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Virginia Democrats prepare to reshape US House districts in counter to Trump’s redistricting push
Virginia Democrats are taking steps to redraw their state’s US House districts, hoping to boost the party’s chances in next year’s midterm elections and counter President Donald Trump’s push for more partisan districts in Republican-run states.
Virginia Republicans challenge Democrats' defense of Jay Jones amid scandals involving violent texts and misleading a court.
Ms Spanberger has embraced her inner wonk on the campaign trail and, if the polls are accurate, it seems to be working. A former narcotics cop and CIA officer, she now leads Winsome Earle-Sears, the state’s Republican lieutenant-governor, by around nine points in polling averages. Her stump speech is about Virginia’s economy.
Virginia legislature may bypass redistricting commission through constitutional amendment process, drawing fire from Sears campaign as desperate move.
Potential 2028 candidates see an opportunity to boost their name ID, build relationships and test their messages on the road.
Virginia Democrats are banking on anger toward President Trump pushing them over the finish line in next month’s off-year elections following a last-minute texting scandal that has threatened to
One Democrat they didn't support after a major scandal was former Virginia governor Ralph Northam. They tried very hard to drive him out of office in 2019 when it was unearthed that he appeared in blackface in a college yearbook in the 1980s. It didn't work. He stayed, defying all the pressure.
Fox & Friends Weekend' co-host Charlie Hurt discusses the state of the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races with two weeks until Election Day.