I’m not convinced this would be as embarrassing as some folks in this thread make it out to be. Virginia might be shitlib city, but the primary field will be crowded - the current lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax and former governor Terry McAuliffe have already declared - and if more shitters join the field it’s possible Carter could win a tight primary with 30 or 35% of the vote. Remember in 2018, Andrew Gillum snagged the Democratic nod in Florida with 34% of the vote after the libs split the vote.
I think that’s what Carter means when he “sees a path” - if enough shitters jump in the race the race becomes easier for a serious leftist to win.
The problem is that if that happens, their class conscoiousness kicks in and they unite to defeat the leftist candidate, just like what happened with Bernie.
I’m not convinced this would be as embarrassing as some folks in this thread make it out to be. Virginia might be shitlib city, but the primary field will be crowded - the current lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax and former governor Terry McAuliffe have already declared - and if more shitters join the field it’s possible Carter could win a tight primary with 30 or 35% of the vote. Remember in 2018, Andrew Gillum snagged the Democratic nod in Florida with 34% of the vote after the libs split the vote.
I think that’s what Carter means when he “sees a path” - if enough shitters jump in the race the race becomes easier for a serious leftist to win.
The problem is that if that happens, their class conscoiousness kicks in and they unite to defeat the leftist candidate, just like what happened with Bernie.