My condolences to you and everyone else in VA.
It's typical for VA to swing against whomever is in the presidential party after a presidential election. I'm sorry that so many have forgotten how bad the last R governor in that fair state was. Correct me if I'm wrong - didn't he embezzle taxpayer money to line his own pockets?
I said to my hubby last night - don't forget that Twitler still has a big golf course over in Ashburn. Foreskin (my name for Youngkin) is probably a member there.
I knew McAuliffe couldn't win - once again a bad choice by the Dem party. He wasn't a great governor, just ok, and I figured the come-back attempt would fail. VA has that one term limit for a reason, and I agree with it, but think it should be a single 5 or 6 year term.
The Democratic Party: Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory since 1980.
For the first time in "I can't remember when", my county (southeastern PA) used paper ballots. I thought to myself, how long would it take to tally thousands of ballots, let alone hundreds of thousands across a state? It's labor intensive. I suspect a lot of voting was paper (including mail-in) and will be paper going forward, which means you can't assess the winner a few hours after the poll closes, much as the media is wont to do.
They may have called VA too early, might continue counting ballots, or a recount may happen. I'm still thinking about @dannyboy 's vision of Y's "seething rage and anger" and curious about its cause.
Yes, Dinkins was the first. Adams is the second, although we did elect our first ever African American Manhattan DA, Alvin Bragg. I'm more excited about him.
The mayoral democratic primaries were crowded and two really qualified women lost to Adams. I would have preferred one of them (Kathryn Garcia and Maya Wiley).
I'm not sure how progressive Adams is (he's a former cop), but he definitely deserves a chance to lead. I'm rooting for his success and I hope he is given the respect he deserves. Dinkins was treated shabbily. Guiliani referred to him at a "men's room attendant."
Racism is everywhere folks. NYC is no exception.
I have to say I'm pretty discouraged. I know elections are cyclical but the problem is the GOP destroys, then the dems spend time trying to rebuild and govern. Yet people continue to vote for republicans and the rest of us who are awake are left to see the horror with eyes open.
Yesterday also gave me 2016-2020 PTSD. I mean we didn't really get a chance to enjoy the 2020 election because of all the denial and refusal to concede, then the insurrection, followed by sanitizing the insurrection. What a horror show.
I know there are positive predictions down the line and of course there will be setbacks, but for today I'm feeling pretty low. It'll pass, but it's where I am now.
I'm thoroughly uninterested in the the explications media outlets are providing about yesterday. The thing is, there were two damn gubernatorial elections plus a host of local elections. No pattern can be drawn from those results. But identify a pattern the media will, then they'll settle on some sort grand of narrative of what will happen next year and in 2024.
As I've said before, the media loves to play pretend oracle. Thanks but no thanks. I'll leave the the tea leaves to the professional psychics.