You’ll never convince me that she & David Frum are different people.
From a friend’s Facebook page. (He’s a political media guy.)
Four years ago, 34 Virginia HOD “Republicans” voted for the McDonnell tax hike while 31 voted “No.”
Of the 34 Yes votes, 22 ran again in 2017. 15 won, 7 lost.
Of the 31 No votes, 25 ran again in 2017. 22 won, 3 lost.
Of the 6 No votes who did not run again in 2017, two are currently serving in Congress.
Of the 12 Yes votes who did not run again in 2017, two were defeated by anti-tax opponents in the primary.
This is my take on why Gillespie lost: 596,234 Virginians that voted for Donald Trump last year DID NOT VOTE this year!
Had Gillespie gone “All In” for the Trump message and allowed President Trump to campaign for/with him, the Trump voters would have turned out, and he’d have kicked Northram’s ass!
Northram only won by 321,966.
Here is the point: If Republicans want to maintain the House and Senate next year, they need to go “All In” for Trump. Wishy-washy, middle of the road GOP “establishment” politics will not carry the day!
BTW, I checked the number of votes that President Trump received in New Jersey, also; had the same people who voted for President Trump voted for Ms. Guadagno, she would have won, easily.
My takeaway? Republicans screwed up BIG TIME! By not going all-in for Trump in VA and NJ!
I sure hope the lesson that Republicans [should have] learned in 2016 and 2017 carry forward in 2018 - TRUMP WINS!
And that the would-be local, state and national politicos who run for office in 2018 fully embrace President Trump’s program. They will lose if they don’t!
What is worse, the American people will lose!
I stopped reading at “Jennifer Rubin”.