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In Loudoun, Some Good News for Republicans

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Bob Rayner
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The exquisite Loudoun County countryside

by Jeanine Martin 

I feel sorry for Governor Yougkin. This has to be one of the worst nights of his life. After doing 100 campaign events, he lost the state Senate and House of Delegates.

Youngkin may need to rethink his future in politics. Although this election wasn’t about him. It was about abortion, always the Democrats’ most important issue. They lied saying Republicans would ban ALL abortions, and probably birth control too. Scaring Democrats always works to get them into the voting booth.

The newly-elected Senate is now 19 Republicans and 21 Democrats. The new House of Delegates is currently 51 Democrats and 48 Republicans. The one outstanding race is expected to go Republican, giving the party a total 49 Republicans. It doesn’t get much closer than that, in both Houses. Results can be found here.

There was some good news for my Loudoun County friends. Our awful commonwealth’s attorney, who won with George Soros’ funding, Buta Biberaj, has been defeated by Republican Bob Anderson, who is currently ahead of her by 1,000 votes. Also great news in Loudoun is that my friend Geary Higgins will be my new Delegate — and  all of our Loudoun Republican Constitutional officers were elected.

The fact that ALL of our Loudoun Constitutional officers were Republican shows some Virginians care about their safety, their money, their courts and their taxes. We are in good hands with them at the helm. If only our voters cared about electing legislators based on concerns like these, rather than abortion being their most important issue, Republicans could have won both Houses. But abortion is the be all and end all for Democrats. They care about nothing else if that issue is on the ballot. Loudoun numbers are here.

Republished with permission from The Bull Elephant.

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73 responses to “In Loudoun, Some Good News for Republicans”

  1. WayneS Avatar
    WayneS

    Our awful commonwealth’s attorney, who won with George Soro’s funding, Buta Biberaj, has been defeated by Republican Bob Anderson…

    I had not heard that It is good news, assuming it holds.

  2. energyNOW_Fan Avatar
    energyNOW_Fan

    To make a bad day even worse, Springfield Virginia lost to Greenbelt, Maryland on the FBI Headquarters relocation. According to the sob st0ry from Anne Alsobrooks, Prince George Co. exec, it was equity considerations: NoVA got $460 Billion from Uncle Sam and “thus everything is up to date in North Virginia” vs. jack squat for Prince George Co MD (~$100 Billion) so they are behind NoVa in development.

    And we lost the DC Zoo panda bears, but I am not holding Va. Repubs to blame on that

  3. Ken Reid Avatar
    Ken Reid

    it is interesting that Loudoun voters elected all Republican constitutional officers and Gary Katz came close to knocking out Phyllis Randall. Katz only started his campaign in August because the previous candidate (recruited by teh LCRC) withdrew due to a scandalous past. But given the “Parents Revolution” that Ian Prior and others launched in Loudoun in 2020-22, it’s truly truly a shame more money and help did not go to GOP_endorsed school board candidates Amy Riccardi (Sterling District) and Joe Smith (Little River District), who lost narrowly . Had they won they would control the school board and make some much-needed changes on parents rights, CRT, promoting transgenderism, etc. According to VPAP, Riccardi’s Democrat-endorsed opponent had nearly 3 times as much cash. This was a 3 way race Riccardi could have won! He got well over $5,000 from unions and Democrat groups. Riccardi got half as much from GOP groups. Joe Smith, running in the Little RIver District, had almost as much money as his opponent, but she got much more financial support from Democrats than Smith got from GOP groups — and he lost by only 147 votes. . Nowhere on these finance reports did I see any help from the various people and groups who led this “parents’ revolution,” which FOx News and Newsmax made a big deal about. It seems to me these folks created a revolt in 2020-22, and then when it became time to arm their troops (the candidates), they retreated. They focused on promoting themselves (i.e. selling books) and getting TV interviews. Where was the 1776 Project? Where was Glenn Youngkin or Jason Miyares, who championed a new school board, but then never came up with the cash for the school board candidates. And, Republicans failed to field a school board candidate in Dulles. In Fairfax County, only Democrat-endorsed candidates won the 12 seats — and many had the brazenness to put “Democrat” on their yard signs and literature even though it’s a non partisan office. In addition, at least 3 from the prior woke school board were elected to the State Senate and House of Delegates — they were promoted while students have been failed miserably.
    Only Democrat-endorsed school board candidates won in Fairfax County, where I live (and I ran for State senate, and was trounced). Some really great and dedicated GOP and non aligned candidates lost. It’s a sad day when candidates for non partisan elected office put “Democrat” on their signs and literature. Once school boards get politicized, its all over for the students. I saw this happen in the various Blue states I lived in. The “Parents Revolution” trumpeted on Fox News and Newsmax is dead – -at least in Northern Va. There is no “Army of Parents” as one Loudoun schools advocate calls herself, just an “Army of Democrat voters”

