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After Two Weeks of Early Voting, Where Are We in Virginia at This Point?

So where are we after two full weeks of Virginia early voting in 2026 midterms? Overall, it’s looking pretty good for the “blue” team, but definitely let’s not rest on our laurels, but instead “leave ...
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Sunday (10/4) News Roundup: “The Dangerous New World Replacing [the Old Middle East]”; Brazil Goes to Polls in Crucial Election

Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, October 4. Today’s biggest developments and headlines include the climate crisis (always at the ...
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A Bunch of Thoughts on Jamelle Bouie’s Latest: “Forget about ‘polarization’; the real problem with American politics is the radicalized right-wing”

Now obviously, I don’t agree with anyone else 100% of the time, because that’s literally impossible for any two humans. But having said that, I’ve now watched dozens of videos by brilliant, ...
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Hashmi also says she supports Gov. Spanberger's' "aggressive data center accountability standards"

Yesterday on WAMU’s “The Politics Hour,” Virginia Lt. Governor Ghazala Hashmi talked about several important topics, including ICE agents wearing masks, the proposed NextEra acquisition of Dominion ...
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Saturday (10/3) News Roundup: Trump Allies’ Corrupt Oil Deal with Russia?; ICE “Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database”

Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, October 3. Today’s biggest developments and headlines include the climate crisis (always at ...
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At NAACP Alexandria 2026 Freedom Fund Dinner, VA Gov. Abigail Spanberger Says “despite all of the progress that we’ve made, there are many more barriers to be broken”

See below for a press release from Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s office about her remarks yesterday at the “NAACP Alexandria 2026 Freedom Fund Dinner to celebrate the Black leaders who have shaped the ...
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DCCC Adds VA-06 To Districts In Play As Democrats Expand Battlefield for 2026 Midterms

I’m not a fan – at all – of the Cook Political Report under its current management, but I do agree with them that VA06 is a VERY “red” district (#351 per their Partisan Voting Index). In other words, ...
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Friday (10/2) News Roundup: Trump “Is Not Well”; Russ Vought, “Shadow President”; Hegseth Needs to Be Impeached ASAP

Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, October 2. ...
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Video: VA Gov. Abigail Spanberger Rolls Out “Clean-First, Least-Cost Approach” Virginia Energy Plan

See below for video and a press release, as Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger rolls out the “Clean-First, Least-Cost approach” 2026 Virginia Energy Plan. Needless to say, this plan is INFINITELY better ...
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Unhinged Hegseth rants about "beardos" and "weirdos," appoints fascist/extremist weirdo Musk "to US taskforce on future of warfare"

Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, October 1. Today’s biggest developments and headlines include the climate crisis (always at ...
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650 Doors, 4 Arlingtonians, and a Lot of Dogs: Door Knocking to Help Flip Ohio’s 15th District…and Elect Sherrod Brown, Amy Acton, etc.

Arlington Democrats and door knockers extraordinaire Michael Beer and Kip Malinosky If you love dogs, you’ll love knocking on doors. This week, three fellow Arlingtonians and I (Michael Beer) drove to ...