The Spanberger Shuffle!

It's only been one day and Republicans are crying about government overreach by Virginia governor Abigail Spanberger.

First things first, we need to put an end to Third Way. The group has lead Democrats to countless defeats with this notion that the party must be moderate, centrist or conservative to win over swing voters. Yeah, moderation is needed but right now, it isn't working when so many people are tired of the status quo.

Swing voters is just code for white supremacists. I am tired of the Democratic Party trying to work across the aisle when the Republican Party is literally spitting in their faces.

Enough of being nice. The Trump Administration is not nice and they clearly are targeting states that have Democratic leaders.

Virginia is no different.

On Saturday, former congresswoman Abigail Spanberger became the first woman to be governor of the state. For only four years, Gov. Spanberger will have one term to undo the damage her predecessor Glenn Youngkin done to the state. 

Youngkin is planning on running again in 2029.

Democrats have a slim supermajority.

They have an opportunity to repair the damages that President Donald J. Trump did during his first year of his second term.

Spanberger has took office on Saturday and her first acts were to repeal the executive order that Youngkin had. The order is to end Virginia State Patrol, the Commonwealth bureau of investigation's assistance with Immigrant Customs and Enforcement. The executive order went into effect and it riled up MAGAland.

Spanberger signed 10 executive orders on her first day in office, outlining early priorities aimed at lowering costs, strengthening public schools and protecting Virginia’s economy.

Spanberger with husband and daughters present at swearing session.

The state's first woman governor signed 10 orders in total on Saturday at the Virginia State Capitol, calling them the opening steps of an administration focused on affordability and results.

“Today, we are responding to the moment,” Spanberger said. “We are setting the tone for what Virginians can expect over the next four years: pragmatic leadership focused on lowering costs and delivering results.”

The first three executive orders direct state agencies to submit reports within 90 days identifying ways to reduce living expenses, establish an Interagency Health Financing Task Force to improve efficiency and lower healthcare costs, and review regulations and permitting practices tied to housing development in an effort to reduce housing costs.

Additional orders focus on academic excellence in public schools, including literacy and mathematics instruction, and require a review of the state’s school performance framework. The education order also calls for a statewide listening tour involving students, parents and educators.

One seeks further review into the governing boards at Virginia colleges, and another directs efforts to improve literacy and mathematics scores and school accountability.

Spanberger also signed orders addressing the impact of federal workforce reductions, tariffs and healthcare cuts, reviewing appointments to higher education governing boards, and establishing protocols related to emergency authority and the governor’s chief of staff.

Another executive order establishes a statewide equal opportunity policy, while a separate law enforcement order rescinds a previous directive related to cooperation with federal civil immigration enforcement.

She told University Of Virginia board members appointed by Youngkin that they have a choice to resign or be fired out the cannon. 

She vows to end the shameful past of Virginia. Yeah, that Confederate bullshit still exists in Virginia. The state Republicans refuse to let go of the seditious traitors who fought to keep slavery, white nationalism and colonialism a part of the state's history.

Hopefully, she will incorporate Israel into the equation. She is still supportive of Israel and the Democratic Party is warned that continued support will depress turnout. 

Third Way want to keep the status quo active. It ain't happening.

The commonwealth also had a session in the state house. The delegation passed a referendum on the redistricting of the state. Republicans are outraged that the new congressional map will only isolate the Republican friendly districts to southeastern Virginia which has Lynchburg, Bristol, Blacksburg, Danville and parts of Roanoke.

The referendum will be on a special ballot. The voters will decide on whether the state will have a redistricting in the wake of Texas and Missouri doing their gerrymandering.

They also passed legislation to allow former felons to reestablish their voting rights, codify gay marriage and codify access to women's choice. 

Republicans fear they could lose four U.S. congressional districts if the voters decide on the measure. Republicans left a bad taste in the mouths of Northern Virginians when the president rolled out DOGE. The government shutdown also did some damage to the DMV.

Washington, DC and its surrounding areas which have Northern Virginia and Southern Maryland were affected by the government cuts. Republican leaning voters were affected by the government shutdown.

Former lieutenant governor Winsome Jerome-Sears, the former Republican gubernatorial nominee told the government workers affected to get over it. It pretty much sealed her fate. Racists didn't want a Black woman as their governor even if she was a Republican. 

Republicans need to figure out how to actually win over voters. Cause staying white in a rapidly changing demographic is not going to work for much longer.