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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am surprised people think that if Youngkin is elected Virginia will suddenly turn into Texas if Roe v Wade is overturned and outlaw abortion. The average Virginian is pretty moderate (socially liberal leaning and fiscally conservative leaning). They might be anti-abortion for their own choices but they’re not ones to tell others what to do or impose their personal beliefs on someone else and are pro-choice for others.

I do not see the majority of Virginians finding pro-life measures and outlawing abortion to be a priority and in fact most will find it too overreaching and indecent. They will not support this in the numbers you suggest, not at all.

I have lived in Virginia all my life all over the commonwealth.  Virginians aren’t known to be extreme on either end.  So this knee jerk reaction that Virginians are chomping at the bit and just waiting for Youngkin to get elected so abortion can be banned is offensive. First there would have to be a law on his desk to sign. I don’t think it will get to that point, not anytime soon.

So stop painting Virginians as extreme right pro life marching single issue voter crazy trains. We’re not. [/quote]

Youngkin's supporters are extreme.  The book banning, 'stolen election' ranting, support of the insurrection, etc. are all perfect examples of this.

We know that Youngkin wants to criminalize abortion because of his own public statements on the issue. [/quote]

Nope.  Many are moderates and some of us are long-time former Democrats.  At some point the incompetence and hypocrisy of Democrats currently running state and local government take their toll.  Democrats had better candidates but endorsed/nominated either the most extreme (local boards of supervisors and school boards) or those with the fewest principles and deepest pockets (McAuliffe).

If these officials/candidates hadn't turned out to be such disappointments, some of us might vote for McAuliffe again.  But right now we need a change in leadership and the Democrats need to reckon with their/our own self-inflicted wounds.  [/quote]

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