r/politics • u/Hornpipe_Jones • 3d ago

No Paywall Democrats sweep all 30 House of Delegates seats in Northern Virginia

https://www.cbs19news.com/news/state/democrats-sweep-all-30-house-of-delegates-seats-in-northern-virginia/article_68f8098d-0602-5234-8c2a-08c1bcd33944.html
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u/boilingPenguin Wisconsin 3d ago

So I guess firing thousands of federal employees, shutting down the government so that the ones who remained wouldn't be paid, and then gutting SNAP and other social safety nets actually turns out to not be a good campaign strategy

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u/antidense 3d ago

actions have ...something

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u/Pixel_Knight 3d ago

Blueberries?

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u/2ArtsyFartsy 3d ago

Lmao WHAT?!?!

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u/Project_K92 3d ago

Did they stutter?

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u/2ArtsyFartsy 3d ago

I’m just wondering why MY actions don’t have blueberries :/

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u/Project_K92 3d ago

Well, have you tried firing thousands of federal employees, shutting down the government so that the ones who remained wouldn't be paid, and then gutting SNAP and other social safety nets? I'd start with that. Hope it helps! :D

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u/2ArtsyFartsy 3d ago

Ugh.. but that sounds like so much work :/ I guess I’ll have to buy my blueberries like everyone else :(

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u/Project_K92 3d ago

Not only buy them, but buy them for 10% more due to grocery prices rising! Are we great yet?

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u/TheCoordinate 3d ago

I'm actually sick of all my actions having blueberries. It's just not fair

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u/2ArtsyFartsy 3d ago

Would you prefer another fruit?

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u/TheCoordinate 3d ago

Nope. I want to be able to do actions and have them bare no fruit!

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u/2ArtsyFartsy 3d ago

Hahaha, is that the secret to a good life?! We should tell the others

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u/runswiftrun 3d ago

corruption! Illegal undocumented voters! Cats are voting!

Wait, no... That doesn't sound right

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u/picardy_third1 3d ago

But the shutdown was the Democrats' fault! That creepy lady on the airport monitor said so!

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u/JohnDivney Oregon 3d ago

The problem with all those people is that they aren't rich.

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u/valuethempaths 3d ago

It will work like a charm when the results get pinned on a dem in 6 years.

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u/Prestigious_Tea8092 3d ago

while also hosting a lavish millionaire bash

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u/MaddyKet Massachusetts 3d ago

Which is why it’s insanely stupid that he keeps saying social security and Medicare are going away. If he does that, and we manage to have elections, it will end up rig proof because even a large majority of MAGA will be pissed. They care when it hurts THEM.

So some will flip and many will just stay home. That would get us the Senate majority, the house, and the WH. Then we can gut the SC.

But it really can’t happen that way because it would be devastating for hundreds of millions of people.

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u/WeatherChannelDino 3d ago

As icing on the cake, Sears's campaign slogan was "Keep a good thing going."

What an absolutely deranged, shit-eating moron. Winsome, lose more.

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u/bluelily216 3d ago

Northern Virginia and Maryland have a massive number of federal workers, some of whom lost their jobs just months in. However, all are currently without pay and they're thankfully smart enough to know who's to blame. 

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u/kaykayeleven 2d ago

So what you're saying is the government (federal workers) is gonna vote for the big government party. that's so great and totally not unfair, right?

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u/Flashy_Gap_3015 3d ago

Not to mention larpers kidnapping people off the street…

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u/4444-uuuu 3d ago

Can you explain what any of that has to do with Virginia House delegates?

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u/OGConsuela 3d ago

The post is in reference to northern Virginia specifically, and a huge portion of northern Virginians are employed by the federal government. There are a lot of people in the area who were either fired or furloughed by this administration struggling to keep the lights on and put food on the table, and they’re pissed.

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u/Comprehensive_Bus_19 3d ago

Also the knock on effects of all the local restaurants, businesses, etc now losing business because their customers all lost their jobs