The Swamp Suburb

By Fred Barnes
Published May 5, 2017 5:45am ET
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The Swamp Suburb
Asked why Virginia has become a Democratic state or at least is Democratic-leaning, former governor Jim Gilmore had a one-word answer: “Fairfax.” Fairfax County, population 1.1 million, is a wealthy, highly educated, and increasingly liberal suburb of Washington. In 2016, Hillary Clinton trounced Donald Trump in Fairfax by nearly 200,000 votes, more than enough to […]

Asked why Virginia has become a Democratic state or at least is Democratic-leaning, former governor Jim Gilmore had a one-word answer: “Fairfax.”

Fairfax County, population 1.1 million, is a wealthy, highly educated, and increasingly liberal suburb of Washington. In 2016, Hillary Clinton trounced Donald Trump in Fairfax by nearly 200,000 votes, more than enough to guarantee she would carry the state.

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