Let’s focus on making people’s lives better by fixing issues we can actually solve, instead of beating dead horses.
Virginia's Public Square
Virginia's Public Square

Let’s focus on making people’s lives better by fixing issues we can actually solve, instead of beating dead horses.

Speaker Cox: “Our resolve and commitment to good governance based on conservative principles remains strong and unwavering.”

Republicans’ best hope may be that Democrats draw the wrong conclusions from last night’s events.

The mid-term backlash seemed like it would be mild at best – it was anything but.

Republicans didn’t lose 2017 tonight; Republicans lost 2017 precisely one year ago when Donald Trump realigned the political map of the country.

Gilmore: “Ed Gillespie is a man of action with plenty of conservative ideas to combat the liberal agenda.”

Dannenfelser: “We need a governor of Virginia who can hear and see the truth of the humanity of these small, precious human beings.”

Early reports via social media and Google Trends all point towards a very good Gillespie headstart on Election Tuesday.

In past elections, we’ve asked our “independent” and “moderate” friends to consider our Republican …

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?