Per the title of this thread, I like to see the dems sweat and indeed that is happening.
It is also true that the numbers are so tight that even if Retread Terry wins that it is problematic to have him win by the thin margin when they are trying to figure out what the lessons are for all their midterms campaigns. Playing the Trump card is very, very, delicate and dicey game for both the republicans and the dems in swing states. And Biden and Harris are drags on their campaigns- not just from the duds showing up but because they are drag on democratic politics in general. Too many dem disasters in progress.
Nevertheless, and although I do like to see them sweat, it does seem to me that the latest Fox polls are jacked up more than a bit. Youngkin, no doubt is ahead now by a point or so in the polls and the enthusiasm is with him BUT the overall atmospherics are against him too. This is Clinton-Soros turf and although the dems like to push back and say that northern virginia is not not just an extension of DC, well, it is. And the rest of the state is yaddy-di yaddy-dah. But the fact of life is that the dems are like cockroaches, there is just a lot of them there they have to be overcome if you are going to win.
So I concede upfront- and always have- that the dems are still in a more than halfway decent position to win this thing. But they have problems either way. This is wayyyy to close for them to be happy about beyond the joy that comes from surviving a train wreck if they win, and if they lose, well, it will be another Kabul moment for them. That just cannot be cleaned up. So dems, I concede a lot of the points you might want to make but if you lose this thing, DO NOT-I REPEAT- DO NOT try to pretty this up. That dog don't hunt.
Y'all be careful there in Virginia on Tuesday. The Soros Vans will be driving in excess of 100mph in some parts of the state.
Hard to tell. The republicans own the high ground on education issues in Virginia right at this moment in history. Education issues are one of the dems favorite little sex toys that they think they own and can use to screw the people. That's not working for them right now.
I do like surprises. So if Youngkin could keep that in mind and the republicans get their fingers out of their arses and show up to vote THAT WOULD BE GREAT.