You thought you had seen all the MSNBC chaos over the Virginia governor’s election result and the down ballot races. However, we found plenty more from late Tuesday and Wednesday. These included the denial and hysteria that accompanied the loss of Virginia’s governorship.
Co-hosts Rachel Maddow, Joy Reid, and Brian Williams had departed for the night and gave way to weekend morning pundit Ali Velshi and 11th Hour host Lyin’ Brian Williams, but the takes remained plentiful as MSNBCers lashed out at Republicans as a band of Q-Anon supporters that teamed with “soccer dad”Glenn Youngkin wins based upon a “racist”Campaign of “whiteness.”
Go to the Hot Takes for the First 75 Minutes of Coverage (6:45 p.m. Eastern to 8:00 P.M. Eastern). Click here. Click here to see the disgusting bile of the primetime hours, 8:00 PM Eastern to 11:00 PM Eastern. Click here
Like the one before, this post includes the invading body snatchers scorchers. It is presented as a Notable Quoteables-style list.
ROGGED! Youngkin ‘Ran on a Number of Lies,’ GOP Is ‘Nothing But Lying’
“Youngkin basically ran on a number of lies, one of which is critical race theory being — he was going to end it being taught in our schools. But it was not being taught in their schools. Also, the Republican Party now is just a party of — they just tell lies. The election was stolen. The insurrection was — wasn’t an insurrection. This was false flag operations. I think we have to deal with that and I think we have to find an effective strategy to — to have the American people understand that they’re just — they have nothing but lying right now.”
— Former Senator Al Franken (D-MN), 11:33 p.m. Eastern.
‘Racist’ ‘Soccer Dad’ Youngkin Peddled ‘Dog Whistles’ in ‘Sweater Vest’ for ‘White Women’
“We know that the last issue that voters said resonated the most with them came from Youngkin’s campaign, came from this pseudo-argument about education when we know he was, in fact, putting out racist dog whistles that absolutely targeted white women voters who Virginia saw swing back to Republicans…[T]He is open to taking in a more moderate Republican. Trump still continues to use the racist theme. They were just wrapped in sweater vests that look like soccer dads. I am sure Republicans will attempt to run for the presidency in the next midterm elections. And it’s critical that Democrats come up with a response to that, that not only counteracts the lies that the GOP is running on, but also their swing towards…[w]hite supremacy as well, I’m talking about the insurrection, I’m talking about all of the times that members of Congress and the GOP have said it was normal tourist visit. Democrats should remind voters about all this.[.]”
— Democratic strategist and MSNBC contributor Juanita Tolliver, 12:11 a.m. Eastern.
Fretting Republicans Are Celebrating ‘Too Much’
“I think there’s too much early celebration among Republicans that Glenn Youngkin is the new mold, the post-Trump candidate and a way for the party to pivot. It’s going to be very different next year for congressional and federal candidates in the House and Senate to separate away from the former President, who will loom very large in the ‘22 campaigns with his endorsed candidates…It will be harder for people to talk about whether or not they support Kevin McCarthy for speaker, what do they think of the Big Lie. That’s just going to be a separate kind of question entirely.”
— Real Clear Politics editor A.B. Stoddard, 11:20 p.m. Eastern.
Midterm Elections: What’s it about?Mitch McConnell
“I think we also have to make sure we talk not just about Donald Trump but Mitch McConnell. Mitch McConnell, the unpopularest politician in America. The poll included rural Americans. The poll showed that he was unpopular among all those who know the names of politicians. Und he is the man who wants to control everything, prevent all the good stuff from happening. And I don’t believe most Americans care that Mitch McConnell is the face they constantly look at.[.]”
— Former Missouri Democratic Senator and MSNBC contributor Claire McCaskill, 11:38 p.m. Eastern.
Voters ‘Were Okay With the Dog Whistles of Racism’ and Lies About CRT
“Well, I think what was very clear is they were okay with the dog whistles of racism, and then they were able to center it very much on this case, but we saw in Virginia, school schools, schools. Terry McAuliffe’s greatest challenge was when he stated that parents should not be allowed to attend schools. Republicans responded by saying nobody. Let’s also not forget that Virginia isn’t a state where critical race theory is a common theme. But it is a bellwether of what we’re going to start seeing in other states[.]”
— Voto Latino CEO and MSNBC political analyst Maria Teresa Kumar, 1:29 a.m. Eastern.
WHOA: Never Trumper Says Dems Need to Focus on ‘Concerns’ of Voters
“[T]It should be a wake up call for Democrats. The Democrats don’t have one problem. They have many. In rural Virginia, there was a significant shift. Turnout is the one area I believe Democrats can be proud of tonight. It was clear that the Democratic enthusiasm was present. It was just that Republican enthusiasm was higher than ever and — and, you know a lot of times we forget to talk about the fact that there are swing voters out there. People are changing their mind. There were voters…that voted for Joe Biden and then came out and voted for a Republican for governor and I think that Democrats need to really internalize that and — and think about, you know, what is it that is alienating those voters. I think some of it is what’s happening with the economy and the coronavirus right now. And I think some of it is the messaging coming from Washington is not a message — is not a message that is connecting with the concerns of these voters. We’re seeing gas prices going up, you know, who are concerned about the fact that their kids, you know, were in hybrid school for so long and — and — and now, they’re hearing from Washington, which is just Democrats infighting over how many trillions of dollars they can spend. That needs to change. There needs to be a pivot from Washington that is addressing the concerns of these voters.”
