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The short version is that John Reid, the Virginia GOP lieutenant governor candidate, has been accused of posting nude male photographs, many of them porn, on a website for years. Reid, a gay conservative, has been advised to leave the race by Governor Youngkin. He's denied the claims and refused.

Instead, the battlelines are hardening, and the result is a possible deadweight not just for Reid and the gubernatorial candidate but for all Virginia Republicans in the upcoming elections.

(By the way, I know that the article, an opinion piece, is super-long, but it is genuinely well-written and engrossing, and it provides a lot of information for out-of-staters like me.) An audio version is clickable at the top of the story and runs 17 minutes.

1 posted on 04/30/2025 8:31:52 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
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To: Miami Rebel

Why bother? Lt. Gov. is small potatoes.

Winsome Sears will lose in November.

Younkin will not fight for a senate seat one year after his term ends.

Time to give up on Va. for now. Wait for the laid off federales to move.


2 posted on 04/30/2025 8:54:27 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Miami Rebel

Out of the four points in question the one I’d want answered is why a known ‘hard-core’ conservative of any sexual orientation visit drag shows. Doesn’t sound like something I’d consider normal for someone who claims to be conservative. Often times actions speak louder than words.

As for the solution, everybody put on their big boy pants, suck it up and run as a strong team against the liberal Left. As much as possible show unity by campaigning together. You don’t have to like each other in private, but you do have to show that you can be a team professionally and work for the good of the people of the state. Put together a conservative agenda that builds on Youngkin’s accomplishments, contrast that with what the Left will do if elected and go for it. This guy’s background is what it is. He won the nomination fair and square. You can’t change any of that, so come deal with.


3 posted on 04/30/2025 9:19:08 AM PDT by redangus ( )
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To: Miami Rebel

cant it be definitely determined if it is him or not?

a screen name is not proof

this same thing happened to Mark Robinson in NC

and he denied it


5 posted on 04/30/2025 12:46:23 PM PDT by joshua c
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