A Washington Times article, "Democrats’ struggles in Congress sap enthusiasm for McAuliffe in Virginia," highlights President Biden's and other radical Democrats' predictable unpopularity. A new Quinnipiac poll documents this discontent and also paints a partisan divide on issues.
Republicans worry that porous borders mean drug and human
trafficking and MS-13 gang invasions and also that rising prices and drunken-sailor
government spending are bankrupting America. Democrats, by contrast, focus on controlling
the climate, mandating masks and vaccinations and getting the government to pay
for (and thus dictate) your healthcare.
Virginia gubernatorial candidates seek to energize their
respective bases by exploiting these issues while sprinkling in a few more.
Democrat Terry McAuliffe is pounding on the abortion industry's drum while
dissing parents who try to influence their children's education. Republican
Glen Youngkin promises to protect children from harm in both abortion clinics
and in leftist indoctrination classrooms.
Aside from the voter turnout factor, the winner in this and other
competitive races likely will be those candidates who not only energize their
base but also unite partisans on existential issues: protecting our nation with
a national defense strong enough to prevent China and Russia from taking over
the world; protecting personal and community safety through just and fair law enforcement;
and protecting the vulnerable among us with compassionate government safety
nets combined with the goal of maximum personal independence and
responsibility.
Such priorities are perhaps too common-sense for the alarming
number of partisans who appear to have lost their senses, but for those
remaining rational voters who still have ears to hear, it will prove a formula
for electoral victory and effective governance.
