
America after the election: A few hard truths about the things that won’t change
The American people remain eager to be persuaded that a new president in the White House can solve the problems that plague us.

The American people remain eager to be persuaded that a new president in the White House can solve the problems that plague us.

Americans, regardless of political affiliation, all live on this planet together and share its ecosystems and resources. Yet there is a deep divide among us with regard to environmental policies and climate change.

How much longer we can sustain the fiction that we live in a constitutional republic, I cannot say, but anarchy is being loosed upon the nation.

A Public Policy Polling survey of Fifth District voters conducted on Oct. 21-22 had Democrat Cameron Webb with a slight lead over Republican Bob Good.

Just short of 2 million votes have already been cast in the 2020 election in Virginia, either through early voting or mail-in ballots that have been received at voting offices across the Commonwealth.

Rep. Don Beyer has joined with Rep. Gerry Connolly and Sen. Chris Van Hollen in introducing legislation that would make payroll tax deferrals under President Trump’s executive order optional for federal workers and members of the military.

There have already been more than 1.1 million votes cast either in person or by mail in Virginia, according to our analysis of numbers from the Virginia Public Access Project.

The Cameron Webb campaign raised more than $2.7 million in the third quarter – July 1 to Sept. 30 – a jaw-dropping figure for a Democrat in a heavily Republican congressional district.

More than one in 10 registered voters in Staunton, Charlottesville and Albemarle County had already cast their ballots four weeks ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

Voters concerned with agricultural issues can mark their ballots confidently this election season, thanks to comprehensive surveys completed by presidential candidates and many of Virginia’s congressional contenders.
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