See below for the latest in the Virginia Republicans’ increasingly nasty civil war, which started last Friday when Gov. Glenn Youngkin demanded that the Republicans’ presumptive 2025 Lt. Governor nominee, John Reid, step aside.
First, check this out from Brandon Jarvis of Virginia Scope : “John Reid sent Matt Moran, who runs Spirit of Virginia — which is Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s PAC — a cease and desist [Monday]…The letter directs Moran and anyone ‘who were involved in the dissemination of information to the press including but not limited to Graham Moomaw and Brandon Jarvis.'” I’m not sure what that means, exactly – is Reid saying the media shouldn’t report on the allegations against him by Glenn Youngkin’s people? Clearly, it’s newsworthy for the *governor* to be doing this, and it’s the media’s job to inform the public about what’s going on…
Also, check out the Virginia Scope article, which among other things reports, “As of Monday night, a Google search of ‘JRdeux’ still shows results with likes and reposts of naked men from the account.”
Next, here’s John Reid this morning stating, “If people thought I was bluffing – I was NOT! I will NOT be abused or blackmailed!! By ANYONE.” (including “supposed ‘friends'”).
Third, here’s John Reid comparing his situation to that of Justin Fairfax, who “was accused of horrible things,” and who John Reid “DEFENDED” when that happened – “just at the moment that he might become Governor.” According to Reid, “If they’d do it to a rising black man within the Democrat [sic] party…I should’ve known that they’d do the same thing to me to try to keep a gay man from winning.”
Finally, Reid says this is “about saving Virginia” (from what? Glenn Youngkin? LOL), and again that he “refuse[s] to be bullied.”
The problem for the Virginia Republican Part is that this situation appears not only NOT to be blowing over, but if anything to be ESCALATING, with various people in the party taking sides (e.g., George Allen not surprisingly taking the side of his former aide; the Arlington GOP seemingly wanting to take action against Glenn oungkin and/or Youngkin’s people; Donald Trump’s former Virginia Chair, John Fredericks, calling on Reid to step aside and comparing him to the Mark Robinson disaster – for Republicans, that is – in North Carolina; etc.).
Meanwhile, Democrats are sitting back and enjoying this, as Youngkin seemingly weakens himself and as Virginia Republicans tear themselves apart heading into crucial elections for governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General and every House of Delegates seat. Was all this part of Youngkin’s plan? Highly doubtful, but this is the end result…
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