Democrats Side With Republicans Over Stupidity Of Congressional Candidate

virginia

A photograph taken by a prominent Democrat candidate for Congress went viral for all the wrong reasons, and his delayed response drew the ire of both Democrats and Republicans across Virginia.

Eugene Vindman is running for Congress in Virginia’s 7th District and was photographed at an event last week meeting with pro-Ukrainian activists with a version of the Virginia flag from the Confederacy.

The activist who posted the photograph has since deleted it with an apology, and Vindman himself issued an apology as well.

 

The day before he released his apology, Vindman touted a first-quarter fundraising haul of over 1.7 million dollars.

Potomac Local reported on the following criticisms that Vindman has faced over the past several days:

Democrats and Republicans were quick to criticize Vindman today on social media. The most notable, Virignia State Senator Louise Lucas, posted on X, “How could someone who wants to represent us be so ignorant of our history?”

Other Democrats seeking the party’s nomination in the 7th District race chimed in, too.

“One thing you’ll never see me do is pose for a picture with a Confederate flag,” said a former Virginia House of Delegates member, Elizabeth Guzman.

“It’s disheartening to see that someone who wants to represent so many people of color pose behind a confederate flag,” said Andrea Bailey, another Democrat seeking the nomination and a Prince William County Board of Supervisors member.

Republican Derrick Anderson, who’s in a race of multiple Republicans seeking that party’s nomination, said, “Yet another reason why this newcomer isn’t fit to serve Virginia’s 7th District.”

Louise Lucas also added some humor to the debate, retweeting a meme posted by the Virginia Young Republicans:

 

 

Victoria Snitsar is a proud immigrant and naturalized U.S. citizen with a decade of experience in grassroots politics and community organizing.

Her writing has been featured in many online publications, including Campus Reform, The Daily Torch and The
Daily Signal.

As an undergraduate at the University of Kansas, Victoria appeared in media outlets such as CBS News, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine, The Blaze and NRATV.

Victoria is also a former NCAA D1 student-athlete and Kansas College Republicans State Chair.

After moving eleven times in six years, Victoria resides in Arlington, Virginia and enjoys going to overpriced brunch on Sundays.