In a last-ditch effort of desperation, five staffers associated with the campaign of Democrat Terry McAuliffe were caught playing the part of “white supremacists” standing in front of Republican Glenn Youngkin’s campaign bus at a stop in Charlottesville on Friday.
It started earlier this morning with a tweet from a local reporter alleging that the individuals standing in front of the bus were Youngkin supporters, though the circumstances were a blatant political setup:
These men approached @GlennYoungkin’s bus as it pulled up saying what sounded like, “We’re all in for Glenn.” Here they are standing in front of the bus as his campaign event at Guadalajara started.@NBC29 pic.twitter.com/l681ejyBjc
— Elizabeth Holmes (@holmes_reports) October 29, 2021
It didn’t take long for other Twitter uses to begin identifying the individuals as all being associated with the campaign of Terry McAuliffe, and other Democratic Party organizations in Virginia.
One man was identified as the financial director for the Young VA Democrats. After being noticed, his social media accounts went dark:
https://twitter.com/TrumpJew2/status/1454148274319933448
Another man clearly resembles a McAuliffe campaign staffer that has appeared alongside the Democratic candidate several times:
Hey @TerryMcAuliffe, your staffers are morons. #Caught pic.twitter.com/VpMNjI7AKe
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) October 29, 2021
The woman in the photo was also identified as being part of the Democratic Party of Virginia, another McAuliffe plant sent specifically to harass Youngkin in Charlottesville:
? I am now confident that we have identified the woman in this group of political actors as Colleen Wachenfeld, with @vademocrats. pic.twitter.com/qySknRSUrd
— Alec Sears (@alec_sears) October 29, 2021
Images of the individuals standing by the bus have been heavily shared and praised among top Democratic activist accounts in Virginia, another clear sign that the McAuliffe campaign is behind the blatantly desperate political move:
Notice that the only people interacting with this story are Democratic Political Operatives, all retweeted by Parkhomenko. pic.twitter.com/Dj4Ykc3ZC7
— Alec Sears (@alec_sears) October 29, 2021
The McAuliffe campaign is on the ropes in poll after poll, he has lost momentum and has nothing more to offer than sending his own staffers, armed with tiki torches, down to the Youngkin rally to remind voters what a sleazy dirtbag he is.
The best tweet summing up this issue, however, pointed out that Democrats enjoy using issues of race when it suits them:
Between Ralph Northam’s Blackface and Terry McAuliffe’s black white supremacist, one might think Virginia Democrats have no respect for people of color, seeing them only as props and pawns.
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) October 29, 2021
Truly an embarrassing episode for Democrats everywhere and a new low for politics in Virginia. Voters will punish Mcauliffe on Tuesday and send him packing far away from Richmond.
Update
The Lincoln Project, a virulent group of washed-up “NeverTrump” Republicans claimed responsibility for the display today in Charlottesville. The group was clearly working in tandem with the McAuliffe campaign as almost all of the individuals standing by the bus with tiki torches have been identified and are on the payroll of or volunteers for the Democratic Party of Virginia or the McCauliffe campaign in some capacity.
Behold, the Trump derangement syndrome is still alive and well as the Lincoln Project, a disgraced group led by a pedophile, released a statement today:
So the Lincoln Project was behind the Tiki Torch thing today. pic.twitter.com/XSLiK3oVzk
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) October 29, 2021
The fact that McAuliffe’s campaign and staffers began circulating the photo immediately speaks to coordination with the campaign. A shameful act that, to be honest, is more embarrassing for Democrats than it is damaging to anyone.
One potential theory seems like a real possibility to keep the backlash from further dragging down McAuliffe’s failing campaign:
My theory is VA Dems were so desperate to change their poll numbers that they actually sought the advice of the Lincoln Project.
And then LP took the fall when it backfired
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) October 29, 2021
How anyone in their right mind thought this would be an effective attack against Glenn Youngkin is beyond comprehension. McAuliffe allegedly has top-notch campaign people working for him and yet they bought into this idea with the Lincoln Project, they should probably all be fired.
Either way, Virginia is going to fire McAuliffe again on Tuesday, no zany antics will save him.
