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Pat Robertson territory

This is the end of the state I grew up in….very red..

Trump endorsed Youngkin something like 8 times, but Youngkin was afraid of appearing with Trump (by video) and his surrogate’s (Bannon et all) at their rallies. A sheep in fleece vests…

With light rain falling in the region….

The Va House of Delegates could quite possibly change hands

This election is reminiscent of 1989. Doug Wilder vs Marshall Coleman. Wilder pulled it off by about 6 thousand plus votes

T Mac has a couple of things going against him besides the obvious. 1) Only one former Governor has returned to win an election the second time. Mills Godwin won in 1974 after serving from 1966-1970. He was the last of the Old Byrd Machine. Won the second time as Republican. 2) The state has a propensity of voting for the party out of power in DC.

As a good hedge fund he’d sell the assets say goodbye to anything from Fredericksburg north (for now). It’s starting to look like it’s starting to creep into Hanover County.

More from the former party of family values…

Just wait until he tries to sell Northern Va to either WVa or MD

I tend to agree, but Youngkin’s main political advisor also works for Ted Cruz. Youngkin is less appalling than Cruz

Not a good sign… I have a feeling a lot of folks have been hoodwinked by the wolf in fleece vest

I mailed mine in a couple of weeks ago. The spouse went to the county early voting center weekend before last.

I have two questions for our resident Republican apologists (I know they won’t answer) 1) Define CRT and tell me what states and districts it is actually being taught. 2) When if ever did parents actually have any input into what schools are teaching. And isn’t that is why there are school board elections.

In Detroit maybe the could call it the Pussycat Lounge

Welcome to the dark side😉 You’ll soon get the secret handshake

Interesting since the Republicans rigged the nominating process to get Glen. They’ve also been actively pushing early voting and mail ballots.

I’m rooting for the backup from North Farmington whomever he may be

It’s gonna be a nail biter. While Va has been fairly solid blue in voting, outside of areas like DC, Richmond and parts of Hampton Roads it’s still the old south. I have a feeling there is some voting fatigue with three straight Democratic Governors. Along with the fact that they can’t run for re-election. Also going from a hard fought Presidential/Congressional race directly into this one. Louden County is the key. Still a lot of crazies there

Her machine? WTF

I tend to read a lot of stuff from authors I stumble upon by accident. I spent a lot of time reading Mary Doria Russell. A friend recommended The Sparrow. The local library’s copy was not available so I picked up Doc, a historical novel based on Doc Holiday and the events around the OK Corral. That lead to Epitaph, Wyatt Earp following the Tombstone shootout, another well researched novel. My favorite Russell novel is A Thread of Grace. It’s centered around WWII Jewish refugees and the Italian Resistance Movement. The novel is based upon account of survivors. I finally found The Sparrow, it was probably better that I read the others first. The novel is quite thought provoking. One final recommendation from Ms Russell, Women of Copper Country. It’s based on the Copper Country Strikes of 1913-14 in the UP. A good look at the Labor Movement and the mine operations.

Working my way through LeCarre’s A Delicate Truth. LeCarre’s outrage over corporations taking over the intelligence gathering of nations is coming thru here. Has anyone gotten into the Gabriel Allon series of “spy novels” written by Daniel Silva. They’ve become a yearly treat since they come out near my birthday…

In 1960 the Yankees out scored the Pirates 55-27 but lost 3 games to 4