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6 Takeaways From Glenn Youngkin’s Win in Virginia Early data suggests the Republican governor-elect benefited from higher turnout in pro-GOP areas and among white working-class voters in particular.
By Ed Kilgore
virginia gubernatorial election
Oct. 14, 2021
Youngkin Dances Around Insurrection Flag Rally Held to Promote His Candidacy Bannon and Trump showing up to honor January 6 and Youngkin’s candidacy is not what the candidate needs to charm swing voters.
By Ed Kilgore
2021 elections
June 15, 2021
Virginia Is in for a Close, Expensive Governor’s Race Terry McAuliffe has an edge, as Virginia has been trending blue. But the “businessman outsider” Glenn Youngkin has the money to keep it tight.
By Ed Kilgore
elections of 2021
June 9, 2021
McAuliffe Cruises to Virginia Gubernatorial Nomination There were no big primary upsets in the two states holding off-year elections, but Virginia Democrats are nervous anyway.
By Ed Kilgore
2021 elections
May 11, 2021
MAGA + Money Wins Virginia’s GOP Gubernatorial Race “Christian outsider businessman” Glenn Youngkin has the dough to keep things interesting against Democrat Terry McAuliffe.
By Ed Kilgore
Will Public Support Save Andrew Cuomo? He’s fairly popular now, but the record shows men like him don’t easily recover.
By Ed Kilgore
2021 elections
Dec. 14, 2020
Is Terry McAuliffe the Best Virginia Democrats Can Offer for Governor? Though he’s a politician of the past, McAuliffe is the 2021 gubernatorial front-runner in a party shaken by scandal.
By Ed Kilgore
Virginia Shows That Centrist Democrats Can Move a State Left Nobody thinks of suburban-dependent Virginia Democrats as all that progressive. But they are putting together a record that Joe Biden might emulate.
By Ed Kilgore
gun control
Feb. 17, 2020
Virginia’s Assault Weapons Ban Fails It was the most controversial bill in a package of gun control legislation advanced by Gov. Ralph Northam.
By Adam K. Raymond
neo-confederates
Feb. 7, 2020
Out With the Confederacy, In With Democracy in Virginia Virginia is about to eliminate Lee-Jackson Day from the list of state holidays and replace it with Election Day.
By Ed Kilgore
white nationalism
Jan. 16, 2020
FBI Arrests 3 Suspected Neo-Nazis Ahead of VA Rally Catching Far-Right Attention The three far-right paramilitaries are connected to the neo-Nazi group the Base, and allegedly discussed attending the gun-rights rally in Richmond.
By Matt Stieb
the far-right
Jan. 15, 2020
Virginia Gov. Declares State of Emergency Before Pro-Gun Rally in Richmond Taking no chances after Charlottesville, Gov. Northam declared a state of emergency ahead of Lobby Day, which has attracted far-right demonstrators.
By Matt Stieb
What’s the Point of Ralph Northam Anymore? If the knock against Republicans is that they’re racist and hostile to workers’ interests, this Democratic governor isn’t a bold enough contrast.
By Zak Cheney-Rice
Virginia Democrats Should Get Right to Work — by Repealing ‘Right to Work’ Virginia is one of the most anti-labor states in the union. Democrats finally have the power to change that.
By Eric Levitz
elections of 2019
Nov. 3, 2019
Off-Year Election Preview: Is It All About Partisanship? Unpopular Republicans struggle to win governorships in red Kentucky and Mississippi, while partisan tides help Democrats in Virginia.
By Ed Kilgore
2020 elections
Sept. 10, 2019
By Zak Cheney-Rice
gun violence
July 9, 2019
Virginia GOP Decides an Hour and a Half Is Enough for Special Session on Guns Intimidated by armed gun-rights protesters, Republican legislators refused to respond to last month’s gun massacre despite an impending election.
By Ed Kilgore
Fairfax Says Rape Allegations Have Raised His Profile, Eyes Gubernatorial Bid The Virginia lieutenant governor is still fighting for his political life as Terry McAuliffe looms over the 2021 governor’s race.
By Ed Kilgore
gun violence
June 4, 2019
Northam Calls Special Session for Gun-Safety Bills After Virginia Beach Massacre Virginia Democrats are challenging Republicans to back off alliance with gun lobby after state’s second massacre in 12 years.
By Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Apr. 18, 2019
Terry McAuliffe Won’t Run for President in 2020 The ebullient former Clinton money man will refocus on Virginia, where his party’s troubles may enable him to return to the governorship in 2021.
By Ed Kilgore
How Much Does ‘Racial Ideology’ Matter If Racism Itself Persists? A New York Times op-ed argues that Americans are divided less by their “race” than by what they believe about race and racism. Does it even matter?
By Zak Cheney-Rice
ralph northam
Feb. 27, 2019
Virginia First Lady Aggravates Northam’s Saga With Handling of Slavery History Pam Northam’s racial insensitivity mistake wasn’t that egregious, but it came at a time when her husband really needed to play error-free ball.
