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(4,950 posts)Republicans voted for a republican that was not Trump or Trumpy. If Bloomberg ran saying the same things as Youngkin, he would have won.
it was all culture war BS and TM shot himself in the foot saying the truth, that parents don't decide curriculum after a year and a half of parents dealing with a curriculum and absolutely sucking at it. They already thought they were smarter than the teachers before the pandemic.
also... sing it in a racial tune (CRT) in a Southern State and you have yourself a chicken dinner.
Plus Young-kin is wealthy, successful, happy, personable and not a bitter reactionary-- does not echo Trump like many other stupid Trumpers pols are. It remains to be seen how he will govern. Imagine if it were not an active anti-Trump Kinzinger running for governor. Exactly why Ross Douthat says he should run for president (while conveniently forgetting that Trump is the front-runner and will eat whatever R's lunch that dares to challenge him).