Posted: 10/7/2013 8:51:01 AM EDT
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I have a bad feeling about this election.
Polls aren't looking so great for Cuccinelli, especially ever since the gov't shutdown. Anyone care to venture a guess as to how harmful a win for McAuliffe would be...if the legislature can be held by the republicans? |
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Anyone care to venture a guess as to how harmful a win for McAuliffe would be...if the legislature can be held by the republicans? It'll feel like Obama's third term. If anybody else is worried about Ken losing the election have you done anything to help his campaign, donating money or volunteering for example? I've done both so please help if you have the free time. |
Fast Terry's point lead has opened from 4-5 points to 9-10 points since the shutdown. 
You would think the GOP members in the House would concentrate on winning elections to make the changes they want rather than fucking over Virginia by giving the Dems the best "get out the vote" PR they could ever hope for. I figured if the shutdown lasted better than a week it was game over for Cooch. The only hope now is the libertarian's numbers (12 points) are vastly inflated. A pox on the House GOP. You can lay a Fast Terry win right at their feet if it happens. 
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| All we can do is vote and explain the positions/consequences to the less informed. I would not use the polls to reliably predict outcome (remember Reagan was suppose to lose to Carter).....it's media and when orchestrated with get out the vote programs it usually gives the Dems more leverage. I see is a lot of apathy, I'm not so sure it's going to be an enthusiastic bunch coming to the polls. McAullife's policies, personality, and connections to do not sit well with your every day Virginian. The FSA is lame bunch to get votes from.....Terry isn't a rockstar. Last state election we also saw longtime blue dog dems getting unseated......people are not happy with the direction. I see a more passionate group opposing him. As for 3rd party, Sarvis is too boyish and quotes about the others being so awful that he has a chances instills no confidence; however, his positions are more likely to pull disenfranchised Dems than Repubs. It really comes down to do most Virginians want to see the Commonwealth drastically change with major losses to freedom and how we do business (essentially lose state autonomy to become a federal puppet) or keep living life as we know it. |
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Fast Terry's point lead has opened from 4-5 points to 9-10 points since the shutdown.
You would think the GOP members in the House would concentrate on winning elections to make the changes they want rather than fucking over Virginia by giving the Dems the best "get out the vote" PR they could ever hope for. I figured if the shutdown lasted better than a week it was game over for Cooch. The only hope now is the libertarian's numbers (12 points) are vastly inflated. A pox on the House GOP. You can lay a Fast Terry win right at their feet if it happens. Exactly how I feel. |
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Fast Terry's point lead has opened from 4-5 points to 9-10 points since the shutdown.
You would think the GOP members in the House would concentrate on winning elections to make the changes they want rather than fucking over Virginia by giving the Dems the best "get out the vote" PR they could ever hope for. I figured if the shutdown lasted better than a week it was game over for Cooch. The only hope now is the libertarian's numbers (12 points) are vastly inflated. A pox on the House GOP. You can lay a Fast Terry win right at their feet if it happens. Cuccinelli's stand on abortion isn't helping him any. Regardless of how you and I may feel about the issue, the facts are that the majority of women and "moderates" of both sexes feel pretty strongly that abortion should remain legal. The issue of abortion is going to do more to kill Cuccinelli's chances than anything else. He's fallen into the "war on women" trap that has killed off a lot of conservative candidates over the past few years. I think that Bill Bolling could have beaten McAulliff, but he couldn't convince the hard-liners and bible-thumpers at the Virginia GOP convention that he had more of a chance to win than did Cuccinelli. Too bad. It's going to put that crook McAulliff in the governor's chair. |
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If we lose any of the Gov/LT Gov/AG races, we need to do some serious soul-searching on the kind of candidates we picked and the use of a convention rather than a primary. Frankly, we should do that even if we win. These races shouldn't even be close and yet we're in serious trouble because we picked flawed candidates with a history of untenable positions on social issues.
Conventions allow for un-vetted candidates who say stupid things (thinking of E. W. Jackson in particular here) to capture the nomination based mainly on their ability to give a good speech. Good for making sure that the Republican nominee is definitely on Team Jesus but a disaster in terms of picking someone who can actually win votes in Northern Virginia. |
| Ask Colorado how voting Libertarian worked out for them. Anyone who doesn't get out and vote, donate money to Ken C. Will be an accomplice to McAwful destroying our state. McAwful winning we lay at the feet of gun owners who didn't go out to vote or voted libertarian. That 12% would allow the Republicans to crush McAwful. It will be bad enough that we have to have Tim Kaine as a Senator and Warner but Having Mayor Big Gulps Puppet will make the next 4 year miserable. |
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Can we please stop with the comparison of Virginia and Colorado? The states are not at all similar. It's getting annoying to read, "Hey man, if McAuliffe wins he's gonna ban my guns and turn Virginia into Colorado, man!"
