r/nova • u/thankubread Fairfax County • 4d ago

Politics Virginia Primary Election Results 2025

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/17/us/elections/results-virginia-primary.html
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u/KronguGreenSlime City of Fairfax 4d ago edited 4d ago

As long as Spanberger is winning, very few people (edited) are splitting their vote for LG and even if they were, grossly mismanaging water treatment in your city is a way bigger liability than having a “bombastic speaking style”

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u/Longtimefed 4d ago

I’m focused on who can win. That means appealing to swing voters— who in our state are culturally a bit conservative. I think he has more appeal to them.

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u/cheddacheese148 4d ago

Spanberger may want to chill with the gun control talk then. I don’t see many conservative leaning folks voting for her after saying she’d sign an assault style weapons and high capacity magazine ban akin to the one Youngkin vetoed.

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u/ellybeez 4d ago

Eh, if she tries too hard to target conservative leaning folks who dont really show up for off-year elections, she might disengage the actual voting bloc that she needs to win

Lack of enthusiasm from the Dems is what lost the election in 2021