I think they waited till enough yes votes were in before they placed their no votes. 90% of politics is show business. I don't blame them for doing what they said they were going to do. No harm was done, and it will help keep their base happy.
I love me some Slick Willie. But if we are honest with ourselves, we have to acknowledge that the end of the cold war played a big part in that.
Terry didn't do much to help himself in that one. But if the schools had been open a couple three months earlier he would have won hands down. As much as the GOP pounded CRT, it was the school closures that voters brought up most in post election surveys.
CRT was only the racist fog horn though. The rest of the right wing propaganda campaign was against 'masks' and the anti-science horseshit.
The danger is misreading why he lost. It was more general unhappiness with the school closures than anything else. Bad luck played a big part in it. But that doesn't change the fact he was a really bland choice.
I really don't know much about them outside of the last few weeks of the election when people started to pay attention after the noise from Afghanistan and all the "Democrats can't get anything done" spam started letting up enough for these elections to start up with all the CRT/antiscience propaganda to get focused in on this race.
that would make it worse to me... the one good thing you can say about the progressives was that they stuck to their guns. if it turns out it was just more political theater, it takes away even that dubious distinction, and turns it all into hollow posturing
Terry was not governor, it was Ralph Northam who oversaw Virginia's response to the epidemic. If your point is people were angry at Democrats for taking controversial emergency health measures I'd agree that was a factor in the loss. Also CRT in schools. Both of these stories are created and driven by right wing fake news outlets, FOX, OAN, Brietbart, etc. If what you say is true, right wing propaganda won the day in Virginia's election.
That article hinges on the belief that primaries don't matter, "the DNC picked him" or as stated in the article:
I’m disgusted with how much credit Reaganites took for that. It was a big long effort.
Right you are. Mostly it imploded from the inside.
No. I was saying that Youngkin not going through the primary where he would have had to answer questions was a huge advantage to him. He was able to dog whistle the MAGA base without ever having to say it out loud.
The eventual fate of all Communist societies.
you called a county that trump won communist so maybe you should try shutting the fuck up for a while, or maybe suicide? just suggestions
www.cnn.com
There is going to be a 5.9% COLA increase to social security that will offset that somewhat. But in a time of rapid inflation, it's never good to be poor.Surprise!
US announces big hike in Medicare premiums
The federal government announced a large hike in Medicare premiums Friday night, blaming the pandemic but also what it called uncertainty over how much it may have to be forced to pay for a pricey and controversial new Alzheimer's drug.
yeah, it's almost like they planned that out....
