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The Republican candidate for governor (Gillespie) has followed Trump, making the race about confederate statues (FUCK SLAVEMASTER STANS) and sanctuary cities (even though there are NO SANCTUARY CITIES IN VIRGINIA).
If he wins, this will be the blueprint for state and local elections through 2018, a racist “populist” movement that takes the hell we’re in right now and seals the deal for years or decades to come. THIS NEEDS TO END NOW.
If you are in VA, VOTE TUESDAY, and bring at least one friend who DIDN’T vote in 2016!
FIGHT RACISTS - FIGHT RACISM - VOTE THESE KLAN KLOWNS THE FUCK OUT
“On Tuesday, Virginia’s voters confront what will almost certainly be the most consequential election for governor of their lifetimes.
The contest between Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam and Republican Ed Gillespie matters for the state, of course, but its implications will be even larger for the nation.
A Northam victory would send a signal to the country that President Trump is a severe drag on the GOP, especially if it were combined with Democratic pickups in the legislature. This would bolster the forces trying to contain Trump’s abuses and give heart to those doing the organizing work against him at the grass roots.
It would tell Republicans in Congress that coddling and imitating Trump carry a high cost while strengthening Democratic efforts to recruit strong candidates for the 2018 midterms.
A win by Gillespie would convey exactly the opposite message. It would ratify the Republican candidate’s vile and dishonest campaign tying Northam to felons and criminal gangs. This, in turn, would lead to more ugly racial and anti-immigrant appeals by GOP candidates next year. The party would decide that playing around with a few of Trump’s more hateful themes was the way to go. The race to the bottom would continue.”
