Anonymous wrote:My vote might come down to this - last year, the VA legislature voted to get rid of the college tuition waiver for 100% disabled veterans, Gold Star families, and the families of fallen law enforcement and first responders. My local Democratic legislators were immovable and did not care; they wanted to use the money to provide financial aid for immigrants (yes, really). Youngkin and Earle-Sears intervened to save it. I am relying on it and don’t trust it will continue to exist if Spanberger is elected.

I feel exactly the same way. Not going to vote for Spanberger for this reason.

Anonymous wrote:My vote might come down to this - last year, the VA legislature voted to get rid of the college tuition waiver for 100% disabled veterans, Gold Star families, and the families of fallen law enforcement and first responders. My local Democratic legislators were immovable and did not care; they wanted to use the money to provide financial aid for immigrants (yes, really). Youngkin and Earle-Sears intervened to save it. I am relying on it and don’t trust it will continue to exist if Spanberger is elected.

No. This is a state funded program and OOS families were applying for it to attend Virginia public colleges. It’s not a federal program. The program was also extended for any higher ed, not just undergraduate. So the money RAN out in a few short years because word got around with veterans in other states that their kids could also qualify for Virginia’s program if they attended a Virginia public university.

This is why we can’t have nice things. Because it was abused by OOS people. It’s not federally funded. Why should my tax dollars go to pay the tuition of a kid from California or Texas or Iowa to go to UVA or VCU or George Mason under this program. The program as it is now is not sustainable. What was proposed was 1) each applicant must exhaust financial aid options (like fill out a FASFA and apply for federal student aid, is that too much to ask), 2) only fund undergrad, and 3) be for Virginia resident kids.

Seriously, stop making up propaganda. Get your own state to start a similar program. All the money budgeted for our program is now gone.

Anonymous wrote:Its hard to have a debate when Spanberger refused to answer most of the questions and topics.

Agree; her performance was downright cringy tonight.

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Anonymous wrote:Spanberger said she didn't want "men in the bathroom with her girls." Shock of the night.

I believe Spanberger wants to leave it up to the individual school districts to decide. That's a fairly terrible compromise position.

I think that is a decent option. Better than an all or nothing approach.

It means policy hinges on the whims of the school board and can change month to month.

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Anonymous wrote:Spanberger said she didn't want "men in the bathroom with her girls." Shock of the night.

I believe Spanberger wants to leave it up to the individual school districts to decide. That's a fairly terrible compromise position.

I think that is a decent option. Better than an all or nothing approach.

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Anonymous wrote:Sears said firing people for being gay wasn't discrimination. She also said legal weed would cause things to blow up.

It wasn't just the constant interrupting, the actual things she said were either insane or abhorrent.

Totally agree.

Anonymous wrote:My vote might come down to this - last year, the VA legislature voted to get rid of the college tuition waiver for 100% disabled veterans, Gold Star families, and the families of fallen law enforcement and first responders. My local Democratic legislators were immovable and did not care; they wanted to use the money to provide financial aid for immigrants (yes, really). Youngkin and Earle-Sears intervened to save it. I am relying on it and don’t trust it will continue to exist if Spanberger is elected.

Oh Bullshit

My vote might come down to this - last year, the VA legislature voted to get rid of the college tuition waiver for 100% disabled veterans, Gold Star families, and the families of fallen law enforcement and first responders. My local Democratic legislators were immovable and did not care; they wanted to use the money to provide financial aid for immigrants (yes, really). Youngkin and Earle-Sears intervened to save it. I am relying on it and don’t trust it will continue to exist if Spanberger is elected.

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Anonymous wrote:Spanberger said she didn't want "men in the bathroom with her girls." Shock of the night.

I believe Spanberger wants to leave it up to the individual school districts to decide. That's a fairly terrible compromise position.

I think that is a decent option. Better than an all or nothing approach.

Anonymous wrote:Sears is a brain dead moron.

Republicans hate black women they are racist to the core.

There is no way she gets elected in VA. MAGA is not voting for a black woman.

Only DCUM thinks that shit will happen.

By the way where are her policies besides bathrooms?

She supports nuclear power to help solve Virginia's energy problems. Spanberger could only talk about money she felt was owed to Virginia by the feds.

Sears is a brain dead moron.

Republicans hate black women they are racist to the core.

There is no way she gets elected in VA. MAGA is not voting for a black woman.

Only DCUM thinks that shit will happen.

By the way where are her policies besides bathrooms?

Anonymous wrote:Sears said firing people for being gay wasn't discrimination. She also said legal weed would cause things to blow up.

It wasn't just the constant interrupting, the actual things she said were either insane or abhorrent.

+100000

Sears said firing people for being gay wasn't discrimination. She also said legal weed would cause things to blow up.

It wasn't just the constant interrupting, the actual things she said were either insane or abhorrent.

Anonymous wrote:MAGA has completely taken over this website. I mean, the comments on this debate are ridiculous. Sears was unhinged, rude, combative, constantly interrupting, etc. She came across as a lunatic. Spanberger didn’t do great but, that’s definitely true, but Sears? Wow.

Did she say: “I’m speaking!!!”

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Anonymous wrote:I felt sorry for Spanberger—she looked timid and unsure of herself. Who the heck did she prep with? Why wasn’t she ready for Sears knowing how unhinged she is?

Unhinged is extremely racist, please be careful when you describe a black woman and how she speaks.

Ha!!! I am a black woman!! Yes, she is unhinged. I said it again. My black friends and my mother agree.

But it was glorious. Sears was having fun, Spanberger looked like she wanted to hide.

The moderators were really good.

The moderators completely lost control. They get a D-.