Once in office...
Youngkin and Sears will launch an immediate attack on Gov Northam’s accomplishments, attempting to dismantle what he’s done. They’ll work to underminei both Democratic US Senators and, most of all attack free speech, legal fairness, reproductive rights, racial equality and the state’s LGBTQ community. With the help of the GOPr controlled, they will wreak havoc on the state’s budget and resources, making it more harder for lower income families to make ends meet. The state will become a breeding ground for radical right wing groups and racists of all stripes, especially those hostile to the Federal Government, given Virginia’s proximity to Washington DC.
Expect violent acts against vulnerable groups and individuals, acts and rhetoric to center and support white supremacy, various forms of voter suppression, a bend toward police state authoritarianism and general malfeasance, incompetence and corruption in public office. Expect a rise in hate speech, incendiary rhetoric, white grievance and general in-civility out of the State House and halls of state government. Natural disaster responses will be mishandled, the state, which is particularly vulnerable to climate change, will either botch efforts to mitigate it, or eliminate already established procedures enacted by Democrats. Gawd help those in Virginia, if we’re subjected to another pandemic.
The question is, however, what’s next? What needs to be done for the Commonwealth and all of those people in it?
Democratic activists need to be proactive. They can’t depend on the population centers to bail them out.
The clock is ticking. Winsome Sears will be a formidable opponent, if she chooses to run in the next gubernatorial race. The most extreme factions of the GOP are already moving to support her and she’ll be happy to pander to white supremacists, racist trolls and Trump cultish insurrectionists.
The next four years will be rough on everything and everyone in Virginia.
Time to do what needs to be done.
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