and have my finger on the pulse of whats going on there politically.

even tho a lot of people werent really excited about voting for him (he was a pretty dry candidate) a lot of anti-trump and anti-va-gop sentiment drove him across the finish line in big numbers.

his 1st act as governor was almost backing away from a promise to expand medicaid (he started to sound like a republican pushing for work requirements). but ultimately he came to his sense and got it through.

after that...the sense was that a lot of people were warming up to him (happened with the previous governor). he was one of the most popular 1st termers in the nation.

this shit came outta left field tho and will wreck him. it could wreck the entire state party too if he doesnt bounce quickly.