Virginia election 2019

[Anonymous]

Virginia is becoming like Maryland and I think that's awesome.


Now if only both states can elect governors who are not a) race-bating Republicans or b) KKK/Blackface wearing Democrats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Virginia is becoming like Maryland and I think that's awesome.


Now if only both states can elect governors who are not a) race-bating Republicans or b) KKK/Blackface wearing Democrats.

Northam term limited and he’s toast in VA. He’ll never win another election. Hard to see Herring or especially Fairfax winning in VA again either.

[Anonymous]

I was born in MD (Northeastern) and currently live in VA. When we were very first house hunting in the burbs, my husband was working in Rockville and we thought we might buy in G-burg. Then I got a job in Arlington (vs downtown DC) and we decided to go to Reston (we are now in Chantilly area). Now he works in Stafford County and I work in Reston and we are good staying in Fairfax County. If things had gone a different way, I would happily move to the MD burbs. Glad to have been able to make an impact on local politics, though. Lovely to see all those seats turn red to blue.

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Anonymous wrote:Here’s the thing: DCUM posts are entirely unrepresentative of how people in the area actually feel and vote. We get this is your safe space to come and vent and put your right-wing heroes on a pedestal. But no one, especially after this election cycle, should walk away thinking that what gets posted on this forum about local politicians or schools is true or even remotely indicative of what most people in the region believe.

It is one small pocket of the universe, and highly skewed to the right.

Lol. Gee, glad you...umm...figured it all out for everyone else.

My liberal in-laws tell me they moved here for jobs and won’t go back north due to no jobs and high taxes. Why are there no good jobs in Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders territory?

Why are there no good jobs in the solid red deep south?

Because there are a lot of poor minorities there who vote Dem. There are actually good jobs for those willing to work.

Willing to work down in the deep-red south? No thanks!

There’s a reason the DMV attracts newcomers. These reasons include good jobs, diversity, great schools, etc. If the Deep South is so great, why don’t YOU move there??

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Anonymous wrote:Here’s the thing: DCUM posts are entirely unrepresentative of how people in the area actually feel and vote. We get this is your safe space to come and vent and put your right-wing heroes on a pedestal. But no one, especially after this election cycle, should walk away thinking that what gets posted on this forum about local politicians or schools is true or even remotely indicative of what most people in the region believe.

It is one small pocket of the universe, and highly skewed to the right.

Lol. Gee, glad you...umm...figured it all out for everyone else.

My liberal in-laws tell me they moved here for jobs and won’t go back north due to no jobs and high taxes. Why are there no good jobs in Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders territory?

Why are there no good jobs in the solid red deep south?

Because there are a lot of poor minorities there who vote Dem. There are actually good jobs for those willing to work.

Willing to work down in the deep-red south? No thanks!

There’s a reason the DMV attracts newcomers. These reasons include good jobs, diversity, great schools, etc. If the Deep South is so great, why don’t YOU move there??

DMV is propped up by the federal government period. Without the federal government DC would be like Baltimore. That's a fact.

Have you ever been to a major city in the deep-red south like Atlanta, Tampa, Dallas, Jackson, Montgomery.... shut your pie hole you liberal idiot.

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Anonymous wrote:This Marylander says: Good going, Virginians! So happy to see this.

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Yeah, because Maryland is exactly what Virginia should aspire to emulate...

Maryland is awesome! Suck it Maryland hater!

Lol. Let’s talk further once you sober up!

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Anonymous wrote:This Marylander says: Good going, Virginians! So happy to see this.

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Yeah, because Maryland is exactly what Virginia should aspire to emulate...

Maryland is awesome! Suck it Maryland hater!

Lol. Let’s talk further once you sober up!

And until you do, please stay off Virginia roads!

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Anonymous wrote:Here’s the thing: DCUM posts are entirely unrepresentative of how people in the area actually feel and vote. We get this is your safe space to come and vent and put your right-wing heroes on a pedestal. But no one, especially after this election cycle, should walk away thinking that what gets posted on this forum about local politicians or schools is true or even remotely indicative of what most people in the region believe.

It is one small pocket of the universe, and highly skewed to the right.

Lol. Gee, glad you...umm...figured it all out for everyone else.

My liberal in-laws tell me they moved here for jobs and won’t go back north due to no jobs and high taxes. Why are there no good jobs in Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders territory?

