I was so glad when that election was over. Her TV commercials were cringe. |
This arrogant and pretentious mindset about minority groups held by progressive Dems is exactly why Trump will (likely) win the election this year. Almost half of Hispanic voters are third generation or later immigrants and more than 80% of Hispanic voters were were born in the US. It is not racist for people to have a different opinion than you and lecturing minority groups about their “racist beliefs” is a good way to lose voters. Many people see themselves as American first and a don’t believe that race or ethnicity is a characteristic that defines their identity or life outcomes. Treat people as individuals rather than stereotyping or insulting them when they have a different opinion. |
Abigail Spanberger 52.2% Yesli Vega 47.6% Other/write-in 0.2% |
Like clockwork, the white knighting occurs
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You're dumb and a Trumper, so your opinion is invalid |
The fact that there are like 40% of women in this country who look at Trump and the modern Republican party, under the light of all that has happened recently, and are like "Yep, a cocktail of Stepford Wives & A Handmaid's Tail with a dash of Trad Wife chased by some Andrew Tate sounds like a fun next chapter in American life" depresses the living shit out of me. |
| Yep. This is NOT what I spent 30 years blazing trails for women in a male-dominated industry for. |
I’m not a Trumper and I have never voted for him, but you are still proving my point. This attitude that anyone who views things differently is an idiot is not a winning election strategy. I don’t want him to win but the swing state polls indicate that Trump is very likely to win the election. Yes, the polls are not perfect, but they look very unfavorable for Dems this year. Vegas district is only 45% non Hispanic white, but she won 55% of the vote in 2023. She cannot win without meaningful support from minority voters that are more politically conservative. Dems cannot win national elections if they alienate socially conservative Black and Hispanic voters with very progressive messaging. |
I've been reading stuff like this on DCUM before every election since 2017. And then the elections happen, and it's wrong, again. |
Alright, so why did Youngkin win the election in Virginia if this is statement is 100% false. Biden won the state by 10 points in 2020, but a Republican candidate won by 2 points in 2021. That is a 12 point swing. IMO, Dems lost this election due to ineffective (progressive) messaging about education that was off putting to some voters. Part of this is attributable lower voter turnout, but the 2-3 points that caused dems to lose this election is the “parents shouldn’t tell schools what to teach” gaffe. Most people think parents should have input over their children’s education. He should have phrased this differently to emphasize that parents have a role in their kids education, but banning books in school libraries is completely unAmerican and it violates the founding principles of our country. |
Because he was able to falsely represent himself as just a nice dad in a red vest. How has that been going for him? If you think Terry McAuliffe is a progressive, I don't know what to say. |
I don’t think he’s progressive, but he made it too easy for republicans to brand him as one. It doesn’t matter what your views actually are if you cant sell them to voters. |
| Vega actually makes an effort to be bipartisan and improve the county. She has a very professional working relationship with the Dems on the BOCS. |
It's nice that she's that way in real life, because the messaging for her campaign for Congress was basically the opposite of that. |
I have never praised or complimented anyone on being a “good” liberal. Let’s get that straight right now, k? |