VA-GOV 2017: Utter Panic and Doom (General election: Nov 7th)

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Does Perriello have any major electability issues?

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Aides to Warner and Kaine say that both Senators still back Northam.

Well, they are both centrist Democrats (Warner, moreso), so I'm not surprised.

Kaine is a pretty average Democrat, but he's obviously establishment.

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Nice to see a contested D primary. There goes the Democrats' cleared field advantage. I still think the Democrats are favored to hold this one, though.

Agreed. Republicans winning VA would be quite an upset, to say the least. Lean/Likely D.

An upset from our perspective, sure. But for all we know the Republican could have a solid polling lead in late October.

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Northam seems like a better fit for the stereotype of what Virginia is like, but he also seems kind of awful. Perriello, while I wish he was further left on social issues, at least sems like a real Democrat.

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Really heading left. I mean, I hope people get the hypocrisy (those that were anti-Clinton progressives for flip-flopping/"evolving") of this. I am very glad he is coming to the correct side, lucky for him it's when it may cost him the election otherwise...

Do you know of any specific people who opposed Clinton for flip-flopping and are now supporting Perriello?

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Northam attended the Women's March today.

As did Perriello.

I saw someone collecting signatures for Perriello at the Women's March.

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Northam attended the Women's March today.

As did Perriello.

I saw someone collecting signatures for Perriello at the Women's March.

Hopefully their petitions don't get thrown out for collecting non-VA sigs.

The guy was specifically asking for people from Virginia, so unless someone lied they should be good.

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The comment was bad but I'm not sure if it's campaign-ending. We'll see I guess.

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Yeah, what is Perriello's "disturbing" record on environmental issues?

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Northam is a symbol of upper-middle class democrats, which is awful.

Perriello is also an upper-middle class Democrat. There are a lot of them in Virginia. Get over yourself.

However unlike Northam, he isn't symbolism for the worst of the democratic party, those like yourself.

Oh christ we will never beat Trump if we create an "ideology purity test" for blue dogs an no-liberals yes progressives/Bernie's wing deserve a bigger seat at the table right now heck even maybe the drivers seat in 2020 but we shouldn't try to purge conservative dems like Manchin (who drives me nuts btw) or Northan

You realize the guy you are talking to is a user with a socialist flair and a quote from Salvador Allende in his/her flair who tends to call people to the right of his/her political views "human trash".

It's a lost cause.

That is wholly untrue, Sandatander is not human trash, Chairman Shanchez is ffine, DC Al fine is fine, so is RepublicanGoldwater as most people with a blue avatar.

Non-Swing Voter is the worst poster, with the worst politics and is human trash.

You included two of the worst right-wing posters in that.

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Northam is a symbol of upper-middle class democrats, which is awful.

Perriello is also an upper-middle class Democrat. There are a lot of them in Virginia. Get over yourself.

However unlike Northam, he isn't symbolism for the worst of the democratic party, those like yourself.

Oh christ we will never beat Trump if we create an "ideology purity test" for blue dogs an no-liberals yes progressives/Bernie's wing deserve a bigger seat at the table right now heck even maybe the drivers seat in 2020 but we shouldn't try to purge conservative dems like Manchin (who drives me nuts btw) or Northan

You realize the guy you are talking to is a user with a socialist flair and a quote from Salvador Allende in his/her flair who tends to call people to the right of his/her political views "human trash".

It's a lost cause.

That is wholly untrue, Sandatander is not human trash, Chairman Shanchez is ffine, DC Al fine is fine, so is RepublicanGoldwater as most people with a blue avatar.

Non-Swing Voter is the worst poster, with the worst politics and is human trash.

You included two of the worst right-wing posters in that.

Ideologically yes.

I was referring to Sanchez and Santander, although Santander can at least be entertaining.

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I'm starting to think Perriello is actually favored.

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Long 538 Perriello profile is somewhat newsy: Our Revolution may endorse Perriello soon, per Jeff Weaver. Perhaps even Sanders himself.

How much of a boon will that be in a state Hillary beat Bernie in by 30 points?

I'd imagine that Sanders currently has net-positive favorables among Virginia Democratic primary voters.