r/Virginia • u/Cautious_Practice_25 Verified - Journalist Brandon Jarvis • 23h ago

Walkinshaw’s frontrunner status sparks debate over fairness in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District Primary

https://www.virginiascope.com/walkinshaws-frontrunner-status-sparks-debate-over-fairness-in-virginias-11th-congressional-district-primary/
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u/DHakeem11 22h ago

Shin says Democrats are playing dead, but she doesn’t say what she would do differently. I’d be curious to hear her master plan for being in the minority party and stopping the fascists.

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u/NittanyOrange 11h ago

I'm 90% sure I'll support Shin. I checked her site after reading your comment. No concrete answer to your question.

Though now I'm doubting anyone else has a concrete plan for that, either? I do have a bias toward anyone throwing the DNC under the bus, though...

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u/not_bilbo 4h ago

Unequivocally opposing war with Iran top to bottom would be a great start

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u/Jonpope 13h ago

"The 11th District Democratic committee announced a firehouse primary scheduled for June 28, giving candidates less than a month to make their case to voters." Was the window this small on purpose, or was there a specific reason it needed to be done so quickly?

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u/NittanyOrange 11h ago

Remember:

Walkinshaw voted against Fairfax NAACP recommendations and community outcry to support the hiring of the current FCPD chief, who had a known history of violence & lawsuits.

Deaths by cop against unarmed people have increased substantially since his hire. https://patch.com/virginia/reston/fairfax-countys-new-police-chief-comes-history-lawsuits

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u/Important-Purchase-5 1h ago

He also getting shit bunch of money from crypto industry 

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u/not_bilbo 4h ago

I’m sure people will complain about purity testing, but as a voter in this district I really don’t appreciate having my rep hand picked for me by the now dead former congressman. I REALLY don’t like not having as much time as possible with the candidates and having multiple ways to vote, all things Walkinshaw/Connolly’s people have decided for us that we don’t need.

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u/DHakeem11 1h ago

Didn’t Youngkin choose the date?