Consolidated VA Elections Thread

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Anonymous wrote:Off topic - but does McAuliffe have presidential chances? He does seem to be a moderate Dem and often southern state candidates have more nationwide appeal. Is there anything disqualifying about him? Didn't live here during his first term so IDK what the big controversies may have been.

That’s the thing. Like so many VA lame duck governors, there is no big deal from a governance standpoint. From the vantage point of a centrist northern Virginian, I want decent services, roads getting paved up here and not road to nowhere projects in non-trafficked areas, and the state staying out of my uterus. As someone originally from another state, Virginia has decent services, moderate taxes, and pretty moderate on social issues. We know McAullife does those things. Youngkin in a new model “Republican”, which means it’s just anti-science, anti-logic, not-actually-Conservative nonsense. Just like I voted for Biden, I wish the dems had come up with a better candidate, but it is what it is.

But on a Presidential front, he would be a no hoper. He’s tied to the worst of the Clintons behaviors, and he’s a hack. The VA candidate that could go far is Mark Warner.

NoVa doesn't have decent services any longer. The public schools, in particular, are a debacle. I can't think of a single public school system with Arlington's wealth that's as consistently underwhelming as APS; FCPS is too big and inefficient, and controlled by wacky left-wing nutters; and LCPS is a case study in mediocrity and crisis mismanagement.

McAuliffe means four more years of this. Youngkin at least has the potential to shake things up and focus on quality academics again.

Has a Republican Governor “shaking things up” EVER resulted in better quality academics in any state?

We will end up like Mississippi.

Well at least Mississippi pays their teachers better than VA!!! 50th in teacher pay.

This! I am a teacher at FCPS and we have not seen much raise in last 4 years at all. I'll take Mississipi policy over FCPS. This teacher is for Youngkin!

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Anonymous wrote:Off topic - but does McAuliffe have presidential chances? He does seem to be a moderate Dem and often southern state candidates have more nationwide appeal. Is there anything disqualifying about him? Didn't live here during his first term so IDK what the big controversies may have been.

That’s the thing. Like so many VA lame duck governors, there is no big deal from a governance standpoint. From the vantage point of a centrist northern Virginian, I want decent services, roads getting paved up here and not road to nowhere projects in non-trafficked areas, and the state staying out of my uterus. As someone originally from another state, Virginia has decent services, moderate taxes, and pretty moderate on social issues. We know McAullife does those things. Youngkin in a new model “Republican”, which means it’s just anti-science, anti-logic, not-actually-Conservative nonsense. Just like I voted for Biden, I wish the dems had come up with a better candidate, but it is what it is.

But on a Presidential front, he would be a no hoper. He’s tied to the worst of the Clintons behaviors, and he’s a hack. The VA candidate that could go far is Mark Warner.

NoVa doesn't have decent services any longer. The public schools, in particular, are a debacle. I can't think of a single public school system with Arlington's wealth that's as consistently underwhelming as APS; FCPS is too big and inefficient, and controlled by wacky left-wing nutters; and LCPS is a case study in mediocrity and crisis mismanagement.

McAuliffe means four more years of this. Youngkin at least has the potential to shake things up and focus on quality academics again.

Has a Republican Governor “shaking things up” EVER resulted in better quality academics in any state?

We will end up like Mississippi.

Well at least Mississippi pays their teachers better than VA!!! 50th in teacher pay.

Thanks to the Ds for the healthy economy that boosted income in VA.

And, yes, we should boost teacher’s income to keep up with everyone else’s success.

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Anonymous wrote:TMac would be an amazing President! But first he needs to complete another term as Gov. And that will get underway in January.

Hopefully right about the same time trump and youngkin are getting their own terms. In prison.

Funny but Youngkin has never been federally investigated unlike Terry McAuliffe . Keep trying.

Here you go read up on your candidate!

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/11/terry-mcauliffe-governor-virginia/

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Anonymous wrote:Off topic - but does McAuliffe have presidential chances? He does seem to be a moderate Dem and often southern state candidates have more nationwide appeal. Is there anything disqualifying about him? Didn't live here during his first term so IDK what the big controversies may have been.

That’s the thing. Like so many VA lame duck governors, there is no big deal from a governance standpoint. From the vantage point of a centrist northern Virginian, I want decent services, roads getting paved up here and not road to nowhere projects in non-trafficked areas, and the state staying out of my uterus. As someone originally from another state, Virginia has decent services, moderate taxes, and pretty moderate on social issues. We know McAullife does those things. Youngkin in a new model “Republican”, which means it’s just anti-science, anti-logic, not-actually-Conservative nonsense. Just like I voted for Biden, I wish the dems had come up with a better candidate, but it is what it is.

But on a Presidential front, he would be a no hoper. He’s tied to the worst of the Clintons behaviors, and he’s a hack. The VA candidate that could go far is Mark Warner.

