There was an angrier version of this analysis I had prepared. One that placed the blame squarely on the shoulders of those who would have reaped the rewards had Tuesday gone differently. I’m not going to do that. …because there’s a bigger problem in front of us. Virginia Democrats have a lot more strength than […]
Stop me if you’ve seen this one before. Virginia Republicans either get absolutely shellacked in an election, or the margins are super close and we either lose — in which case, the Western Experiment is over and America should pack it in — or we miraculously win and have set the new conservative standard for the next 20 years […]
The long knives are out already as Abigail Spanberger’s long anticipated run for Virginia governor is now official.
Some food for thought? Given the lay of the land, Republicans netted one seat in the Virginia Senate, carried 13 seats carried by Joe Biden in 2020, and carried seven of the 11 state Congressional seats. Fewer than 2,000 votes separated Republicans from victory in the State Senate; fewer than 2,500 votes separated Republicans from […]
Redistricting and $35 million in cash from Democratic dark money groups purchases narrow one-seat majorities in Virginia’s General Assembly. Yeah — I’m a bit bitter over this one. Virginia Republicans did everything we were asked, despite our intuition. We narrowed the talking points, stayed in our lanes, muffled internal criticisms, and allowed the effort to […]
One of the great things about being a conservative is that we are inherently an anti-ideology. As the late William F. Buckley Jr. once put it, the great task of the modern conservative movement is to stand athwart history yelling STOP! Yet in a wider sense, it is far easier for conservatives to tack with […]
The torch of human freedom is burning brightly heading into November. Republican grassroots are the reason why — and we have chosen our candidates very well indeed. This is not a seat where Republicans should be doing well. Yet Segura’s campaign is doing two things needed for victory: (1) reinventing the Republican coalition to embrace […]
Let’s gather around and talk about how terrible President Joe Biden’s approval ratings are — and how they are absolutely crushing Virginia Democrats in key races right now: That’s 40% approval ratings, folks. If they go up to 45%? The first Tuesday in November is going to be a tough one for Republicans. If they […]
The CNU Judy Wason Ford Center issued their last poll of the political season with numbers showing that Republicans messaging is matching the mood of the electorate, with economy and inflation the top issue at 27% and abortion lagging behind at 17%. Republicans and independents both put the economy on top. Numbers on public education […]
Virginia Dems are really fumbling the ball on the response to Hamas. To be clear, I don’t think anyone supports Hamas. At least, I hope not. Yet the #FreePalestine protests on college campuses and in several downtown areas did not go unnoticed — this before Israel had even reacted to the Gaza terrorist attacks. That […]
