Virginia is for losers; the trouble is, they’re winning, at least for now

The Morning Briefing: Abigail Spanberger's Virginia Is a Creepy, Commie Place

Gosh, it seems like only four short years ago that there was a lot to be excited about for Republicans and conservatives in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Republicans Glenn Youngkin and Winsome Earle-Sears had just taken over the reins of government as governor and lieutenant governor, respectively. The Grand Old Party surprised everyone by winning back control of Virginia's House of Delegates. There was also some rightward upheaval in some woke school boards. It was an all-around good vibe for GOP types. 

Here in the Year of Our Lord 2026, that Virginia seems like something from the very distant past. Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger is leading an unhinged leftist revival in Virginia that has been rather horrifying in its swiftness. Democrats have complete control of the government now and the wraith-like Spanberger has them all whipped into a frenzy and ready to charge off of the radical progressive cliff as quickly as they can.

For most of the first few months that Spanberger and her fellow Dems were in charge, they had been concentrating on shredding the Second Amendment rights of the citizens of Virginia. Now, they've turned their attention to doing what Democrats do best: destroying the integrity of our elections. This is from my Townhall colleague Joseph Chalfant:

In another move to capture power, Virginia Democrats have signed the state onto the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, an agreement to award the state’s electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote even if the state would have otherwise granted its electoral votes to the other candidate.

[CT Democrats;2018; and Maine’s; 2024, have also voted to throw away their own states’ votes in the hope that the larger Blue States will carry the day for progressives — Ed]

This is part of a national effort by Dem-run states to circumvent the Electoral College. The effort is called the National Popular Vote Compact. It is going to need more states to sign onto it before its Constitution-destroying mission is complete. Democrats are very patient when it comes to their plans to destroy the Republic. 

Spanberger laughably ran as a moderate. Democrats who run as moderates are the modern American political equivalent of Lucy telling Charlie Brown that she won't pull the football away. The people of Virginia are quickly figuring out that they've been had. Spangberger's approval numbers are dismal, which my friend and HotAir colleague John Sexton wrote about.

Maybe the whiplash from Youngkin to Spanberger will make Virginia voters snap out of it and help them avoid the aforementioned cliff. That's highly unlikely, given the pollution of federal employees that has been plaguing the commonwealth. 

For now, Virginia remains the current Mother of All Cautionary Tales. As I wrote in March, never forget how quickly things can go "Full Spanberger." Like infamous fake moderate Joe Biden, she's doing damage at a pace that is going to be difficult to undo.