2024 elections Congressional & State

[BDKJMU]

77 yr old conk Lt Gov of MS. And do they really have to call for a recess with ‘Aye’ votes? Shouldn’t a guy going down for the count suffice? WTF?

Apparently ‘walked’ out of the Capitol building on his own I assume to an ambulance.

[BDKJMU]

Turned 83 today. He should be seeking a nursing home next year.

[UNI88]

How will the federal layoffs impact the 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election?

Will Winsome Earle-Sears be able to overcome the likely backlash against trump and the Republican party?

[Bobcat]

Of course she wont, the left hates black women so she will be trampled like every other one not "back on da plantation". Has zero to do with Trump, the left hates immigrant success stories. more than they hate blacks which is a fuck ton

[BDKJMU]

How will the federal layoffs impact the 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election?

Will Winsome Earle-Sears be able to overcome the likely backlash against trump and the Republican Party?

Lawl that you think that. We’ll see in 20.5 months

[UNI88]

How will the federal layoffs impact the 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election?

Will Winsome Earle-Sears be able to overcome the likely backlash against trump and the Republican Party?

Lawl that you think that. We’ll see in 20.5 months

20.5 months ...

Trump chops away at the government and the fallout is felt in the Virginia governor's race

The fast-moving effort by Republican President Donald Trump to overhaul the federal workforce could have a sweeping impact in the state, home to some 145,000 federal employees and many more government contractors. Virginia, which along with New Jersey is picking a new governor in 2025, is already regarded as something of an early indicator of voter attitudes between presidential elections and seems certain to attract closer attention as the contest takes shape.
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“Winsome Sears has a tough balancing act to perform because the GOP base will expect her to give her full support to the president, whereas swing voters will want her to show some independence from the president when it is in Virginia’s interests to do so,” Rozell said. He said Trump's “Make America Great Again” base of supporters “is not big enough in Virginia to elect a governor. Youngkin knew that in 2021 and he successfully reached swing voters.” Rozell said Earle-Sears "will have a more difficult time with Trump in office.”

How many of those "145,000 federal employees and many more government contractors" lost their jobs? How will they vote? How will their friends, family, and former co-workers vote?

[BDKJMU]

Lawl that you think that. We’ll see in 20.5 months

20.5 months ...

Trump chops away at the government and the fallout is felt in the Virginia governor's race

The fast-moving effort by Republican President Donald Trump to overhaul the federal workforce could have a sweeping impact in the state, home to some 145,000 federal employees and many more government contractors. Virginia, which along with New Jersey is picking a new governor in 2025, is already regarded as something of an early indicator of voter attitudes between presidential elections and seems certain to attract closer attention as the contest takes shape.
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“Winsome Sears has a tough balancing act to perform because the GOP base will expect her to give her full support to the president, whereas swing voters will want her to show some independence from the president when it is in Virginia’s interests to do so,” Rozell said. He said Trump's “Make America Great Again” base of supporters “is not big enough in Virginia to elect a governor. Youngkin knew that in 2021 and he successfully reached swing voters.” Rozell said Earle-Sears "will have a more difficult time with Trump in office.”

How many of those "145,000 federal employees and many more government contractors" lost their jobs? How will they vote? How will their friends, family, and former co-workers vote?

VA had less than 8% of Fed employees in 2017
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversig ... mployment/

A lot of them are probably happy at an 8 month severance package, but most of them were already voting donk. For the rest, none of whom are LEOs outside of a handful of SES level suits, the overwhelming majority were already voting donk anyway.

VA 2024 was less blue that’s 2020, but 2024 was still about 7.3 points to the left of the country (Trump won National vote by about 1.5, Kamala won VA by about 5.8. So Sears is going to have a tough time in blue VA regardless.

[UNI88]

20.5 months ...

Trump chops away at the government and the fallout is felt in the Virginia governor's race

How many of those "145,000 federal employees and many more government contractors" lost their jobs? How will they vote? How will their friends, family, and former co-workers vote?

VA had less than 8% of Fed employees in 2017
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversig ... mployment/

A lot of them are probably happy at an 8 month severance package. For the rest, none of whom are LEOs outside of a handful of SES level suits, the overwhelming majority were voting donk anyway.

And spare a video(s) of some fired fed worker from VA that claimed they voted 2 or 3x for Trump. They are a rarity.

We'll see. I do think that Winsome Sears has the ability to reach out to swing voters but the layoffs and other changes might make it a little more difficult because it's not just about the former federal employees. It could impact how their friends and family vote as well.

The Virginia gubernatorial election will give us some early insight into how voters are reacting to trump's changes and what that might portend for the 2026 elections.

[BDKJMU]

VA had less than 8% of Fed employees in 2017
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversig ... mployment/

A lot of them are probably happy at an 8 month severance package, but most of them were already voting donk. For the rest, none of whom are LEOs outside of a handful of SES level suits, the overwhelming majority were already voting donk anyway.

VA 2024 was less blue that’s 2020, but 2024 was still about 7.3 points to the left of the country (Trump won National vote by about 1.5, Kamala won VA by about 5.8. So Sears is going to have a tough time in blue VA regardless.

We'll see. I do think that Winsome Sears has the ability to reach out to swing voters but the layoffs and other changes might make it a little more difficult because it's not just about the former federal employees. It could impact how their friends and family vote as well.

The Virginia gubernatorial election will give us some early insight into how voters are reacting to trump's changes and what that might portend for the 2026 elections.

You responded after I edited but not with the edit (above).
Trump lost VA by 5.8%. That is the measuring stick.

[UNI88]

We'll see. I do think that Winsome Sears has the ability to reach out to swing voters but the layoffs and other changes might make it a little more difficult because it's not just about the former federal employees. It could impact how their friends and family vote as well.

The Virginia gubernatorial election will give us some early insight into how voters are reacting to trump's changes and what that might portend for the 2026 elections.

You responded after I edited but not with the edit (above).
Trump lost VA by 5.8%. That is the measuring stick.

The measuring stick is Youngkin's win by 1.94%.

[Caribbean Hen]

VA had less than 8% of Fed employees in 2017
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversig ... mployment/

A lot of them are probably happy at an 8 month severance package. For the rest, none of whom are LEOs outside of a handful of SES level suits, the overwhelming majority were voting donk anyway.

And spare a video(s) of some fired fed worker from VA that claimed they voted 2 or 3x for Trump. They are a rarity.

We'll see. I do think that Winsome Sears has the ability to reach out to swing voters but the layoffs and other changes might make it a little more difficult because it's not just about the former federal employees. It could impact how their friends and family vote as well.

The Virginia gubernatorial election will give us some early insight into how voters are reacting to trump's changes and what that might portend for the 2026 elections.

Don’t underestimate Sears