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Anonymous wrote:I think DCUM really helped Youngkin, mostly with the VMPI fiasco and then also the LCPS and FCPS issues.

Perfect example of Republican fearmongering.

They were never going to “ban advanced math”.

You can say that all you want. We were paying attention and we know what the goal was.

Anonymous wrote:Democrats need to get it together and start governing and getting better candidates. Youngkin swayed voters and McCauliuff did not. This makes me very nervous for the next few years.

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Actually non college educated white women came out in droves for Youngkin. So it can be inferred with a fair degrees of confidence that his voters were defiantly not of superior intelligence, based upon that one little factoid, not to mention that they were so easily encouraged to vote against their own self interests. So yes the lack of a college degree. Especially when we are talking about white women in this area is a pretty good indication of a less than average level of intelligence. superior but by definition definitely more intelligent, you do know that white women without a college definition came out in droves for Yoingkin.

I’ll never understand why people vote against their own self interests. If you only knew just how insulated people like me are from decisions people like you make you’d never stop weeping. The fact is that many people vote for dems because we want our country, states and towns to be better for everyone. I didn’t lose a dime under trump. I didn’t miss a day of work because I was able to work from home, and I will be able to going forward. I have great health insurance, I live very comfortably in a really safe neighborhood, my kids go to the best public schools in the area, oh and I will retire in a few years because I’ve amassed more wealth than I could possibly spend in my golden years, and I’m 50, which means I’ll pass on wealth to my offspring.

Yep I am a democrat but the truth is there are a lot of people in this area whose lives aren’t really affected one way or the other. They don’t live anywhere near the edge. I do well regardless of who is in power. I truly feel sorry for all of the rubes who bought into the nonsense that was spewed during this election. But keep voting against your own self interests after all the less you have, the more I have, and quite frankly if you don’t care why should I.

Now buckle up buttercups, or should I say bittercups and hang onto those bootstraps Because you are going to need too. Youngkin lied to get your vote your life and your schools will be no better this time next year and mine will be not have changed at all.

The quiet parts out loud.

Truth, and I love you for saying it. The lives of the people in Red Virginia will get shittier under Youngkin and they will never figure out that they did it to themselves. I have enough money to buy my way out of any mess Youngkin creates, but they can’t say the same. Sure, put vouchers in place. It won’t be enough to cover private school tuition but I can more than afford the difference. Middle class Bob in western Loudoun? Not so much. Enjoy your defunded public school, Bob!

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IMO they shot themselves in the foot by closing school. What an impact they made on so many people day in and day out for a year. I certainly hope it is a case study for the future.

They made informed, reasonable decisions based on the info we had and resources available. You think we have staffing issues now? Imagine if you forced teachers in last fall before the vaccine and as numbers were skyrocketing.

Our schools (local, not state) didn’t just say F it and send kids back in.

Sorry that pisses you off so much that you had to vote for a Trump Republican.

I voted D like I always do but your attitude is exactly why the Rs won and I’ve been saying that.
I also remember that Northam allowed schools to open hybrid in August 2020 and Fairfax had some of the best corona numbers in the state - not the worst - such that we should have considered being more conservative than he allowed with school reopening. And I also didn’t forget that the Dept of Health approved of the hybrid plan as well.

So you’re pissed at FCPS?

I am just telling you where the people are so the Ds don’t miss the mark next time.

Most of the parents don't remember the nuance of what the governor approved vs. what happened. All they saw is that public schools weren't open for most of 2020-2021, while private schools did open full time.

I agree.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like exit polls said a lot of white people flipped to Youngkin but other groups picked McAuliffe. Youngkin did an awesome job playing on the white victim card in a gentler way than Trump did.

I heard a lot of Latinos voted Youngkin. I don’t think it was just whites and the Ds need to reckon with that.