    1. James Wyatt Whitehead Avatar
      James Wyatt Whitehead

      Good summary worthy of a BR post. The “box”, or the Ashburn area (hemmed by Rts 15, 7, 28, and 50) is a weird blue bubble that will never turn from progressivism.

    2. Eric the half a troll Avatar
      Eric the half a troll

      Bitter much…?

    3. Dick Hall-Sizemore Avatar
      Dick Hall-Sizemore

      It is pretty thin gruel when the best aspect of the elections that Republicans can cite for Loudoun is the election of constitutional officers. Generally, these are nonpartisan affairs to fill largely administrative positions The Commonwealth’s attorney position is the exception in some jurisdictions. Contrary to the commenter’s assertion, Gary Katz did not come “close to knocking off Phyllis Randall. In a three-way race, she finished 6 percentage points ahead of Katz. The saddest words after an election: “had they won.”

  4. LarrytheG Avatar
    LarrytheG

    re: ” It was about abortion, always the Democrat’s most important issue. They lied saying Republicans would ban ALL abortions, and probably birth control too. Scaring Democrats always works to get them into the voting booth.”

    All folks had to do was look at this map to understand what the GOP wanted to do:

    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/db946ae763678ce9d94a46a68a39e6fbc73bda4e7dd6f49d6a7fff21495bec0d.png

    1. energyNOW_Fan Avatar
      energyNOW_Fan

      Not really a lie, when you hear the anti-abortion sentiments here on BR. Plenty to fear for if you are female and pro-Choice.

      1. LarrytheG Avatar
        LarrytheG

        Yes. It’s like “don’t pay any attention to what some GOP are saying or what the GOP did in the
        other states”… it’s the Dems that want unlimited! That dog don’t hunt no matter how many times the GOP critters whine about it.

        And for some reason, perhaps Youngkin IS tone deaf – he was led to believe that mouthing “15-weeks” was a winner.

        It was, for the Dems!

        1. Randy Huffman Avatar
          Randy Huffman

          You keep saying GOP Larry. Yet every Governor, President, and every State is different. Youngkin staked out his position at 15 weeks, if you choose to not believe him that is your right, but don’t spread it around as fact, it isn’t.

          1. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            He did but it’s hard to NOT look at what other GOP govs in other states did AND the fact that Youngkin DID jump in with both feet on the culture wars.. ample reason to trust but verify. We have many GOP who say one thing on abortion and do another.. look at that map!

          2. Randy Huffman Avatar
            Randy Huffman

            The map puts every state who has a ban at under 12 weeks in one bucket.

            Some State have heartbeat laws

            Some states have 6 week bans

            Some state have bans that were passed decades or even centuries ago and were put back into effect after Roe was overturned:

            https://www.wpr.org/heres-what-know-about-abortion-access-post-roe-wisconsin

            Your efforts to bundle every GOP person in one “lying bucket”, ie your comment to Rosie, is insulting and wrong.

          3. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            I did not do the map. The link explains the differences. There is no question in my mind or voters in Va or Ohio or Kansas that what some GOP were saying was not what other GOP were saying AND doing. Youngking was NOT speaking for all GOP in the GA had the GOP won the GA. Same problem as some other states that ultimately went for much stricter, almost draconian restrictions. Again, voters are not
            stupid.. and they ought to not trust based on what SOME GOP say when they KNOW that other GOP
            are also involved and working for much tougher restrictions. You’re saying “trust me”. That dog don’t hunt on the abortion issue.

          4. Randy Huffman Avatar
            Randy Huffman

            The fact that politicians say one thing and do another is as old as…well anything. Happens on both sides of the aisle as you well know. But I do believe that Youngkin staked out his position well, and I do think he would have stuck with it. But we will never know will we?

