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- December 15, 2023
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Do Biden’s No-Good Terrible Numbers Put Virginia in Play in 2024?

Maybe. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) is perhaps the weaker of the two Virginia Democrats representing the Commonwealth, though by no means a pushover. With over $7 million cash on hand as of the last reporting quarter, Kaine’s war chest combined with Virginia’s demographics should give any candidate pause after Trump’s drubbing in 2016 and 2020 […]

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- November 8, 2023
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For Virginia Republicans, A Few Thousand Votes Would Have Made The Difference

Redistricting and $35 million in cash from Democratic dark money groups purchases narrow one-seat majorities in Virginia’s General Assembly. Yeah — I’m a bit bitter over this one. Virginia Republicans did everything we were asked, despite our intuition. We narrowed the talking points, stayed in our lanes, muffled internal criticisms, and allowed the effort to […]

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- October 23, 2023
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CNU Wason Center: Youngkin 55%, Biden 41%, 60% Dissatisfied with Public Education; 84% Oppose Book Banning

The CNU Judy Wason Ford Center issued their last poll of the political season with numbers showing that Republicans messaging is matching the mood of the electorate, with economy and inflation the top issue at 27% and abortion lagging behind at 17%. Republicans and independents both put the economy on top. Numbers on public education […]

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- October 22, 2023
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Virginia Beach School Board Adopts Controversial Youngkin Policy

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The school board for Virginia’s largest city has adopted controversial guidelines announced by the Youngkin administration. Under the new rules, teachers and students have the right to call transgender students by their birth name and the pronouns of their biological sex. The Virginia Beach School Board initially opposed the governor’s order but reversed course on […]

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- October 9, 2023
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Youngkin Orders Flags At Half-Staff To Commemorate Israeli Losses

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin issued an order Sunday to fly flags around the state at half-staff. This was the statement issued by his office: “In accordance with the authority vested in me as Governor, I hereby order that the flags of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Virginia be flown at half-staff […]

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- September 28, 2023
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Rumor Mill Swirls Around Youngkin Presidential Bid Once More

Over the past few months, we have brought you numerous reports of influential Republicans in the Commonwealth and across the country calling on Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin to enter the 2024 Presidential race. This time, it seems to be much more serious. Today, an op-ed published in the Washington Post has set the internet rumor […]

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- September 12, 2023
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Youngkin Pardons Loudoun County Father Arrested During School Board Meeting

On Sunday, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) granted an “absolute pardon” to the father who was arrested at a school board meeting after his daughter was sexually assaulted in the school restroom by a skirt-wearing boy in June 2021. The pardon says that Scott Smith “exercised his constitutional right to attend a public meeting of […]

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- August 23, 2023
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Governor Youngkin Still Won’t Rule Out White House Run

It’s not so much what he’s saying but what he’s consciously leaving out. Campaigning for Republican candidates in the state’s general assembly, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin declined to answer Fox News Digital’s polite but provocative question about a potential White House run next year. According to inside sources, Fox Corporation Chairman Rupert Murdoch has heavily […]

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- July 14, 2023
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Fox News’ Rupert Murdoch Wants Youngkin To Run In 2024

Fox News’ own media magnate has a Virginian at the top of his list of preferred 2024 GOP contenders. HuffPost reported that Rupert Murdoch  “has privately told people he wants to see Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) enter the race.” Murdoch isn’t the first billionaire to express a desire for a Youngkin candidacy in 2024. […]

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- May 26, 2023
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Youngkin Touches the Third Rail of Virginia Politics

The Virginia Hunting Dog Alliance (VAHDA) is none too pleased about Youngkin’s betrayal on the right to retrieve — and is in a mood to punish. Hunting with dogs is as old a tradition as George Washington, long thought to have brought the first brace of American foxhounds to the continent. Whether the claim is […]

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