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Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.
I know it doesn't reflect that well on me for asking... but does anyone have a link to a suggested ballot for the New York Democratic Primary this year? The number of candidates for almost every position is making my head spin.

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Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.
Don't forget that he was a socialist who did better than expected due to extremely diligent canvassing back in 2018.

Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.

Ballz posted:

How nervous should Virginia be right now? Polls had been showing Dems with a comfortable lead and all of a sudden a Mary Washington poll shows the GOP leading every statewide race.

I brought up that poll in the US News thread. That poll is currently an outlier and you could argue about its "likely voter" model (and it still has McAuliffe slightly ahead if you account for all polled voters) but the GOP voters are likely very enthused and moved to vote.

The anecdotal comments I've gotten from people in the Virginia Dem party is that they're encountering a lot of voter fatigue. You're also six weeks out from a November 2 election, so maybe Dem voters are just too preoccupied to care much about the election right now.

I've heard complaints that the Democrats aren't broadcasting enough commercials and GOTV seems confused or more sporadic than it should be. Youngkin is also reportedly not falling into too many self-created Trumpist traps, but the people I'm talking to may not be seeing the bigger picture.

Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.

Tarezax posted:

Wasn't it more that they decided blackface was more acceptable than sexpest

Things might have gone a lot differently if Fairfax hadn't had that sexual assault scandal at around that time. It was a real surprise because he was a big rising star too.

I think that between the US congressional midterms, the presidential election and the last round of state legislative elections, Virginia has had an election every single year since 2018. That's going to wear down your "wave" voters, especially when you don't have the bad orange man ranting on television and Twitter every day.

Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.
I lit some money on fire donating to some Virginia House of Delegate candidates.

It'd be nice to get some good news out of Virginia for once, but it does seem like the GOP has all the media momentum and enthusiasm. Everybody I know seems to be feeling stressed instead of enthused, which isn't a good sign.

Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.
Cuomo's out but a lot of the people he helped lift up are still there (and the preexisting machines that supported him are still there too). If they stick together and it's still business as usual, why wouldn't they still be wielding a lot of power?

Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.
I bet Chuck made her denounce Zinoviev and Kamenev. :(

Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.
I just asked this in USPol, but are there any reports about Virginia voter turnout today that I can wig out over? Any reporters whose Twitter accounts I should check in on?

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Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.
I'm not well-versed on my Virginia electoral law. Does this mean Virginia's going to be a "stop the steal" state in 2024? I imagine the legislature is going to be in GOP hands too.

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