It looks like McBagman thought he had a pen and a phone.
The Virginia Democratic Party said Republicans’ rejection of the female justice in favor of Alston, who is African American, is part of a pattern of “outside the mainstream” behavior.
“Given their history of respect and inclusion toward Virginia women, it is tough to think of a reason the party of transvaginal ultrasounds, banning birth control and fighting equal pay for equal work would fire a female justice in favor of a male pick,” party spokeswoman Morgan Finklestein said.
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We see what the “real” issues are here.