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- December 23, 2021
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2021’s Most Inconvenient Fact for Democrats

Believe it or not, voters under 30 helped push Glenn Youngkin over the finish line. According to a CNN exit poll, 45% of young voters in Virginia supported Youngkin compared to 53% for McAuliffe. By contrast, the 2020 CNN exit poll for the presidential election in Virginia showed the same group supported Joe Biden by […]

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The Republican Standard
- December 18, 2021
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Relive 2021’s Deadliest Political Gaffe

Terry McAuliffe appeared destined to return to the Executive Mansion in Richmond when he announced his candidacy for governor leading up to the 2021 Virginia elections. However, he had to convince concerned parents that he had their backs. The nationwide education debate, which Virginia found itself at the epicenter of this fall, presented an opportunity […]

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- December 4, 2021
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Pollster Warns Democrats: Learn From McAuliffe’s Blunder or Else

A well-known pollster has a salient warning for Democrats following their stinging defeats across Virginia: Stop with the tired attacks tying every Republican to Donald Trump. Per Fox News: “[I]f we are running 2022 on ‘Republican candidate = Trump,’ we’re getting killed,” Democratic pollster Brian Stryker wrote in a memo last month outlining several “challenges” the party […]

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- November 22, 2021
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AOC Slams Virginia Democrats for Not Asking Her to Campaign

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) told The New York Times that Democrats essentially forbid her from coming to the state to campaign for Terry McAuliffe. She suggested that the decision cost McAuliffe the governorship. The progressive congresswoman previously called McAuliffe’s campaign “super-moderate.” She added that the former and would-be governor failed to excite the party’s […]

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- November 16, 2021
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Top Senate Dem Recruit Accused of Taking Illegal Donation From Terry McAuliffe

In case you missed it, there was another campaign violation complaint for Congresswoman Val Demings (D-Fla). This time, the Marco Rubio challenger potentially violated federal campaign laws by accepting in-kind contributions from anti-parent Terry McAuliffe’s Common Good Virginia PAC, a state political committee. Val sure knows how to pick ‘em. The Floridian reports: Americans for […]

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The Republican Standard
- November 4, 2021
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Here’s Proof the Liberal Media Helped Republicans Win Virginia

If the public’s trust in traditional media hadn’t dipped to historic lows, Terry McAuliffe could very well be Virginia’s governor-elect right now. Without the erosion in support from the Cronkite era to today, the mainstream media would continue to own the political narrative. Instead there’s been an explosion in conservative alternatives to the legacy media […]

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- November 4, 2021
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Winners and Losers: Youngkin Edition

The whole election came down to 70,000 votes. For me, this is the fun part where I look at my own MS Excel charts — yes, old habits die hard — with my own special math and reflect on what I got right and what I missed. Despite counsel otherwise, Princess Blanding of the Liberation […]

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- November 2, 2021
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McAuliffe Staffers Try and Fail to Get Conservative Activist Arrested

Sponsored Help Winsome Sears – Flip Virginia Red! Virginia is home to this year’s biggest, most contested political race. That means the Old Dominion is also home to campaign trackers—staffers who follow the opposing candidate hoping to record a gaffe or worse. Despite that reality, the McAuliffe campaign was none too happy to see a […]

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- November 1, 2021
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Report: Virginia Dept. of Education Promoted Critical Race Theory Despite Repeated Denials

Fox News reports that the Virginia Department of Education’s (VDOE) website extolls critical race theory as a means of fighting racism. The revelation further contradicts the VDOE’s repeated claims it doesn’t teach CRT. SEE ALSO: Records Reveal Coordinated Scheme to Push Critical Race Theory Initiatives in Loudoun County In fact, after doing some digging, Fox […]

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- October 29, 2021
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Top Issue in Voters’ Minds and Early Voting Metrics Has Campaigns on Edge

In contrast to Fox News’ latest survey, a new poll by The Washington Post-Schar School shows the Virginia governor’s race within the margin of error. However, Friday’s snapshot of the race becomes more interesting when one examines the numbers closely. (RELATED: Fox News Poll Has Youngkin +8) The poll shows Terry McAuliffe leading by one-point […]

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