I lived in Northern Virginia when you could see the beginning of the trend from red to blue. Influx of immigrants, expanding federal government with tons of employees. It definitely spread out from the DC area. I’ve moved since then but the left has been really targeting Virginia for a long time.
Even Bloomberg has had a eye on destroying the pro-2nd amendment culture in Virginia. For years he’s been pushing gun-control in Virginia, even claiming that smuggled arms in NYC have come from Virginia.
Sad that the article shows the NRA was outspent 8-1 when their headquarters is in Northern Virginia.
If it’s one thing I can say about the left, they are tireless and relentless in pushing their agenda, although it’s easy to maintain that level of passion when most of their activists don’t have to worry about 9-5 jobs and raising families.
What amazes me is the amount of money in non-profits and NGOs that seem to drive their agenda. They seem to have a never ending supply of it.
Prepare for a mass exodus of Patriots from virginia (small v ).
>>> What amazes me is the amount of money in non-profits and NGOs that seem to drive their agenda. <<<
A little known Obama legacy are the billions he gave to radically progressive “non-profits”. DOJ settlements were reduced if the defendants “donated” to his chosen friends - among them La Raza. Read:
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/bank-of-america-gets-2-for-1-deal-in-justice-dept-settlement
“What amazes me is the amount of money in non-profits and NGOs that seem to drive their agenda. They seem to have a never ending supply of it.”
Much of it comes from the taxpayer. Consulting fees and grants go directly from government to these organizations. In addition, the organizations are tax exempt so when non-profits engage in profit making activity, the proceeds are not taxed.
If the GOP were interested in fighting at all, the House under Boehner and Ryan would have used the 2010 “Tea Party” election mandate to go through the federal budget line-by-line and eliminate the money flow to leftist organizations. Instead the GOP establishment joined the Democrats in media in going to war against the hand that gave them the House (i.e. the Tea Party). The rest is history.
That nonprofit NGOs money comes from us the taxpayers. The money is divided up into block grants and then sent out throughout the country. They are coming up with new organizations all the time.