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https://www.europesays.com/people/149347/ Speaker Mike Johnson, Energy Secretary Chris Wright to Address Thousands of Global Leaders at ARC Conference #AllianceForResponsibleCitizenship #AyaanHirsiAli #ChrisWright #FreeSocieties #GlennYoungkin #London #MikeJohnson #NigelFarage #OlympiaLondon #SarahRogers #SecretaryOfState #SirPaulMarshall

https://www.europesays.com/people/61301/ Trump-appointed FEMA Review Council proposes sweeping changes to federal disaster support #DonaldTrump #GlennYoungkin #MarkwayneMullin #Trump #USNews #WashingtonNews

https://www.europesays.com/people/35572/ Virginia voters deciding on redistricting plan that could boost Democrats’ seats in Congress #AbigailSpanberger #BarackObama #DonaldTrump #Elections #GlennYoungkin #HakeemJeffries #JackHurleyJr #JeffRyer #Politics #USNews #WashingtonNews

https://www.europesays.com/people/31421/ Trump hands-off in Virginia redistricting fight despite GOP pressure: Sources #AbigailSpanberger #BarackObama #Congress #DonaldTrump #GlennYoungkin #MikeJohnson #redistricting #Virginia #WashingtonDC #WhiteHouse

https://www.europesays.com/people/27975/ Worried about the midterms, Republicans mobilize rural Virginia voters against redistricting #GlennYoungkin #HakeemJeffries #HouseSeats #JuliaDemaree #MadisonCountyRepublicanCommittee #MikeJohnson #PresidentDonaldTrump #redistricting #Republicans #Virginia #VirginiaDemocrats

https://www.europesays.com/people/21647/ DCCC Rips Trump Puppet Mike Johnson Coming to Virginia Today to “try and subvert the will of Virginia voters” #BenCline #GlennYoungkin #MikeJohnson #redistricting

Lobby Day draws larger pro-gun crowd | Politics & Government https://www.byteseu.com/1731532/ #DanHelmer #DemocraticParty(unitedStates) #GlennYoungkin #GunPolitics #GunPoliticsInTheUnitedStates #GunViolenceInTheUnitedStates #HomemadeFirearm #LAW #Politics #PoliticsOfTheUnitedStates #ProjectileWeapons #RedFlagLaw #SocietyOfTheUnitedStates #UnitedStates #violence #Virginia

Abigail Spanberger becomes VA's first woman governor, honoring history and diversity in inaugural speech

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/abigail-spanberger-inauguration-diversity

Trump Is Pushing Gas to Power AI Boom, But Building Plants Take Years

Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — When the Trump administration called Friday for an emergency power auction in an…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Artificialintelligence #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Bloomberg #DougBurgum #emergencypower #gasplant #Gasplants #GlennYoungkin #powerconsumption #powerplants #Technology #Trump #WhiteHouse
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/413800/

Trump Is Pushing Gas to Power AI Boom, But Building Plants Take Years

Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — When the Trump administration called Friday for an emergency power auction in an…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Artificialintelligence #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Bloomberg #DougBurgum #emergencypower #gasplant #Gasplants #GlennYoungkin #powerconsumption #powerplants #Technology #Trump #WhiteHouse
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/413800/

This transfer of power in Virginia matters more than others I’ve seen

For the first time in my life, I watched a new Virginia governor take the oath of office–not only because my schedule was mercifully free and allowed me to camp out on the couch at noon Saturday, but because the stakes for my state’s leadership are much higher now.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) begins her term as Virginia’s 75th governor at a much different time for the commonwealth and the nation than the last time a Democrat was sworn in as governor in front of the Capitol designed by Virginia’s second governor, Thomas Jefferson.

Gov. Ralph Northam (D) had to deal with the lies, cruelty, bigotry, and incompetence of Trump 1.0, but Spanberger faces even more of that–compounded by Trump’s newfound enthusiasm for trying to punish particular states he deems disloyal.

At its lightest, this takes the form of clumsy, oafish attempts to yank federal funding, threaten federal investigations or undo federal approvals of projects. In Virginia, we’ve seen such examples as the unsuccessful attempt to intimidate George Mason University president Gregory Washington out of office and the groundless bid to stop construction of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project that a federal judge turned aside Friday.

At its worst, the entire country has witnessed the murderous thuggishness of ICE agents in Minneapolis who seem to take tactical inspiration from the secret police of Third World dictatorships.

And over the last year, the two elected officials in Virginia best positioned to contest these abuses of power, former Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and former Attorney General Jason Miyares (R), either did nothing or cheered them along. Youngkin in particular appeared to think that his heel turn from maintaining a measured distance from Trump to embracing so much of a MAGA agenda would set him up well in future elections; the choices of Virginia voters in November suggest that is a delusional hope.

Hours into her term, Spanberger put some distance between herself and Youngkin’s smiling mediocrity: One of the first 10 executive orders she signed rescinds the EO of her predecessor that had directed state law-enforcement agencies to divert their time and resources to assist ICE operations.

