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Originally posted by Ripley:
Tim Kaine is an east coast Tim Walz.

No offense, but not even close. Walz is too stupid to know that he was being used. Kaine is very smart and very evil.

Look at the photo above and tell me if you see anything behind those eyes but darkness and pure evil.

I had no idea who or what he was prior to the '16 election, but when I watched his debate with Pence, I saw the fucking devil sitting next to Pence.

Evil exists in the world boys and girls, and this is it. No different than Fauci. Look at the darkness behind the eyes of both of them and tell me otherwise.

I see that now. I never linger past first glance with either dickwad, who needs the bp spike.

Ted Cruz then educated Dipstick Kaine at the same hearing, providing a little information about the Declaration of Independence.

Virginia's problem is the Washington DC government employees live and vote there.

^^^^^

You’re not wrong, sir.

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Originally posted by Sig2340:

Is that Latin for “Leading Asshole in the State”?

In case somebody missed the reference:

If you are dumb enough or hate America enough to cast a future vote for the maker of one of the dumbest statements ever made by an elected official, just move to Iran.

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Originally posted by abnmacv:
Virginia's problem is the Washington DC government employees live and vote there.

Virginia's problem is that conservatives outside of the DC area of influence are either unable or unwilling to accept how the demographics of the state has changed since the Bush Administration, with the help of six years of a Republican controlled Congress, decided to spend money like drunken sailors on shore leave. This in turn pulled a lot of people into the Northern Virginia area and these new people all demanded services which Democrats are more than happy to provide.

When you are in a hole, the first thing you do is stop digging. Republicans in the state need to learn that when it comes to statewide offices, they need to run the most conservative candidate that can win in the general election. Republicans in Virginia need to understand that this candidate is going to be very different than the type of candidate that could win a statewide election in a pure red state like Florida, Texas or Alabama.

If I was the Republican Party chair in Virginia, the first thing I would do is stopped the damn nominating conventions for state-level statewide offices and force primaries so that everyone in the state has the opportunity to vote for the Republican candidates and not just the zealots who are willing to travel to the convention.

This may seem counter to many people here, but the truth is that conservatives, by and large, tend to be less engaged in politics than liberals. This may seem counter-intuitive, but if you really think about it, it makes sense. (By the way, this is why conservatives benefit more from voting by mail and early voting than liberals.)

As Republican Party Chair, I would recruit rich candidates to run for our statewide offices who have an eye on higher office like Senator or a Presidential cabinet level position. The one-term governorship of Virginia would give them a platform to get greater visibility and name recognition.

I would force the Republicans down state to understand they need to learn to play the long game. Republicans down state in safe districts would need to bid their time to work up to Speaker and Majority Leader in the House of Delegates and Senate, respectively. With true conservatives in control the legislature (the true power in the Virginia State Government) and RINO's holding the statewide offices, conservatives could incrementally work to advance legislation.

Branco nails it again.

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Virginia's problem is that conservatives outside of the DC area of influence are either unable or unwilling to accept how the demographics of the state has changed since the Bush Administration, with the help of six years of a Republican controlled Congress, decided to spend money like drunken sailors on shore leave. This in turn pulled a lot of people into the Northern Virginia area and these new people all demanded services which Democrats are more than happy to provide.

The solution to VA's problems would be for DC to annex all the land in VA around it, nobody that lives there does so for any reason other than to work for the government or a company that serves the government.