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- July 23, 2024
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How Polling Woes In Virginia Led Biden To Pass The Torch

According to a new report from Axios, President Biden’s decision to pass the torch to Kamala Harris for his reelection effort was heavily influenced by alarming polling data, particularly from Virginia. Internal Polls and Political Shifts Recent internal polls commissioned by Biden’s campaign indicated a dramatic decline in support across key states. Sources told Politico, […]

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- July 22, 2024
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JD Vance Takes Campaign To Southwest Virginia Amid Tight Race

Following a spirited event at his alma mater, Middletown High School, J.D. Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, took off from Dayton, Ohio, aboard Trump Force Two. His destination? A crucial rally in Radford, Virginia, on Monday evening. The Rally and Its Significance Scheduled to address supporters at 6 pm, Senator Vance aimed to highlight what […]

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- June 22, 2024
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Trump Announces Virginia Rally

Trump has announced that he will be returning to the Commonwealth next week. The day after taking on President Joe Biden in a historic presidential debate – the first one ever to feature an incumbent president taking on a former president – Donald  Trump will hold his second Virginia rally of the year, this time […]

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- April 28, 2024
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Fmr. Director Of Virginia Children’s Hospital Cleared Of Sexually Abusing Patients

The former director of a Virginia hospital that treats children and young adults has been acquitted following a high-profile trial. Dr. Daniel Davidow was indicted in November 2022 for allegedly subjecting two patients to sexual abuse. Several lawsuits were filed against Cumberland Hospital for Children and Adolescents in New Kent County by more than three […]

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- December 16, 2023
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Virginia In The Vanguard (Again)

The real question for Virginians is whether Biden’s abysmally low numbers will put the perennial three seats in play: VA-02 in Virginia Beach, VA-10 in Loudoun, and VA-07 in Prince William and Fredericksburg. The poll I discussed yesterday serves as a reminder to giddy Democrats still breathing sighs of relief as redistricting saved their bacon […]

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- November 16, 2023
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One. Additional. Gripe.

There was an angrier version of this analysis I had prepared. One that placed the blame squarely on the shoulders of those who would have reaped the rewards had Tuesday gone differently. I’m not going to do that. …because there’s a bigger problem in front of us. Virginia Democrats have a lot more strength than […]

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- November 15, 2023
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It’s Not Trump; Our Coalitions Matter

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Stop me if you’ve seen this one before. Virginia Republicans either get absolutely shellacked in an election, or the margins are super close and we either lose — in which case, the Western Experiment is over and America should pack it in — or we miraculously win and have set the new conservative standard for the next 20 years […]

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- November 9, 2023
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Virginia Democrats, Clean Virginia Spent $35.7 Million Buying the General Assembly

Some food for thought? Given the lay of the land, Republicans netted one seat in the Virginia Senate, carried 13 seats carried by Joe Biden in 2020, and carried seven of the 11 state Congressional seats. Fewer than 2,000 votes separated Republicans from victory in the State Senate; fewer than 2,500 votes separated Republicans from […]

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- November 5, 2023
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The Times They Are A’Changin…

One of the great things about being a conservative is that we are inherently an anti-ideology. As the late William F. Buckley Jr. once put it, the great task of the modern conservative movement is to stand athwart history yelling STOP! Yet in a wider sense, it is far easier for conservatives to tack with […]

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- September 18, 2023
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Virginia Democrat Will Not Seek Reelection

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Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton is bowing out. The Democratic politician representing a congressional district in Northern Virginia will retire at the end of this term. In April, Wexton announced doctors had diagnosed her with Parkinson’s Disease. In a statement on Monday morning, she announced that she hadn’t made progress in managing her symptoms as she had hoped. After noticing women […]

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