          5. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            we know how Dem voters felt. No.. when it comes to issues like Abortion, I’m not a “trust me” guy, not when there is ample evidence from other GOP and other states that one guy ain’t speaking for
            all of them and pro-life folks are never-say-die types – there is no compromise for them.

          6. James C. Sherlock Avatar
            James C. Sherlock

            You two guys, as usual with you Larry , need to get a room.

            You will never be the next-to-the-last one to offer a rejoinder.

          7. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            Oh I HAVE, even with YOU! but not this time! 😉

          8. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            Here’s the deal. If the GOP had won and put together something much stricter and more like the other states did, what would Youngkin have done? Would he have vetoed?

            I know it’s speculative but I think Youngkin would have gone along with it given his involvement in other partisan things like the culture war.

            And it’s not just me – it’s voters.

            They’re not stupid and yes they are entitled to have doubts and vote accordingly.

            If Youngkin had actually said something like ” In no way will I agree to something stricter than 15 weeks, I WILL veto”, it would not have hurt.

            So when you don’t know for sure… and you look at what happened in the other states.. I’m not surprised at all that voters did not have great trust.

          9. Randy Huffman Avatar
            Randy Huffman

            This is all speculation, and no, I would not look at other states.

            Yes the GOP lost, AND I am not that far off of your position on abortion. If I were Governor, and I never will be, I would never agree to a ban under 15 weeks. I am not happy this issue is top of the list, I would recommend to the GOP to drop it (but they will not).

            But remember, this was a VERY CLOSE election. The GOP lost by one or two seats in both chambers, in a purple to blue state. There is no mandate here, just like there was no massive mandate when Youngkin won two years ago, or when the DEM’s won in 2020, and the GOP won the House in 2022. Our elections will always be close.

          10. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            very close election – agree – he could have won it if not for the abortion issue IMO. He had no “mandate” on transgender and other culture war either but he did it anyhow. Yes – close elections ought to cause compromise , middle ground, not 15 weeks as dictated by GOP but some middle ground agreed to by both GOP and Dem… I’ll bet you dollars to donuts that the Dems will NOT try to stuff Youngkin with a
            “no restrictions” approach to abortion. Most Dems, most voters were FINE with Roe v Wade – it was
            the GOP that was not and then forced draconian restrictions unless voters rejected it and they did in some states. If Va Dems PROPOSED a Va version of Roe v Wade what would Youngkin do? He’d veto, right?

          11. Randy Huffman Avatar
            Randy Huffman

            You do understand when Democrats win, even marginally, they push through everything they can get. Remember what Biden and Dems tried to ram through until Manchin and Sinema said no? There was no compromise, no attention paid to the GOP. Same in Virginia when they rammed through the “lets piggyback on California emission standards”. Memory short on that?

          12. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            both do if they can but if the Gov is opposite party, he can and will veto. Compromise is not a gimme at all and there are different kinds of compromise… I did not see the Dems “ram” through 100% unrestricted abortions… right? The Calif emissions thing is a culture war thing IMO. It’s a goal that can and will be undone if it becomes unworkable. The truth is Virginians already drive cars that meet California emissions because carmakers did not want to make different versions for different states. If the more recent California emissions are a bridge too far for other states.. Va will do what they do also.

            It’s no different that Va agreeing to Chesapeake Bay reductions with other states and the goals
            are not met , but they continue on, still working towards the desired end result.

            It works that way with mercury emissions from coal plants and wastewater treatment plants, etc.

            We set goals.. we make progress.. we adjust as we go… there is no “drop-dead or else” end point.

            Truth is that if Calif had not set the current emissions, it would not have happened and cars would
            not have been cleaner and got better mileage. Calif laid down the rules, the car manufacturers worked to achieve them – the other states, including Va, followed.

            It’s not a perfect process but it’s way the heck better than the naysayers who would do nothing.

            We have vastly better air quality in Virginia cities BECAUSE of California.

          13. Randy Huffman Avatar
            Randy Huffman

            If I believed life begins at conception, I could rationalize the same way you are doing above. My point is when a party takes total control, even by the slightest of margins, they push their agenda. Democrats are unapologetic about it and they are much worse offenders then Republican’s. Much worse!

          14. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            You think the Dems are worse?

            geeze!

