Glenn Youngkin's brand of politics over?

[Anonymous]

He’s a fake. But if he re-aligned himself as a moderate Republican (with his short political history, I think he could pull it off), I think he could give DeSantis a scare for the GOP nom.

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Anonymous wrote:Many of us have been cautioned for weeks by Republicans that Dems were going to be blown out all over the DMV because of pressing issues like "covid resentment", "gender identity", and teaching about slavery in schools,.

As it turns out, Glenn's brand of "inventing problems that don't actually exist" that carried him into the governor's mansion failed to interest voters and deliver the Dem Drubbing we were all warned about.

Do you think that local Republicans will learn anything by this failed experiment or will they continue making stuff up? I hear that kitty litter is their latest fixation.

A lot of people on this forum were saying they were voting for Youngkin but would vote Dem for federal offices.

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Anonymous wrote:Many of us have been cautioned for weeks by Republicans that Dems were going to be blown out all over the DMV because of pressing issues like "covid resentment", "gender identity", and teaching about slavery in schools,.

As it turns out, Glenn's brand of "inventing problems that don't actually exist" that carried him into the governor's mansion failed to interest voters and deliver the Dem Drubbing we were all warned about.

Do you think that local Republicans will learn anything by this failed experiment or will they continue making stuff up? I hear that kitty litter is their latest fixation.

I gladly voted for my Democratic incumbent in Congress in NoVa. He has some seniority and foreign policy expertise and he's avoided getting heavily involved in overtly partisan battles.

That was the only ballot I could cast. If our clueless, incompetent Democratic School Board representatives were on the ballot this year, I would gladly have kicked them to the curb, but I'll have to wait until next year. And when there's an election for the state Senate and House of Delegates next year, I'll consider candidates from both parties.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm not in Virginia and not familiar with Youngkin or the politics you're talking about but I am curious. Would you mind sharing a couple of details about it?

Is it just Trump politics?

Worse. He's smarter and comes off more liable

He's a POS who lies daily.

Guessing you didn't vote for him.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree with the poster who says Trumpism is the issue. I am a moderate who would actually love to vote Republican since the Dem party’s extreme progressive side is alarming, but I voted Dem in Gov and Senate for Maryland because the Republican opponents were both election-denying loonies.

Both of my independent parents feel the same. They have voted both D and R in past elections (Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump/Clinton/ Biden). They were split with Youngkin - one for, one against - but both voted D for all elections this year because the R candidates were election deniers and anti-abortion. Those are two points they feel strongly about.

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Anonymous wrote:I sure hope it’s over. The most recent last straw with Youngkin was when he made jokes about the Pelosi assault. The man flew all over the country campaigning for Republican extremists and doesn’t do any work here. He makes up culture war issues and tries to divide people, just like Trump and DeSantis.

And he sent Nancy Pelosi a note of apology privately rather than apologize to her in public. A real profile in courage right there.

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Anonymous wrote:I sure hope it’s over. The most recent last straw with Youngkin was when he made jokes about the Pelosi assault. The man flew all over the country campaigning for Republican extremists and doesn’t do any work here. He makes up culture war issues and tries to divide people, just like Trump and DeSantis.

And he sent Nancy Pelosi a note of apology privately rather than apologize to her in public. A real profile in courage right there.

but it's been touted on CNN's homepage all day. I hate the guy, but I'm afraid this was rather brilliant.

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Anonymous wrote:I mean, Youngkin actually got elected, so I think the story here is different from what you're trying to do.

I don't think he would have been elected this year. Times are different, issues are different.

+1

People aren't angry about the pandemic anymore so the flaws of the GOP are much more apparent.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I sure hope it’s over. The most recent last straw with Youngkin was when he made jokes about the Pelosi assault. The man flew all over the country campaigning for Republican extremists and doesn’t do any work here. He makes up culture war issues and tries to divide people, just like Trump and DeSantis.

