Dwayne Yancey at Cardinal News has a column up today on how Virginia Democrats are looking to add three or even four more seats to their congressional delegation, which would limit Republicans to two or even one seat.
And you wonder why the five-member MAGA delegation did that presser on Monday in Richmond.
Singing for their supper, they were.
Key observation from Yancey in the piece, as to how it can be done:
A quarter-century ago, both parties’ supporters were scattered across the state. Now they’re packed into certain places. In the case of Republicans, who are now on the chopping block, their vote is concentrated in rural areas, particularly Southwest Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley.
David M. Poole at Virginia Mercury has a look at the history of split-ticket elections in Virginia, which is a distinct possibility, with Abigail Spanberger sporting a big lead at the top of the ticket, Ghazala Hashmi with a narrower lead in the LG race, and Jay Jones fighting himself after the texts scandal in the AG race.
The last split-ticket election, Poole notes, was in 2005, which saw Tim Kaine elected governor, but Bill Bolling and Bob McDonnell won the down-ticket races.
WRIC in Richmond has a report on the tight race in the 75th District between Republican incumbent Carrie Coyner and Democrat Lindsey Dougherty.
This race is a target for Ds – the 75th went Kamala Harris +6.1 in 2024.
WSLS in Roanoke is reporting that Lynchburg Police are investigating a reported threat against Del. Wendell Walker, who represents the 52nd District in the Virginia House of Delegates.
“Authorities said the threat was made through a text message referencing Walker. The suspect, identified as 47-year-old Lynchburg resident Ronald Reynolds, was taken into custody Tuesday without incident,” the station reported.
The race in the 52nd made the “Long Shots” part of our list of 20 House seats held by MAGA Republicans that Democrats are looking to flip in the 2025 cycle.
The district went +9 for Trump last year.
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