            Are you looking at those states that the GOP passed draconian abortion rules ?

            Even when the Dems had both houses and the gov in Va , they did not pass totally unrestricted abortion rules!

            right? They could have. right?

            I think if there was a map that showed D and R states and the R states had very restricted rules and the Dem states almost totally unrestricted rules, I would buy your point.

            But the reality is that most Dem states have something like Roe v Wade and more and more GOP states have very restricted, almost draconian rules!

            I think the Dems in Va when they had full control showed some restraint!

            Even under Dem rule, Va is STILL a “fiscally conservative” AAA credit state, balanced budget and nothing like the major Dem states …much more middle of road.

            If we had to rely on the GOP, we’d STILL not have the Medicaid Expansion – even though it saves us money!

            Don’t forget the teacher “tip line” that Youngkin did…. totally not good!

            That’s the kind of thing I would expect from the GOP if they had total control!

          15. Randy Huffman Avatar
            Randy Huffman

            Your looking at this in a total partisan manner. Walk in a conservatives shoes for a while and you would understand, but I know that is a bridge too far.

          16. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            Probably true but I do try to give credit when due but admit I’m no fan in general of Conservatives these days.

          17. Randy Huffman Avatar
            Randy Huffman

            Of course you’re a fan of conservatives, you’re reading BR, and having great exchanges with other commentators, right?

          18. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            so… as a long time participate in BR, I was initially attracted by it’s masthead:

            “Bacon’s Rebellion is Virginia’s leading politically non-aligned portal for news, opinions and analysis about state, regional and local public policy.”

            When it started going south, I felt involved enough to point out where Conservatives have fouled up
            (and admit where the Libs have also). But no fan of what Conservatives have become of late and it’s very much reflected in BR, yes.

            Make no mistake, we NEED conservative thought and philosophy as we always have but today’s version of it has morphed into something not good for left or right IMO.

          19. Randy Huffman Avatar
            Randy Huffman

            Well I disagree.

          20. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            And we can ……..

          21. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            this is the kind of thing the GOP does when they are in power:

            ” The Attorney General of Virginia’s climate science investigation was a civil investigative demand initiated in April 2010 by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who rejects the scientific consensus on climate change, for a wide range of records held by the University of Virginia related to five grant applications for research work by a leading climate scientist Michael E. Mann, who was an assistant professor at the university from 1999 to 2005. The demand was issued under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act in connection with claims by Cuccinnelli that Mann had possibly violated state fraud laws in relation to five research grants, by allegedly manipulating data. No evidence of wrongdoing was presented to support the claim. Mann’s earlier work had been targeted by climate change deniers attacking the hockey stick graph, and allegations against him were renewed in late 2009 in the Climatic Research Unit email controversy but found to be groundless in a series of investigations.

            Widespread concerns were raised by University of Virginia’s faculty and numerous scientists and science organizations that Cuccinelli’s actions posed a threat to academic freedom, and would have a chilling effect on research in the state. The university filed a court petition and the judge dismissed Cuccinelli’s demand on the grounds that no justification had been shown for the investigation. Cuccinelli tried to re-open his case by issuing a revised subpoena, and appealed the case to the Virginia Supreme Court. The case was defended by the university, and the court ruled that Cuccinelli did not have the authority to make these demands. The outcome was seen as a victory for academic freedom.[1]”

            No govt should be doing stuff like that IMO but it’s the way some in the GOP do roll.

          22. Nancy Naive Avatar
            Nancy Naive

            Garland. Unapologetically speaking.

  5. Rosie Avatar
    Rosie

    The RNC home page still has as part of the national platform a commitment to passing amendment that would have the 14th amendment apply to fetuses, gastrulas, and so on. In other words: an abortion ban.

    Voters are not going to be fooled, or are you suggesting VA conservatives are breaking ranks from the party platform?

    1. LarrytheG Avatar
      LarrytheG

      How can you tell when the Va GOP is lying about abortion? answer – anytime their mouth is moving.

      No one is fooled and no, no one is calling for no restrictions on abortion – pretty much everyone was fine with Roe V Wade … except Republicans who broke it and then wanted even more restrictions and outright bans… look at the map!

  6. Super Brain Avatar
    Super Brain

    Chesterfield GOP Commonwealth’s attorney lost.

