Virginia/New Jersey Governor races

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(11-03-2021, 08:21 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: The school issue really blew up after that comment. Honestly, though, school choice is a shitty policy idea and I'm fine with him coming out against that. But, his statement was very anti-democratic and thus problematic.


That's the thing. The Democrats tried hard to paint Youngkin with the Trump brush, but his positions just didn't match. Trump is very unpopular in Virginia, so being Trumpish would not have worked. We'll see what happens, though. The state being so purple will mean, IMO, that what is to come will be rather measured because they know that if they go hard next year they will lose their footing in 2023.

Youngkin played his part in minimizing the Trump stuff, too.  Whether it's the men themselves or the times, we have Trump amd Biden as two prrsidents who inspire people to rally against them.  Their touch is pretty poisonous and Youngkin backed away from Trump and McCauliff had Biden vouching for him. 

As someone who doesn't want to see Biden vs Trump part 2 in 2024, I'm cautiously optimistic.