donald trump isn t popular in virginia, that s part of the reason, but it s not the whole story. democrats won after embracing the dark side of politics, embracing fears and deepening divisions. ed gillespie was a pro-immigration moderate, but the readout liable allies in the press dismissed him as a waxy premises. it northam s allies ran the single ugliest political ad in living memory. a charge republicans want to hunt down and murder nonwhite children. the ad didn t take a political argument, it didn t take a position on taxes, crime, the environment, or schools, or anything that might make a statement or the country a better place. it s only purpose was to terrify and divide. this is the politics of racial hatred. vote for me because the other guy wants to murder your kids. our opponent isn t misguided, he s evil. there is no defending an ad like that, but democrats did it anyway. in the normal party, someone with perceived moral authority would have stepped forward to
popular in virginia, that s part of the reason, but it s not the whole story.n democrats won after embracing all the dark side of politics, embracing fears and deepening tribal divisions. in real life, ed gillespie was a pro-immigration moderate, but the reliable allies in the a white supremicist. northam s allies ran the single ugliest political ad in living memory. a charge republicans want to hunt down and murder nonwhite children. the ad didn t take a political argument, it didn t take a position on taxes, crime, the environment, or schools, or anything that might make a state or the country a better place. it s only purpose was to terrify and divide. this is the politics of racial hatred. vote for me because the other guy wants to murder your kids. our opponent isn t misguided, he s evil. there is no defending an ad like that, but democrats did it anyway. in a normal party, someone with perceived moral authority would have stepped forward to denounce the ad.