  7. Stephen Haner Avatar
    Stephen Haner

    So what happened with the school board? What’s your take?

    1. Ken Reid Avatar
      Ken Reid

      see my comments above about how the generals abandoned their troops

    2. Nancy Naive Avatar
      Nancy Naive

      Parent’s Sense took precedence over queer kid bashing and book banning masquerading as rights. Democrat-endorsed candidates for SBs won in most States. Moms for Liberty didn’t do too well.

      1. James C. Sherlock Avatar
        James C. Sherlock

        Great news. Achievement scores will continue to plummet. Congratulations. Kids are doing horribly equitably.

        1. Nancy Naive Avatar
          Nancy Naive

          Nah, Gub’na Willie Stark finally signed the catch-up funding.

  8. WayneS Avatar
    WayneS

    Our awful commonwealth’s attorney, who won with George Soro’s funding, Buta Biberaj, has been defeated by Republican Bob Anderson…

    I had not heard that It is good news, assuming it holds.

  9. energyNOW_Fan Avatar
    energyNOW_Fan

    To make a bad day even worse, Springfield Virginia lost to Greenbelt, Maryland on the FBI Headquarters relocation. According to the sob st0ry from Anne Alsobrooks, Prince George Co. exec, it was equity considerations: NoVA got $460 Billion from Uncle Sam and “thus everything is up to date in North Virginia” vs. jack squat for Prince George Co MD (~$100 Billion) so they are behind NoVa in development.

    And we lost the DC Zoo panda bears, but I am not holding Va. Repubs to blame on that

    1. how_it_works Avatar
      how_it_works

      There’s already an FBI field office in Prince William County. Good place for it. They don’t have to go far to find something to do.

      1. Nancy Naive Avatar
        Nancy Naive

        Should move the HQ to West Palm Beach.

        1. how_it_works Avatar
          how_it_works

          That’s where that condo collapsed, didn’t it?

          1. Nancy Naive Avatar
            Nancy Naive

            Something is falling flat around there nearly daily.

          2. how_it_works Avatar
            how_it_works

            I get the impression that the further south of the Mason-Dixon line you go, the worse the trades are. Air conditioner installer in Florida? Just need the manifold gauge set missing all but one hose and a crack pipe!

          3. Nancy Naive Avatar
            Nancy Naive

            It’s not a feeling. Southern houses are junk compared to, oh say, those in Massachusetts.

          4. how_it_works Avatar
            how_it_works

            Pretty sure the people that built my dad’s house he bought in Manassas in 1988 flunked out of shop class, and the county inspector was either blind, on the take, or both.

          5. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            sounds like we ought to get rid of the govt involvement and just rely on the builders to do right?

            😉

            I know down in Spotsy, builders rail against being forced to undergo inspections!

          6. how_it_works Avatar
            how_it_works

            I heard that in Manassas Park they wouldn’t fail a building inspection because they couldn’t collect taxes till the certificate of occupancy was granted.

          7. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            I think in the early days, it was pretty bad but it’s tightened up considerably recently. We had a
            back porch done.. and the inspections were pretty thorough and some changes required. One of the problems cited by builders is the different rules in different counties…

          8. how_it_works Avatar
            how_it_works

            It’s definitely gotten better in Prince William County. As time went on, it was less likely that the contractor and inspector were related!

            Building codes in Virginia are statewide, so there aren’t different rules in different counties, just different levels of “gonna let this slide”

          9. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            okay… but how they do “code” in one county is not the same in other counties.. And I was under
            the impression that the state code was baseline but counties were free to do stricter. No?

          10. how_it_works Avatar
            how_it_works

            If counties were free to do stricter, they’d be free to adopt and modify newer versions of the code. They are not.

          11. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            don’t it work like the other “model” stuff works? The state model is the baseline but
            stricter can be added?

            I see the BOS do housekeeping where they have to incorporate the latest state code …
            into local code. Local code has been created and used vice not doing it and just
            using the state code alone.

            Why would a locality have it’s own version instead of just using the state code as is?

          12. how_it_works Avatar
            how_it_works

            Virginia calls it the Uniform Statewide Building Code.

            It wouldn’t be “uniform” if counties could make it stricter, would it?

          13. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            I assumed it worked like other “model” codes worked that requires adoption but does not
            prevent added changes.

