VA-GOV 2017: Utter Panic and Doom (General election: Nov 7th)

[heatcharger]

The Dem debate was interesting, I suppose. They mostly spoke parallel of each other with the exception of Perriello pressing Northam on whether Dominion Energy influenced his position on gas pipelines, which Northam more or less sidestepped with an answer on pragmatism.

I'm glad someone finally acknowledged the imbalance between what NOVA sends to Richmond and what it gets back in terms of tax dollars from the state government, and it happened to be Northam when talking about Fairfax's recent school budget crisis. To be fair to Perriello on education, he gave an excellent answer on why making community college and trade school tuition-free would be a boon economically.

As for who won, I'd say it was a wash.

[NeverAgain]

Basically the same as heatcharger^^^

I'd say the one exchange on guns was interesting. Perriello really tried to distance himself from that NRA endorsement, and even went so far as to attack Northam for being "the deciding vote" on gun safety. I wonder if this will be a topic in the next couple of debates.

Good stuff though, nonetheless.

[heatcharger]

I'd say the one exchange on guns was interesting. Perriello really tried to distance himself from that NRA endorsement, and even went so far as to attack Northam for being "the deciding vote" on gun safety.

Yeah, that was a little odd for Perriello. He's really reluctant to talk about his previously conservative record on guns and abortion.

Also, are there anymore Sanders-Northam supporters like you? I wonder because Northam has more support among the youngs than I expected. Perhaps that's because of his stronger ties to the Democratic machine in the state.

[Deblano]

Basically the same as heatcharger^^^

I'd say the one exchange on guns was interesting. Perriello really tried to distance himself from that NRA endorsement, and even went so far as to attack Northam for being "the deciding vote" on gun safety. I wonder if this will be a topic in the next couple of debates.

Good stuff though, nonetheless.

I'm surprised that Virginia Democrats are shifting so far on gun control. Then again, McAuliffe was very pro gun control during his 2013 campaign.

I guess Jim Webb was the last of the mainstream pro-gun Virginian Democrats.

[Gass3268]

Basically the same as heatcharger^^^

I'd say the one exchange on guns was interesting. Perriello really tried to distance himself from that NRA endorsement, and even went so far as to attack Northam for being "the deciding vote" on gun safety. I wonder if this will be a topic in the next couple of debates.

Good stuff though, nonetheless.

I'm surprised that Virginia Democrats are shifting so far on gun control. Then again, McAuliffe was very pro gun control during his 2013 campaign.

I guess Jim Webb was the last of the mainstream pro-gun Virginian Democrats.

It's all about NoVA now.

[Deblano]

Basically the same as heatcharger^^^

I'd say the one exchange on guns was interesting. Perriello really tried to distance himself from that NRA endorsement, and even went so far as to attack Northam for being "the deciding vote" on gun safety. I wonder if this will be a topic in the next couple of debates.

Good stuff though, nonetheless.

I'm surprised that Virginia Democrats are shifting so far on gun control. Then again, McAuliffe was very pro gun control during his 2013 campaign.

I guess Jim Webb was the last of the mainstream pro-gun Virginian Democrats.

It's all about NoVA now.

I feel like Perriello is less NoVA-centric than Northam, considering he's talked about giving more attention to counties other than NoVA and the Tidewater counties IIRC.

[henster]

Another great ad from Northam goes right after Trump.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDonPK5bJoM

[Maxwell]

to his credit, Northam is running a very strong campaign.

[Holmes]

Another great ad from Northam goes right after Trump.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDonPK5bJoM

The ad makes a sharp anti-Trump turn about two thirds in.

[NeverAgain]

Another great ad from Northam goes right after Trump.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDonPK5bJoM

The ad makes a sharp anti-Trump turn about two thirds in.

VA Tech Shooting to Trump is a narcisstic maniac. Really going bang for your buck with that one.

[Gass3268]

New timely Perriello ad

[heatcharger]

New timely Perriello ad

Pretty good ad.

[The Other Castro]

New timely Perriello ad

Pretty good ad.

I believe it's made by the same people that did the Kander rifle ad.

[Maxwell]

One thing I think the Perriello did is light a fire under Ralph Northam's bum - and I'm very appreciative of that regardless of who wins the primary.

These two candidates are inspiring one another to do their best work.

[KingSweden]

One thing I think the Perriello did is light a fire under Ralph Northam's bum - and I'm very appreciative of that regardless of who wins the primary.

These two candidates are inspiring one another to do their best work.

