I’m an immigrant and POC and there is a significantly higher percent of us in NoVa than there is dc proper. Facts are hard I know.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, VA Democrats, but the sizeable number of Republicans is why I could never move to NoVa--as POC and an immigrant family, I would not feel comfortable raising a family there. DC or MD for this reason.

-VA native

You can help change the status quo by becoming a Virginia voter.

Not willing to put my kids through that--I've heard from colleagues about the experience of their black kids in North Arlington. Also just saw this news story the other day--this would never happen in my current neighborhood, where lots of kids have chalked similar sentiments on the sidewalk.

https://www.arlnow.com/2020/06/19/developing-county-workers-remove-black-lives-matter-chalk-art-on-juneteenth/

You clearly don’t live in Bethesda or Chevy Chase

No, I live in DC.

Where the elitism and classism masks the racism? Honey, you won the trifecta. It’s just not the one you’re trying to convince yourself you bought.

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Anonymous wrote:Vienna leans more politically conservative than some other NoVA areas (like Falls Church for example).

This is not supported by facts. Vienna 22181 voted like 73% for Dems in 2016 and every election. It's a fallacy that Vienna is somehow "conservative."

Likewise, areas around Ft. Belvoir, with lots of military prescence (like Kingstowne in Fairfax cnty) are also very, very blue.

No one is saying the area Vienna is conservative--only that it's less Democratic than Falls Church.

Anonymous wrote:Vienna leans more politically conservative than some other NoVA areas (like Falls Church for example).

This is not supported by facts. Vienna 22181 voted like 73% for Dems in 2016 and every election. It's a fallacy that Vienna is somehow "conservative."

Likewise, areas around Ft. Belvoir, with lots of military prescence (like Kingstowne in Fairfax cnty) are also very, very blue.

Anonymous wrote:Basically, wherever lots of people live (dense suburbs, for example), they will vote Dem.

Nope. Not here.

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Anonymous wrote:Looking at that NYT precinct map, I'm surprised at the Republican votes reaching over 25% in a lot of places where I'd have estimated the % of conservatives as lower than that.

Not really surprised. People are tired of the intolerance of the blues and now the Marxist leaning.

Wrong.

Trump and his Nazi symbols?? Antifa with zero proof! Battle racist dog whistling rally.

Fake news and propaganda go against any American! Trump is not KING. It was illegal for him to put his face in the American flag, Trumper’s who were upset over Kapernick please total idiots.

Conservatives first go to fake news, then liberals are intolerant, etc.. give me a break I’m so tired of this garbage. The WH is the problem. They have decided us.

If Trump and conservatives were not so aggressive at lying we would all be better off.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, VA Democrats, but the sizeable number of Republicans is why I could never move to NoVa--as POC and an immigrant family, I would not feel comfortable raising a family there. DC or MD for this reason.

-VA native

You can help change the status quo by becoming a Virginia voter.

Not willing to put my kids through that--I've heard from colleagues about the experience of their black kids in North Arlington. Also just saw this news story the other day--this would never happen in my current neighborhood, where lots of kids have chalked similar sentiments on the sidewalk.

https://www.arlnow.com/2020/06/19/developing-county-workers-remove-black-lives-matter-chalk-art-on-juneteenth/

You clearly don’t live in Bethesda or Chevy Chase

No, I live in DC.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, VA Democrats, but the sizeable number of Republicans is why I could never move to NoVa--as POC and an immigrant family, I would not feel comfortable raising a family there. DC or MD for this reason.

-VA native

You can help change the status quo by becoming a Virginia voter.

Not willing to put my kids through that--I've heard from colleagues about the experience of their black kids in North Arlington. Also just saw this news story the other day--this would never happen in my current neighborhood, where lots of kids have chalked similar sentiments on the sidewalk.

https://www.arlnow.com/2020/06/19/developing-county-workers-remove-black-lives-matter-chalk-art-on-juneteenth/

You clearly don’t live in Bethesda or Chevy Chase

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, VA Democrats, but the sizeable number of Republicans is why I could never move to NoVa--as POC and an immigrant family, I would not feel comfortable raising a family there. DC or MD for this reason.

-VA native

You can help change the status quo by becoming a Virginia voter.

Not willing to put my kids through that--I've heard from colleagues about the experience of their black kids in North Arlington. Also just saw this news story the other day--this would never happen in my current neighborhood, where lots of kids have chalked similar sentiments on the sidewalk.

https://www.arlnow.com/2020/06/19/developing-county-workers-remove-black-lives-matter-chalk-art-on-juneteenth/

Then don’t move to north Arlington, but there is a lot more to northern Virginia than one Mostly white, wealthy suburban area. We live just outside Arlington in fairfax county and it is very diverse. We are never the only minority anywhere.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, VA Democrats, but the sizeable number of Republicans is why I could never move to NoVa--as POC and an immigrant family, I would not feel comfortable raising a family there. DC or MD for this reason.

-VA native

You can help change the status quo by becoming a Virginia voter.

Not willing to put my kids through that--I've heard from colleagues about the experience of their black kids in North Arlington. Also just saw this news story the other day--this would never happen in my current neighborhood, where lots of kids have chalked similar sentiments on the sidewalk.

https://www.arlnow.com/2020/06/19/developing-county-workers-remove-black-lives-matter-chalk-art-on-juneteenth/

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, VA Democrats, but the sizeable number of Republicans is why I could never move to NoVa--as POC and an immigrant family, I would not feel comfortable raising a family there. DC or MD for this reason.

-VA native

It's fine, really. We can do without your sanctimony.

If you want to find out how progressive white Democrats in DC and MD really are, just suggest that the boundaries of Wilson and B-CC need to be redrawn to send some students to Cardozo and Einstein.

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, VA Democrats, but the sizeable number of Republicans is why I could never move to NoVa--as POC and an immigrant family, I would not feel comfortable raising a family there. DC or MD for this reason.

-VA native

You can help change the status quo by becoming a Virginia voter.

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Anonymous wrote:In broad terms, areas where houses are on bigger lots tend to be more conservative = Fairfax Station, Great Falls, the Langley-zoned areas in McLean, Oakton.

+1. Saw too many Trump signs in Great Falls and Oakton last election..,

Also in Fairfax it appears from the NYT map that the western part of Centreville (the Bull Run/Virginia Run area) is quite conservative.

Sorry, VA Democrats, but the sizeable number of Republicans is why I could never move to NoVa--as POC and an immigrant family, I would not feel comfortable raising a family there. DC or MD for this reason.

-VA native

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Anonymous wrote:I would say Burke with a high military presence is more mixed than other areas.

?? Military skews liberal

No it does not. Gallup surveys show far higher republican over democratic voting among active duty military (the linked survey says 45% Rep v 28% Dem.

When you add in the large number of older veterans that retire in this area, then the disparity in favor of republicans is even larger.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2018/10/17/troops-see-rising-political-tension-in-the-ranks-poll-shows/