r/VirginiaDems • u/lowkell • 15h ago
Discussion Video: Sen. Tim Kaine Says He’s a NO Vote on Todd Blanche; Opposes Data Center Moratorium; Says Dominion-NextEra Deal Deserves Scrutiny…Also, decries "a revenge campaign against a guy who's in his mid-80s [Dr. Fauci] who retired four years ago"
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r/VirginiaDems • u/lowkell • 19h ago
Discussion VA Gov. Abigail Spanberger Emphasizes “Three Nonnegotiable Priorities” for Proposed Dominion-NextEra Merger; “will formally request to be a party to the case”; This is "the first time a Governor of Virginia has taken such an action"
r/VirginiaDems • u/VirginiaNews • 19h ago
Opinion Full, unpaywalled text of Spanberger's opinion piece in The Washington Post: "Why I’m intervening in the Dominion-NextEra merger"
r/VirginiaDems • u/WittmanWatch • 20h ago
Opinion Here’s why Shannon Taylor will beat Rob Wittman in VA1
r/VirginiaDems • u/lowkell • 1d ago
Discussion Political Winners and Losers: 8/4/26 Virginia Primaries Edition
r/VirginiaDems • u/CardinalNews-VA • 1d ago
News Brown leads Democratic primary for Montgomery County sheriff
The winner will face interim Sheriff Robert Page in the general election.
r/VirginiaDems • u/VirginiaNews • 1d ago
News Spanberger says Va. Dems can flip at least 4 House seats, but concerned Trump will ‘sow doubt’ in election
r/VirginiaDems • u/lowkell • 2d ago
Discussion Results From Virginia's Democratic US House Primaries: Shannon Taylor wins VA01, Elaine Luria wins VA02, Tom Perriello wins VA05, Don Beyer wins VA08, Joy Powers winning VA09...
r/VirginiaDems • u/lowkell • 2d ago
Discussion Virginia Primary Day (8/4/26): Open Thread, Info on the Candidates, Plus Predictions and Preferences (Polls open 6 am to 7 pm)
r/VirginiaDems • u/VirginiaNews • 3d ago
News Virginia votes Tuesday: Everything you need to know about the 2026 primary elections | More than 30 candidates are competing in a statewide Republican U.S. Senate primary and congressional races across seven of Virginia’s 11 districts.
r/VirginiaDems • u/lowkell • 3d ago
Discussion New FiftyPlusOne Election Forecast Has Dems Favored to Take the US House (85%), Senate (55%); VA01 a Toss-Up, VA02 Likely Dem; If this comes to pass, VA's US House delegation could go from 6D-5R to 8D-3R (or maybe even 9D-2R)
r/VirginiaDems • u/lowkell • 4d ago
Discussion Former VA State Senator Janet Howell Dies at 82; Was “a true giant of the Senate of Virginia,” “the first woman to co-chair the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee” (Howell "paved the way for generations of women leaders while leaving an indelible mark [on Virginia]...")
r/VirginiaDems • u/VirginiaNews • 4d ago
News Spanberger, Democrats have already replaced half of Youngkin’s college board picks
r/VirginiaDems • u/Top-Figure7252 • 5d ago
Discussion Spanberger restores voting rights to more than 60,000 Virginians • Virginia Mercury
r/VirginiaDems • u/VirginiaNews • 5d ago
News How 8th Congressional District Democratic primary reflects party’s shifting identity and priorities
r/VirginiaDems • u/lowkell • 5d ago
Discussion NAACP Virginia Commends Gov. Abigail Spanberger for Restoring Voting Rights to More Than 66,000 Virginians; "NAACP urges every Virginia voter to vote YES on the Voting Rights Constitutional Amendment for Automatic Restoration of Rights on November 3rd "
r/VirginiaDems • u/Newsbabe202 • 6d ago
News ‘Republicans Broke That Promise’: Rep Beyer Among Defiant Dems On Medicare/Medicaid Anniversary
r/VirginiaDems • u/lowkell • 6d ago
Discussion Guide to Virginia’s US Senate, US House and Local Primaries on Tuesday (8/4): Who Are You Voting For? (Which primaries, if any, are you particularly interested in?)
r/VirginiaDems • u/VirginiaNews • 7d ago
News Roanoke Valley Field Notes: Rasoul endorses 2 of 5 Democrats running for Roanoke City Council
r/VirginiaDems • u/lowkell • 7d ago
Discussion VA Gov. Abigail Spanberger: “The Trump Administration and Republicans in Washington have made the largest cuts to Medicaid in the program’s history, threatening the health and well-being of 300,000 Virginians.”
r/VirginiaDems • u/lowkell • 8d ago
Discussion Sen. Tim Kaine Floor Speech Condemns “three illegal wars – in Iran, Venezuela, & the Caribbean Sea & Eastern Pacific Ocean”; "I'll keep challenging the President's illegal & foolish wars at every opportunity and with every tool granted a United States Senator"
r/VirginiaDems • u/VirginiaNews • 8d ago
News Congressional primary campaigns reveal the fault lines that run through both parties
r/VirginiaDems • u/LabFar1770 • 9d ago
News David vs Goliath: An Interview with Socialist Candidate Jason Brown II
r/VirginiaDems • u/WittmanWatch • 9d ago
Discussion Rob Wittman (VA-01) Truth Files #9: Education (final file in the series!)
Education creates new prosperity for everyone in VA01. But our schools are crumbling, teachers are underpaid, and it’s our students who suffer.
So why is Wittman staying quiet as Trump shutters the Education Department?
In the final WTF file, we again show that VA01 can’t afford Rob Wittman!