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Doug Wilder

  1. virginia governor’s race
    If McAuliffe Loses to Youngkin, Don’t Blame Princess BlandingMajor-party supporters have a bad habit of blaming close losses on “spoilers” like Blanding, who represent distinct and legitimate points of view.
  2. democrats
    Virginia Shows That Centrist Democrats Can Move a State LeftNobody thinks of suburban-dependent Virginia Democrats as all that progressive. But they are putting together a record that Joe Biden might emulate.
  3. 2018 midterms
    Mike Espy’s Quest to Make Southern History in Mississippi’s Senate RunoffIf he pulls off an upset against Cindy Hyde-Smith, Espy would be the first African-American Democrat to win a Senate seat in the former Confederacy.
  4. Stacey Abrams and the New Democratic Coalition in the SouthIn the past, southern black Democratic voters were expected to loyally support white centrist candidates with rare representation. That has changed.