Virginia Democrats Prepare For Bloody Tuesday
The Democratic donor war is on in a big way as McAuliffe cruises to a bought-and-paid-for Dem gubernatorial nod.
One should review who Virginia Democrats are about to nominate:
For governor? A man endorsed by a guy wearing blackface.
For lieutenant governor? Depending on the candidate, it could run from open borders advocacy to open supporters of Hamas.
For attorney general? A man who actually wore blackface.
Progressives know just as conservatives do that the Democratic establishment picked their winners and losers a long time ago. We are not heading towards an election, but a dénouement bought and paid for by Terry McAuliffe — same way he attempted to do in 2009 when he lost to Creigh Deeds; same as he did in 2013 when he bought the Democratic nod to run against Ken Cuccinelli and the same as he helped lay the groundwork for Ralph Northam in 2017 — so he could run again in 2021.
This is how the sausage gets made among Virginia Democrats, folks.
Which means it is literally going to be the party of blackface, second place trophies and lowered expectations:
Against the Most DIVERSE Ticket In Virginia History (TM):
Good luck with that, folks.
Bear this part in mind though. If polling suggests that we are in D+2 territory, that means we are running in an environment much like Warner-Gillespie in 2014 where the margin of victory came down to less than 20,000 votes.
That means victory remains in the margins.
Now the good news is that Virginia Democrats have done just about everything they can to abandon the center with Critical Race Theory, riots and violence, cancel culture, anti-2A and even anti-1A attacks on the rights of conscience and free expression running amok.
Fact of the matter is that the Democrats will most likely spend the summer attempting to bridge the gap between their progressive base and their liberal establishment.
The trick isn’t whether the honeymoon with Youngkin-Sears-Miyares will continue, as a good month of Youngkin Is Basically Hitler e-mails have bounced right off of the ticket like teflon.
Rather, the trick is whether or not Republicans can remain disciplined enough in our own ranks as the House of Delegates looks to ramp up rural voters vs. statewide efforts to boost their presence in the suburbs: Virginia Beach, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William.
No — this doesn’t mean that the ticket is going to hedge on what matters.
But it does mean that the entire leftist media apparatus is going to do something — anything — to bend ears and pit Republicans against Republicans in order to get a handful of us to crack. Some paid volunteers have already fallen for the trap. They have already been scolded by their betters.
They speak for themselves; they don’t speak for the rest of us.
Meanwhile, what can the rest of us do to help win? By all means buy your bumper stickers and get the yard signs when ready. Sign up with your local GOP unit committee and volunteer to watch the polls on Election Day, because ballot integrity will be an issue in November.
Do not apologize for defending the dignity of human life, the right to bear arms, the definition of marriage, free minds, free enterprise, free ideas, and a free society.
Challenge actively the false belief that secular religions are superior to sacred ones. Deny any space for CRT, racism, bigotry, prejudice or bias in the public square. Reject socialism; defend individual freedom. Do not live in fear — we are not descended from a fearful people.
Above all else, don’t be afraid to talk up the ticket. Republicans just nominated our own version of Atticus Finch for governor, a Marine for LG, and a Cuban-American who needs no scolding from the left on the false virtues of socialism.
We got ‘em where we want ‘em, folks.
The good news is that after today the choice will be crystal clear. The Most Diverse Ticket in Virginia History (TM) or the most perverse ticket in Virginia history? Four new years of Republican excellence or four more years of Democratic mediocrity?
It’s time Northam and McAuliffe were made answerable for eight long years of mediocrity and division. For one, I intend to make the contrast as clear and as open as possible and will not shy away from the fight, not just because it is owed but because a reckoning is due to the thousands of business owners and millions of Virginians who have been systematically betrayed by mere influence peddlers masquerading as leaders.
In short, Virginians are fed up with the party of blackface and scolds. The time for new leadership is right now.
Shaun Kenney is the editor of The Republican Standard, former chairman of the Board of Supervisors for Fluvanna County, and a former executive director of the Republican Party of Virginia.