Why are there no good jobs in the solid red deep south?

Because there are a lot of poor minorities there who vote Dem. There are actually good jobs for those willing to work.

Willing to work down in the deep-red south? No thanks!

There’s a reason the DMV attracts newcomers. These reasons include good jobs, diversity, great schools, etc. If the Deep South is so great, why don’t YOU move there??

DMV is propped up by the federal government period. Without the federal government DC would be like Baltimore. That's a fact.

You mean with no fed govt DC would have gotten major industry in the first half of the 20th century? You do know Baltimore is so hard hit, because (like some midwest cities) it was a huge industrial city.

Anyway, not sure what your point is. Va has done well even as it has become more blue. The most prosperous areas (increasingly reliant on the private sector) are the bluest. Va will not turn into Calif or NY. Calif and NY are economically succesful.

[Anonymous]

School boundaries can be changed in 14% increments without having to even acknowledge parents.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Virginia is becoming like Maryland and I think that's awesome.


Now if only both states can elect governors who are not a) race-bating Republicans or b) KKK/Blackface wearing Democrats.

Northam term limited and he’s toast in VA. He’ll never win another election. Hard to see Herring or especially Fairfax winning in VA again either.

They will win again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was born in MD (Northeastern) and currently live in VA. When we were very first house hunting in the burbs, my husband was working in Rockville and we thought we might buy in G-burg. Then I got a job in Arlington (vs downtown DC) and we decided to go to Reston (we are now in Chantilly area). Now he works in Stafford County and I work in Reston and we are good staying in Fairfax County. If things had gone a different way, I would happily move to the MD burbs. Glad to have been able to make an impact on local politics, though. Lovely to see all those seats turn red to blue.

Why do you think your jobs moved from MD to Virginia?

[Anonymous]

I never worked in MD. My husband did, as a contractor for the govt agency where he is now in office in VA. He left the company in MD. His company didn’t move.

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Anonymous wrote:Here’s the thing: DCUM posts are entirely unrepresentative of how people in the area actually feel and vote. We get this is your safe space to come and vent and put your right-wing heroes on a pedestal. But no one, especially after this election cycle, should walk away thinking that what gets posted on this forum about local politicians or schools is true or even remotely indicative of what most people in the region believe.

It is one small pocket of the universe, and highly skewed to the right.

Lol. Gee, glad you...umm...figured it all out for everyone else.

My liberal in-laws tell me they moved here for jobs and won’t go back north due to no jobs and high taxes. Why are there no good jobs in Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders territory?

Why are there no good jobs in the solid red deep south?

Because there are a lot of poor minorities there who vote Dem. There are actually good jobs for those willing to work.

Willing to work down in the deep-red south? No thanks!

There’s a reason the DMV attracts newcomers. These reasons include good jobs, diversity, great schools, etc. If the Deep South is so great, why don’t YOU move there??

DMV is propped up by the federal government period. Without the federal government DC would be like Baltimore. That's a fact.

Have you ever been to a major city in the deep-red south like Atlanta, Tampa, Dallas, Jackson, Montgomery.... shut your pie hole you liberal idiot.

Yeah and the cities you listed are full of the “poor minorities” you’re so afraid of!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For all the transplants to Virginia - what brought you here. Jobs, I assume. Why do you think you were able to get a good job in Virginia? Because the companies moved here and built here due to favorable tax law. They moved out of the high tax northern areas to come here. So when the companies start leaving Virginia due to taxes, you will move again and then vote for higher taxes to ‘stick it to the corporations’, and then what? What happens when you’ve turned everyplace blue and raised everyone’s taxes to NY and NY and MA levels? Yep, you will have stuck it to the man all right, and then what?

1. The company that I originally came to Va for was not drawn by low taxes. It was a branch of an out of town consulting firm, and the local head was from Va and wanted to be here - plus the airport access was important. No way they would have gone to Kentucky or South Carolina.

2. You will notice Amazon has chosen Arlington the bluest part of Virginia. If anything we have too many jobs coming now (though with hard work we can adjust to it)

3. NY and MA continue to have huge numbers of jobs and high housing costs. So much that NY could blow Amazon off.

New York lost more residents in 2018 than any other state.

[Anonymous]

I think it is a transient state though. Was the overall number and percentage of growth the worst in the state too?