{"id":1007122,"date":"2021-11-13T10:44:22","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T15:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1007122"},"modified":"2021-11-13T10:44:28","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T15:44:28","slug":"elder-virginia-blows-up-the-larry-elder-was-the-wrong-candidate-narrative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elder-virginia-blows-up-the-larry-elder-was-the-wrong-candidate-narrative\/","title":{"rendered":"ELDER: Virginia Blows Up The \u2018Larry Elder-Was-The-Wrong-Candidate\u2019 Narrative"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felder-virginia-blows-up-the-larry-elder-was-the-wrong-candidate-narrative%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1007122&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>After the California gubernatorial recall election, many pundits, as well as my opponent\u2019s campaign manager, pushed the narrative that \u201cLarry Elder was a gift\u201d to Gov. Gavin Newsom. A kinder, gentler Republican, they insisted, who distanced himself from the loathsome former President Donald Trump, would have made all the difference in the world, despite the fact that 75% of California voters are registered as Democrats or independents.<\/p>\n<p>CNN\u2019s Lincoln Mitchell wrote: \u201cElder was precisely what Newsom needed to make the fear of Trumpism real in the eyes of California\u2019s substantial Democratic majority. Elder, a long-time conservative talk radio host, is well known among right-wing Californians, but many other voters have only gotten to know him in more recent weeks.\u201d A San Francisco Chronicle headline read: \u201cLarry Elder Is the Trumpist Who May Save Gavin Newsom\u2019s Job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the race, Politico asserted: \u201cBy Labor Day, Newsom had turned what started as an up-or-down vote on his governorship into a choice between him and Elder, the radio show host Newsom relentlessly tethered to Trump. \u2026 For Newsom, the emergence of Elder as the GOP\u2019s standard bearer was an unexpected gift.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Really?<\/p>\n<p>The treatment of Virginia governor-elect Glenn Youngkin and black lieutenant governor-elect Winsome Sears completely destroys the \u201cElder-was-the-wrong-kind-of-Republican\u201d analysis. The hysterical reaction to the Republican victory demonstrates that any Republican, especially a black one, would have faced the same unhinged attacks leveled against me during my campaign.<\/p>\n<p>After the Republican victory in Virginia, in which Sears, a black female Marine vet with a master\u2019s degree, was elected lieutenant governor, black MSNBC pundit Michael Eric Dyson said: \u201cThe problem is, here, they want white supremacy by ventriloquist effect. There is a black mouth moving but a white idea \u2026 running on the runway of the tongue of a figure who justifies and legitimates the white supremacist practices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I did not invite Trump to campaign for or with me. Neither did Youngkin. Like Youngkin, I support school choice, oppose vaccine mandates, and am pro-life. Unlike in the Youngkin race, Trump did not publicly endorse me. Still, Newsom described me as \u201cmore Trump than Trump.\u201d In Newsom\u2019s ungracious victory speech, he said: \u201cWe may have defeated Trump, but Trumpism is not dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>About Virginia, CNN\u2019s black pundit Van Jones said: \u201cThe stakes are high. When this election is over in Virginia, we will know. Have we seen the emergence of the delta variant of Trumpism? In other words, Youngkin, same disease, but<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the California gubernatorial recall election, many pundits, as well as my opponent\u2019s campaign manager, pushed the narrative that \u201cLarry Elder was a gift\u201d to Gov. Gavin Newsom. A kinder, gentler Republican, they insisted, who distanced himself from the loathsome former President Donald Trump, would have made all the difference in the world, despite the fact that 75% of California voters are registered as Democrats or independents.CNN\u2019s Lincoln Mitchell wrote: \u201cElder was precisely what Newsom needed to make the fear of Trumpism real in the eyes of California\u2019s substantial Democratic majority. Elder, a long-time conservative talk radio host, is well known among right-wing Californians, but many other voters have only gotten to know him in more recent weeks.\u201d A San Francisco Chronicle headline read: \u201cLarry Elder Is the Trumpist Who May Save Gavin Newsom\u2019s Job.\u201dAfter the race, Politico asserted: \u201cBy Labor Day, Newsom had turned what started as an up-or-down vote on his governorship into a choice between him and Elder, the radio show host Newsom relentlessly tethered to Trump. \u2026 For Newsom, the emergence of Elder as the GOP\u2019s standard bearer was an unexpected gift.\u201dReally?The treatment of Virginia governor-elect Glenn Youngkin and black lieutenant governor-elect Winsome Sears completely destroys the \u201cElder-was-the-wrong-kind-of-Republican\u201d analysis. The hysterical reaction to the Republican victory demonstrates that any Republican, especially a black one, would have faced the same unhinged attacks leveled against me during my campaign.After the Republican victory in Virginia, in which Sears, a black female Marine vet with a master\u2019s degree, was elected lieutenant governor, black MSNBC pundit Michael Eric Dyson said: \u201cThe problem is, here, they want white supremacy by ventriloquist effect. There is a black mouth moving but a white idea \u2026 running on the runway of the tongue of a figure who justifies and legitimates the white supremacist practices.\u201dI did not invite Trump to campaign for or with me. Neither did Youngkin. Like Youngkin, I support school choice, oppose vaccine mandates, and am pro-life. Unlike in the Youngkin race, Trump did not publicly endorse me. Still, Newsom described me as \u201cmore Trump than Trump.\u201d In Newsom\u2019s ungracious victory speech, he said: \u201cWe may have defeated Trump, but Trumpism is not dead.\u201dAbout Virginia, CNN\u2019s black pundit Van Jones said: \u201cThe stakes are high. When this election is over in Virginia, we will know. Have we seen the emergence of the delta variant of Trumpism? In other words, Youngkin, same disease, but spreads a lot faster and can get a lot more places.\u201dAfter Youngkin\u2019s victory, Jemele Hill, a black former ESPN host tweeted: \u201cIt\u2019s not the messaging, folks. This country simply loves white supremacy.\u201d Black MSNBC host Joy Reid said: \u201cYou have to be willing to vocalize that these Republicans are dangerous. \u2026 Stoking that kind of soft white nationalism eventually leads to the hardcore stuff. It leads to the Jan. 6 stuff.\u201d Soft white nationalism? Black NBC pundit Jason Johnson said: \u201cThis was about how white kids feel talking about what black kids go through. Let\u2019s just call it what it is.\u201dVirginia Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine said: \u201cIf you look at the Youngkin campaign, they\u2019ve made it about kind of invented inflated issues like critical race theory. \u2026 It\u2019s unheard of, and it hearkens back to a long tradition in Virginia history.\u201d The election of a black, female lieutenant governor, whose Jamaican immigrant father came to America with $1.75 in his pocket, \u201chearkens back to a long tradition in Virginia history\u201d of Jim Crow segregation? Black Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison said: \u201cThis is a dog whistle to divide people. \u2026 It is about racial divisions, racial hatred, racial animosity. \u2026 It\u2019s sad to see where the Republican Party is going because they have become a party of fascism and fear.\u201dDuring my race, a Los Angeles Times headline read: \u201cLarry Elder is the black face of white supremacy. You\u2019ve been warned.\u201d As for fellow \u201cwhite supremacist\u201d Lt. Gov.-elect Sears, it\u2019s nice to have company.The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.Larry Elder is a bestselling author and nationally syndicated radio talk show host. His latest book, \u201cThe New Trump Standard,\u201d is available in paperback from Amazon.com and for Nook, Kindle, iBooks and Google Play. To find out more about Larry Elder, or become an \u201cElderado,\u201d visit www.LarryElder.com. Follow Larry on Twitter @LarryElder. To read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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