Once again, democrats missed the memo

I feel like the Democrat running for governor in VA has not understood the right thing to campaign on.

She is promising more teachers and better pay, but seems to not be aware that youngkin got in office on strong anti-education policies.

It just seems like a weird angle to try to win on when the state has shown previously it wants to destroy public education.

If she stays on this talking point, she will lose.

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BohoBabe · M

This is a fair point, but consider this:

A few years ago, nobody cared about trans people. Immigration was an issue, but people generally thought about it in a nuanced way. But the right-wing establishment changed that by constantly lying and fear-mongering about immigrants and the transes. A few years later, the overall population is a lot more transphobic and racist.
The moral is that people don't have fixed views. The same way the Right changes the public's views for the worse, we can change those views for the better. Voters in VA are anti-education? Well, it's on Democrats to change that. If Zohran Mamdani can do it in NYC, so can Democrats in other cities and states.

FoxyQueen · 51-55, F

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BohoBabe · M

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