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The sense is more that people want Trump’s policies (mostly), just not Trump himself. So it isn’t as difficult as one might think, especially since the election is really a referendum on Biden, no matter how much Democrats wish otherwise.

I would imagine a fair few of them (or their parents or grandparents) wound up here after fleeing the Communist takeover. And likely a fair few of them are more supportive of Trump’s stance toward China as opposed to Obama’s or Biden’s.

Eh. I would say Mumia Abu Jamal fits the criteria for “Should have been executed” but appellate courts fucked that up. This despite the fact that he bragged about executing a cop at full volume in a hospital emergency room… Instead he gets to sit in a cell and wax indignant about this that or...

Let me put it this way. The stated objective was allegedly to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. However, the negotiators and anyone who knew about it (including Obama and Kerry) privately admitted it wouldn’t actually do that, just delay it for at most ten years. This is what’s...

2001: Backlash against George W. Bush (advantage: Democrats) 2005: See 2001. 2012: Barack Obama re-elected (slight advantage, Democrats) 2016: Virginia leans blue in presidential election. 2018: Backlash against Donald Trump. So based on those, it's less "He's really popular" and more "He's...

Probably, unless something drastically stupid happens. This state *is* mindlessly Democrat in several areas... Mind you I voted for Ciattarelli but even I didn't expect the backlash. I think it's getting to the point where the middle class (which generally was "meh" prior to all this going...

Large media, sure. Local papers that don’t have ties to the big corps? Much better for accuracy. Besides, the Daily Mail freaked out a couple of months ago because of reports that the USCP was becoming a shadow secret police because they set up an office on the West Coast..when it in fact was...

Sweeney isn’t claiming any such thing. He said that while the votes were being counted. It’s true he hasn’t conceded, but this quote came from before the election was called. To put this in perspective: 12,000 votes is more than the number of pretty much any single municipality in the district...

No, I think that probably played a role; however, Murphy could at least blame Cuomo for being the “brains” behind this Good Idea. It’s much like Virginia: The economy, COVID fatigue, and education, with the added bonus of sky-high taxes that hit the middle class. But New Jersey still has more...

0ll That's the one! Which is even more hilarious given what happened in 2017 with "Most expensive campaign for a state legislature seat in American history." Also, the two assemblymen for the district (the deputy speaker/chairman of the appropriations committee and the chair of the law and...

Someone pointed out somewhere that New Jersey in 2017 was badly misread by Democrats. It isn't that the state is actually that progressive, it's that much of the state *really* despises Trump. Now, one thing Trump and Congress did accomplish was to get rid of the SALT deduction, and since that...

He's currently up 52-48. He didn't actually lose (yet, anyway), but his wins are generally big because traditionally, the heavily populated areas in the district lean Democrat. So much so that the results are basically called early because it's expected. A retraction had to be issued because it...

I am as well, to some degree, but OTOH, Murphy telling people who care about taxes that NJ isn't our state was a huge mistake. NJ has the worst tax burden in the country, and once the SALT deduction was killed, it meant people here had to wake up to just how insane it actually is. And before...

It’s close. Not sure it’ll be enough to kick out Murphy but it’s a lot closer than expected.

CNN just called it for him a couple minutes ago. Their exit polls also showed a majority (52%) of voters think the Democrats are too liberal* and 84% say parents should have at least some say in education (and they went for Youngkin by 10 points). *-This in a state that went for Biden by double...

No, that’s just Fairfax County being Fairfax County. This is entirely normal. Keep in mind, Loudoun county (next door) split roughly 53/47 for McAuliffe, which is nuts considering it would normally be low 60s for a Democrat. Also, one guy for the Cook Political Report (Dave Wasserman) has...

The only part of this that surprised me is that the Lincoln Project is still around. I think pretty much anyone reading this knows I’m a conservative but also despite Donald Trump*. But I’m also really pissed off by things that only further split the party. The Lincoln Project is a piece of...

I saw that, and the fact that the Richmond school district made up some bullshit excuse for closing schools for a time so their teachers can go out and turn out the vote for McAuliffe as well. The Democrats are scared and rightly so. But I think these shenanigans are only going to hurt them in...

Maybe. If Youngkin wins I’d bet the Lt Gov goes Republican too. Either way, it shows that the real necessity is focusing on issues that matter to voters. Whether Youngkin wins or not, that’s what the focus needs to be.

I feel like whenever it’s a dead heat for a Republican, it really means there’s a slight edge given how “voting Republican” comes off as being a mark of shame (aka the Wilson Goode effect). Youngkin is definitely making this a close race by focusing on the issues that matter, which is crucial...