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The governor is a figurehead. The legislature is what determines the color of a state. Virginia is RED.
Seeing that governors can only run for one term in Virginia, this is basically correct. They typically make a promise to do something, win the votes of the people, try to do that thing they promised, and move on. It is the legislature that really runs the state.
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Originally Posted by Oldhag1
Virginia is a red state. NoVA, the most populated area in the state, is blue. If I drive 25 miles south it is like entering a different world.
The most populated part of a state is what runs the state if there are more people living in the populated part compared to the rest of the state. But with that said, Virginia is basically a red state that goes blue from time to time.
The governor is a figurehead. The legislature is what determines the color of a state. Virginia is RED.
True. Unfortunately, the Senate is 20-20 right now. The Democrat candidate for LT Governor is going to win so he's the tie-breaker. But at the same time, some of these Senate Democrats are blue dog types so I doubt far reaching left-wing legislation will make its way through VA in the next 4 years.
True. Unfortunately, the Senate is 20-20 right now. The Democrat candidate for LT Governor is going to win so he's the tie-breaker. But at the same time, some of these Senate Democrats are blue dog types so I doubt far reaching left-wing legislation will make its way through VA in the next 4 years.
Hey don't be sad, the whole country can't be a left wing nut job haven like Portland OR. Someone has to pay for all that stuff.
Two Barack votes and a McAuliffe. Will VA be considered blue? Is it even possible to still consider it a red state and not at least purple?
Virginia voters bounce all over the place. If McAuliffe is indeed elected I'd describe Virginia voters as patriots, not America-haters aligned with the American Taliban (a/k/a, the "Tea Party").
I will consider Virginia as one huge suburb of the nation's capital. A suburb dominated by government employees.
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