Dan Rather: Some potential lessons out of Virginia

[highplainsdem]

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[elleng]

1. It helps to run on something instead of against something.

[Ferrets are Cool]

5. But didn't the repug scum run against something?

CRT? I adore Mr. Rather, but I am confused by this.

[uponit7771]

7. During the primary but during the general he switched to "improving education" vs demonizing

... CRT.

Youngkin ran a damn good campaign while McCauliffe didn't define Youngkin as a Trumper enough at first.

Define a new person to a boogyman (Trump) and then the alternative as something positive.

I didn't see McCauliffe doing that

[marble falls]

2. We need to vote every election as seriously as we vote for President.

[Grins]

4. We need to end off-off year elections

I live in Virginia. I’m burned out on the number of elections. The number of elections is not only exhausting, it’s expensive, unprofitable, and look what it does to turnout.

[marble falls]

6. I don't know, make all terms for all offices four year or two year? One thing seems true ...

... there are fewer of them but it seems the GOPer turn out when we don't.

Make all elections on even years and on the first Tuesday in November?

[uponit7771]

8. Turnout wasn't an issue with VA it was a 15% swing to Youngkin from white women in burbs. We need

... to find out what got them to switch in that kind of number and I think it was education.

We should learn from that

[Mysterian]

3. Yep, candidates matter

A corporate-friendly candidate, product of the big Democratic Machine - like McAuliffe - will not energize Democratic voters.