…and so the For Sale sign goes up on the Governor’s Mansion. Or at the very least, its policies.
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This Day in Virginia History: Louisa Confederate Monument Erected in 1905
On August 17, 1905, Louisa County held a ceremonious event unveiling its new “monument to the Confederate soldiers of the county, living and dead.”
Adams Receives Endorsement From Virginia Police Benevolent Association
Most significant? The Virginia PBA endorsed Herring over Cuccinelli in 2013 — a sea change in a Virginia environment supposedly leaning the Democrats way.
In Major Blow To Northam, Gillespie Earns Virginia Farm Bureau Endorsement
Embattled Democrat Ralph Northam continues to lose ground in the very constituencies that were supposed to make him a compelling candidate.
Gillespie Holds The Line On Confederate Monuments, Says They Should Stay
Republican nominee Ed Gillespie keeps his word and holds the line on Confederate war memorials in Virginia.
This Day in Virginia History: Nativism in 1852
On August 16, 1852, an article defending future president Franklin Pierce against charges of anti-Catholic sentiment ran in the Lynchburg Daily Virginian.
RTD: Virginia SOLs Demonstrates Richmond’s Need For a Marshall Plan on Education
Something has to give, and if there’s a solution to be found? Start where folks are hurting the most — in the City of Richmond.
Daily Progress: Did UVA Anticipate Citronella Nazis On The Lawn?
More importantly, they were aware of what was about to happen, which only raises more questions as to who told police to “stand down”.
Northam Booed By Fairfax Progressives Over Atlantic Coast Pipeline
The hits just keep on coming for Ralph Northam’s embattled campaign for governor as Fairfax County’s progressives actively booed him at a recent FACS Gubernatorial Energy Forum.
From the Republican Governors Association:
Northam’s campaign has been constantly harassed by anti-pipeline Democrats who have protested his campaign office openings, interrupted him at a debate, and even hijacked the stage at his primary night victory party. With each passing day, Northam continues to alienate his base, leaving Democrats more and more divided ahead of the crucial November election.
This hasn’t exactly been missed by the folks at Blue Virginia, who remain aghast as to why Northam will not adopt gubernatorial challenger Tom Perriello’s progressive stand against the project.
What’s more significant here is that the problem — once thought to be relegated to western Virginia — seems to have legs even in the heart of northern Virginia, a Democratic stronghold that Northam must carry with significant margins in order to be victorious in November.
After Charlottesville
The goal must be making fewer Nazis – and purging them from the Republican Party – not just punching or scolding the ones we currently have.