Top Issue in Voters’ Minds and Early Voting Metrics Has Campaigns on Edge

In contrast to Fox News’ latest survey, a new poll by The Washington Post-Schar School shows the Virginia governor’s race within the margin of error. However, Friday’s snapshot of the race becomes more interesting when one examines the numbers closely. (RELATED: Fox News Poll Has Youngkin +8) The poll shows Terry McAuliffe leading by one-point […]

Quomodo Sedet Sola Civitas

A friend of mine is traveling the Mediterranean this week and shared a photo of a statue in front of the ruins of an ancient Roman temple. Inscribed on the pedestal were the opening lines of Constantine Kavafis’ Ionikon — words that might feel rather relevant to many a Virginian today: Just because we broke their statues, because […]

Monmouth: Youngkin TIED Among Registered Voters; McAuliffe +2 Among Likely Voters

Monmouth University shows the race shifting — but not necessarily tightening — as we head into the closing weeks of the Virginia gubernatorial contest, with Republican challenger Glenn Youngkin tied among registered voters yet down by 2 points against former Democratic governor Terry McAuliffe. The largest shift? While independents have moved significantly over the last few weeks and […]

Youngkin Calls Out McAuliffe After Dominion Bankrolls Fake Ads

Political outsider, successful business leader and Republican nominee for governor Glenn Youngkin’s campaign spokeswoman Macaulay Porter released the following statement after it was revealed that Dominion Energy has so far spent hundreds of thousands of dollars funding Accountability Virginia PAC, a deceptive political group airing false attack ads against Youngkin on behalf of Terry McAuliffe: […]

Video: McAuliffe Campaigns With Fellow Defund the Police Activists and ‘Stolen Election’ Conspiracy Theorist

Glenn Youngkin today released the following statement accompanying two new videos regarding Terry McAuliffe’s campaign tour with “defund the police” activists Keisha Lance Bottoms and Stacey Abrams. Abrams also has a long history of claiming elections were stolen, just like McAuliffe. SEE ALSO: New Youngkin Ad Exposes McAuliffe Campaign for COVID Misinformation “With Virginia facing a […]

Commonwealth’s Attorney Wanted to Jail Alleged Female Student Victim’s Father

Loudoun County voters first elected Buta Biberaj as their commonwealth’s attorney in 2019. She won on a platform that emphasized avoiding incarcerating criminals. Despite that, Biberjai sought to jail Scott Smith for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest at a Loudoun County School Board meeting. As the county’s top prosecutor, Biberaj knew about the sexual assault […]

Loudoun County Parents Accuse School Board of Trying to Bury Sexual Assault

Loudoun County parents wasted no time chastising members of the Loudoun County School Board Tuesday evening. Their condemnation followed a report by the Daily Wire alleging a cover-up led to one father’s arrest at a school board meeting in June. Authorities charged Scott Smith with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest at a June 22 meeting. […]