And he sent Nancy Pelosi a note of apology privately rather than apologize to her in public. A real profile in courage right there.

but it's been touted on CNN's homepage all day. I hate the guy, but I'm afraid this was rather brilliant.

And he didn’t do it until after the election. The profile in courage take is the correct one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I sure hope it’s over. The most recent last straw with Youngkin was when he made jokes about the Pelosi assault. The man flew all over the country campaigning for Republican extremists and doesn’t do any work here. He makes up culture war issues and tries to divide people, just like Trump and DeSantis.

And he sent Nancy Pelosi a note of apology privately rather than apologize to her in public. A real profile in courage right there.

but it's been touted on CNN's homepage all day. I hate the guy, but I'm afraid this was rather brilliant.

And he didn’t do it until after the election. The profile in courage take is the correct one.

I read he sent it November 1. Why it is only being reported now who knows?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I sure hope it’s over. The most recent last straw with Youngkin was when he made jokes about the Pelosi assault. The man flew all over the country campaigning for Republican extremists and doesn’t do any work here. He makes up culture war issues and tries to divide people, just like Trump and DeSantis.

And he sent Nancy Pelosi a note of apology privately rather than apologize to her in public. A real profile in courage right there.

but it's been touted on CNN's homepage all day. I hate the guy, but I'm afraid this was rather brilliant.

And he didn’t do it until after the election. The profile in courage take is the correct one.

I read he sent it November 1. Why it is only being reported now who knows?

Forgive me, you're correct. Statement from his office released today.

[Anonymous]

Youngkin's success in VA is reliant on there being controversial school board issues in Northern Virginia or major media coverage of crazy progressive issues in schools. Oh, and the women who care about those issues will have to care about school problems more than reproductive rights.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm not in Virginia and not familiar with Youngkin or the politics you're talking about but I am curious. Would you mind sharing a couple of details about it?

Is it just Trump politics?

It’s Christian Nationalism politics— the core and soul of current GOP.
Desire to go back/retain a state of things where conservative Christian culture is default and everyone else is, at best, a tolerated guest and, at worst, excluded from society.

Oh wow - that was certainly some creative fiction. Please do give us examples of the bolded. We'll wait while you make something up.
DP

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Anonymous wrote:I mean, Youngkin actually got elected, so I think the story here is different from what you're trying to do.

Exactly this. These are the very bitter people who *still* haven't gotten over the fact that the Democrat lost. It's amusing to see their wildly inaccurate portrayal of Glenn Youngkin, who - by all accounts - is an inclusive, kind, personable gentleman. Very glad he's our governor and not slick Terry.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not in Virginia and not familiar with Youngkin or the politics you're talking about but I am curious. Would you mind sharing a couple of details about it?

Is it just Trump politics?

It’s Christian Nationalism politics— the core and soul of current GOP.
Desire to go back/retain a state of things where conservative Christian culture is default and everyone else is, at best, a tolerated guest and, at worst, excluded from society.

Oh yikes! Thank you for filling me in.

DP in NOVA. Yes, and.

Youngkin campaigned on a lot of "school issues" ("CRT," school choice, parent involvement), and at least in NOVA, he seemed to get some support from suburban moms fed up with the schools' responses to Covid and online learning. His campaign also kept Trump from coming to campaign for him, knowing that would hurt him in NOVA. That, and people were just not excited about McAuliffe. Youngkin seemed to capitalize on this image of himself as a harmless sweater-vest-wearing conservative with some distance between himself and Trump, when actually his policies are perfectly in line with GOP culture wars. He set up a tip line for parents to call in complaints about their kids' teachers teaching CRT; he's trying to gut public education; he thinks Confederate monuments are great; he's pro-life; he's pro-guns.

His endorsed-and-campaigned-for candidate in the Fairfax City Mayoral race appears to have lost. I think if Youngkin had been on the ballot yesterday, he wouldn't be our governor. Everything points to his own presidential bid soon, so keep an eye on him.

Advocating school choice is not "trying to gut public education," you twit. And the bolded? Do us a favor and stop lying. Thanks so much.