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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
NP.  What troubled me about Spanberger’s debate performance was how evasive she was.  She evaded every question.

Why do I get the feeling she is lying to us? [/quote]
[quote=Anonymous]She’s a politician and has mastered the art of speaking without answering the questions. She had no good answers so she evades. Not a good look. [/quote]
I've seen this sentiment a lot and could keep going with quotes just like it from this thread and the other Gov thread. I posted the below in the other thread.

"[...]I've seen a lot of folk complaining about Spanberger's answers and claiming they were non-answers. Just because one doesn't like an answer doesn't mean it's a "non-answer" or "word salad." She answered nearly every question. On Jay Jones, she implicitly said she wasn't removing her endorsement (it's up to the people to decide), she explicitly condemned the texts. She didn't choose him, he's voted on separately, etc. It may be "threading the needle" or nuancing or triangulating, but it was an answer. On transgender issues she said it should be up to the local communities. That used to be a big deal to the conservatives, remember States' Rights, 10th Amendment and "the government closest to the people serves the people best"? And make no mistake, Spanberger is fairly conservative for a Democrat (but not conservative enough for the current Freedom Caucus style Republican party). She talked about a policy she supported of Youngkin's (nuclear initiative), etc., etc.

Again, just because one doesn't like an answer or it isn't an enthusiastic "Yes" or explicit "No" doesn't make it a non-answer. "[/quote]

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