Republicans’ best hope may be that Democrats draw the wrong conclusions from last night’s events.
Now What? Key Questions After The Virginia Blowout
The mid-term backlash seemed like it would be mild at best – it was anything but.
Not A Defeat; Just A Crystallization
Republicans didn’t lose 2017 tonight; Republicans lost 2017 precisely one year ago when Donald Trump realigned the political map of the country.
GILMORE: For Conservative Principles, Vote Republican
Gilmore: “Ed Gillespie is a man of action with plenty of conservative ideas to combat the liberal agenda.”
DANNENFELSER: Northam Doesn’t Deserve Your Vote
Dannenfelser: “We need a governor of Virginia who can hear and see the truth of the humanity of these small, precious human beings.”
Team Gillespie Positively Chipper As Early Voting Reports Trickle In
Early reports via social media and Google Trends all point towards a very good Gillespie headstart on Election Tuesday.
A Vile Attack on Del. Rocky Holcomb and his Family
In past elections, we’ve asked our “independent” and “moderate” friends to consider our Republican …
Northam 2007: Abusive Driver Fees Should Target Illegal Immigrants
Just to get a sense of how much embattled Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ralph Northam has changed since his 2007 state senate run, here’s an advertisement he ran against then-Republican State Senator Nick Rerras.
The topic? Abuser fees embedded within the Virginia transportation tax bill. Northam’s caging of the topic? Demonizing undocumented immigrants (back when calling out illegal immigration was cool, we suppose?)
Probably an advert the Democrats would rather have you ignore as they sell Northam as a Clinton-era “mainstream” liberal. Along with this:
…and the ill-fated Cooter for Congress campaign of 2002, where the Confederate flag was prominently displayed by Virginia Democrats in Ben Jones’ failed attempted to defeat Eric Cantor.
Northam’s leveraging of illegal immigrants to drive home opposition to “abuser fees” were perfectly acceptable campaign tactics back in 2007.
What changed?
Ralph Northam Is Out Of Math and Out Of Time
Northam’s staff are both publicly and privately derisive of the candidate himself, viewing him as insufficiently energetic to motivate the progressive base.
Politico: People Offended By Racist LVF Ad Probably Just Bots
The National Education Association (yes, that NEA) has decided that most of the reaction against the Northam LVF ad are bots — not real Virginians.