More perspective on the white woman swing from D to R in VA

[mcar]

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Virginia 2020 —> White women
50% Biden (D), 49% Trump (R)

Virginia 2021 —> White women
57% Youngkin (R), 43% McAuliffe (D)

A 15-point swing to the GOP with this group.

[MFM008]

1. well this is disgusting

i hope they enjoy the republicans taking away all their rights.

[mcar]

4. At least that awful CRT will be taken out of their kids' schools

[rso]

5. Virginia

We have the Va. State Senate majority at least until 2023, Trumpkin won’t be able to pass anything.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

8. As long as they can be racist about it. It's a strong motivator.

[leftstreet]

2. Looks like they turned on Trump n/t

[SMC22307]

9. How do you figure? Youngkin is Trump in a fleece vest. (n/t)

[leftstreet]

11. I meant they went with Biden over Trump POTUS

[SMC22307]

14. Right. They helped deliver Virginia to Biden.

This shift to Youngkin is really disturbing.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. In before "not all white women!!!!"

[SMC22307]

10. No, just a certain percentage of them that handed the election to Trump in a fleece vest.

CRT and the lack of a Dem response to the bullshit and lies killed us.

[malletgirl02]

33. Youngkin

"Trump in a fleece vest" that is the best description of Youngkin have ever seen. McAuliffe wasn't the best candidate, but be is sure better than as you say "Yep.in a fleece". I will never forget that white women handed Virginia to "Trump in a fleece".

[electric_blue68]

35. 🤔...

I'm still a relatively quite a recent DU'r so I don't know what the DUhistory/interactions are with you and fellow DU'rs to say that.

Is it like a given - 'We know some of you (ww) have mostly/or always been with us so you should know we're not talking about you' kind of thing?

If that's so, then, ok I see that. All is well! 👍 👍


Bc being recent here - at first as an older white woman NYC'r who's 1st gen Greek-American mom quite sublimely learned about (not only Southern, but Northern racism as well) resisted, and taught me about racism starting around age 9-10; and from there I learned more by listening to, and reading Afro-American povs, and experiences I do my best to be a real ally. And she would point out things for decades to come. I'm aways learning - that statement doesn't give a friendly atmosphere.

I've never voted Republican, or Conservative since I was in the first year ('71) of 18 yr voters. Have mostly tried to vote the most liberal/progressive people in all these years.
So I'm in that ? 40% +/- of ww and happy to be there. 👍

[cinematicdiversions]

36. You are right it was mostly working class white woman. NT

[msongs]

6. parents shouldnt decide whats taught in schools. mothers don't like hearing that nt

[cinematicdiversions]

17. Yup that is it in a nutshell. Nt

[electric_blue68]

24. Ohhh. I wasn't paying that close attention so I didn't hear about that remark...

Hoooo, boy. 🤨

Seeing that swing along with this info makes sense. Ugh.
😑

[Deminpenn]

27. Yes, "local control" is a BFD

in all school districts. Worse, it's not an abstract issue, it's a personal issue. I'd bet many of those voters are raising their kids to be aware and sensitive to others, but they don't want to be told what to do.

[NoRethugFriends]

32. bull

[Deminpenn]

39. No, it is not

Americans have a deep cultural libertarian streak. That played out in VA with schools and school policies.

[SouthBayDem]

28. Considering how many worse than shitty parents are out there

I'd say that there has to be some check against mass ignorance.

It's about time candidates stop it with the polished, focus group, "what people want to hear" crap.

[elleng]

7. The phony school issue?

If so, might we learn how to DEAL with such?



OR McAuliffe's BAD 'misspeak' about schools/curriculum/parents?

[Claustrum]

12. While it's a phony issue, it's also wrong to laugh at it without addressing it.

Or worst, tell parents that they have no rights to decide what's being taught in school (Terry actually said this).

[elleng]

15. CERTAINLY wrong to laugh at it,

we can't ever do that, but address such directly and hard.

and right, worst to tell parents that they have no rights to decide what's being taught in school.

[SouthBayDem]

30. How should Mac have phrased it differently?

I do think those comments came off as unpolished and disrespectful. On the other hand it is true that America has a lot of ignorant parents who proudly share their vapidity on Facebook. Thing is: school is to teach kids how to engage with and live in the world around them. Yes sometimes parents need to hold their kids schools accountable...but we need to accept that democracy is too easily weaponized by people work ulterior agendas

Besides, creationism and "abstinence only" are the predictable results of "letting parents tell schools what to teach".

