In addition to bashing MAGA, state Democrats have launched what University of Mary Washington political scientist Stephen Farnsworth calls a much more focused, policy-driven response to Trump than Democrats in Congress have so far managed.
“Members of the Congress seem more shell-shocked and slower to engage as a group,” Farnsworth said. “The Democratic caucus in Virginia has shown a much more unified strategy for controlling the narrative. … They’ve given voters a very clear sense of the direction of the commonwealth if Democrats do prevail in November.”