Virginia, the Mother of Presidents, the Tidewater Miracle which helped
birth a nation conceived in liberty, could be turning into another third-world
hell-hole. The state went blue in 2008 because of disgust with George W. Bush.
Then this red state went Democratic for two more election cycles, especially
when other blue states, which had flipped for Obama, then flipped back to
Trump—that’s bad news for Virginia and the country.
I
have written about my experience in the Old Dominion last month.
Recognizing that an intense race for Governor is taking place right now, I feel
compelled to speak out on the upcoming governor’s election, not just on behalf
of Virginians, but with a clear vision of awakening voters all over the country
about the dangers of illegal immigration. This crucial plank in the regressive
Left’s destructive agenda can still transform the country and destroy
everything we care about.
Its effects are already apparent in Virginia. The traffic is terrible. I
can’t believe how many freeways wanted me to pay tolls. Before arriving at my
hotel, I witnessed at least four car accidents along the way. Virginians, you
do not want Los Angeles style traffic. You are not prepared for it, and more
immigration, legal or illegal, will clog up your highways and byways like never
before.
Everywhere I went in Fairfax County last month, I found service
employees who barely spoke English. Even in Los Angeles I don’t run into so
many resident foreigners. Then the Virginians themselves told me what was
happening. One man—a health care professional—told me he was moving to North
Carolina by next year. Why? Illegal aliens. The housing costs are skyrocketing,
illegals are crowding into condos throughout the county area, and the crime
rates with it!
I shake my head writing this—How can this happen in Virginia! These
problems have bubbled over in California for the last ten years, even though California
has been turning blue over the last 30 years, but what’s happening in Virginia
is clear evidence that the Democratic Party has worked overtime to replicate
the California model.
Fairfax County is ground zero for what the entire state of Virginia
could turn into, and what much of California has already become. MS-13 gangs
have taken over the local schools. One parent told me during my visit how
quickly the entire region has changed. Kids
are getting kidnapped and killed in Virginia suburbs! Virginia is
transforming into South Los Angeles.
The Democratic Party in Virginia is not committed to public safety, but
committed to expanding their power base, and they are following the California
model to implement their plan. They are welcoming in illegal aliens and
refugees (predominantly unvetted). They want to allow felons to vote, and the
outgoing governor Terry McAuliffe pushed this proposal through by
unconstitutional executive order.
They are pushing regressive leftism at the expense of the taxpaying
residents, and all of this comes as a result of illegal immigration. Illegals
are lining up near gas stations and liquor stores looking for work. A massive
migration is pushing out solid, hard-working Virginians. What is the most
alarming about all of this, however, is how rapidly the changes have
overwhelmed the state. Immigration is such a flash point, that a little-known
economic professor defeated the House Majority leader in a stunning upset
during the primary in 2014!
Immigration is the one issue which statewide candidates in Virginia—and
across the country—need to talk about. And there may be the clinching point for
Gillespie to secure the win.
Now let’s look at the two candidates running for governor.
Ed Gillespie ran for US Senate in 2014, and nearly defeated US Senator
Mark Warner, whom everyone had deemed invincible. Warner was double digits ahead, yet triumphed
by less than one percent election night. Today, Gillespie
is running only single digits behind Ralph Northam, the current Lieutenant
Governor who lists himself as a veteran and pediatrician. Watching Northam’s
saccharine commercials makes me sick. This man claims to care about the quality
of life for Virginia’s children, but he cast the deciding vote against a
statewide ban on sanctuary cities.
Now, does Gillespie have flaws? Sure. While he has connectionsto the grassroots Republican
base, he also has major connections to the GOP Establishment. He was the RNC Chairman. He’s also made millions
in lobbying firms. Seeming to avoid controversy early on, Gillespie stressed
economic issues up to the June primary, but began pivoting to culture war
concerns during the general election. Those issues are resonating with the
public. Unlike some Republicans, he has learned his lesson, paying attention to
the concerns of his conservative base, not just the beltway.
Gillespie has gone as far as affirming that he will protect the
Confederate historical statues. That subject has been a winning issue. His real
strength lies in that he has exposed at length the detrimental pro-illegal
agenda proffered by his opponent. My advice to Gillespie: Don’t
let the polls fool you. The media has been skewing data for the last five
years, in desperate collusion with the corrupt, left-leaning globalist
Democratic Party. Keep plugging away on the major issues. Keeping hitting hard
on illegal immigration. Push hard on the public safety question, and make it a
priority to ban all sanctuary jurisdictions in the Commonwealth.
I cannot stress this enough to the Commonwealth voters: Don’t let the
Democrats take power in Alexandria. Your outgoing governor, Terry McAuliffe, has
been a southern, more soft-spoken version of California’s own Jerry Brown, with
voting rights granted to felons along with handouts to illegals. Another
Democrat (with a like-minded legislature) will allow illegal aliens to have
driver’s licenses, or even grant illegal alien youth in-state tuition and
perhaps permit sanctuary cities. These lawless policies have ruined California,
destroying the quality of life in our once Golden State. Virginia cannot weather another four years of
Democratic leadership.
Virginians, don’t allow your state to turn into California! Make
Virginia Great Again: Vote for Ed Gillespie for Governor!
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