That is a good start, and I expect more from the first Democratic governor I’ve seen take office with a Democratic majority in both houses of the General Assembly. These elected representatives have a great deal of work ahead, starting with unfinished business from the last four years in Richmond and now including finding ways to repair the damage that Trump has inflicted on our state.

#AbigailSpanberger #GlennYoungkin #GovernorSpanberger #ice #OldDominion #Richmond #Trump20 #Virginia #VirginiaDems #VirginiaGeneralAssembly #VirginiaPolitics

This transfer of power in Virginia matters more than others I’ve seen

For the first time in my life, I watched a new Virginia governor take the oath of office–not only because my schedule was mercifully free and allowed me to camp out on the couch at noon Saturday, but because the stakes for my state’s leadership are much higher now.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) begins her term as Virginia’s 75th governor at a much different time for the commonwealth and the nation than the last time a Democrat was sworn in as governor in front of the Capitol designed by Virginia’s second governor, Thomas Jefferson.

Gov. Ralph Northam (D) had to deal with the lies, cruelty, bigotry, and incompetence of Trump 1.0, but Spanberger faces even more of that–compounded by Trump’s newfound enthusiasm for trying to punish particular states he deems disloyal.

At its lightest, this takes the form of clumsy, oafish attempts to yank federal funding, threaten federal investigations or undo federal approvals of projects. In Virginia, we’ve seen such examples as the unsuccessful attempt to intimidate George Mason University president Gregory Washington out of office and the groundless bid to stop construction of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project that a federal judge turned aside Friday.

At its worst, the entire country has witnessed the murderous thuggishness of ICE agents in Minneapolis who seem to take tactical inspiration from the secret police of Third World dictatorships.

And over the last year, the two elected officials in Virginia best positioned to contest these abuses of power, former Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and former Attorney General Jason Miyares (R), either did nothing or cheered them along. Youngkin in particular appeared to think that his heel turn from maintaining a measured distance from Trump to embracing so much of a MAGA agenda would set him up well in future elections; the choices of Virginia voters in November suggest that is a delusional hope.

Hours into her term, Spanberger put some distance between herself and Youngkin’s smiling mediocrity: One of the first 10 executive orders she signed rescinds the EO of her predecessor that had directed state law-enforcement agencies to divert their time and resources to assist ICE operations.

That is a good start, and I expect more from the first Democratic governor I’ve seen take office with a Democratic majority in both houses of the General Assembly. These elected representatives have a great deal of work ahead, starting with unfinished business from the last four years in Richmond and now including finding ways to repair the damage that Trump has inflicted on our state.

#AbigailSpanberger #GlennYoungkin #GovernorSpanberger #ice #OldDominion #Richmond #Trump20 #Virginia #VirginiaDems #VirginiaGeneralAssembly #VirginiaPolitics

This transfer of power in Virginia matters more than others I’ve seen

For the first time in my life, I watched a new Virginia governor take the oath of office–not only because my schedule was mercifully free and allowed me to camp out on the couch at noon Saturday, but because the stakes for my state’s leadership are much higher now.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D.) begins her term as Virginia’s 75th governor at a much different time for the commonwealth and the nation than the last time a Democrat was sworn in as governor in front of the Capitol designed by Virginia’s second governor, Thomas Jefferson.

Gov. Ralph Northam (D.) had to deal with the lies, cruelty, bigotry, and incompetence of Trump 1.0, but Spanberger faces even more of that–compounded by Trump’s newfound enthusiasm for trying to punish particular states he deems disloyal.

At its lightest, this takes the form of clumsy, oafish attempts to yank federal funding, threaten federal investigations or undo federal approvals of projects. In Virginia, we’ve seen such examples as the unsuccessful attempt to intimidate George Mason University president Gregory Washington out of office and the groundless bid to stop construction of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project that a federal judge turned aside Friday.

At its worst, the entire country has witnessed the murderous thuggishness of ICE agents in Minneapolis who seem to take tactical inspiration from the secret police of Third World dictatorships.

And over the last year, the two elected officials in Virginia best positioned to contest these abuses of power, former Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R.) and former Attorney General Jason Miyares (R.) either did nothing or cheered them along. Youngkin in particular appeared to think that his heel turn from maintaining a measured distance from Trump to embracing so much of a MAGA agenda would set him up well in future elections; the choices of Virginia voters in November suggest that is a delusional hope.

Hours into her term, Spanberger put some distance between herself and Youngkin’s smiling mediocrity: One of the first 10 executive orders she signed rescinds the EO of her predecessor that had directed state law-enforcement agencies to divert their time and resources to assist ICE operations.

That is a good start, and I expect more from the first Democratic governor I’ve seen take office with a Democratic majority in both houses of the General Assembly. These elected representatives have a great deal of work ahead, starting with unfinished business from the last four years in Richmond and now including finding ways to repair the damage that Trump has inflicted on our state.

