The African American Vernacular English Phrase "Showed Up And Showed Out" In YouTube Video Discussion Thread Comments About The Results Of The November 4, 2025 Virginia Governor's Election

TabithaSpeaksPolitics, November 5, 2025

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases a YouTube video from the TabithaSpeaksPolitics podcast about the November 4, 2025 Virginia election for Governor of that state. That election was won by Democratic candidate Abigal Spanberger against the Republican candidate Winsome Earle-Sears, the current Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.

This post also provides a meaning for the African American Vernacular English phrase "showed up and showed out". That phrase is frequently used in selected comments that are found in the discussion thread of that showcase video.

Those selected comments as well as some other comments about that Virginia election are included in  this pancocojams post. I'm particularly interested in documenting some of the comments in that discussion thread that include examples of African American Vernacular English terms and sayings.

The content of this post s presented for historical, linguistic, socio-cultural, and political purposes.

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Congratulations to people from the United States who voted for their best interest in the November 4, 2025 elections

Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.  
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 Click https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/04/election-2025-live-updates-results/86572339007/ for a November 5, 2025 USA Today article about the results of the November 4, 2025 Virginia Gubernatorial election as well as information about the other major November 4, 2025 elections.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/11/what-is-origin-meaning-of-name-winsome.html for the pancocojams post "What Is The Origin & Meaning of The Name "Winsome"? (With A Focus On Winsome Earle-Sears' Losing The Election For Governor Of Virginia, Nov, 2025)"

Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/11/why-1955-hit-r-song-speedo-popped-into.html for a related pancocojams post "Why The 1955 Hit R&B/Doo-Wop Song "Speedo" Popped Into My Head The Night Or Real Early The Next Morning After Democrats Won Major Races In New York City, New Jersey, & Virginia (November. 4, 2025)"

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WHAT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN VERNACULAR ENGLISH PHRASE "SHOWED UP AND SHOWED OUT" MEANS
From AI Overview write-up (retrieved November 5, 2025)
" "Show up" means to arrive or make an appearance, while "show out" means to perform with maximum energy, impress, or display your talents. The combined phrase "show up and show out" is an encouragement to both participate ("show up") and excel with your best effort ("show out")."...

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS TABITHASPEAKSPOLITICS DISCUSSION THREAD "

Virginia, You Dodged A Bullet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDZjtW5a6CE

1.@tamaramontgomery631
"Blue Wave coming !! LET'S GOOOOOOOO!!!🗳🗳🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊"

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3.@turonhayes1518
"Babay…

 we ✊🏾showed up and

 Out!!

 as we always do!!

You’re welcome and thanks for your  participation !!"

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3. @Speakit2Life-wl3rf
"Yessssss Virginia showed up and showed out. Congratulations Governor Spanberger!!"

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4. @M9A53
"AMEN AMEN And AMEN!!!! Vote those Republicans OUT!!! Please 🙏 😄😄😄😄"

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5. @MsTreker54
"We showed up! Next, flip the Senate and House!"

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6. @SkycometAnimeVamp
"The GOP were like “hey black people, we got a black person too!”

And black people were like “nope.” "

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7. @michaeljoyner6175
"Yes ....we in Virginia  came out and did the thing"

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8. @lindaporter7823
"📣 Go Virginia!! You did that!!"

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9. @LisaPhillips-j3x
"We're not playing"

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10. @grateful1878
"I knew were going to flip it once DOGE got involved, the shutdown, and federal workers were let go. We have too many federal workers in NOVA."
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"NOVA= Northern Virginia"

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11. @brittneyk0158
"Winsome Earle-Sears is STILL 🦇💩 CRAZY! 🤣"

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12. @patshumake9065
"Thank you everybody, we came together in unity when it matters and when it really mattered!"

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13. @Robbillstan
"VA stood up!"

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14. @Danadarden-y9z
"Breed, born and lifelong Virginian here! So friggin proud of my peeps. But the clip of Winnie, "To give up- is to give up". I just about swallowed my morning Doobie! Da hell?"

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15. @jamierutledge3331
"Wow to give up is to give up huhhh 😂"

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16. @annmc3878
"To lose is to lose.   To stop is to stop.  To sit down is to sit down.  To go away is to go away."

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17. @Miya99583
"😂Winsome doesn’t sound or look like she’s got all her marbles. Does she own a comb? God bless her."

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18. @MM-wu2we
"That maga woman was a total nightmare.."

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19. @alicehenry6935
"Once again 9/10 Black voters voted for sanity.  At some point they may just want to follow what we do."

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20. @Dahl65
"Black women are smart and vote their best interests!"

