https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-women-are-staging-a-political-takeover-it-feels-like-a-taylor-swift-revenge-song/2018/11/07/523e298e-e29a-11e8-b759-3d88a5ce9e19_story.html?utm_term=.d464c9e029c5
Virginia women are staging a political takeover. It feels like a Taylor Swift revenge song.
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Before anyone in Virginia considers messing with women again, take a moment to look at Old Dominion’s official seal: A female warrior standing triumphant, spear in one hand, sword in the other, grinding her heel into the chest of a vanquished man splayed beneath her.
The only thing missing is the transvaginal probe in the guy’s hand.
Lady Virtue slaying tyranny was created in 1776 and actualized on Nov. 6, 2018, when women dominated Virginia’s midterm elections and helped Democrats retake the House of Representatives.
Welcome to revenge, boys, six years after Virginia became a national laughingstock as a cabal of male legislators in its House of Delegates tried to enact government-sponsored transvaginal probes.
[Why are Virginia lawmakers obsessed with our wombs?]
Women responded.
Three female Democrats helped flip the U.S. House Tuesday night, defeating Republican incumbents who had ruled over deep red Virginia territories.
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The pre-abortion transvaginal ultrasound proposal was so absurd that one of the dudes advocating for it was put on the deep freeze in his own marital bed when the topic came up. Del. David B. Albo (R-Fairfax) thought this was so hilarious, he brought a boombox to the Assembly floor and blasted wacka-wacka-wonk music when he told the story.
He said his wife called it a night — even though the red wine was popped and his kids were in bed — when the probe debate ended all smooth moves.
Ha. Ha. Joke’s on him. His seat is now held by Del. Kathy Tran (D-Fairfax), who nursed her 1-year-old daughter in the swearing-in ceremony last year after Albo retired.
Entertaining, definitely worth a read. There were some pretty misogynist ancient career-politicians in the Virginia House of Delegates and in Congress who've been replaced in the last few years by democratic women
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