Well said

[Shadows]

Tom Perriello went to NBC & said the AHCA put state Republicans on notice & that it will put more state legislatures in play. He challenged Ed Gillespie to take the pledge to not take the waiver on pre-existing conditions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXps6qYSQtM

And he has a new ad titled "the President" with Obama saying Tom went to DC & took on Wall Street, insurance companies & hugs him during Tom's re-election campaign. Tom then talks about he had non-profits to fight climate change, poverty & Bush's attack on Civil Liberty

(George freaking Bush whom Northam supported twice btw)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26n6cQ0WtU4

[Virginiá]

Tom Perriello went to NBC & said the AHCA put state Republicans on notice & that it will put more state legislatures in play. He challenged Ed Gillespie to take the pledge to not take the waiver on pre-existing conditions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXps6qYSQtM

Come to think about it, the AHCA does give state-level Democrats a somewhat potent line of attack. Even if the bill ultimately doesn't end up passing (or is made substantially less horrifying), it is still an angle to hit them on for this year's limited elections.

[Shameless Lefty Hack]

Tom Perriello went to NBC & said the AHCA put state Republicans on notice & that it will put more state legislatures in play. He challenged Ed Gillespie to take the pledge to not take the waiver on pre-existing conditions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXps6qYSQtM

Come to think about it, the AHCA does give state-level Democrats a somewhat potent line of attack. Even if the bill ultimately doesn't end up passing (or is made substantially less horrifying), it is still an angle to hit them on for this year's limited elections.

And even in 2018, should the Senate bill still contain the waiver, it's a lot more powerful to say, "Your Governor, X McRepublican, elected to make you pay more on health insurance," than other more abstract attacks.

[Shadows]

Perriello, a first-term Democrat in a rural, red, New Jersey-sized patch of "Southside" Virginia, had cast a key vote for Waxman-Markey, the House's cap-and-trade bill that would go on to die in the Senate. Ads by the National Republican Congressional Committee, which supported his challenger Robert Hurt to the tune of $1.1 million, dubbed it an "energy tax." The US Chamber of Commerce piled on too. When Perriello eventually lost by 4 points, the NRCC claimed his climate advocacy, along with his vote for the Affordable Care Act, was a big reason why.

But unlike a lot of other Democrats who were swept out to sea in that 2010 wave, Perriello had run on, not from, his support for the Obama agenda. "I think we convert more people by being bolder on climate instead of soft on climate," he said. "People thought that was a bad vote for me, but we didn't just vote for it; we went out and made the case to farmers and small-business owners—literally got down to the level of cow manure and capturing methane off of cow manure for farmers to be able to power their own farms." He cited an election-eve poll that showed voters trusted him by 24 points on energy issues.

A few supporters of the Atlantic pipeline gripped posters calling Perriello a "job killer" for his environmentalist objections—just like the old times—but no one paid them much attention. A few feet away, behind the scrum of shouting youths, a supporter clutched a sign that said "Perriello ♥'s Obamacare." In a time when everything seems upside-down, it was a simple image of how Tom Perriello landed on his feet.

Full Article - http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/05/tom-perriello-ralph-northam-climate-march

New timely Perriello ad

394, 630 Youtube views already & increasing! This ad is becoming a rage !

[heatcharger]

Tommy P has an exchange with Richard Spencer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomperriello/status/863454033813438464

[RogueBeaver]

Jarrett endorses Perriello.

[heatcharger]

Jarrett endorses Perriello.

I'm quite curious to see if Obama actually does anything.

[heatcharger]

As if we needed more evidence that Northam is despicable and should have no place in the modern Democratic Party, this charming exchange from 2011 just came to light. The moderator asked Northam "Do you think that access to quality health care is a right?", to which Northam replied "I believe it's a privilege" and then went on to spew right-wing drivel that basically boiled down to "Poor people should just pull themselves up by their bootstraps if they want healthcare!"

What a disgrace.

Dont worry guys... if Dems just keep moving to the center, they'll win! Combine that with minority turnout...they'll never lose again!

Hmmm...where have we heard this from again?

Democrats, the kind that you don't like, control every statewide elected office.

[heatcharger]

...and a whopping 6 states have Democratic trifectas in the whole country.

Perhaps it would help if leftists decided to vote in off-year elections. I also thought we were talking about Virginia here.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

...and a whopping 6 states have Democratic trifectas in the whole country.

Perhaps it would help if leftists decided to vote in off-year elections. I also thought we were talking about Virginia here.

Hence my earlier point about why moving to the center depresses leftist turnout

Not in Virginia