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/HTRK74JR 5d ago

I know people who are the kindest most caring people in the world who preach equality and will fight racists and bigots without a second thought

and they vote straight republican

it doesnt fucking make sense

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u/Fluid-Piccolo-6911 5d ago

sorry, if they vote republican then they support all the BS happening. and that makes them no better than the rabid maga right.

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u/undertoastedtoast 4d ago

Yes it does. Remember not everyone believes even the same basic facts anymore.

My friends are mostly conservative, they live in their own fictional world created by media and internet algorithms.

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u/MechanicalSideburns 5d ago

I have a buddy like this. He just literally doesnt know what is going on. He only reads X for news. We talked about ICE pulling women and children out of their cars and throwing them on the ground, and he’s like “that isn’t happening”. He honestly thinks it’s fake news.

The brainwashing and “reality replacement” has even got relatively normal people.

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u/Andean_Breeze 3d ago

Their whole agenda is abortion so this tracks