By Ed Kilgore
Justin Fairfax and the Lies We Tell About Lynchings Fairfax compared the sexual-assault allegations he’s facing to a lynching. Little could be further from the truth.
By Zak Cheney-Rice
Northam Bet He Could Remain Governor, and It Looks Like Virginians Will Let Him Poll numbers suggest voters are reluctant to see the governor resign. That may be due not to loyalty, but a clear-eyed understanding of the stakes.
By Sarah Jones
Why Ralph Northam’s Racist Fiasco Is a Golden Opportunity for Black Voters Ralph Northam is going on a listening tour. If he genuinely listens, he has a chance to be a transformative leader. Will he?
By Zak Cheney-Rice
Ralph Northam’s Effort to Learn About Racism Is Off to a Rocky Start The embattled Virginia governor, who says he will not resign, apologized after referring to slaves as “indentured servants” in an interview.
By Sarah Jones
Senators Call on Justin Fairfax to Resign After Second Sexual Assault Allegation After a second woman accused Virginia Lt. Governor Fairfax of sexual assault — and provided corroborating evidence — national Democrats want him out.
By Matt Stieb
Virginia Scandals Cast Shadow Over Democrats’ Election Hopes Even after the immediate crises pass, they may hurt Dems’ chances for shoring up state control, and even revive hopes that Trump could win the state.
By Ed Kilgore
Virginia’s Racist Past Is Present Ralph Northam and Mark Herring may have grown since their blackface days. But so did the black contemporaries subjected to their culture of ridicule.
By Zak Cheney-Rice
Scandal Engulfs Virginia’s Top 3 State Officeholders The governor and attorney general wore blackface. The lieutenant governor is facing sexual-assault allegations. The way forward is unclear.
By Ed Kilgore
the national circus
Feb. 6, 2019
Frank Rich: Trump’s Big Speech Failed at Every Level Even looking at the 80-minute-plus laundry list from Trump’s point of view, the State of the Union address seems to be a disaster.
By Frank Rich
Virginia’s Executive Branch Is in Shambles Ralph Northam still hasn’t resigned, and his potential successor now faces a sexual assault claim.
By Sarah Jones
This Is Not About Ralph Northam’s Feelings The Virginia governor wants to avoid easy answers to his racism scandal. He can start by recognizing it’s not actually about him.
By Zak Cheney-Rice
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Digs in Despite Calls to Resign Northam denies appearing in a racist yearbook photo, but admits to putting on blackface.
By Adam K. Raymond
Northam Denies Yearbook Racism, Admits Blackface Racism — and Still Won’t Resign The Virginia Democrat is trying to salvage his governorship by admitting he once won a dance contest by moonwalking in blackface.
By Chas Danner
Democrats Call for Virginia Governor Ralph Northam to Resign Over Racist Photo The Virginia governor apologized after appearing in a picture of two men wearing a KKK robe and blackface. But Democrats want him gone.
By Matt Stieb
Photos May Show Virginia Governor In Blackface (or Klan Robes) It’s not yet clear if Governor Ralph Northam was the man in blackface or a man in a Klan robe.
By Sarah Jones
Here Are the Facts Behind an Abortion Controversy Engulfing Virginia Democrats Virginia Democrats did not actually try to legalize infanticide, but Republicans in the state claim otherwise.
By Sarah Jones
Here Are the Facts Behind an Abortion Controversy Engulfing Virginia Democrats Virginia Democrats did not actually try to legalize infanticide, but Republicans in the state claim otherwise.
By Sarah Jones
2019 elections
Dec. 31, 2018
A First Look at the 2019 Elections The Democrats have a shot at the governorships in three southern states. Seven state legislative chambers and many local offices will be up for grabs.
By Ed Kilgore
Virginia Is Giving Obamacare a Huge — If Belated — Win Democrats were able to wrangle a few GOP votes to expand Medicaid coverage to hundreds of thousands of needy Virginians.
By Ed Kilgore
Virginia Democrat Wins Crucial Race by a Single Vote Remember this the next time you consider writing in Oprah.
By Benjamin Hart
Clerical Error Puts Virginia’s House of Delegates in Limbo Republicans could still lose control or be forced into a power-sharing agreement.
By Ed Kilgore
The Democrats Really Can Win the House in 2018 There’s a long way to go, but Trump’s approval ratings, the generic ballot, and the 2017 results all point to huge blue gains.
By Ed Kilgore
One Year After Trump’s Victory, the Democrats Aren’t in Disarray The first 12 months of the Trump presidency have been better for Democrats than most would have ever imagined.
By Eric Levitz
Why Northam’s Win in Virginia Was So Impressive He didn’t just eke out a victory, he improved on Clinton’s numbers in the state — and that’s very promising for Democrats.
By Ed Kilgore
Democrat Ralph Northam Wins Virginia Governor’s Race Trump made an ill-advised attempt to distance himself from loser Ed Gillespie.
By Margaret Hartmann
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