silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 months agoVirginia Passed a Law Adopting California’s EV Standards. Now Its Republican Governor Wants Out.www.wsj.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down11
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minus-squareCosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoLike most elections that go to Republicans, it comes down to turn out. Governor Election 2021: 1.66M voted Republican 1.60M voted Democrat Compare that to the presidential in 2020: 1.96M voted Republican 2.41M voted Democrat Republican voters vote consistently. Democrats often don’t. McAuliffe was a terrible candidate. It’s another case of Democrats fall in love and Republicans fall in line.
Like most elections that go to Republicans, it comes down to turn out.
Governor Election 2021:
Compare that to the presidential in 2020:
Republican voters vote consistently. Democrats often don’t.
McAuliffe was a terrible candidate. It’s another case of Democrats fall in love and Republicans fall in line.