The General Assembly is not made up like Colorado's legislature. It's not going to happen. I can not wait for this election and the upcoming GA session to be over so maybe we can talk about guns instead of being paranoid. |
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Cuccinelli's stand on abortion isn't helping him any. Regardless of how you and I may feel about the issue, the facts are that the majority of women and "moderates" of both sexes feel pretty strongly that abortion should remain legal. The issue of abortion is going to do more to kill Cuccinelli's chances than anything else. He's fallen into the "war on women" trap that has killed off a lot of conservative candidates over the past few years. I think that Bill Bolling could have beaten McAulliff, but he couldn't convince the hard-liners and bible-thumpers at the Virginia GOP convention that he had more of a chance to win than did Cuccinelli. Too bad. It's going to put that crook McAulliff in the governor's chair. Quoted:
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Fast Terry's point lead has opened from 4-5 points to 9-10 points since the shutdown.
You would think the GOP members in the House would concentrate on winning elections to make the changes they want rather than fucking over Virginia by giving the Dems the best "get out the vote" PR they could ever hope for. I figured if the shutdown lasted better than a week it was game over for Cooch. The only hope now is the libertarian's numbers (12 points) are vastly inflated. A pox on the House GOP. You can lay a Fast Terry win right at their feet if it happens. Cuccinelli's stand on abortion isn't helping him any. Regardless of how you and I may feel about the issue, the facts are that the majority of women and "moderates" of both sexes feel pretty strongly that abortion should remain legal. The issue of abortion is going to do more to kill Cuccinelli's chances than anything else. He's fallen into the "war on women" trap that has killed off a lot of conservative candidates over the past few years. I think that Bill Bolling could have beaten McAulliff, but he couldn't convince the hard-liners and bible-thumpers at the Virginia GOP convention that he had more of a chance to win than did Cuccinelli. Too bad. It's going to put that crook McAulliff in the governor's chair. I preferred Bolling too as the war on women trap as it applied to Cooch did not even have any dirt on it to hide it. You could see that one coming a mile away. So could the Dems, they are not that damn stupid. 
That said the Virginia GOP has been retarded for some time. Way too many bible-thumpers that hold sway in a convention to not have a state-wide primary. |
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I preferred Bolling too as the war on women trap as it applied to Cooch did not even have any dirt on it to hide it. You could see that one coming a mile away. So could the Dems, they are not that damn stupid.
That said the Virginia GOP has been retarded for some time. Way too many bible-thumpers that hold sway in a convention to not have a state-wide primary. Make no mistake, it doesn't matter who the GOP nominee is as his opponent and the media would still work to make him look like a villain. |
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Quoted: Make no mistake, it doesn't matter who the GOP nominee is as his opponent and the media would still work to make him look like a villain. Quoted: Quoted: I preferred Bolling too as the war on women trap as it applied to Cooch did not even have any dirt on it to hide it. You could see that one coming a mile away. So could the Dems, they are not that damn stupid. That said the Virginia GOP has been retarded for some time. Way too many bible-thumpers that hold sway in a convention to not have a state-wide primary. Make no mistake, it doesn't matter who the GOP nominee is as his opponent and the media would still work to make him look like a villain. Yeah, but the Republicans don't have to be the ones handing the media the ammo. Cuccinelli has my vote, but I really don't see anything good coming out of this. |
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My wife doesn't like the fact that he tried to mess with planned parenthood the birth control. I can't convince her that McAwful is not that answer. I personally wouldn't marry (or stay married) to somebody who votes for somebody that wants to see the VSP shoot me or drag me out of my house in cuffs. |
| This state's GOP party cannot put up a hardcore conservative because they simply will not win. Bolling would've had a better chance at beating McAuliffe than Ken will. This is how it's gonna be until NOVA becomes the 51st state. The state is going downhill fast. Get out and vote and try to encourage others. Try to talk to the third party until you're blue in the face to vote republican. |
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Unfortunately, Liberals give 100s of Billions of our Tax Dollars to their supporters (Unions, ACORN, General Motors, Solyndra, etc) who launder the dollars and then give a percentage back as a "donation" to either the DNC, politicians or through in-kind work to run ads. This is why I no longer buy union made cars, ship stuff be UPS, buy at Dicks, go to movies, use Time Warner Cable, support liberal-leaning businesses, etc. I am tired of a portion of my $$$ being used against me. Quoted: Where is the conservative money? I am only seeing one side advertising. Unfortunately its the wrong side. |