— Bulwark editor Tim Miller, 12:40 a.m. Eastern.
Begrudgingly Admitting Youngkin Had a ‘Soaring’ Victory Speech
“Right at the beginning of the hour we heard Glenn Youngkin speak…There were some interesting stuff in what he said. The speech was high-energy, full of big words. He spoke about the restoration of excellence in schools. There he discussed budgets for classrooms and teachers, as well as other things, such making kids more critical thinkers. He talked about a curriculum that includes listening to parents, teaching kids how to think, not what to think, preserving qualified immunity.”
— Velshi, 1:26 a.m. Eastern.
Dems Need to ‘Address’ GOP’s ‘Racial Priming’ of Voters, Going to ‘Fantasy Land’
“I also think that we need to figure out a way to address these cultural wedge issues, the racial priming that Republicans have engaged in successfully tonight, the taking of fantasy land and making that politically, ‘a real issue’ like critical race theory, that is anything but. Democrats are yet to come up with a solution. This is what we need. It is important to only use those issues for our benefit. Youngkin is not a supporter of abortion rights. I did not see any discussion about this. I didn’t see much conversation about a sensible path on immigration.”
— Former HUD Secretary Julian Castro, 11:52 p.m. Eastern.
‘We Should Say Over and Over’ That CRT Isn’t in Schools
“‘Okay, he’s talking about our economy, he’s talking about our education.’ Though again, I think we — as everyone has said and we should say over and over, that critical race theory is not being taught in schools and that was something he talked about a lot. What he did not talk about today was critical race theory.”
— Politico correspondent Eugene Daniels, 1:33 a.m. Eastern.
You guys, don’t lose heart! We don’t know what next year holds!
“The one thing we have seen is that all the people who are going to prognosticate about what this means for — for coming elections, let’s just remember a year ago the conversation was incredibly different as we see how it’s played out tonight. Nobody sitting here today can tell you with any certainty what the heck we’re going to be talking about a year from now. That is an opportunity for the Democrats to get engaged, change their tactics, become aggressive, and start defining the Democratic — Republican Party for what it is.”
— Former House Republican aide, former Lincoln Project adviser, DNC adviser, and MSNBC contributor Kurt Bardella, 2:14 a.m. Eastern.
Youngkin Voters to Q.Anon. People Coming to Dallas to Seek JFK Jr.
“[P]Today, many people showed up at Dealey Plaza, Dallas, because there was a rumor that John F. Kennedy Jr. (who’s been hiding for the whole time and which surprised his family after his 1999 death) would be returning to us as Donald Trump’s running mate. That’s it. A fair amount of people arrived at Dealey Plaza only to be disappointed when they got home. They could have avoided the trip. It’s a roundabout way of asking you just how much Trumpism is going to be on the ballot across this country in 2022.”
— Williams to Franken, 11:34 p.m. Eastern.
Education Is ‘Code for’ Not Wanting CRT Though It ‘Doesn’t Actually Happen’
“The economy actually turns out to be the biggest issue for voters. They said education strangely was the second most important. And I — I don’t know if that really means education, or that’s, as Maria was saying, code for I don’t want critical race theory taught to my kids in school, which doesn’t actually happen.”
— Velshi, 2:15 a.m. Eastern.
Dems Need to Hit a ‘Reset Button’ Against ‘Sweat Vest,’ Pro-‘Whiteness’ Youngkin
“[Democrats]Should be pressing the reset key, setting a new standard in how they handle these racist, hateful dog whistles, lies and threats from the GOP. Also, they should reset their approach to selling policies to voters. They’re fighting tooth and nail for them…I assure you that the sweater vest, very nice, soccer dad model that Youngkin has put out there, this new — like, I’m a palatable version who still says similar things that Trump said, especially when he — we saw his closing arguments about what he dubbed education when, in reality, it was about race and — and whiteness, when he put that out there, people responded to it. Democrats need to respond with something substantive[.]”
— Tolliver, 11:17 p.m. Eastern.
Welcoming back Reality Miller and Williams Recognize That Life is Hard Right Now
Williams “I know what I paid per gallon this weekend. Every pump should have a mortgage lender near it. It is known that there are parts in the dishwashers. If you try to call them for replacement parts or new dishwashers, they will just chuckle. And I know that you can’t get a car. You can’t order a new car. You can’t order a new car. These are current and present issues in American homes and, Tim, to your point, it’s like the Democrats are saying, “whatever you do, don’t talk about these — these lifestyle issues that are affecting each and every American.”
Miller: “Yeah and look. You know, Joe Biden can’t wave a magic wand and make some of the supply chain issues go away and so the prices go down. But what they can do is — is — in politics, is adjust the message to talk about the things that people are concerned about. Take Virginia as an example. Everyone was talking about Trump and critical race theory. Youngkin ran advertisements that spoke about the need to eliminate the grocery tax because prices went up in grocery stores. This is exactly what you would expect. What would that have done for people’s grocery bills next week? No, but it showed that he’s being responsive to things that people are worried about. And I think if you listened to the conversation happening in Washington about the BIF and the BBB and the human infrastructure and all this, it’s a disconnect from — from what people are — are really concerned about the right now and I think that you’re seeing the impact of that in these — in these elections today.”
Williams “100 percent.”
— Conversation during MSNBC coverage, 12:44 a.m. Eastern.
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