            Why would there be local codes if they couldn’t be different from the state code? Why not
            have the state code apply statewide with no local codes if it must be uniform ?

            I don’t know… just trying to understand why there are local codes if they have to conform 100%
            to state code anyhow. I watch my county BOS where they have no choice but to incorporate
            changes to the state code in the county code. Why do that instead of just following the state code as is?

          14. how_it_works Avatar
            how_it_works

            Well, building code IS a model code, and Virginia adopts it and does change it–but only at the state level.

            Some of what you’re seeing is due to a one Mr. Dillon. Localities are only authorized to do what the state says they can.

          15. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            then local codes are redundant and not really needed much less enforceable?

          16. how_it_works Avatar
            how_it_works

            I think I need to clarify what is meant by “building code”.

            Building codes are things like the electric code, gas code, plumbing code, and so on. These must be followed in new construction or remodeling. For example, the electric code says that you must have a GFCI protected outlet in the bathroom.

            They are not the same as local laws and ordinances. There’s no redundancy.

            https://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/virginia-uniform-statewide-building-code-usbc

          17. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            no relationship between local laws and ordinances and state ones? I just don’t know why
            the localtiies have them if they are not relevant. The county inspector is a county employee not
            a state employee. Is he/she citing Va code when they inspect? Again, I’m ignorant of these .. I just
            thought I understood it but apparently not.

          18. how_it_works Avatar
            how_it_works

            He’s citing building code when he inspects. You can see them here: https://codes.iccsafe.org/codes/virginia

            In Prince William County, the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code is “adopted by reference”:

            Sec. 5-16. – Adopted.
            There are hereby adopted by reference for the county the provisions of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, as adopted and promulgated by the state board of housing and community development. Such code shall control all matters concerning the construction, alteration, addition, repair, removal, demolition, use, location, occupancy and maintenance of buildings and structures and all other functions which pertain to the installation of systems vital to buildings and structures and their service equipment, as defined by such code.

            State Law reference— Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, Code of Virginia, §§ 36-97 et seq.

          19. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            Yep. I get that. But why? Why not just have the state code and enforce it?

            Must be something to do with some aspect of laws or governance ..not content of the code…

          20. how_it_works Avatar
            how_it_works

            I guess that in order for it to be enforced at the local level, there has to be an ordinance which incorporates it by reference.

            The state probably isn’t very interested in enforcing it at the state level, that would cost $$$.

          21. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            I see county deputies writing tickets for violating Va code, right?

          22. how_it_works Avatar
            how_it_works

            I heard, don’t know how true it is, that if they write tickets for violating VA code the fine money goes to the state.

            But if they write tickets for violating (say) Spotsylvania code, the fine money goes to the county.

            So it’s in the localities own best interest to have their own code that mirrors the state code.

    2. oromae Avatar
      oromae

      After patriots elect Trump, there won’t be an FBI.

  10. James C. Sherlock Avatar
    James C. Sherlock

    If Buta Biberaj is defeated in Loudoun, there is hope for civilization.

    1. Nancy Naive Avatar
      Nancy Naive

      Small consolation prize for you. How’d the SB vote go? (Wouldn’t ask if I didn’t know, so treat it as rhetorical).

  11. Lefty665 Avatar
    Lefty665

    In a low turnout off year election the Dems successfully demagogued abortion despite Youngkin’s and Virginia Repubs relatively moderate position. That energized Dem voters. That will happen nationally in spades next year unless the Repubs figure out how to negate the apocalyptic perception.

    With a significant portion of the party taking a hard line that will be difficult. The Dems will have examples to tar the entire party with (They claim they’re moderate, but here’s what they really think). It will be interesting to see what the Repubs do to defang the issue in ’24. It could well determine the election nationally as it did in Virginia on Tuesday.

  12. f/k/a_tmtfairfax Avatar
    f/k/a_tmtfairfax

    What I don’t understand is why conservatives don’t demonize Soros like liberals demonize the Koch Brothers, et al. Blame him for everything that happens under the regimes of local prosecutors he supports. Advertise, advertise, advertise.

    1. LarrytheG Avatar
      LarrytheG

      Geeze TMT, do you NOT read BR and other Conservative media! I bet a week don’t go by
      without some BR guy speaking badly of Soros , and now Bills !

      After decades and decades of Koch and other, I have no problem with Soros competing!

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