The Supreme Court of Virginia has responded to state senate Democrats’ request that the Republican nominees chosen to assist the justices redraw the state’s legislative and congressional maps be replaced. The high court agreed with Democratic Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw and has rejected the three so-called “special master” candidates. Virginia Mercury reports: The nominees, […]
Is Virginia’s recreational marijuana market about to go up in smoke? Since the legalization process isn’t complete, the Republican-controlled House and Democratic-led Senate will have to iron out the details. In the meantime, the victory by marijuana advocates has been muted somewhat. Cardinal News reports on where things go from here: But while some personal […]
Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin has unveiled his transition team, complete with former governors from both parties and longtime confidants. There’s also a few Southwestern Virginians who’ve been selected to help the political newcomer navigate this transformative period so he’s ready on day one. Despite the region’s relatively low population density, Youngkin has tapped Dr. Nancy Dye, […]
Senate Democrats petitioned the Supreme Court of Virginia this week, requesting the justices disqualify the Republican Party’s redistricting master nominees. They accuse the three nominees of “disqualifying conflicts of interest.” A letter from the Virginia Senate Democratic caucus calls on the court to replace the GOP’s appointees with “unbiased” nominees. Only then, they argue, can […]
Lynn Mitchell over at my former roost at Bearing Drift offers the following thoughts regarding the tenor and tone of today’s campaign environment: What would make people be so coarse that they would display something that offensive for all to see? It never occurred me to ever fly such a flag against any Democratic president or anyone else […]
Two close House of Delegates races in Hampton Roads may be heading for a recount. The development has prompted House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Fairfax) to walk back her earlier statement saying that Republicans won control of the general assembly’s lower chamber. WAVY-TV reports: As of Monday night, unofficial results in both the 85th and 91st […]
Chris Saxman with Virginia FREE speaks with WPA Intelligence’s Amanda Iovino and Axiom Strategies’ Kristin Davison on Glenn Youngkin’s winning campaign for Governor in Virginia.
Republicans won due to the mendacity of Terry McAuliffe and the Virginia Democrats. Will we make the same mistakes?
A caucus battle among Republicans in the House of Delegates has been averted. Last week, House Minority Leader Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah) announced his run for Virginia speaker. The announcement came one day after Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City) threw his hat in the ring for House speaker. While Gilbert had expressed confidence that he […]
Over the weekend, CNN’s Pamela Brown sat down with a group of suburban moms to learn what drove the swing by white women to the GOP in 2021. All of the women Brown spoke to voted for President Biden 12 months before casting their ballot for Glenn Youngkin. WATCH: Exit polls from Virginia in 2020 […]