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21. @Extraordinaryprincess
"What’s up with these men though? 🙄"

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22. @aida087
"The Blue Wave/Tsunami last night was on 🔥🔥🔥!!

💙💙💙💙💙🌊🎊🍾🥂"

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23. @ma1denm0thercron3
"We keep telling 'em... the 92% know what's up. Blue wave across the board 🗽 🌊 🇺🇸"
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"the 92%" is a reference for the percentage of Black American women nationwide who voted for the Democratic Presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 5, 2024 election (according to exit polls. "84%" is the comparable referent that is used for the number of Black American men nationwide who voted for Kamala Harris.

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24. @dc9theory
"There was NO way i was voting for Winsom Earle Sears!  I AM SPEAKING!!"
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" I AM SPEAKING!!" is a reference to Republican candidate for Virginia Governor Winsome Earl Sears saying "I am speaking" three times in a weird way in response to hecklers at an election event That clip went viral online.

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25, @troyallen8223
"Well well well.... I'm speaking went home squeaking"

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26. @wbazile
"No she didn't.  She posed with a gun?  I smell desperation!  Girl, bye!!   LOL"

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27. @zoeygirl
"😂😂🤣 Nooo... not her trying to pull a MTG with the pew pew! I am hollering!!!!!"
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MTG-Marjorie Taylor Green, United States Republican Congresswoman from the state of Georgia 

"pew pew"- "gun"

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28, @leahtaylor4503
"Congratulations Virginia...You did the right thing 🎉👏🎉"

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29. @tammyjackson2728
"I’m from Virginia and me, my family and those who voted on the right side of history understood the assignment. I’m so proud of Virginia!"

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30. @MaryRoberts-q8l
"Virginia wasn't playing around this time...."

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31, @kellytillman6489
"I guess the GOP didn't learn from Hershel Walker Fiasco. 🤦"
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Herschel Walker- African American former professional football player who is a Republican. Walker lost the election in 2022 to represent Georgia in the United States Senate because of his inept campaigning. Trump subsequently appointed him as the ambassador of the Bahamas.

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32, @Truthfavorblessed
"To sit down 🪑…is to sit down 🪑…😂 chile omg"

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33. @Amanda-sp4gy
"She gave up on that sentence 😂😂😂"

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34. @Mayerlanddawn
"Not every black folk is for black folks😭💔"

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35. @CoriDionne_
"Trust me we KNEW. That's why we were out in DROVES yesterday. We were not having it."

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36. @terrribrowncuff7741
"Congratulations to Virginia. My daughter a Virginia resident understood the assignment and gladly vote for Abigail and Team Blue. She even thanked the GOP Poll worker with a thank you for your civic duty when she was offered a GOP candidate list as she walk past and took a Democrat list of candidates on Saturday. 🙂💙"

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37. @DwayneEaton-f2w
"Once again black people and especially women proved the stereotype wrong. Voting in the best interest of all people has nothing to do with race. Voting for a candidate who will work for all is what's most important."

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38. @AT21590
"Once you said Earle concession speech I knew it was about to be mess. 90% of the black vote should be a wake up call to stop playing in our face."

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39. @captainseg
" "We must not give up. To give up is to give up."

 I know my English teachers today would cringe on the way I speak but..... HUH?😂😂"

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40. @DEWarriorwitch
"My VA resident butt basking in this VICTORY! VA also won a DEM SUPER MAJORITY in our House of Delegates! 🎉🥳👏🎊🙌🍾"

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41. @kayspain3702
"I am so proud of VA. We showed out!"

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42. @jovanr614
"Born raised PROUD BLACK WOMAN still living in VA 757 where yall at? WE DID THAT WE NOT GOING BACK MOVING FORWARD. DEMOCRACY WON LAST NIGHT. Bye bye Sears  👋🏽 ✌🏽"

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43. @lot828
" “To give up, is to give up.” Wiser words have definitely been spoken"

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44. @missjonz
"So proud to be a Virginian. We did that!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉"

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45. @ChiAngel
"VA proud here! My family, we even slapped each other 5 inside the poling area after we inserted our ballot, the staff laughed. Happy Feelings 🤣"

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46. @Madcapp
"That woman is legit crazy and I was shaking to think she might have won. I'm so happy we got Abigail instead."