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I vote blue, but most of Youngkin's policies will be good for my family assuming that he can get them passed. We'll get a tax cut and it will likely be at the expense of services that we don't use. Maybe we'll get a voucher that we'll essentially just view as a deduction in tuition that we don't need. I'm assuming it will be up to the counties to figure out how to fund vouchers and schools, and I'm sure Fairfax will have an easier time of it than already cash strapped rural counties. Maybe the state will cover the expense, but again, cuts will have to come from somewhere to pay for it. Maybe he passes abortion restrictions, but Maryland and DC are 20 minute drives from here. I guess firearm restrictions could become even looser, but if someone wants to cosplay at being a gunslinger I'll just chuckle.

Why did you vote for McAuliffe?

DP. This question tells us so much about you, and Republicans generally. You really can’t conceive that someone might vote against their own interests because they are affluent enough to absorb it and want to help people who are less fortunate than them?

The reason the parties are so far about is because they have very different morals and values. Republican look out for themselves exclusively and say eff the rest of you. Democrats look at the world and feel like they can’t vote just to enrich themselves at the expense of others who have less when they already have more than enough.

All this. I know I personally will be fine under a Republican administration, maybe even better off financially. But lots of other people won't and I actually care about the wider world not just myself. I also think the Republicans' focus on disenfranchising anyone unlikely to vote for them is absolutely despicable and the biggest reason I would never vote for a Republican.

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Anonymous wrote:Nothing is going to change at the local level. This was about the state of Virginia, which has actually made progress in the past decade. The GOP totally capitalized on the anger directed toward school boards and made it a state issue. Voting for someone just to “send a message.” Damn the consequences. Fools.

It’s not just anger.

It is terrorism.

It is insane to me that the general reaction in this thread is not, “Huh, I guess a lot of everyday regular folks don’t see the world the way I do,” but instead:

“So many Virginians are uneducated, gullible morons!”
“So many Virginians are terrorists!”

It really does leave me absolutely despondent about the future of this nation. If there is no room for political debate and disagreement, if each side truly believes the other to br braindead or criminal or evil, then it’s over, because there has never in the HISTORY of the world been a just, democratic, equitable, SINGLE PARTY state.

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Anonymous wrote:I think DCUM really helped Youngkin, mostly with the VMPI fiasco and then also the LCPS and FCPS issues.

Perfect example of Republican fearmongering.

They were never going to “ban advanced math”.

You can say that all you want. We were paying attention and we know what the goal was.

Yeah, we read it on Facebook.

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I vote blue, but most of Youngkin's policies will be good for my family assuming that he can get them passed. We'll get a tax cut and it will likely be at the expense of services that we don't use. Maybe we'll get a voucher that we'll essentially just view as a deduction in tuition that we don't need. I'm assuming it will be up to the counties to figure out how to fund vouchers and schools, and I'm sure Fairfax will have an easier time of it than already cash strapped rural counties. Maybe the state will cover the expense, but again, cuts will have to come from somewhere to pay for it. Maybe he passes abortion restrictions, but Maryland and DC are 20 minute drives from here. I guess firearm restrictions could become even looser, but if someone wants to cosplay at being a gunslinger I'll just chuckle.

Why did you vote for McAuliffe?

DP. This question tells us so much about you, and Republicans generally. You really can’t conceive that someone might vote against their own interests because they are affluent enough to absorb it and want to help people who are less fortunate than them?

The reason the parties are so far about is because they have very different morals and values. Republican look out for themselves exclusively and say eff the rest of you. Democrats look at the world and feel like they can’t vote just to enrich themselves at the expense of others who have less when they already have more than enough.

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Anonymous wrote:I think DCUM really helped Youngkin, mostly with the VMPI fiasco and then also the LCPS and FCPS issues.

Perfect example of Republican fearmongering.

They were never going to “ban advanced math”.

Anonymous wrote:Looks like exit polls said a lot of white people flipped to Youngkin but other groups picked McAuliffe. Youngkin did an awesome job playing on the white victim card in a gentler way than Trump did.

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Anonymous wrote:I think DCUM really helped Youngkin, mostly with the VMPI fiasco and then also the LCPS and FCPS issues.

Perfect example of Republican fearmongering.

They were never going to “ban advanced math”.

You can say that all you want. We were paying attention and we know what the goal was.