If we lose VA tonight

[edhopper]

We lose VA in 2022 and 2024.
They will steal every election.

[Drunken Irishman]

1. Then we've lost it because we lost Virginia tonight.

[COL Mustard]

2. Don't Despair. This Is Only One Election.

Sure, I'd like to have Tru...er...Youngkin soundly defeated, but it may not happen. But use this energy to GOTV more next year for the mids and then again in 24 for all the marbles.

Meantime, I'll have another drink...join me?

[SoCalDavidS]

5. I've Despaired For The Last 21 Years

So this isn't going to change my opinion about how Fucked this country is, and probably always will be.

[Blaukraut]

3. Not just VA in '22 and '24

Hoping to add to our Senate majority and holding onto the house seem pretty tough right now. People have short attention spans, and have already forgotten about Trump and the insurrection.

The media will ride this GOP win for months, touting it as the bellweather, pretty much creating a self-fulfilling prophecy.

[edhopper]

9. The GOP run States

are making sure they decide who wins.

[Lawrence454]

4. Yup even I thought we couldn't lose Virginia

But with those number looks we will lose both the House and Senate next year.

[SoCalDavidS]

6. We're Supposed To Be Optimistic

But you're right, we're going to lose both next year.

[Amishman]

16. long time between now and then

but we need to learn some lessons.

We just got thumped because we were looking backwards while they slammed us on social issues.

We need to focus on workers and wages

[Stinky The Clown]

7. I'm not sure they stole it.

I think they openly and clearly RACE BAITED it.

I also think McCauliffe was a lackluster candidate with a weak message as it relates to the Democratic base.

This s not election night blues. I have been saying that privately since he became the candidate.

I have a very close friend who is a small town (Democratic) mayor in Virginia and is well plugged in to the state party. She said the same thing to me.

This should be a surprise to no one.

[edhopper]

10. Not steal this one

But steal the next ones. Like other GOP Statescare doing.

[honest.abe]

11. Yeah, I was concerned when I heard McCauliffe was going to be our candidate.

Never really a big McAuliffe fan. I wish we would have found someone younger and more charismatic. However there were headwinds against Terry with so much negative press regarding Democrats.. especially Afghanistan and failing to push any key legislation through. Not fair but that's politics.

[uponit7771]

14. +1

[maryellen99]

8. I'm expecting Whitmer here in Michigan to get trounced in 2022

People here are anti Vaccine and masks.

[AkFemDem]

12. When do we get to start creating tiktoks about broken Dominion machines?

First, we are supposed to be crushed. But then quickly pivot and blame a crooked election, right? Then we move on to storming public buildings and having public freak outs.

Or I suppose we could just recoup, figure out where we went wrong, and fight twice as hard for 2022.

[Azathoth]

13. They didn't "steal" it, they won more votes

McAuliffe stumbled badly with his remark that parents shouldn't control what schools teach their kids. That's the kind of remark that *really* energizes a particular sector of electorate. Combined with a GOP propaganda machine that was already in full "critical race theory" panic, and a national Dem party whose approval ratings are in freefall thanks to Joe Manchin and Krysten Sinema, and you get more votes for Youngkin.

[uponit7771]

17. "... GOP propaganda machine that was already in full "critical race theory" ..." Which included a...

... WELL funded Youngkin and a dem messaging that was be scared of Trump vs finding our own CRT issue.

We need our CRT issue but factual, stoking works !!!

[edhopper]

20. Not this one

But pass legislation to steal them from here on.

[Azathoth]

23. They're gonna do that with or without legislation

Their game plan is already in the open: they intend to refuse to certify any election result where Dems have won.

[qazplm135]

15. I never understand this defeatism

that if one thing bad happens, it's all over forever.

No, it's not.

Dust off, and get back out there and work twice as hard next time.

But yeah, 22 was always going to be a tough year and it's probably not going to be one that makes us feel very good.

[Hortensis]

18. +1000.

[JI7]

19. Yup. Especially v since we have been through so much worse

[edhopper]

22. This isn't "one bad thing"

The GOP has organized to steal every State they control.

[dem4decades]

21. I've set up my old stereo system, with my old LPs, hung some new artwork and bought a nice chair.

I'm going to listen to some music, read some books and stop paying attention to the oncoming demise of the nation. Next year it will be legal to grow pot in my state, so fewer tomato plants and a try at a new crop. I'm feeling better already.