VA voting - democrat thinking about not voting all blue

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jones is a hot mess, but remember that each of these positions are relatively independent of each other. If Spanberger wants to sue the federal government for any one of the million things that it’s doing illegally at the moment that affects Virginians, the AG has to agree to do it. At this point in time, do you trust any Republican to address the issues of the average person, minorities, or even push back against Constitutional violations? As for Lt. Gov, a) do you think they get the deciding vote on something like a casino and b) which candidate is more likely to be in the pocket of big developers?

This is the right answer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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 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.

WTH? No wonder we are in this mess. Voting strictly by party is the worst.

In the past sure! But now the system is broken and you have a lawless administration gutting the country for personal gain rubber stamped by the Republican Party and funded by tech bros. I’m a centrist but even I would vote for a progressive over the current Republican Party. If this were 1990 my answer would be different but it’s not.

+1

I always voted for the best candidate before 2016, but MAGA has changed the game.

The GOP will not hold Trump accountable for anything. We need officials who will stand up to him and do the right thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Why don’t you run? Kind of sick of the so called Dem voters holding out for a reason to not vote Dem. You either care about the things you care about or you don’t. You’re accountable for the choices you make (or you don’t). Don’t blame the Dems for handing the Republicans control of you don’t like what the Republicans do.

It's more the opposite - holding out for a compelling reason to vote Democratic.

I could have voted early. Had I done so, I would have voted for Spanberger and Jones and abstained from Lt. Gov.

I could have voted more recently. Had I done so, I would have voted for Spanberger and Miyares and abstained from Lt. Gov.

But I haven't voted yet, because I'm still mulling the choices. People are making some powerful arguments to vote for an all-Democratic ticket, despite Hashmi being in the pocket of casino developers (Fairfax would likely vote down any citizen referendum regardless of Hashmi being slimy) and Jones appearing to be a spoiled brat with the the maturity of a typical 16-year-old gamer. I want opposition to the MAGA agenda, but I don't like having to hold my nose quite this hard.

Their comments are helpful. Yours are not.

[Anonymous]

I would never vote for a Republican Attorney General unless you want your rights stripped.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Why don’t you run? Kind of sick of the so called Dem voters holding out for a reason to not vote Dem. You either care about the things you care about or you don’t. You’re accountable for the choices you make (or you don’t). Don’t blame the Dems for handing the Republicans control of you don’t like what the Republicans do.

It's more the opposite - holding out for a compelling reason to vote Democratic.

I could have voted early. Had I done so, I would have voted for Spanberger and Jones and abstained from Lt. Gov.

I could have voted more recently. Had I done so, I would have voted for Spanberger and Miyares and abstained from Lt. Gov.

But I haven't voted yet, because I'm still mulling the choices. People are making some powerful arguments to vote for an all-Democratic ticket, despite Hashmi being in the pocket of casino developers (Fairfax would likely vote down any citizen referendum regardless of Hashmi being slimy) and Jones appearing to be a spoiled brat with the the maturity of a typical 16-year-old gamer. I want opposition to the MAGA agenda, but I don't like having to hold my nose quite this hard.

Their comments are helpful. Yours are not.

What do you actually care about? It’s an easy call once you figure that out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Why don’t you run? Kind of sick of the so called Dem voters holding out for a reason to not vote Dem. You either care about the things you care about or you don’t. You’re accountable for the choices you make (or you don’t). Don’t blame the Dems for handing the Republicans control of you don’t like what the Republicans do.

It's more the opposite - holding out for a compelling reason to vote Democratic.

I could have voted early. Had I done so, I would have voted for Spanberger and Jones and abstained from Lt. Gov.

I could have voted more recently. Had I done so, I would have voted for Spanberger and Miyares and abstained from Lt. Gov.

But I haven't voted yet, because I'm still mulling the choices. People are making some powerful arguments to vote for an all-Democratic ticket, despite Hashmi being in the pocket of casino developers (Fairfax would likely vote down any citizen referendum regardless of Hashmi being slimy) and Jones appearing to be a spoiled brat with the the maturity of a typical 16-year-old gamer. I want opposition to the MAGA agenda, but I don't like having to hold my nose quite this hard.

Their comments are helpful. Yours are not.

It’s really not that deep. Do you want VA to have some protection from Trump or to have none?

[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.

Respectfully, VA is not California and isn’t likely to be. Until Trump came on the scene there were reliable Republican areas in NoVa. And the 2021 elections demonstrate that the VA Dems really can’t take it too far or the electorate will fight back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

This is some serious bullsh*t. But go ahead, tell us how terrible Arlington is. We'll wait.

[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.

Tell us what is wrong in California that having more Republican representation would help?

[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.

+100

[Anonymous]

Definitely consider not voting Dem for school board if you care about how much kids are actually learning

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Tell us what is wrong in California that having more Republican representation would help?

Diversity?

[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.

No need to convince you otherwise. You are slowly stepping away from the dark side. Usually how it happens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

No need to convince you otherwise. You are slowly stepping away from the dark side. Usually how it happens.

You’ve clearly never seen Star Wars if you think the Imperial Army are the good guys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

This is some serious bullsh*t. But go ahead, tell us how terrible Arlington is. We'll wait.

It’s so terrible people pay $2m or more to live here. Including all of your favorite right wing ghouls like Steven Miller and Russ Vought.