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Virginia Gerrymandering Shows Cheating is the Left’s Only Chance
It is already a known factor that the left cannot win without cheating. That’s been clear for over six years now. And the latest gerrymandering efforts in Virginia prove this point. Virginia is a purple state. It just recently had a republican governor, and a good one. The current house makeup of Virginia is 6 Democrats and 5 Republicans, which is just about the exact ratio of their political makeup. But now, with this latest resolution, it is likely to become 10 to 1 in favor of the cheating left, hardly representative of the state’s makeup.
The new communist governor of Virginia (who ran as a moderate, then immediately showed her true colors) and other state politicians have been making the claim that this was a reaction to Texas doing the same thing. But that is rooted in fallacy, as the left has been gerrymandering states for decades. The states of California (43D, 9R), Connecticut (5D, 0R), Illinois (14D, 3R), Maryland (7D, 1R), Massachusetts (9D, 0R), New Jersey (9D, 3R), New York (19D, 7R), Oregon (5D, 1R), and Washington (8D, 2R), all have gerrymandered districts where the makeup does not remotely represent the state’s political leanings.
The Manipulation of Data Leads to False Narratives
Sometimes, you cannot believe what is right in front of your face. When it comes to the left, that “sometimes” becomes “always.” They know how to manipulate data to make their obnoxious claims appear to be true. How does the left get away with lying consistently? By making their lies seem like the truth, of course. Here are some of the biggest examples.
Lie #1: Blue states subsidize red states. This one has been going around lately. They say that more federal money goes to red states than blue ones, but this is only because there are more red states than blue ones with smaller populations, so a bigger percentage of their budget is reached with the same money. Blue states spend more than red states, so a higher percentage of overall spending is reached more quickly in red states. Also, since older people tend to live in red states, the amount of money going to social security is counted towards the states they live in. If it were broken down per capita, and not dishonestly as the left tells you, blue states receive considerably more. The percentages liberals throw out there are skewed to fit their narrative.
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Trust Trump, Just Not His Endorsements
When it comes to President Trump, he’s absolutely been a net positive for this country. The America First initiatives, closing of the border, deportation of illegal aliens, revitalization of our military (taking the woke out of it and record recruiting), and protection of the homeland from our enemies have all been spot on. However, the man isn’t perfect, and unlike the left, who have no diversity of thought (some might call that a cult), we here on the right know how to call a spade a spade. It isn’t unhealthy to have debate within our own party, quite the opposite in fact. One area in which the president has left something to be desired is in his endorsements.
Yesterday, President Trump wrote the following on Truth Social: “Senator Lindsey Graham is doing a fantastic job. He is running against a LUNATIC named Mark Lynch, who supports perhaps the worst Congressman in the history of our country, Thomas Massie, of the great commonwealth of Kentucky. I don’t have to go into great detail, but needless to say, Mark Lynch would be a DISASTER for the Republican Party, and Lindsey Graham just, GETS THE JOB DONE. VOTE FOR LINDSEY ALL THE WAY. MAGA! President DONALD J. TRUMP”
So much to dissect there. First of all, President Trump does not know Mark Lynch. They never met. Mark Lynch is a principled conservative, a family man, a man of God, and the exact right fit for the people of South Carolina, whose citizens (not necessarily their representation) are quite conservative. Lindsey Graham can make none of those same claims. His conservative voting record is 57% lifetime. Barely over the line from being a Democrat. He supports war, amnesty, USAID, and stabs Trump in the back regularly. (For more on this, see “Fake Republicans and Their Support of Lindsey Graham” from 4/8/26.) Lindsey Graham has no family. He is not a man of God by any means. Recently, he took a trip to Disney World, where he was seen holding a magic wand. Real beta stuff. Many are wondering if he has the dress to match the wand. Does he have nothing better to do during a government shutdown?
Fake Republicans and Their Support of Lindsey Graham
The South Carolina so-called “Republican” shills keep outing themselves. These establishment types, who do not care about regular people, think that if they glom on to politicians, they hold some kind of moral high ground. It is quite the opposite. Even worse, they talk down to others, especially those who call them out for what they are. They know politicians, so they know more than you. “I know people, you don’t.” They are the ones with an ear to the inside, you are not. That type of attitude is rampant among these people, and it makes grass roots patriots like myself sick.
Putting this into context, I have been very vocal in my aversion to Lindsey Graham and my desire to see him thrown out of the Senate, a desire shared by an increasingly larger number of South Carolinians. In 2023, while President Trump was on the campaign trail in Pickens County, Lindsey was booed off the stage. He spoke for six minutes, but chants of “traitor” drowned him out. It was glorious, as the people were telling us it is time for a change, and the best part is that Pickens is Graham’s home county. Now, since 2026 is an election year for him, he has conveniently attached himself to President Trump and his agenda once again.
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