade Nova, Richmond, Charlottesville and Norfolk...

what on earth are you talking about?

Yeah, I mean, Trump supporters would never invade Charlottesville!

Yea these youngkin fans are surreal.. they worship a guy who is literally a rich some dude. Nothing special at all about him. He seems to have magnetic powers. The trumpkin supporters won't handle a loss well

Just like Ron DeSantis. This seems to be a trend among Republicans.

[jamestroll]

I have no idea how Northam's K-12 Mask Mandate will impact the election. Will energize the GOP base but I have my doubts the Biden voters in Virginia would respond that badly to requiring masks for a population largely ineligible for vaccination.

[Obama-Biden Democrat]

Virginia will reject trumpkin

Just like they did Enron Ed in 2017.

[wbrocks67]

I have no idea how Northam's K-12 Mask Mandate will impact the election. Will energize the GOP base but I have my doubts the Biden voters in Virginia would respond that badly to requiring masks for a population largely ineligible for vaccination.

The majority of people agree with the school mask mandates. I think that's what a lot of people are missing, despite the few kooks that are coming to school board meetings.

[Skill and Chance]

While I still expect him to win narrowly, it's interesting that McAuliffe hasn't been able to put this away.

[Woody]

I have no idea how Northam's K-12 Mask Mandate will impact the election. Will energize the GOP base but I have my doubts the Biden voters in Virginia would respond that badly to requiring masks for a population largely ineligible for vaccination.

The majority of people agree with the school mask mandates. I think that's what a lot of people are missing, despite the few kooks that are coming to school board meetings.

Wtf no they don't?? Both young people and parents are sick of the mask BS. THere is no need for them anyway because of the vaccine.

[Chips]

McAuliffe+5 or 6. This is what I've been thinking all along and I'm sticking with it. Clock is ticking for Youngkin.

[wbrocks67]

While I still expect him to win narrowly, it's interesting that McAuliffe hasn't been able to put this away.

It's a Biden term off year election. He was never going to put him away. Also, there were many takes of how Northam couldn't "put Gillepsie away"... until he did

[Lief 🗽]

I have no idea how Northam's K-12 Mask Mandate will impact the election. Will energize the GOP base but I have my doubts the Biden voters in Virginia would respond that badly to requiring masks for a population largely ineligible for vaccination.

The majority of people agree with the school mask mandates. I think that's what a lot of people are missing, despite the few kooks that are coming to school board meetings.

Wtf no they don't?? Both young people and parents are sick of the mask BS. THere is no need for them anyway because of the vaccine.

No, masks in schools are popular. The Fox News national poll last week was 54-31 to require masks/vaccines in schools, and Virginia is a blue state, so support is probably even stronger there.

[Matty]

Could the afganistan fiasco hurt mcaulife in NOVA?

NOVA is AN EXTREMELY pro-interventionist area of the country.

[Duke of York]

Could the afganistan fiasco hurt mcaulife in NOVA?

NOVA is AN EXTREMELY pro-interventionist area of the country.

I don't see why it would. The governor has zero control over foreign policy.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

No, it won't hurt the D's in 291 EC map due to clean energy, it does hurt D's I'm red wall states because our military is part of the red wall and oil state
VA is our navy, they aren't as militaristic as the other armed forces

Like Marines are from OH state, they are definitely concerned in OH

[jamestroll]

Could the afganistan fiasco hurt mcaulife in NOVA?

NOVA is AN EXTREMELY pro-interventionist area of the country.

No it really is not. Sorry to burst your bubble. And that type of policy is not exactly a fully partisan issue.

[Matty]

Could the afganistan fiasco hurt mcaulife in NOVA?

NOVA is AN EXTREMELY pro-interventionist area of the country.

No it really is not. Sorry to burst your bubble. And that type of policy is not exactly a fully partisan issue.

you are seriously arguing that an area of america where a huge chunk of people work for fbi, cia, dod, and numerous defense contractors isn't pro-interventionist? lol

there is a reason the GOP dominated the region from reagan to bush

[jamestroll]

Could the afganistan fiasco hurt mcaulife in NOVA?

NOVA is AN EXTREMELY pro-interventionist area of the country.

No it really is not. Sorry to burst your bubble. And that type of policy is not exactly a fully partisan issue.

you are seriously arguing that an area of america where a huge chunk of people work for fbi, cia, dod, and numerous defense contractors isn't pro-interventionist? lol

there is a reason the GOP dominated the region from reagan to bush

Oh boy. another person who believes that Nova flips back to the GOP just because Trump is out of office and thinks the electorate here is the same as 2000.

Not worth pages long of arguments.

But Afghanistan will have little if any impact on this election.

[Born to Slay. Forced to Work.]

Could the afganistan fiasco hurt mcaulife in NOVA?

NOVA is AN EXTREMELY pro-interventionist area of the country.

The Virginia governor has long been the point man for the war in Afghanistan

[Matty]

Could the afganistan fiasco hurt mcaulife in NOVA?

NOVA is AN EXTREMELY pro-interventionist area of the country.

No it really is not. Sorry to burst your bubble. And that type of policy is not exactly a fully partisan issue.

you are seriously arguing that an area of america where a huge chunk of people work for fbi, cia, dod, and numerous defense contractors isn't pro-interventionist? lol

there is a reason the GOP dominated the region from reagan to bush

Oh boy. another person who believes that Nova flips back to the GOP just because Trump is out of office and thinks the electorate here is the same as 2000.

Not worth pages long of arguments.

But Afghanistan will have little if any impact on this election.

NOVA isn't flipping back, but my point remains.

It is an area of the country where people are strong keynesians/interventionists on both economic and foreign policy fronts.

[Non Swing Voter]

Could the afganistan fiasco hurt mcaulife in NOVA?

NOVA is AN EXTREMELY pro-interventionist area of the country.

You have literally no idea what you are talking about.  But at least in this case ur just spreading misinformation about the political leanings of 3 or 4 million people rather than the effectiveness of masking up during a pandemic.