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Story by Chris Graham David Cox had thought that he would be running for what would essentially be an open seat in the 24th Senate District. Things didn’t work out the way Cox and many in the punditry had thought – but the Democratic Party nominee still sees an opening.
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Story by Chris Graham If you believe what you read in the papers and the blogs, George Allen got run out of Staunton last month – and by local Democrats, no less.
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The Top Story by Chris Graham Tim Williams doesn’t like passing the buck to taxpayers any more than he has to – particularly when Richmond is awash in money from those same taxpayers. “The state has a surplus, and here they are passing this onto us. I don’t understand that. They made the promise, and…
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Story by Chris Graham Arin Sime would love to be engaging in the sometimes-heated discussions going on among 24th Senate District Republican Party nomination candidates Emmett Hanger and Scott Sayre on taxes and spending. But Sime is biding his time – knowing that he will get his chance.
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Story by Chris Graham David Cox is best-known in Shenandoah Valley political circles for his run in 2005 for the 24th House District seat in the Virginia General Assembly. So what was it about his 37.5 percent showing in ’05 that makes him think that he can be a viable contender in the 24th Senate…
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Story by Chris Graham You’ve heard of October Surprises. How about a June Surprise – a day early? A report on a local politics website has brought to light two drunk-driving convictions on the record of Mary Brandt Sayre, the wife of 24th Senate District Republican Party nomination candidate Scott Sayre, who is challenging incumbent…
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Story by Chris Graham The mood was triumphant, almost giddy. Republicans in the 24th Senate District seem almost hopelessly divided – and local Democrats think they smell blood in the water. “We have this unprecedented opportunity to get somebody in this seat who can make a difference in Richmond, who can help Gov. Kaine, who…
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Story by Chris Graham Taxes and spending have been a central issue for 24th Senate District Republican Party nomination candidates Emmett Hanger and Scott Sayre. The New Dominion asked the candidates in interviews for our Internet radio podcast about a divide that seems to be in place between the two on their positions on fiscal…
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Story by Chris Graham Two prominent local Democrats have already endorsed the Republican incumbent – but Will Hrovat isn’t worried about stepping to the plate with the count showing him in the hole oh-and-two.
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Column by Chris Graham The question that I get asked most often these days – by locals, by politicos, by professors from outside the Valley – has to do with the Emmett Hanger-Scott Sayre Republican primary race in the 24th Senate District. “Who do you think is going to win?” You could have guessed that…
