Virginia’s most socially conservative state lawmaker was ousted from office Tuesday by Danica Roem, a Democrat who will be one of the nation’s first openly transgender elected officials and who embodies much of what Del. Robert G. Marshall fought against in Richmond.Marshall ran the usual hate-based campaign that one might have expected of his political leanings.
The race focused on traffic and other local issues in suburban Prince William County but also exposed the nation’s fault lines over gender identity. It pitted a 33-year-old former journalist who began her physical gender transition four years ago against a 13-term incumbent who called himself Virginia’s “chief homophobe” and earlier this year introduced a “bathroom bill” that died in committee.
He lost by nine points.
Also, Chris Chrities's lieutenant governor, Kim Guadagno, sought to step up into his job. She was shellacked. Whether the NJ voters were in an anti-Trump mood or Guadagno couldn't escape Christie's stench will be fodder for the local pundits.
The first 'good' news from Politics since the fall of the USA last November.
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I won't be lulled into complacency, but last night was a good night.
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https://splinternews.com/first-openly-trans-woman-of-color-elected-to-minneapoli-1820238594
-Doug in Oakland
Good to be almost rid of Christie and his minions. Oops - did not mean to insult minions.
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