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I personally wouldn't marry (or stay married) to somebody who votes for somebody that wants to see the VSP shoot me or drag me out of my house in cuffs. Quoted:
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My wife doesn't like the fact that he tried to mess with planned parenthood the birth control. I can't convince her that McAwful is not that answer. I personally wouldn't marry (or stay married) to somebody who votes for somebody that wants to see the VSP shoot me or drag me out of my house in cuffs. Pretty uncalled for slam against the poster/his marriage/his wife when the GOP continues to ignore the middle and choose candidates whose views alienate moderates.... |
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My wife doesn't like the fact that he tried to mess with planned parenthood the birth control. I can't convince her that McAwful is not that answer. I personally wouldn't marry (or stay married) to somebody who votes for somebody that wants to see the VSP shoot me or drag me out of my house in cuffs. Pretty uncalled for slam against the poster/his marriage/his wife when the GOP continues to ignore the middle and choose candidates whose views alienate moderates.... It's whatever man, I'll keep trying to convince her. She was a strict democrat when we met and now she curses everyday she there is a drone story and is pissed about Benghazi/Syria |
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Great job on the conversion in progress! Up until this year, if you all lived in NC, you could tranquilize her on voting day, show up at the poll and say "Hi, I am Mrs Dodge223 and I am here to vote". Because it was ILLEGAL in NC to ask for any ID to vote, the poll worker would have handed you a ballot and said: "Here you go Mrs Dodge223".  Wouldn't that be easy?  Quoted: It's whatever man, I'll keep trying to convince her. She was a strict democrat when we met and now she curses everyday she there is a drone story and is pissed about Benghazi/Syria |
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I never trust polls, I haven't even seen any to vote in. And in the NRV I have can think of 2 or 3 mcawful signs I've seen around, but several signs up for Cooch. Really wish nova could just go join DC or MD. But, I'm definitely nervous too. Signs don't mean squat. I remember seeing 3 to 1 (or better) Romney signs in NOVA a week before the 2012 election and you know how that one worked out. Just like the poster above many household votes were split with the man going GOP and the wife going Dem.. I guess that "cleaving to your husband" stuff went right out the window in 2008. The womenz are feeling their oats now and old saw of "if momma ain't happy nobody is" is holding true in the political world. I sure hope the Virginia GOP gets that memo sooner than later or Virginia will never be red again. The Dems have made the election about momma's vagina and now the shutdown and the GOP has nothing to counter them with. Sucks but there it is.
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My wife doesn't like the fact that he tried to mess with planned parenthood the birth control. I can't convince her that McAwful is not that answer. I personally wouldn't marry (or stay married) to somebody who votes for somebody that wants to see the VSP shoot me or drag me out of my house in cuffs. Pretty uncalled for slam against the poster/his marriage/his wife when the GOP continues to ignore the middle and choose candidates whose views alienate moderates.... *shrug* I don't like it when my wife wants me dead. |
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My wife doesn't like the fact that he tried to mess with planned parenthood the birth control. I can't convince her that McAwful is not that answer. I personally wouldn't marry (or stay married) to somebody who votes for somebody that wants to see the VSP shoot me or drag me out of my house in cuffs. Pretty uncalled for slam against the poster/his marriage/his wife when the GOP continues to ignore the middle and choose candidates whose views alienate moderates.... *shrug* I don't like it when my wife wants me dead. Yes... The way she vote will directly lead to untimely demise. Good thing she got that policy on me so she can donate it to the campaign. |
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My wife doesn't like the fact that he tried to mess with planned parenthood the birth control. I can't convince her that McAwful is not that answer. I personally wouldn't marry (or stay married) to somebody who votes for somebody that wants to see the VSP shoot me or drag me out of my house in cuffs. Pretty uncalled for slam against the poster/his marriage/his wife when the GOP continues to ignore the middle and choose candidates whose views alienate moderates.... *shrug* I don't like it when my wife wants me dead. And let me guess.. they'll haul you to a FEMA camp for extermination?
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