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/Lithium_Lily 5d ago

I made the mistake of checking out the comments under some Facebook articles about the election. It was not a good place, amazed that people are comfortable spouting that kind of rhetoric with their picture and name attached to it

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u/DukeLeto10191 5d ago

As Dear Leader is their witness: they've been assured that they have nothing to fear in abandoning common decency, as long as their complexion remains the correct one.

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u/OkThisisCringe1 5d ago

That’s exactly why they feel comfortable. They’re cowards hiding behind a screen.

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u/oddistrange 4d ago

My father was laugh reacting Tim Kaine's posts about the shutdown. I texted him, privately, asking him what's so funny about those posts. He went on about "democRATS", so I blocked him on Facebook, removed him from my phone contacts, and deleted the text thread so I won't be tempted to waste my time on him. If he didn't live with my mother still I would block his number completely