they ran away from Trump

[larwdem]

The massage from Dems should be that the R's, Ran away from Trump to win. That means trump is not popular and the Republicans are going to lose with Trump like candidates.

[PoliticAverse]

1. He is certainly not that popular in Virginia, which Biden won...

In 2020 Trump lost Virginia to Biden 54.11% to 44.00%.

Trump was a non issue, Younkin didn't campaign with him.

Glenn Youngkin triumphed by winning over a large number of voters who don’t support the former president.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/11/repubiclans-say-trump-helped-them-win-the-virginia-governors-race-the-polls-say-theyre-wrong.html

[uponit7771]

2. K&R, I think we can win with this and other local issues

[drexelkathy]

3. Trump is a non-issue

I really think everyone needs to just let the obsession with him go.

[Just_Vote_Dem]

5. +1000 N/T

[uponit7771]

8. Then why did they run away from him? I think that points makes him an issue no? tia

[JustAnotherGen]

11. Did you vote for Trump?

It is a fair question.

A lot of people turned away from the GOP after 1/6.

If you are in South Jersey - that's Trump Country. The losing GOP Gubernatorial Candidate was at the Trump rally down there.

[Amishman]

4. how about we talk about issues and the future instead of Trump? Terry tried to make it about Trump..

If he's not on the ballot, we shouldn't try to make him an issue. Looking backwards and campaigning about a failed and voted out moron who isn't even on the ballot is a losing strategy. Literally so, we just lost on it yesterday.

[In It to Win It]

6. McAuliffe gave a really good speech last night about actual issues

Admittedly, my memories is stretchy on what the issues were but I think they were:

Raising teacher pay
Women’s reproductive rights
Affordable healthcare

That was the message to drill into on the campaign. If that was the consistent message throughout the campaign, he’d probably be celebrating his win right now. Message that fact that Northam expanded healthcare in the state and GOP would roll that back. Talk about the goal of getting kids fully back in school so parents can go back to work and provide for their families. Fuck Trump. He’s old news. He’s not the Democrats’ boogeyman anymore. The boogeyman is the GOP rolling back healthcare, and women’s rights. The boogeyman is the GOP taking dollars away from schools and not raising teachers’ salaries.

In my mind, this doesn’t seem that hard.

[malletgirl02]

7. Republicans don't like Trump

but they sure like his policies.

[themaguffin]

9. They made CRT an issue & made Dems explain it. If you're explaing, you're losing. Put them on offens

Make Republicans explain.

[malaise]

10. Which is why I asked this question re Virginia

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216011493

The biggest loser last night was the Slobfather/ Sure we are all pissed but we need to look at the bigger picture. There is serious division among ReTHUGs