We can’t just brush this aside. We need to use this as a rallying cry for 2018. The fight must begin NOW. The left is energized. We need to be energized.
The media is going to continue to lie, connive, cheat, smear and fight.
We need to get into the trenches and NEVER surrender.
This is a fight for our nation. Let’s rally and win.
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You are correct on all points. I see many here who want to dismiss the Gillespie loss on his failure to fully embrace Trump. They are whistling past the graveyard since the pro Trump Lt Gov candidate lost her race by the same margin.
Virginia used to be 1/3 GOP,1/3 dem, and 1/3 moderate swing voters. In 2009 the year after barry, McDonnell won with 58% of the vote. I think now the moderates have been polarized with most going to the dems.
Gillespie is DOA now. Expect Corey Stewart to get slaughtered by timmy kaine in 2018.
Virginia is gone now. Those of you still in free districts need to avoid complacency or else wind up like Virginia.