Virginia voted for Biden by dougle digits. Virginia's political future.

[VA Yankee]

Originally Posted by Veritas Vincit

https://www.arlnow.com/2020/12/08/he...-lived-nearby/


"Arlington’s Park and Recreation Commission is recommending Henry Clay Park be renamed Zitkala-Ša Park,..."

Thank you, so as per your link no change has occurred, just that a recommendation is being presented. Seems the parks name has no historic significance just a left over from a former school that occupied the site. The proposed change sounds like a person who was a mover & shaker in that area, seems fitting. If they rename it as part of the parks ongoing renovation it would be a good time, besides there's plenty named after HC so it won't be missed.

[webster]

Odd to name a park after Clay. Other than having been born in VA, I'm not sure of the significance. He did not even carry VA in the election of 1824.

[LM117]

Originally Posted by Bigfoot424

He needs to knock Amanda Chase down a few notches as this woman is about as far-right as one can be. Candidates like her are a reason the conservatives are losing races.

That's an understatement. She recently went on a rant and wants Trump to declare martial law because he lost. What a nutjob.

https://m.facebook.com/Chase4Senate/...11165878948861

Kirk didn't go along with it.

https://kirkcox.com/news/statement-o...2020-election/

[manitopiaaa]

A map posted on Daily Kos Elections by ProudNewEnglander shows which counties added more Democratic versus Republican votes:



69%(!) of Virginia's new votes went to Democrats, and even rural exurban counties like Fluvanna, Goochland, King George, and Orange had more Democratic votes. Which suggests the rural counties in this Charlottesville-Nova-Richmond triangle will be the battleground for the state in the next few decades. I wouldn't be surprised if this belt became a swing region by the end of the decade, now that Stafford has flipped.

The Northern Neck is also showing some interesting trends, as Rob Wittman's ruby red district only voted for Trump by 4%.

[Serious Conversation]

Originally Posted by manitopiaaa

A map posted on Daily Kos Elections by ProudNewEnglander shows which counties added more Democratic versus Republican votes:



69%(!) of Virginia's new votes went to Democrats, and even rural exurban counties like Fluvanna, Goochland, King George, and Orange had more Democratic votes. Which suggests the rural counties in this Charlottesville-Nova-Richmond triangle will be the battleground for the state in the next few decades. I wouldn't be surprised if this belt became a swing region by the end of the decade, now that Stafford has flipped.

The Northern Neck is also showing some interesting trends, as Rob Wittman's ruby red district only voted for Trump by 4%.

If they’re going increasingly Democratic, that sounds like a clear trend, not a battleground.

[mike0421]

Bottom line, from where I see it, is that Virginia is on the I-95 corridor, a state that thrives on federal government dollars. A federal government billet is akin to white-collar welfare. Accordingly, Virginia residents rely upon federal government spending for accommodating their livelihood much like DC and Maryland. These residents are engaged in an expanding federal footprint that favors maintaining and expanding bureaucratic power by virtue of creating public sector jobs that create nothing of tangible value to society. Expanding the reach of the federal government is a long-desired goal of those who believe in statism. Unfortunately, that seems to apply to your garden variety GS-13 level Virginia resident.

[webster]

Va is one of those states that gets a lot more in tax $ than it pays. We benefit from the naval building in Norfolk, to the subsidy of our waste water treatment system. Red parts of the state have their hand in the till also:

https://farm.ewg.org/progdetail.php?...nname=Virginia

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by mike0421

Bottom line, from where I see it, is that Virginia is on the I-95 corridor, a state that thrives on federal government dollars. A federal government billet is akin to white-collar welfare. Accordingly, Virginia residents rely upon federal government spending for accommodating their livelihood much like DC and Maryland. These residents are engaged in an expanding federal footprint that favors maintaining and expanding bureaucratic power by virtue of creating public sector jobs that create nothing of tangible value to society. Expanding the reach of the federal government is a long-desired goal of those who believe in statism. Unfortunately, that seems to apply to your garden variety GS-13 level Virginia resident.

So you have no problem with the federal government drastically reducing military spending, including for contractors?

[the resident09]

Originally Posted by manitopiaaa

A map posted on Daily Kos Elections by ProudNewEnglander shows which counties added more Democratic versus Republican votes:



69%(!) of Virginia's new votes went to Democrats, and even rural exurban counties like Fluvanna, Goochland, King George, and Orange had more Democratic votes. Which suggests the rural counties in this Charlottesville-Nova-Richmond triangle will be the battleground for the state in the next few decades. I wouldn't be surprised if this belt became a swing region by the end of the decade, now that Stafford has flipped.

The Northern Neck is also showing some interesting trends, as Rob Wittman's ruby red district only voted for Trump by 4%.

Man that's a blue state!

[manitopiaaa]

Some interesting maps posted by Jimmie88 on Daily Kos Elections.

It shows that Virginia's blue-ing isn't only Northern Virginia. Some of the biggest trends have been rural: