The Virginia Chamber of Commerce has released their 2018 Legislative Report Card honoring 19 Republicans with an “A+,” with the average grade among those within the Republican Party being an “A” and 10 members receiving a perfect score of 100. In comparison, House Democrats received an average grade of “D” with seven members receiving a failing grade of “F.”
As someone who is adamantly against conservative principles regarding firearms and supports banning assault-style weapons, is planning to reconfigure the balance of power governing the Internet and online innovation, was fervently against the confirmation of Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, among other things, denouncing capitalism only adds to the list of why Warner should and could be beaten by a Republican in 2020.
For the race in the 8th House District, with 100 percent of precincts reporting, McNamara won with 61.74 percent of the vote – 21,251 votes cast – and Democratic candidate Turner garnered just 38.16 percent – 13,134 votes cast.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has referred four people to federal authorities to be investigated for making false claims against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Even if Trump’s aggressive character is fueled by the resistance opposition, one concept still reigns true – his base is enthralled by it. Even the President alluded to this Monday, asking the crowd of thousands, “is there anything like a Trump rally?”
During a recent interview, Hillary Clinton, in step with her out-of-touch style, joked about how African-American men “all look alike,” referring to former Attorney General Eric Holder and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ). Even worse, her supporters laughed it off.
Building on a district-first approach to Washington politics, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) in his re-election bid has been focused around building up the U.S. military and helping the booming economy grow, while advocating for better infrastructure planning for rural communities.
Nate Silver is now saying that it is “extremely possible” that the Republicans could maintain control of the lower chamber.
“She’s excellent. She’s been with us a long time. She’s been a supporter for a long time. And she’s really excellent,” President Donald Trump said. “We’ll probably make a decision next week. We have a lot of people that want the job and they’re a lot of really great people.”
Although Republican-based economic policies may not get a credit they deserve in the news cycles, the markets are responding much differently.