NoVa doesn't have decent services any longer. The public schools, in particular, are a debacle. I can't think of a single public school system with Arlington's wealth that's as consistently underwhelming as APS; FCPS is too big and inefficient, and controlled by wacky left-wing nutters; and LCPS is a case study in mediocrity and crisis mismanagement.

McAuliffe means four more years of this. Youngkin at least has the potential to shake things up and focus on quality academics again.

Has a Republican Governor “shaking things up” EVER resulted in better quality academics in any state?

We will end up like Mississippi.

Well at least Mississippi pays their teachers better than VA!!! 50th in teacher pay.

Thanks to the Ds for the healthy economy that boosted income in VA.

And, yes, we should boost teacher’s income to keep up with everyone else’s success.

Well why have you waited until now to raise teacher pay. Dems have been in charge for 8 years.

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Anonymous wrote:Off topic - but does McAuliffe have presidential chances? He does seem to be a moderate Dem and often southern state candidates have more nationwide appeal. Is there anything disqualifying about him? Didn't live here during his first term so IDK what the big controversies may have been.

That’s the thing. Like so many VA lame duck governors, there is no big deal from a governance standpoint. From the vantage point of a centrist northern Virginian, I want decent services, roads getting paved up here and not road to nowhere projects in non-trafficked areas, and the state staying out of my uterus. As someone originally from another state, Virginia has decent services, moderate taxes, and pretty moderate on social issues. We know McAullife does those things. Youngkin in a new model “Republican”, which means it’s just anti-science, anti-logic, not-actually-Conservative nonsense. Just like I voted for Biden, I wish the dems had come up with a better candidate, but it is what it is.

But on a Presidential front, he would be a no hoper. He’s tied to the worst of the Clintons behaviors, and he’s a hack. The VA candidate that could go far is Mark Warner.

NoVa doesn't have decent services any longer. The public schools, in particular, are a debacle. I can't think of a single public school system with Arlington's wealth that's as consistently underwhelming as APS; FCPS is too big and inefficient, and controlled by wacky left-wing nutters; and LCPS is a case study in mediocrity and crisis mismanagement.

McAuliffe means four more years of this. Youngkin at least has the potential to shake things up and focus on quality academics again.

Has a Republican Governor “shaking things up” EVER resulted in better quality academics in any state?

We will end up like Mississippi.

Well at least Mississippi pays their teachers better than VA!!! 50th in teacher pay.

Mississippi is last in teacher pay. Read more than just the clickbait headline.

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They are both slimy rich a-holes who got ahead by screwing people over. There is no good pick. It’s the lesser of two evils and who will do less damage.

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Anonymous wrote:Sears would vote against women in a VA divided chamber. Including Texas-style heartbeat law.

“ Virginia Republican lieutenant gubernatorial nominee Winsome Sears said on Friday that she would support heartbeat abortion legislation amid the fallout over a Texas law that bans abortion as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.

"Well, I can tell you that would be me, that I would support [it]," Sears told Newsmax on Friday.”

Dealbreaker.

Governors don't write abortion laws. Or Lt. Governors either. Legislators write laws.

Governors do, however, dictate whether schools stay open, and they can dictate immunization requirements for schools state-wide, as those are regulations

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DP. In terms of teacher pay compared to pay for other occupations in that area, VA is second to last (DC is last). Of course teachers in Mississippi make fewer dollars per year than Virginia teachers. The COL is lower there.

https://www.business.org/hr/workforce-management/best-us-states-for-teachers/

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Anonymous wrote:Off topic - but does McAuliffe have presidential chances? He does seem to be a moderate Dem and often southern state candidates have more nationwide appeal. Is there anything disqualifying about him? Didn't live here during his first term so IDK what the big controversies may have been.

That’s the thing. Like so many VA lame duck governors, there is no big deal from a governance standpoint. From the vantage point of a centrist northern Virginian, I want decent services, roads getting paved up here and not road to nowhere projects in non-trafficked areas, and the state staying out of my uterus. As someone originally from another state, Virginia has decent services, moderate taxes, and pretty moderate on social issues. We know McAullife does those things. Youngkin in a new model “Republican”, which means it’s just anti-science, anti-logic, not-actually-Conservative nonsense. Just like I voted for Biden, I wish the dems had come up with a better candidate, but it is what it is.

But on a Presidential front, he would be a no hoper. He’s tied to the worst of the Clintons behaviors, and he’s a hack. The VA candidate that could go far is Mark Warner.

NoVa doesn't have decent services any longer. The public schools, in particular, are a debacle. I can't think of a single public school system with Arlington's wealth that's as consistently underwhelming as APS; FCPS is too big and inefficient, and controlled by wacky left-wing nutters; and LCPS is a case study in mediocrity and crisis mismanagement.

