VA Governor Election Prediction

[Perd Hapley]

They'll declare her an "Uncle Tom" thus she doesn't actually count as black. They've done it with pretty much every black R in the past.

If she didn't vote for Biden...

[K Frame]

Republicans also flipped VA's House of Delegates:

https://www.theepochtimes.com/republicans-gain-stunning-2021-election-victories-as-democrats-reel_4084888.html

WTOP, the news radio station in Washington, is still saying that a couple of Va House races are too close to call, and as of 8:30 last night the Republicans had only tied.

https://wtop.com/virginia/2021/11/gop-flips-enough-seats-to-tie-va-house-of-delegates-some-races-remain-too-close-to-call/


Out of all of the news outlets, WTOP is the one I'll most believe.



In other news, Democrat strategist James Carville blames progressives and "stupid wokeness" for losses...

https://www.foxnews.com/media/james-carville-virginia-was-stupid-wokeness

Gee, ya think?


And, best of all, the Squad has apparently congratulated all of the people of color who won races on Tuesday... with one glaring exception...

Gee, I wonder who the Squad DIDN'T congratulate?

If you said the strong Black woman whom Virginia's horribly racist Republicans just made Lieutenant Governor, you'd be right!

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/squad-members-silent-winsome-sears-historic-win-virginia

[K Frame]

Hum...

Vpap.org is showing that Republicans have picked up 7 seats in the House of Delegates.

https://www.vpap.org/electionresults/20211102/house/

[French G.]

Nothing Virginia will do will mean much of anything nationally. But what a clown show we have coming. The next state senate and legislature races will be assaulted by outside money. Everyone will be a racist. Maybe a hollywood boycott. So much face was lost after negative results from bringing in Obama and all the rest of the stars. There will be revenge. First stop, the new headquarters of the Resistance, the state senate. Here they will surely finally defeat that evil Trump...

[TechMan]

Well Republicans are still racist...https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2021/11/04/who-knew-stanford-poli-sci-assistant-professor-reveals-how-winsome-sears-victory-in-virginia-ackshually-proves-that-the-gop-is-racist/

[WLJ]

Well Republicans are still racist...https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2021/11/04/who-knew-stanford-poli-sci-assistant-professor-reveals-how-winsome-sears-victory-in-virginia-ackshually-proves-that-the-gop-is-racist/

Well to prove I'm not racist I'm only going to vote for the white guy from now on.

[WLJ]

Anyone remember that by electing Obama we were over this whole race issue? Pepperidge farm remembers

[charby]

I made the mistake of listening to part of "The View" today, Behar was losing her mind that Trump may be re-elected in 2024.

[Angel Eyes]

AOC & co. blame moderates for Tuesday's losses:

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/aoc-terry-mcauliffe-loss-fully-moderated-campaign

"Plus, on the election front. I actually think we have good news as well. I know that Virginia was a huge bummer. And honestly, if anything, I think that the results show the limits of trying to run a fully 100% super moderated campaign that does not excite speak to or energize a progressive base. And frankly, we weren't even really invited to contribute on that race," Ocasio-Cortez said in an Instagram story Wednesday evening, which has since been shared on other social media platforms.

"We lost because we weren't crazy enough."     Sure thing, kiddo.  Keep on thinking that.

"I think the American people are saying don’t do that- don’t double down on taxation and spending. The American people have had enough of all of this excess, and I think they sent a message yesterday: stop. That’s the message that should be taken by the Democrats out of yesterday’s election," Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Fox News' "The Story" Wednesday afternoon.

Yup.  I suspect most Democrats won't heed that advice, and I hope they don't.

[Angel Eyes]

[RoadKingLarry]

I will admit I am pleasantly surprised.

[Perd Hapley]

Is that that insurrectionist flag I've been hearing about? 

[Angel Eyes]

Virginia's next lieutenant governor strikes again:

https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2021/11/04/oh-no-she-didnt-lol-winsome-sears-dumps-a-teensy-bit-more-salt-in-the-lincoln-projects-open-wound-and-its-glorious/

[K Frame]

[Perd Hapley]

The fruit basket was definitely a nice touch. The classier style of trolling we should have seen more of from Trump.

[French G.]

The usual suspects are all in on this thing, msnbc guest says she is a black mouth for a white supremacist voice. In four years she will be a solid candidate for governor and that terrifies them.

[Perd Hapley]

The usual suspects are all in on this thing, msnbc guest says she is a black mouth for a white supremacist voice. In four years she will be a solid candidate for governor and that terrifies them.

Or Senator, etc. Even if they suddenly "found" enough ballots for her opponent to win, she's still got a lot of name recognition, so the white supremacists would just elect her again.

[gunsmith]

    I said this on facebook
  NOVEMBER 4, 2009 

Obama campaigned in both Virginia and New Jersey, and the Democrats lost hugely in both! Lesson learned: If Obama offers to campaign for you, tell him you have swine flu and he should stay away.

[WLJ]

Hundreds of government workers quit when Youngkin orders them back to the office.

Youngkin’s telework policy prompts more than 300 Virginia state employees to resign
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/youngkins-telework-policy-virginia-state-employees-resign

[Bogie]

Maybe a few companies should try that to "right size" their workforces...

[BobR]

It is a good start. I read that VA has about 95k state employees not counting faculty at public schools and universities. So saying 300 sounds so much bigger than less than 0.3%. They could probably lose many more and still be just as (in)efficient as most state governments.

bob

[Perd Hapley]

Now how can we get them to leave the country? Or can the state pay for them to relocate to California? That's kind of the same thing.

[griz]

"Despite our best efforts, Youngkin refused to reconsider his disastrous executive action and pressed forward, regardless of longstanding state policies for telework," Virginia state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, a Democrat, said in a tweet shortly after the policy was implemented.

I suspect that the "disaster" that Sen. Hashmi is talking about is that hundreds of loyal voters will no longer be able to receive a paycheck for doing nothing.  We'll see if the state crumbles away to dust after their departure.

[WLJ]

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[Perd Hapley]

I never realized the sic in Virginia's motto was mass resignation. Take that, Tarquin!