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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Most Self-Righteous Political Act of 2017 Just Took Place in the VA Governor's Race
The left-wing firing squad is back.
The geniuses at Democracy for America, the organization that grew out of Howard Deans 2004 presidential campaign, have un-endorsed (without ever having actually endorsed him in the first place) Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ralph Northam over a recent flip-flop on sanctuary cities.
Its the most appallingly self-righteous and idiotic thing thats happened in American politics this year. And this has been a year filled with self-righteous and idiotic things.
Northam once cast a crucial vote against a bill banning sanctuary cities in Virginia. He did so because, he explained, there were no sanctuary cities in Virginia. Republican Ed Gillespie, once a country-club Yankee Republican now trying to reincarnate himself as Jeff Sessions, has been hammering him on it. So Northam flipped.
Though he has said he opposes sanctuary cities, this past week he conceded that hed sign a bill banning them. Its cowardly. Its probably bad politics, too. Its better politics to take your lumps and turn it into a character issue by proving that you have a backbone. People respect that even if they disagree with your position.
All of these things should matter to DFA. But theyve apparently been trumped by the fact that Northam changed his position on one issue. Which, by the way, is a totally theoretical issue since there still is not a single sanctuary city in the state! So its not as if Governor Northam would be driving around the state ripping down Harrisonburg Is a Sanctuary City signs. There are none! WTF is the matter with these people?
https://www.thedailybeast.com/hey-dfa-wtf-are-yhe-most-self-righteous-political-act-of-2017-just-took-place-in-the-va-governors-race?source=twitter&via=desktop
Link to tweet
Bleacher Creature
(11,257 posts)Not only is this accurate, there's a link to a Breitbart article in the "News" section.
http://www.democracyforamerica.com
Despicable.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)A fucking bunch of hypocrites.
Bleacher Creature
(11,257 posts)It would empower Trump and convince other Republicans that racist, xenophobic tactics work.
And it looks like Dean took the next step and cut ties to them. Good for him.
Link to tweet
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)on Hillarys team and DFA endorsed Bernie.
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)I feel like there's a troll in their midst and they just got seriously duped.
Put some "perfectionist liberals" in the mix, but they're actually right wingers or they detest the middle, and pow, you've created an environment where literally nothing gets done.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,002 posts)leftofcool
(19,460 posts)FSogol
(45,488 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,002 posts)In a race of one non-sanctuary supporter versus another non-sanctuary supporter, they tried to take out the non-sanctuary support so that the other non-sanctuary supporter would be able to get in and do all the things against DFA's agenda that the other non-sanctuary supporter would support DFA on.
Are DFA geniuses or clueless?
One thing for sure, they guaranteed that a non-sanctuary supporter will win.
FakeNoose
(32,645 posts)So stupid, so unnecessary.
mcar
(42,334 posts)If Gillespie wins, Northam's team can point to this as a reason. And, 2018 will be full on Nazi.
pnwmom
(108,980 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,823 posts)Scruffy1
(3,256 posts)I sincerely doubt that many virginia voters subscribe to FDA and those that do wouldn't vote for Gilespie anyway. We all need to stop overreacting.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)lapucelle
(18,268 posts)self-righteous (adj):
having or characterized by a certainty, especially an unfounded one, that one is totally correct or morally superior.
Sounds right to me.
Kentonio
(4,377 posts)One short of a constitutional convention. If that isn't enough to scare us into acting as a united group, then nothing will be.