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Figure I might as well make a thread on this as for some reason the entire country and by extension the world is focused on Virginia's off year election cycle.
Virginia has an odd quirk in the national elections. It elects its State Legislature every 2 years. It did this before the US constitution was even a thing. And while Virginia's 2 year cycle of elections became standard there was an issue. The first Virginia government Legislature election occurred in 1619. An odd year. But the first US Federal election occurred in 1788. An even year. Which meant that while the US Federal government would always hold votes on even years, Virginia would always hold votes on Odd years.
This has led to the "bellweather" election in Virginia, especially on the year when it's time to elect a new governor. This election always occurs 12 months before the Federal Election and at times the outcome of the Virginia vote was seen as a referendum on the ruling party. This has become even more Pronounced as the political divide in America has accelerated.
The issue is Virginia is a State divided. Around Washington DC is a region dominated by federal workers and their attendant support structure. In Hampton Roads its the US Military Industrial Complex. Both Cosmopolitan, globalist, very very democratic party. Everywhere else it's families and culture that predate the existence of the United States as a country. And for many the Civil War against the federal government is at best a family legacy and worst never ended.
Needless to say Virginia was for the longest time a "purple" state but over the years became ever more blue as the federal government expanded and the population in Fairfax, Loudon, and Prince William counties exoloded. Leading to a political domination of the State. A situation that came to a nadir in January 2020 when a narrow democratic party majority attempted to pass sweeping gun restrictions. An act that led to credible threats of outright armed insurrection, an offer by West Virginia to support Virginia Counties seceding to join them and a huge protest in Richmond. All of which went on the back burner as the Wuhan Coronavirus spread.
But it's all back with a vengeance now, with the money bag man of the Clinton's himself, Terry Mcauliff, voice of the establishment, running against bog standard republican Glenn Youngkin. Mcauliff is all on board with the democratic party agenda. If he wins, it will be mandatory child vaccinations, masks every where you go, free money for illegal aliens and its not even subtle.
In a debate with Youngkin Mcauliff declared that parents had no right to tell the State what it should teach their kids in public schools. He has since tried to walk this back but for most it seems he said the quiet part out loud. Add to the mix the absolute catastrophe in Loudoun County where it is being revealed the school board covered up a "gender fluid" boy raped two girls while simultaneously pushing transgender affirmation programs that allows students to "choose" their bathroom. When one of the fathers of the raped girls showed up to question the school board on this he was arrested and used as the face of domestic terrorism by no less then Joe Bidens Attorney General, Merrick Garland.
And so the Virginia off year election went thermonuclear. National organizations on the left and right began pouring millions of dollars into it. In a very telling outcome however Glenn Youngkin the Republican is getting most of his money from in states while Mcauliff is getting most of his money from out of state.
Election day is November 2nd.
Virginia has an odd quirk in the national elections. It elects its State Legislature every 2 years. It did this before the US constitution was even a thing. And while Virginia's 2 year cycle of elections became standard there was an issue. The first Virginia government Legislature election occurred in 1619. An odd year. But the first US Federal election occurred in 1788. An even year. Which meant that while the US Federal government would always hold votes on even years, Virginia would always hold votes on Odd years.
This has led to the "bellweather" election in Virginia, especially on the year when it's time to elect a new governor. This election always occurs 12 months before the Federal Election and at times the outcome of the Virginia vote was seen as a referendum on the ruling party. This has become even more Pronounced as the political divide in America has accelerated.
The issue is Virginia is a State divided. Around Washington DC is a region dominated by federal workers and their attendant support structure. In Hampton Roads its the US Military Industrial Complex. Both Cosmopolitan, globalist, very very democratic party. Everywhere else it's families and culture that predate the existence of the United States as a country. And for many the Civil War against the federal government is at best a family legacy and worst never ended.
Needless to say Virginia was for the longest time a "purple" state but over the years became ever more blue as the federal government expanded and the population in Fairfax, Loudon, and Prince William counties exoloded. Leading to a political domination of the State. A situation that came to a nadir in January 2020 when a narrow democratic party majority attempted to pass sweeping gun restrictions. An act that led to credible threats of outright armed insurrection, an offer by West Virginia to support Virginia Counties seceding to join them and a huge protest in Richmond. All of which went on the back burner as the Wuhan Coronavirus spread.
But it's all back with a vengeance now, with the money bag man of the Clinton's himself, Terry Mcauliff, voice of the establishment, running against bog standard republican Glenn Youngkin. Mcauliff is all on board with the democratic party agenda. If he wins, it will be mandatory child vaccinations, masks every where you go, free money for illegal aliens and its not even subtle.
In a debate with Youngkin Mcauliff declared that parents had no right to tell the State what it should teach their kids in public schools. He has since tried to walk this back but for most it seems he said the quiet part out loud. Add to the mix the absolute catastrophe in Loudoun County where it is being revealed the school board covered up a "gender fluid" boy raped two girls while simultaneously pushing transgender affirmation programs that allows students to "choose" their bathroom. When one of the fathers of the raped girls showed up to question the school board on this he was arrested and used as the face of domestic terrorism by no less then Joe Bidens Attorney General, Merrick Garland.
And so the Virginia off year election went thermonuclear. National organizations on the left and right began pouring millions of dollars into it. In a very telling outcome however Glenn Youngkin the Republican is getting most of his money from in states while Mcauliff is getting most of his money from out of state.
Election day is November 2nd.
