DKOS: Lazy pundits are rooting for Democrats to fail in Virginia--so we're going to help them win
Every year is an election year, and as this fall’s key contests in Virginia loom ever closer, Daily Kos is excited to announce our endorsements for the elections taking place this November—races progressives cannot afford to overlook. While the state has trended in the right direction in recent years, Republicans are spending heavily to reclaim the power they once held.
But the prospect of GOP victories does more than just threaten to reverse the huge gains Virginia progressives have made on so many fronts—including expanding voting rights, increasing the minimum wage, passing new environmental protections, and safeguarding reproductive rights. Lazy pundit narratives want to turn any Democratic losses into surefire signs that the party is doomed in next year’s midterms. They whiffed badly with the California recall, but we can’t let them succeed this time.
The best way to avoid that fate is with an infusion of grassroots support to counter Republican lies and dark money. That’s why Daily Kos is endorsing in Virginia’s open-seat races for governor and lieutenant governor, as well as in four elections for GOP-held seats in the Virginia state House. Democrats finally flipped the House two years ago after two decades in the minority and currently control it 55-45, but Republicans are gunning to retake the chamber.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/10/13/2056953/-The-battle-for-2022-starts-in-Virginia-Here-s-how-we-keep-it-blue-and-set-the-tone-for-next-year
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