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honest.abe

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

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Reply #7)

Tue Nov 2, 2021, 08:48 PM

Nov 2021

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.

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If we lose VA tonight [View all] edhopper Nov 2021 OP

Then we've lost it because we lost Virginia tonight. Drunken Irishman Nov 2021 #1

Don't Despair. This Is Only One Election. COL Mustard Nov 2021 #2

I've Despaired For The Last 21 Years SoCalDavidS Nov 2021 #5

Not just VA in '22 and '24 Blaukraut Nov 2021 #3

The GOP run States edhopper Nov 2021 #9

Yup even I thought we couldn't lose Virginia Lawrence454 Nov 2021 #4

We're Supposed To Be Optimistic SoCalDavidS Nov 2021 #6

long time between now and then Amishman Nov 2021 #16

I'm not sure they stole it. Stinky The Clown Nov 2021 #7

Not steal this one edhopper Nov 2021 #10

Yeah, I was concerned when I heard McCauliffe was going to be our candidate. honest.abe Nov 2021 #11

+1 uponit7771 Nov 2021 #14

I'm expecting Whitmer here in Michigan to get trounced in 2022 maryellen99 Nov 2021 #8

When do we get to start creating tiktoks about broken Dominion machines? AkFemDem Nov 2021 #12

They didn't "steal" it, they won more votes Azathoth Nov 2021 #13

"... GOP propaganda machine that was already in full "critical race theory" ..." Which included a... uponit7771 Nov 2021 #17

Not this one edhopper Nov 2021 #20

They're gonna do that with or without legislation Azathoth Nov 2021 #23

I never understand this defeatism qazplm135 Nov 2021 #15

+1000. Hortensis Nov 2021 #18

Yup. Especially v since we have been through so much worse JI7 Nov 2021 #19

This isn't "one bad thing" edhopper Nov 2021 #22

I've set up my old stereo system, with my old LPs, hung some new artwork and bought a nice chair. dem4decades Nov 2021 #21