Anonymous
Post 08/31/2023 10:19     Subject: Arlington Republicans
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Because they are traitors with no platform. Just bigotry and misogyny.


Unlike lovely, open-minded Democrats such as yourself?


Democrats actually work to improve, they don't just obstruct and take away rights.

Oh, and they don't try to usurp election results or overthrow the government.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2023 09:48     Subject: Re:Arlington Republicans
Anonymous wrote:I'm an Arlington Dem that votes Dem mostly for social issues such as women's rights and gay rights and considers myself pretty centrist. The Republicans have become so bonkers it's hard for them to pick up educated voters. I don't think that was always true or has to be true forever.

John Vihstadt was elected here and he ran as an independent but was really an old-school republican. He did a good job too. He lost in a high turnout year when voters just showed up and voted party line without knowing anything about local elections.

Local government works best when it's not one-party rule.


Then the other party needs to figure out how to get voters to vote for them.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2023 09:46     Subject: Arlington Republicans
The problem is the VA GOP, they don't bring up NoVA conservative values that would win. They come up here and push anti-abortion and other Trumpisms.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2023 09:43     Subject: Re:Arlington Republicans
I'm an Arlington Dem that votes Dem mostly for social issues such as women's rights and gay rights and considers myself pretty centrist. The Republicans have become so bonkers it's hard for them to pick up educated voters. I don't think that was always true or has to be true forever.

John Vihstadt was elected here and he ran as an independent but was really an old-school republican. He did a good job too. He lost in a high turnout year when voters just showed up and voted party line without knowing anything about local elections.

Local government works best when it's not one-party rule.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2023 09:39     Subject: Arlington Republicans
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Because they are traitors with no platform. Just bigotry and misogyny.


Unlike lovely, open-minded Democrats such as yourself?


We all know how much the GOP loves Karl Popper...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance

Anonymous
Post 08/31/2023 09:20     Subject: Arlington Republicans
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Arlington voters are mostly intelligent and well educated.


Yep. There are a few cranks in Arlington who get whipped up by culture war claptrap - a few skulk around DCUM and ARLnow - but by and large, a highly educated populace is kryptonite for Republican electoral success.


I’m an Arlington liberal but find this viewpoint extremely elitist. Highly educated or extremely privileged? I think they usually go hand in hand and I’d rather go back to being the party of the working class. I think the Democratic Party does more for working people which is why I usually vote blue. However, the elitist TPs are a huge turnoff and the party is out of touch with most Americans (see school closures and other vax mandates). And, yes, my whole family is vaccinated but I was so turned off by the vilifying by the left.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2023 09:15     Subject: Arlington Republicans
Anonymous wrote:Arlington voters are mostly intelligent and well educated.


Yep. There are a few cranks in Arlington who get whipped up by culture war claptrap - a few skulk around DCUM and ARLnow - but by and large, a highly educated populace is kryptonite for Republican electoral success.
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2023 23:10     Subject: Arlington Republicans
Arlington voters are mostly intelligent and well educated.
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2023 22:59     Subject: Arlington Republicans
There's a pretty good correlation between higher education levels and voting blue. Arlington fits that pattern.
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2023 22:58     Subject: Arlington Republicans
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Because they are traitors with no platform. Just bigotry and misogyny.


Unlike lovely, open-minded Democrats such as yourself?


I'm proud not to have an "open mind" when it comes to traitors. Some things are just wrong.
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2023 22:52     Subject: Arlington Republicans
Anonymous wrote:Because they are traitors with no platform. Just bigotry and misogyny.


Unlike lovely, open-minded Democrats such as yourself?
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2023 22:48     Subject: Arlington Republicans
Because they are traitors with no platform. Just bigotry and misogyny.
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2023 22:44     Subject: Arlington Republicans
Anonymous wrote:Why are they so non-existent how come they can't compete in Arlington???


Because the voters in Arlington don't want to vote for them.
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2023 22:30     Subject: Arlington Republicans
Arlington is about 10% republican (about the same as MoCo). That's why they can't compete.
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2023 20:51     Subject: Arlington Republicans
Why are they so non-existent how come they can't compete in Arlington???