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sheshe2

(97,937 posts)
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 05:20 PM Sunday

Scott Macfarlane: The Very Bad Sign for Trump Unfolding in a "Lobster-shaped" Section of Virginia [View all]

JUST FILED to @meidastouch.com

The Very Bad Sign for Trump That's Unfolding in a "Lobster-shaped" Section of Virginia

open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...

Scott MacFarlane (@macfarlanenews.bsky.social) 2026-04-19T21:07:36.655Z


The pattern is unmistakable.

And it’s ominous sign for Donald Trump’s fortunes in the one-time swing state of Virginia.

Three of the highest-profile candidates for a U.S. House seat in northern Virginia, all of whom will be vying with each other for the Democratic nomination for November, are attempting to outflank each other as the most able to fight back against Trump.

In a word cloud for Virginia’s 7th District seat, the words “FIGHT” and “TRUMP” would be largest and the two epicenters.

The top item on the campaign website resume of longtime state delegate Dan Helmer reads, “No one has taken on Donald Trump – and won – like Dan Helmer.”


https://macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/exclusive-for-all-macfarlane-news?r=69xcje&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true

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Great news... 2naSalit Sunday #1
Me either. Whats a lobster shape? BlueWaveNeverEnd Sunday #2
I think it's the light green one in the middle. Mossfern Sunday #5
Pink 7th carpetbagger Sunday #19
Oh i see BlueWaveNeverEnd Sunday #22
It is indeed. sheshe2 Sunday #3
Makes me wonder if he's ever seen... 2naSalit Sunday #4
It's the amount of lobster I can afford... The Madcap Sunday #6
Looks like it's a pussycat's head from behind PCIntern Sunday #7
Probably not. sheshe2 Sunday #9
I knew what they were... 2naSalit Sunday #10
Yup... sheshe2 Sunday #13
We went... 2naSalit Sunday #16
Sigh, yes, it was. sheshe2 Sunday #17
Hmm, yeah. 2naSalit Sunday #20
I'm from the Midwest and it didn't look like a lobster to me either. greatauntoftriplets Sunday #8
Oh, I love Vindman! sheshe2 Sunday #11
So do I. greatauntoftriplets Sunday #15
Lobster claw? fujiyamasan Sunday #12
I like the way you think! sheshe2 Sunday #14
District 7 ThreeNoSeep Sunday #18
Tail is pointing northeast and spread claws are opening to the southwest ThreeNoSeep Sunday #21
I don't think... 2naSalit Sunday #23
I See That, Too ProfessorGAC Sunday #24
To Clarify DET Sunday #25
Another Cape Cod'er! sheshe2 Sunday #26
A lobster is the best they can do? Really? I'm sorry, NOTHING can top Abolishinist Sunday #27
Indeed. Va's current 1st district. Quite a reach. underpants Sunday #29
The 7th moved away from us. It was basically the tobacco district (Bliley- Cantor-Bratt-Abbie) underpants Sunday #28
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