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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe ACTUAL reason Glenn Youngkin won in Virginia...
It's the Tale of the Tape
First and foremost, in a male dominance hierarchy height is the most prominent marker:
Terry McAuliffe --- 6' 0"
There you have it.
I'll wait here for the big money Cable TV Political Pundit offers to start rolling in.
Chille
(193 posts)he got the most votes period
bluewater
(5,376 posts)Champp
(2,114 posts)But to get the gig you'll have to swear to never utter a word of factual truth.
bluewater
(5,376 posts)Besides, the big money is on cayBULL, baby!
hlthe2b
(101,730 posts)(Beto was second at 6 ft 4 inches)
bluewater
(5,376 posts)He was also shuffled off to the edge of the stage.
Yeah, that's it.
The camera plays tricks on the eyes....
He won because the Virginia GOP picked him via a Convention, not a primary. They knew that if they had a primary, the most rabid trumper would win, and almost certainly would lose in the general.
Makes sense
Beastly Boy
(9,063 posts)Everybody knows it's the size of their...ahem... shoes that made the difference!
...Hey, there are enough right wing media outlets for both of us!
bluewater
(5,376 posts)They both need someone that can think outside the box.
(I could not spell contrarian...)
Beastly Boy
(9,063 posts)I never had the balls to consider career opportunities beyond Project Veritas.
ymetca
(1,182 posts)outside the DU bubble that McAuliffe couldn't really go after Youngkin's hedge fund mogul-y-ness because McAuliffe is an investor himself into said hedge fund. See, they boxed him in, so he couldn't tack to the left, and go all populist, decrying how Youngkin is just there to siphon off YOUR tax dollars into HIS pockets! QED.
Ya gotta follow the money, right?
Tomconroy
(7,611 posts)bluewater
(5,376 posts)Al Franken --- 5' 6"
Obligatory self-protection sarcasm emoji since humor often translates poorly on forums...
bluewater
(5,376 posts)But, on reflection, perhaps not as much as I initially thought...
moondust
(19,917 posts)In a land where the biggest ape is usually the boss by default.
bluewater
(5,376 posts)As shallow as that sounds.
Plus Yougkin is 54 years old, McAuliffe 64.
Sure, I'm joking but you never know how much appearance makes a favorable initial impression.
Cicada
(4,533 posts)It was a very big pattern in their race