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47. @PassiveAgressive319
"A Black MAGA candidate is a joke🤡🤡"

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48. @thegifted11430
"I told you Tabitha that we were showing up and showing out. Yesterday morning I told you it was 12 black women when you see the black women you know it's on at 6:00 in the morning waiting on the doors to open at the polls at 6:00 Virginia made it happen captain"

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49. @rippleeffect8311
"Yes, Norfo!k,VS in the house I'm listening 👀"

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50. @geneinnewade1278
"We sholllllleeeee did. We showed up and showed out in those polls baby. Congratulations to Governor Abigail Spanberger "

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51. @BG-o3t
"Yes, we knew the assignment, and we voted accordingly. I am so proud of my fellow Virginians. We turned our state back to blue! 🎉"

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52. @Ackee2711
"The people in Virginia understood the assignment. I'm so proud of them..."

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53. @hipking23
"Black folks once again trying to save democracy especially our black Queens."

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54. @linjaysha
"Virginia came through! 👍🏾"

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55. @beeseewill2407
"I saw the concession speech on C Span last njght..

What a mess."

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56. @toddd.joyner1789
"Winsome is now lost some.  Thank you Virginia and congratulations for the blue wave. 🌊"

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57. @ADT743
"Girl! We know! And yes many of us are happy with the results all over the state, not just the Governor's race. Also Spanberger visited  every HBCU in VA, not sure Sears even knows where they are. Trump never supported Sears even tho she kept pushing his policies. It was weird."

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58. @SouthernProf_PhD
"That lady is NOT like us! Good job Virginia!"

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59. @EastofEden-bk718
"Virginians didn't vote against their interests or cast votes based on a candidate being skin folk who we know aren't all kin folk. Earle-Sears doesn't have to give up. She probably has excellent public administration skills. Perhaps she can put them to use helping Jamaica recover from that devastating storm.  She should go there and see how she might be of assistance.    🇯🇲 One Love!"

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60. @RisaBorahae613
"Oh we weren't playing with that woman. Nobody liked her here."

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61. @phyllispierce9453
"Virginia voter here!  I’ll set it up for you:  She was speaking! We were listening!  And we didn’t like what we heard!  Especially black folks!!"

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62. @angeljenell
"Heyyy DMV Sis! Maryland voter here and I want to say BRAVO!! Good job!! We needed some good news!👏🏽💯"
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"DMV" - "Washington D.C., Maryland, & Virginia [area]"

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63.@teresaswift1256
"Yes, my vote helped her lose! Voting matters."

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64. @churchnelly548
"Yes it does."

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65. @elisaheath3037
"It felt so good to be happy again last night!!  Haven't felt that way in months!  Let's keep it up with the voting everybody!  We've got this!💙"

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66. @Smb626
"Well  Winsome …. You Win some  you lose some…Thank  You VA!!💙💙💙💙"

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67. @StregaRibiera
"All skin folk ain't kinfolk! Congratulations Virginia!

from Philly!" -snip- "Philly" - nickname for "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania" ** 68. @ternbug100
"Earl Sears was our Hershall Walker. We survived 😂"

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69. @TheRealTabithaSpeaks
"Amen!"

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70. @Alonzo2k8

"If only we got the same energy from last year's election... Especially to the ones who decided not to vote"

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71, @vidalark415
"SO TRUE!!!!!!"

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72. @johnwebb2442
"Exactly"

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73. @moniquej369
"Yup! Unfortunately some folks insisted on learning the hard way. The multiple warnings weren’t enough.🤦🏽‍♀️"

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74. @GG.1900
"GOOD TROUBLE!!! TY VA 💙🫡 💙"

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75. @zinarhone7642
"I'm a Virginia native who currently lives in Atlanta. Way to go, Virginia!"

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76. @DwynArun
"Tuesday night was a BLUE🌊🌊TSUNAMI. You took your duty seriously Virginia. Voters around the country passed the test. Good job people.💙"

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77. @maggical1
"Republicans think all they have to do is put up a black candidate to get the black vote . The still think we are dumb as rocks. Well the rocks are Rolling over lies, dishonesty and deceit!!!!!!!!"

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78. @SOULST4RR
"VA Showed up and showed out! So glad my peeps came through last night."

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79.@GeminiRN1976
"And this Virginia Resident assisted by casting my vote for sane people!!!,💙💙💙🌊🌊🌊"

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80. @NurseHancockAndFamily
"I’m in VA and the MAGA voters are livid!! Oh well 💃!"

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81. @dominicdeshazo2285
"Marylander here shout out to VA for making the right choice for governor 😎"

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82.@johnwebb2442

"Most Definitely. The DMV is representing for WE THE PEOPLE."

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83. @anthonyb2282

"That older gentleman said it best, " Go Somewhere and Sit Down, Winsome. " Maybe you can sit in front of the White House and ask Donald why he never really endorsed you 😂"

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