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[quote=Anonymous]My unscientific observation and opinion:

Virginia is no longer “purple” let alone “red.” You could say it’s just NoVa, but NoVa has grown far beyond Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax Co and Richmond has grown quite blue too. The rural conservative parts are being outnumbered by urban Democrats, like it or not.

A closer observation shows that Virginia likes to elect sensible, pragmatic, moderate Democrats who are winning. 
Look at Jennifer Wexton. A moderate who easily won over Trump-lite. 
Look at Danica Roem. Yes, she may claim to fame as the first open trans woman but identity politics progressivism is not what she ran on - she cares about traffic!
Governor Ralph Northam is also a good example of a classy pragmatic moderate. 
Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Loudoun and beyond have led the way in electing socially liberal, fiscally responsible electeds who have nurtured the growth of a cultural and economic powerhouse.

Now, let’s cross the Potomac and you have..no offense...a mess. 
Why? Because Maryland Democrats have gone off the deep end. They nominate a diehard social justice warrior and leftist Ben Jealous, only to be shown the door by “centrist” Republican Larry Hogan who will be a rude awakening for liberals as he doesn’t have to play nice anymore to get elected...especially if Hogan has greater GOP aspirations. 
Locally, Marylanders are electing socialists. They are sending a horde of far Leftists to Annapolis and the Chavista King to the Executive seat in Montgomery. And they had plenty of opportunities to elect sensible moderates, but they blew it. So, one of two things will happen to Maryland:
It will go the way of the Rust Belt, economically and politically like Michigan, as jobs flee and a dwindling tax base leave crumbling infrastructure and high crime. A fed up electorates swing the pendulum the other way and vote populist right, like the rust belt votes for Trump, and it will be a long way back. 
OR, which is more likely based on Maryland voters I know, they will continue to swing and vote hard left and bury their heads in the sand about their economic viability and go the way other Socialist experiments have gone. 
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