VA voting - democrat thinking about not voting all blue

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a Democrat and I do not vote all blue no matter what. That’s ridiculous. I use my judgment. If there is a bad Democratic candidate, I would not vote for them. If there’s a good Republican candidate, I will vote for them.

^^^This is the way. It demonstrates emotional maturity and free will.

Anonymous wrote:This is actually the worst voting strategy possible. Candidates vote along their party lines. The party is what matters, not the individual. The “I don’t like her” method of voting is how we got Trump and all our other problems. None of these people are coming over to your house, as Bill Burr says. It doesn’t matter if you like them.

^^^This is groupthink with an expectation of compliance.

[Anonymous]

Done with progressives masquerading as Democrats. Will vote for moderates-regardless of party

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Here we go again with a post by a Virginia MAGAt claiming to be a democrat. It’s getting exhausting on this board.

DP. I could have written OP’s post. Really do not like either Hashmi or Jones and struggling to decide how to vote. Angry that the Democrats could not find better candidates than these two.

+1 Will hold my nose and vote for Jones, but sorry the Tysons casino issue is the only one I care about right now in VA politics, so I’m not voting for Hashmi. Will probably leave it blank.

The Tysons Casino is such a weird place to "make a stand". Is legal gambling good? Not really, but lots of things that are legal are bad for society (e.g. alcohol). Will a casino turn Tyson's into a crime-ridden Atlantic City? No, that's absurd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Done with progressives masquerading as Democrats. Will vote for moderates-regardless of party

There are no moderates left on the GOP side. There is batsh*t crazy and extreme. Overton window shifted hard right.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Here we go again with a post by a Virginia MAGAt claiming to be a democrat. It’s getting exhausting on this board.

DP. I could have written OP’s post. Really do not like either Hashmi or Jones and struggling to decide how to vote. Angry that the Democrats could not find better candidates than these two.

+1 Will hold my nose and vote for Jones, but sorry the Tysons casino issue is the only one I care about right now in VA politics, so I’m not voting for Hashmi. Will probably leave it blank.

The Tysons Casino is such a weird place to "make a stand". Is legal gambling good? Not really, but lots of things that are legal are bad for society (e.g. alcohol). Will a casino turn Tyson's into a crime-ridden Atlantic City? No, that's absurd.

Also kind of bonkers to demand purity on a single issue like this one. The state LG is not single handedly getting anything casino through.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Done with progressives masquerading as Democrats. Will vote for moderates-regardless of party

There are no moderates left on the GOP side. There is batsh*t crazy and extreme. Overton window shifted hard right.

That’s not what the data shows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm solidly for Spanberger, no question there.

For Lt Gov, though, I HATE that Hashmi is for the Tyson's casino, so I'm thinking of voting for Reid. I looked at his website and except for not supporting trans kids, I liked his platform.

For AG, I really think I will write in a candidate or not vote. I cannot vote for either of them and I'm sick of voting for the Democrat just because. I think that's the problem on both sides across our country.

Convince me otherwise - I'm going to early vote next week.

Well gee it is called the US of America and if you vote for one Republican, you are anti-American to the core.

What do you not understand about that?

There is not a "both sides" problem! Only one side does not support the Constitution!!!!!!

You are not a dem, that is clear. Trump & Republicans are con men 100% there is no reality otherwise. Dems have done nothing but support the Constitution and they dam sure have not lied over and over to you. You never even read Project 2025 or the BBB ACT. You haven't read one lawsuit brought by Republicans to stop your rights as they are in the Constitution.

My family died at 9/11 all were Republicans. Any survivors will not vote for a Republican because our right to vote is 100% American. And if you think Republicans will let you have that right after 2026, you are literally stupid.

[Anonymous]

There is not one Republican that is not at this point a liar & traitor to the US.

Since when do we support Putin, Qatar, and Argentina over the US?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need to get a grip and think big picture here. For every concern you have about the Democrats, the Republicans are far worse.

This. x100000000000000

[Anonymous]

I am an independent always have been. Voted for Reagan and Clinton. This time I am voting straight blue. No way any GOP should be encouraged. I apply the Pam Bondi Standard for justice and the Dem AG candidate passes it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a Democrat and I do not vote all blue no matter what. That’s ridiculous. I use my judgment. If there is a bad Democratic candidate, I would not vote for them. If there’s a good Republican candidate, I will vote for them.

^^^This is the way. It demonstrates emotional maturity and free will.

Anonymous wrote:This is actually the worst voting strategy possible. Candidates vote along their party lines. The party is what matters, not the individual. The “I don’t like her” method of voting is how we got Trump and all our other problems. None of these people are coming over to your house, as Bill Burr says. It doesn’t matter if you like them.

^^^This is groupthink with an expectation of compliance.

It’s not “groupthink.” It’s the type of thinking that got us actual progressive policies. Republicans vote for their party and Democrats need to love the candidate deeply. Republicans end up winning more often. Decent candidates like Howard Dean or Hillary Clinton get railroaded by the media because Democrats need to be in love. Good luck with that.

[Anonymous]

NP. I’m a Californian and I think the “blue no matter who” mantra has done enormous damage to my state. VA’s purple status is a strength, not a weakness. Don’t make our mistake. It can be extremely destructive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. I’m a Californian and I think the “blue no matter who” mantra has done enormous damage to my state. VA’s purple status is a strength, not a weakness. Don’t make our mistake. It can be extremely destructive.

Yep, we're seeing that already in Arlington.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Done with progressives masquerading as Democrats. Will vote for moderates-regardless of party

There are no moderates left on the GOP side. There is batsh*t crazy and extreme. Overton window shifted hard right.

Lots of GOP moderates voted against Trump in the Presidential elections.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. I’m a Californian and I think the “blue no matter who” mantra has done enormous damage to my state. VA’s purple status is a strength, not a weakness. Don’t make our mistake. It can be extremely destructive.

DP. This is exactly right. And *both* parties need to have better candidates. Native Californian.