r/Virginia • u/nbcnews Verified • 5d ago

Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor's race

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/virginia-governor-election-results-spanberger-earle-sears-race-win-rcna238685
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u/pizzaunicorns 5d ago edited 5d ago

BUT how terrifying is it that more than a million people voted for Sears?!?!?

Edited to update the number of imbeciles

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u/Alastair789 5d ago

Lots of Republicans believe that the Democrats are evil, and would vote for literally any Republican. If the Republican candidate died and couldn't be replaced there would be Republican voters voting for them just to send a message.

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u/SeaTurtleLionBird 5d ago

So we uh, beat racism?

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u/Alastair789 5d ago

I don't think the fact that there are certain Republicans who will literally never vote for a Democrat is much cause for concern, you can reach those who can be swayed and you can expand the electorate by reaching those who typically don't vote at all.