YOU are behind enemy lines now VA...now what do we do?

Long1MD · Nov 7, 2013

Virginia, you are now a part of the gun-owners concencentration camp. It's only a matter of time before the rifles are outlawed and the magazines are limited. What's the plan now? I had hopes of moving to VA to bask in the "free" sun. NOW-not so much. The questions I have are 1. Where was the NRA? 2. Can't Republicans see that they have to pick better candidates? 3. What's going to happen if this guy gets more than one term?....balls-to-the-wall GUN CONTROL.
4. Do Republicans not realize that if they don't go "Pro-Choice" that the party will probably cease to exist because of a large female population? We are already well screwed here in MD because Republicans won't wake up. Is this the new trend?

Brychan · Nov 7, 2013

From what I heard the repub party did not back thier guy with money as they didn't think (or want him) to have a chance. Top that with dems donating money to the lib canidate to help split the vote.

aquaman · Nov 7, 2013

13'er

Dave21042 · Nov 7, 2013

He can't be re-elected next election cycle. He has to sit out one term.

Mr H · Nov 7, 2013

Fingers are crossed that the legislature will exert itself to counter Terry McAll-Left

mayor_quimby · Nov 7, 2013

So the Republican party needs to compromise its conservative values to pander to democratic voters which in turn makes them more democrat. Got it... So be more like McCain and Christie and less like Paul and Cruz .

OR how about republicans realize the tea parties existence is there as a reminder that the values of the party have shifted away from what they should be. And how about explaining to people what it means to be a republican and that what the Democrats are doing will never work.

Ken Cuccinelli let the Democrats write his narrative and he never fought back he took the "high road". He had his chance to fight but he never fought fire with fire. He looked weak and had no backbone.

Forthe last decade democrats have gone unchecked with their attacks on republicans while the media sides with them . Times need to change and the Republicans need to fight back otherwise this party is over.

swinokur · Nov 7, 2013

The VA House is solidly pro 2A. Best case is gridlock on new laws. The AG race is still too close to call.

MDFF2008 · Nov 7, 2013

Small Government+Personal Freedom=Republican Win

Although to be fair, they do have a Republican majority in both houses.

MikeTF · Nov 7, 2013

Long1MD said:
Virginia, you are now a part of the gun-owners concencentration camp. It's only a matter of time before the rifles are outlawed and the magazines are limited. What's the plan now?

You clearly have not read VA's state constitution, looked at the super majority of Republicans in the house and senate, looked a VA gun laws, or recognized that the last libtard Dem's 'one handgun a month' law passed by Doug Wilder 20 years ago was just repealed.

jrumann59 · Nov 7, 2013

Long1MD said:
Virginia, you are now a part of the gun-owners concencentration camp. It's only a matter of time before the rifles are outlawed and the magazines are limited. What's the plan now? I had hopes of moving to VA to bask in the "free" sun. NOW-not so much. The questions I have are 1. Where was the NRA? 2. Can't Republicans see that they have to pick better candidates? 3. What's going to happen if this guy gets more than one term?....balls-to-the-wall GUN CONTROL.
4. Do Republicans not realize that if they don't go "Pro-Choice" that the party will probably cease to exist because of a large female population? We are already well screwed here in MD because Republicans won't wake up. Is this the new trend?

Yes because a DEM governor can just make and pass laws and skirt the super majority in the legislative house of VA.

jrumann59 · Nov 7, 2013

Dave21042 said:
He can't be re-elected next election cycle. He has to sit out one term.

I got to say that one law in VA is one that piques my interest. Imagine if every state had the no consecutive term law.

Tyeraxus · Nov 7, 2013

gprimr1 said:
Small Government+Personal Freedom=Republican Win

Although to be fair, they do have a Republican majority in both houses.

This. Although I would also add Economic Opportunity to the equation. People need to start running on getting the economy moving again - polls consistently show voters care a TON more about the economy than social issues, even hot- button ones. At least here in NoVa, McA painted himself as the schmoozer deal maker who would bring more jobs (doubtless gov contractors, but still jobs) and C never used any anything I saw to burnish any pro-business or pro-economic creds.

zoostation · Nov 7, 2013

K31 said:
That's good thinking. Make the Republican party look as close to the other party as possible to draw "swing" voters. Hey, it worked in the Presidential election. Twice.

Oh, wait...

MDlocal · Nov 7, 2013

VA is still better than MD. Ready to pack the truck and get out of here.

CharlieFoxtrot · Nov 7, 2013

Two things:
1. Polls were used as a campaign weapon. We saw the WAPO and other major media outlets release polls that had McAulliffe ahead by as much as 15%. In reality he ended up winning by 2.5%. People don't want to back/be associated with a loser so this hurt Cuccinelli in terms of money and support.
2. Social conservatism is a dead end for the Republican party. As Gprimer said people want small government and individual liberty. I'd throw in job creation and economic freedom as well. That is a winning message not Cuccinelli's extreme views on abortion etc. The Libertarian candidate got nearly 7% of the vote IIRC. I bet Cuccinelli would've liked about 3% of that.

zenMonkey · Nov 7, 2013

gprimr1 said:
Small Government+Personal Freedom=Republican Win

I can't figure out why this is such a hard concept for GOP candidates to grasp. I can't say it any better:

CharlieFoxtrot said:
Two things:
Social conservatism is a dead end for the Republican party. As Gprimer said people want small government and individual liberty. I'd throw in job creation and economic freedom as well. That is a winning message not Cuccinelli's extreme views on abortion etc. The Libertarian candidate got nearly 7% of the vote IIRC. I bet Cuccinelli would've liked about 3% of that.

It's like they just.can't.help.themselves.

A1Uni · Nov 7, 2013

The House in in VA has a 2 to 1 Republican majority. Unless there turn out to be a lot of party traitors, 2A will be fine there for now.

The new governor is a complete boob, just a glorified drunken fraternity boy; he will turn out to be weak and ineffective at the end of the day.

CharlieFoxtrot · Nov 7, 2013

A1Uniform said:
The new governor is a complete boob, just a glorified drunken fraternity boy; he will turn out to be weak and ineffective at the end of the day.

Virginia's system has a particularly weak governor anyway. They are lame ducks from the minute they get elected.

abean4187 · Nov 7, 2013

CharlieFoxtrot said:
Two things:
2. Social conservatism is a dead end for the Republican party. As Gprimer said people want small government and individual liberty. I'd throw in job creation and economic freedom as well. That is a winning message not Cuccinelli's extreme views on abortion etc. The Libertarian candidate got nearly 7% of the vote IIRC. I bet Cuccinelli would've liked about 3% of that.

It doesn’t help that Republican candidates say that they want smaller government but then say we need laws to outlaw things like sodomy. It is so laughably hypocritical that it is no wonder that Republicans keep losing.

If you say you want a small non intrusive government you actually have to mean it or else people won’t take you seriously. Until the Republican party can drop the social conservatism attitude I can only expect more of the same.

Mooseman · Nov 7, 2013

Social conservatism did not work for Ronald Reagan. Oh no, wait a minute, he won by a landslide, twice.

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