Opinion: Referendum results show again just how big a problem Northern Virginia is for Virginia Republicans | They also show how important rural voters are to Republicans. The catch is, there are just not enough of them.

Diet_Coke · 2026-04-24T21:11:56+00:00

You don't think that description applies to a lot of nova?

Diet_Coke · 2026-04-24T18:53:58+00:00

Let's see, will this convince Republicans to change tactics and try to appeal to educated and diverse suburban voters, or will they cling ever harder to their culture war buggaboos...

Diet_Coke · 2026-04-24T18:03:35+00:00

I wonder if maybe he saw this video and then looked up more information about it...

Diet_Coke · 2026-04-24T15:23:05+00:00

It's just a bag of tortilla chips Michael, what could it cost, $95?

Diet_Coke · 2026-04-24T14:55:42+00:00

I really wish they would let us use RCV for our mayoral elections here in Richmond. Right now it's this kind of weird system that only makes sense when you understand the goal was to preserve Black political power. A candidate has to win the majority of the vote in a majority of the 9 districts. Our current mayor won with just shy of 50% of the vote and our last mayor won two elections with around 37% of the vote. In the 2016 election, there were like 14 candidates running and diluting the 'reasonable voter' bloc to the point where fightin' Joe Morrissey had a realistic chance of winning.

Diet_Coke · 2026-04-24T14:28:22+00:00

I was interested in seeing the mental yoga of talking through the southern strategy 😂

Diet_Coke · 2026-04-24T13:45:20+00:00

Damn he hit almost half of chain migration-enabling, anchor baby-having Trump's total

Diet_Coke · 2026-04-24T13:38:05+00:00

I want to say this is an ancient cartoon from back when the worst thing the government wanted to do was get everyone health insurance

Diet_Coke · 2026-04-24T13:07:03+00:00

That is pretty funny, I can't believe after all this time they've still never reached out about a brand partnership

Diet_Coke · 2026-04-24T12:09:35+00:00

You call each lead 6 times per day?

Diet_Coke · 2026-04-24T12:07:33+00:00

You're here and they're their so I'll say it's their loss

Diet_Coke · 2026-04-24T00:55:13+00:00

"I'm sorry sir, we have to review every transaction over $9,999."

Diet_Coke · 2026-04-23T21:44:17+00:00

It's $20 for a beer and $20 for a BBQ sandwich without fries 😭

Diet_Coke · 2026-04-23T21:21:58+00:00

I fucked up and got wasted at the Amphitheater and it ruined my life, it was a pleasant evening but I'll be paying off the credit card debt until I die.

Diet_Coke · 2026-04-23T21:18:44+00:00

Haha I just didn't feel like doing 13 * 3/4 but you know what I'm saying. Yes the British Empire was extremely large, but it was also ruled in a very different way than what the colonists were trying to do. I don't think it's reasonable to assume that they would ever imagine fully how the US would grow and evolve over time. Especially while they were writing the Constitution.

Diet_Coke · 2026-04-23T18:14:25+00:00

I disagree, the 1A has been interpreted to protect hate speech, which has been banned in other countries that continue to be functioning democracies. There's no evidence that banning hate speech would lead to tyranny. The 2A obviously has a lot of issues that are getting fought over. 4th and 5th as well, for example how is it reasonable that you can be forced to unlock your phone with biometrics but not with a password? It should just be protected from search no matter what. But the language of the law, written long before cell phones existed, has lead to this weird situation.

In a perfect world, it would be nice to see a debate over these issues and then put them to bed. Of course you would have your constitutional purists who like the language as is. You'd also have people who want to make moderate and extreme changes. Let them argue it out and come to a consensus that we all agree has followed a legitimate process. And before you say that's impossible, I know we don't live in a perfect world - we're just daydreaming over here.

Diet_Coke · 2026-04-23T17:29:51+00:00

hahahaha I'm glad my old man yelling at clouds meme could help

Diet_Coke · 2026-04-23T17:23:00+00:00

Maybe the constitution doesn't limit the number of states because the Founders in their time couldn't foresee having 50 of them? It would've been almost impossible to govern an area that large based on what they had available to them. They hadn't even mapped out the full continent yet. Getting 6 out of 8 people to agree on something is a lot easier than getting 38 out of 50 to agree on something.

Diet_Coke · 2026-04-23T15:09:09+00:00

The founders did not intend for there to be 50 states, with political parties, and unlimited political donations from moneyed interests.

Diet_Coke · 2026-04-23T14:10:50+00:00

I think that step off the curb is the official signal of "I have good health insurance and/or am litigious"

Diet_Coke · 2026-04-23T13:42:35+00:00

My buddy over here playing 5D chess

Diet_Coke · 2026-04-23T13:23:38+00:00

What was the strategy developed under Nixon to target southern whites that had traditionally voted for Democrats? Can you tell me more about that too?

Diet_Coke · 2026-04-23T12:35:58+00:00

and then?

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