McAuliffe means four more years of this. Youngkin at least has the potential to shake things up and focus on quality academics again.

Has a Republican Governor “shaking things up” EVER resulted in better quality academics in any state?

We will end up like Mississippi.

Well at least Mississippi pays their teachers better than VA!!! 50th in teacher pay.

Thanks to the Ds for the healthy economy that boosted income in VA.

And, yes, we should boost teacher’s income to keep up with everyone else’s success.



Actually the boom in Virginia has been under both Dem and Republican. Tech boom under two Republicans in the 90 Allen and Gilmore.

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Even CNN recognizes the Youngkin campaign has been much better and attuned to local concerns

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Anonymous wrote:Off topic - but does McAuliffe have presidential chances? He does seem to be a moderate Dem and often southern state candidates have more nationwide appeal. Is there anything disqualifying about him? Didn't live here during his first term so IDK what the big controversies may have been.

That’s the thing. Like so many VA lame duck governors, there is no big deal from a governance standpoint. From the vantage point of a centrist northern Virginian, I want decent services, roads getting paved up here and not road to nowhere projects in non-trafficked areas, and the state staying out of my uterus. As someone originally from another state, Virginia has decent services, moderate taxes, and pretty moderate on social issues. We know McAullife does those things. Youngkin in a new model “Republican”, which means it’s just anti-science, anti-logic, not-actually-Conservative nonsense. Just like I voted for Biden, I wish the dems had come up with a better candidate, but it is what it is.

But on a Presidential front, he would be a no hoper. He’s tied to the worst of the Clintons behaviors, and he’s a hack. The VA candidate that could go far is Mark Warner.

NoVa doesn't have decent services any longer. The public schools, in particular, are a debacle. I can't think of a single public school system with Arlington's wealth that's as consistently underwhelming as APS; FCPS is too big and inefficient, and controlled by wacky left-wing nutters; and LCPS is a case study in mediocrity and crisis mismanagement.

McAuliffe means four more years of this. Youngkin at least has the potential to shake things up and focus on quality academics again.

Has a Republican Governor “shaking things up” EVER resulted in better quality academics in any state?

We will end up like Mississippi.

Well at least Mississippi pays their teachers better than VA!!! 50th in teacher pay.

Mississippi is last in teacher pay. Read more than just the clickbait headline.

Trying to live off your salary in Mississippi is easier than the DMV but you know that.

https://www.wric.com/news/education/virginia-d-c-ranked-as-worst-two-places-for-teacher-pay/

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Anonymous wrote:DP. In terms of teacher pay compared to pay for other occupations in that area, VA is second to last (DC is last). Of course teachers in Mississippi make fewer dollars per year than Virginia teachers. The COL is lower there.

https://www.business.org/hr/workforce-management/best-us-states-for-teachers/

How incredibly misleading since other occupations in this area pay higher than other occupations in other areas.

If you actually look at the data, in absolute terms and in constant dollars, Virginia isn’t anywhere near the lowest in the nation.

Shame on whoever posted this.

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Anonymous wrote:Lol @ the people pretending Youngkin isn't an anti-abortion extremist.

I can’t tell if they are ignorant or blatantly lying.

You are not listening.... Look at the list of important issues to VA voters. EDUCATION..... Terry blew it at the debate and Youngkin campaign ran with it. Terry now playing catch up. Stop making this a Trump or abortion issue.

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Anonymous wrote:DP. In terms of teacher pay compared to pay for other occupations in that area, VA is second to last (DC is last). Of course teachers in Mississippi make fewer dollars per year than Virginia teachers. The COL is lower there.

https://www.business.org/hr/workforce-management/best-us-states-for-teachers/

How incredibly misleading since other occupations in this area pay higher than other occupations in other areas.

If you actually look at the data, in absolute terms and in constant dollars, Virginia isn’t anywhere near the lowest in the nation.

Shame on whoever posted this.

Oh, wow, you clearly do not get it.

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Anonymous wrote:Lol @ the people pretending Youngkin isn't an anti-abortion extremist.

I can’t tell if they are ignorant or blatantly lying.

You are not listening.... Look at the list of important issues to VA voters. EDUCATION..... Terry blew it at the debate and Youngkin campaign ran with it. Terry now playing catch up. Stop making this a Trump or abortion issue.

DP. People are allowed to talk about which ever election issues they want in this thread. I get that you don’t want people to discuss abortion because Youngkin’s views are highly unpopular and would make it difficult for him to get elected if they became well-known, but that doesn’t mean you have any authority whatsoever to stifle discussion of abortion and force people to only discuss issues where you believe Youngkin compares favorably.

Youngkin is an anti-abortion extremist who wants to ban the procedure in Virginia. Deal with it.