
Democrats ignore working-class white voters at their own peril
I grew up in a small hamlet called Crimora, Va., zip code 24431, population 2,207, number of stoplights, zero.

I grew up in a small hamlet called Crimora, Va., zip code 24431, population 2,207, number of stoplights, zero.

Significant change is coming in Waynesboro with respect to the way the city conducts City Council elections.

Farmers, farmers markets and other small-scale agricultural facilities negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic now can apply for a new round of USDA funding.

The McAuliffe campaign team knew that it wasn’t going to do well in my part of Virginia, that committing resources to Augusta County, Rockingham County, Rockbridge County, would only take away from what it could commit to Northern Virginia.

Elections have consequences, a point that CPAC seized upon with a Wednesday news release laying out its priorities for the 2022 Virginia General Assembly.

Gov. Ralph Northam has already called Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin to congratulate him on his win last night. I wasn’t aware that was something a person could do. I’m perplexed.

Republicans got their 2020 voters out. Democrats didn’t. It’ll soon start to sink in to folks who couldn’t hold their noses and vote for Terry McAuliffe what we’re about to lose.

Unless turnout this year is on the bottom end of where it normally is, the early voting, which we know from last year trends blue, is a sign of a disaster in the making for Terry McAuliffe and the Democratic ticket.

Attorney General Mark R. Herring has sent a letter to key law enforcement officials and elections officials asking for their commitment to ensuring a safe, fair, free, and accurate election.

Two new polls this week have Terry McAuliffe with a narrow one-point lead on Republican Glenn Youngkin, with early voting trends continuing to suggest an enthusiasm gap favoring the GOP.
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