How Republicans Surrendered Virginia To
Left-Wing Colonizers
Posted By: Mercedes44, 4/11/2026 5:06:46 AM
Virginia Democrats are swooning over the prospect of wiping out congressional representation for the overwhelming majority of Republicans in the state if voters pass their April 21 gerrymandering referendum. As I wrote here at The Federalist, that ballot question drips with contempt for rural voters as well as the “democracy” Democrats pretend to care about. How did things change so fast? What’s behind Democrats’ cockiness to behave with impunity like Soviet apparatchiks? Normal Americans are still scratching their heads over the outcome of Virginia’s 2025 election that handed over the governorship and a massive statehouse majority to the Democrats.
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past whistleblower complaints after bombshell revelations 2 replies
past whistleblower complaints after bombshell revelations 2 replies
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Another Red State, Fully Californicated
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