[mcar]

18. As always, Democrats are not only dealing with Republican lies

They are dealing with MSM promoting Republican lies.

Look at the takes - Youngkin was brilliant at making "education' an issue - not that he's lying about CRT.

I've rarely seen them even note that CRT is not taught in any public schools. It's all a game, a horse race.

As always, Democrats cannot make one mistake. McAuliffe's "misspeak" as example.

CNN and MSNBC wanted this R win desperately.

[elleng]

19. 'Dealing with,' or NOT dealing with?

[mcar]

20. How do they deal with a media that is strongly slanted against them?

[leftstreet]

21. Change the subject

That's about the only way to do it

Drown out the deceptive culture war shit the GOPers always win on and campaign on issues large majorities of people support

MEDICARE FOR ALL vs BUT TEh CRITICAL RACE THEORIES !11

[Klaralven]

29. It wasn't a "misspeak". Instead of walking it back, he doubled down in subsequent days

[Blaukraut]

13. They like their racism wrapped in an acceptable package

White women were never going to save the country. They also won't be swayed by trying to save Roe v. Wade. (maybe college educated single white women, but not the rest of them) In their minds, needing an abortion is something that happens to other people.

[Mary in S. Carolina]

16. Teaching about slavery or any violence in school,

to children and teenagers, is a losing issue which was proved today in Virginia. I am telling the truth and I had one of my posts removed. In addition, I think the Bible should be banned due to it's violent nature and my kids would not be allowed in a church that teaches from the Bible.

Slowly, but surely, I will take off their "Rose Colored Glasses" when they are age appropriate.

[róisín_dubh]

41. So when they get to me, I can shatter their world

Excellent. I'm a university professor of history. Students have no idea about the realities of history. Or racism (unless they're students of color).
By the time they're done with my classes, they're either pissed that they've been lied to by their teachers/parents or they're so brainwashed by a false sense of history that they're lost.

Your perspective is really bizarre.

[Mary in S. Carolina]

43. Children and teenagers have

enough to worry about in their lives today and should not be expected to process our violent history.

Our violent history was brought on by adults and is an adult issue. I would rather my adult child have their world shatter (your words) than my 10 year old. Your students should be "pissed", that is a normal reaction, I would rather have a pissed adult than a pissed and confused child or teenager.

[Mary in S. Carolina]

44. America has a history of brutalizing

and raping black people for centuries now, America also has a history of brutalizing and raping women. Should we teach that in school, are there any history classes on that at your University? Our violent history needs to be taught and learned from, but only as adults, not as children.

[róisín_dubh]

45. I teach Latin American history...

so what do YOU think.

Your views are, thankfully on this website, in the minority.

[Sympthsical]

22. "I don't think parents should be telling schools what they should teach."

And poof went that demographic.

And when the alarm bells started shrieking over it, he doubled down.

[Mary in S. Carolina]

23. Exactly

[LisaL]

31. That was a pretty stupid thing to say.

NT

[budkin]

25. Terry was a terrible candidate.

Period.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

26. This should be more widely understood.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

37. I bet a lot of women felt that way

I’m a dedicated Democrat, so I’d have voted for him anyway, but if you’re not wedded to the party, you might make a different choice.

Is he reallly the best our party could come up with?

[Chille]

42. When I heard

him say, and I paraphrase, parents shouldn’t decide what their children learn in school. It was a facepalm 🤦‍♀️ moment. He seemed to crash after that. I still believed he was going to win until this morning. We need to regroup and take a page from the repubgoons. They are still disgusting imbeciles. Yes I’m mad 😠

[Laura PourMeADrink]

34. Wow!!

[ismnotwasm]

38. I don't know why people still underestimate bigotry

But that they do. A lot

[JI7]

40. People assume just because someone voted for a democrat they can't have certain bigoted views

It's like how some people would be ok with a person from a certain group working at the grocery store and waiting tables but if someone from that same group were to become their boss, or move in next door to them then suddenly they start feeling uncomfortable. But they will use the first couple examples I gave to tell themselves or others they can't be racist and it's something else about them that they have a problem with.

That's how someone can vote for Biden over Trump because Trump is so openly trashy but suddenly when it comes to teaching certain truths about our history they become uncomfortable and vote for the bigot .

Just look at how some of the women that went after innocent black people were involved in things considered left leaning activities.

[JoanofArgh]

46. This

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