Charlottesville a factor for many Virginia voters

[struggle4progress]

RICHMOND, Va. — Unease over violent white nationalist rallies in Charlottesville this summer and President Donald Trump’s response loomed in the minds of many Virginia voters during Tuesday's elections in which Democrats made significant gains ...

I think folks really decided that it was important to send a message that the divisiveness is not something that Virginia stands "for, and we really want to be an inclusive and welcoming state," said Tram Nguyen, co-executive director of New Virginia Majority, a progressive group that worked on voter outreach in communities of color.

However, John Whitbeck, chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia, said Democrats "had a message that we were a bunch of racists, and they just hammered it and hammered it and hammered it. "It will take months of talking with voters and elected officials to have a better understanding of what happened, he said ...

Among the new members of the House are at least 11 women, including Virginia’s first Latina and female Asian-American delegates. Danica Roem will be the state’s first transgender lawmaker, and Dawn Adams will be the first openly lesbian member in the House ...

http://savannahnow.com/news/2017-11-11/charlottesville-unrest-was-factor-many-virginia-voters

[Skittles]

1. Whitbeck, you republicans *ARE* a bunch of racists

you can say you are not racist but if you support a party that is OPENLY RACIST, you are *RACIST*

[brewens]

2. The racist are getting bolder and it will blow up in their faces. That's one reason why

I have left some racist comment on FB from a guy that has been a friend of mine for years. Better to let our other friends see that. They claim it's a thing of the past, but we know they talk like that among themselves.

[malaise]

3. Democrats were correct

They are a bunch of racists and Charlottesville was always going to be a factor.
Good people don't murder folks with opposing views. People aren't stupid.