Replies to post #389999 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

[PegnVA]

Overall it's a fair assessment of Tuesday's win for Youngkin, and it's an understatement to say McAuliffe ran a weak campaign.
McA was caught flat-footed when Youngkin accused him of saying parents should have no say in what schools teach, which was not what McAuliffe actually said. Parents in VA suburbs pay close attention to the schooling of their children, and allowing Youngkin to get away with misrepresenting what McA said was a major mistake.

Also, Youngkin was smart to keep Trump out of his campaign - it's well-known Trump is hated in VA. Y used Trump in the June Primary election to attract T voters, but when it came to the General election Trump was not welcome.

Lastly, for months the Dems in DC fought among themselves and were not able to pass Pres Biden's agenda - for many voters it looked like the Dems cannot govern.

imo, Youngkin has his eye on the WH - he's a bright, successful guy and he won't be satisfied with staying in Richmond.
Y will get a lot of attention from the tv pol talk shows, which will drive Trump crazy.

[B402]

Covid.....Yep, but no one wants to call it out in a plain manner...

Repubs have prolonged the pandemic, it hurts the economy, schools and not to mention loss of life and hospital overloads...

Its been a political ploy and repubs were successful in their politics but not in their humanity...

[Zorax]

This is as far as I read. Dems aren't innocent or geniuses, but this appears as a right wing alarmist. The author makes these statements, then takes paragraphs trying to justify them. Way too much yellow journalism now from both sides, however it's the right media that's in the majority because they have a nazi agenda to grow. And saying that two fake dems holding the rest of the administration hostage over a spending plan to help citizens up front is saying dem leaders are dysfunctional is true bullshit and disinformation.

But given the very public, ongoing dysfunction among Democratic leaders in Washington, the party’s devastating loss in Virginia looks like a five-alarm fire for its near-term electoral future.