They’re probably envious of republican congress people because their constituents simply take them at their word. Republicans regularly vote against crap that would help their voters then rush to twitter to brag when it passes anyway.
Yes and no. This guy’s district is safely D. But the state as a whole sends 6 D and 5 R to Congress, and when Dems put forward a candidate that isn’t interesting during an off-year, like for governor, we end up with shit like Youngkin.
Shit like this is not making any year less hostile for Dems.
BLUF is that the VA legislature is basically always locked near 50-50 and the governor is almost always about how the NIMBYs in Loudon and workers in Newport News feel. It's as purple as any state can be.
So I guess the idea is that you either vote for it and eat the poison pill with your own constituents or you vote against it and republicans can run ads saying you voted against veteran benefits?
So many Dem politicians out here on main street embarrassing themselves today.
We're going to have to convince Democratic voters that we deserve better Democrats in order to fix this. We're too nice to incumbents & too scared by GOP propaganda.
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BLUF is that the VA legislature is basically always locked near 50-50 and the governor is almost always about how the NIMBYs in Loudon and workers in Newport News feel. It's as purple as any state can be.
When push comes to shove they simply open the door to their colleagues across an invisible aisle.
There is no ‘aisle’ - they are cohorts in cahoots with those they say they oppose.
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I’m very much sick of this ride. I want off.
We're going to have to convince Democratic voters that we deserve better Democrats in order to fix this. We're too nice to incumbents & too scared by GOP propaganda.
https://bsky.app/profile/bobbyscott.house.gov/post/3ld2tbxz7z224