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A Virginia Circuit Court Finds Youngkin’s Withdrawal from RGGI ‘Unlawful’ (insideclimatenews.org)
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[–] Quill7513 7 points 10 hours ago

Glenn Youngkin sucks, but also, the democrats suck for not recognizing that if you're running ads saying "a vote for glenn youngkin is a vote for donald trump" and the republicans are running ads saying "a vote for glenn youngkin is a vote for donald trump" you might have a problem on their hands. so glad the dems could test their strategy in virginia, lose, and then learn NOTHING