#AbigailSpanberger #GlennYoungkin #GovernorSpanberger #ice #OldDominion #Richmond #Trump20 #Virginia #VirginiaDems #VirginiaGeneralAssembly #VirginiaPolitics

This transfer of power in Virginia matters more than others I’ve seen

For the first time in my life, I watched a new Virginia governor take the oath of office–not only because my schedule was mercifully free and allowed me to camp out on the couch at noon Saturday, but because the stakes for my state’s leadership are much higher now.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) begins her term as Virginia’s 75th governor at a much different time for the commonwealth and the nation than the last time a Democrat was sworn in as governor in front of the Capitol designed by Virginia’s second governor, Thomas Jefferson.

Gov. Ralph Northam (D) had to deal with the lies, cruelty, bigotry, and incompetence of Trump 1.0, but Spanberger faces even more of that–compounded by Trump’s newfound enthusiasm for trying to punish particular states he deems disloyal.

At its lightest, this takes the form of clumsy, oafish attempts to yank federal funding, threaten federal investigations or undo federal approvals of projects. In Virginia, we’ve seen such examples as the unsuccessful attempt to intimidate George Mason University president Gregory Washington out of office and the groundless bid to stop construction of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project that a federal judge turned aside Friday.

At its worst, the entire country has witnessed the murderous thuggishness of ICE agents in Minneapolis who seem to take tactical inspiration from the secret police of Third World dictatorships.

And over the last year, the two elected officials in Virginia best positioned to contest these abuses of power, former Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and former Attorney General Jason Miyares (R), either did nothing or cheered them along. Youngkin in particular appeared to think that his heel turn from maintaining a measured distance from Trump to embracing so much of a MAGA agenda would set him up well in future elections; the choices of Virginia voters in November suggest that is a delusional hope.

Hours into her term, Spanberger put some distance between herself and Youngkin’s smiling mediocrity: One of the first 10 executive orders she signed rescinds the EO of her predecessor that had directed state law-enforcement agencies to divert their time and resources to assist ICE operations.

That is a good start, and I expect more from the first Democratic governor I’ve seen take office with a Democratic majority in both houses of the General Assembly. These elected representatives have a great deal of work ahead, starting with unfinished business from the last four years in Richmond and now including finding ways to repair the damage that Trump has inflicted on our state.

#AbigailSpanberger #GlennYoungkin #GovernorSpanberger #ice #OldDominion #Richmond #Trump20 #Virginia #VirginiaDems #VirginiaGeneralAssembly #VirginiaPolitics

This transfer of power in Virginia matters more than others I’ve seen

For the first time in my life, I watched a new Virginia governor take the oath of office–not only because my schedule was mercifully free and allowed me to camp out on the couch at noon Saturday, but because the stakes for my state’s leadership are much higher now.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) begins her term as Virginia’s 75th governor at a much different time for the commonwealth and the nation than the last time a Democrat was sworn in as governor in front of the Capitol designed by Virginia’s second governor, Thomas Jefferson.

Gov. Ralph Northam (D) had to deal with the lies, cruelty, bigotry, and incompetence of Trump 1.0, but Spanberger faces even more of that–compounded by Trump’s newfound enthusiasm for trying to punish particular states he deems disloyal.

At its lightest, this takes the form of clumsy, oafish attempts to yank federal funding, threaten federal investigations or undo federal approvals of projects. In Virginia, we’ve seen such examples as the unsuccessful attempt to intimidate George Mason University president Gregory Washington out of office and the groundless bid to stop construction of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project that a federal judge turned aside Friday.

At its worst, the entire country has witnessed the murderous thuggishness of ICE agents in Minneapolis who seem to take tactical inspiration from the secret police of Third World dictatorships.

And over the last year, the two elected officials in Virginia best positioned to contest these abuses of power, former Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and former Attorney General Jason Miyares (R), either did nothing or cheered them along. Youngkin in particular appeared to think that his heel turn from maintaining a measured distance from Trump to embracing so much of a MAGA agenda would set him up well in future elections; the choices of Virginia voters in November suggest that is a delusional hope.

Hours into her term, Spanberger put some distance between herself and Youngkin’s smiling mediocrity: One of the first 10 executive orders she signed rescinds the EO of her predecessor that had directed state law-enforcement agencies to divert their time and resources to assist ICE operations.

That is a good start, and I expect more from the first Democratic governor I’ve seen take office with a Democratic majority in both houses of the General Assembly. These elected representatives have a great deal of work ahead, starting with unfinished business from the last four years in Richmond and now including finding ways to repair the damage that Trump has inflicted on our state.

#AbigailSpanberger #GlennYoungkin #GovernorSpanberger #ice #OldDominion #Richmond #Trump20 #Virginia #VirginiaDems #VirginiaGeneralAssembly #VirginiaPolitics

Virginia LGBTQ+ groups ‘thrilled’ to march in inaugural parade celebrating the state's new Dem governor

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/abigail-spanberger-inaugural-parade

Virginia LGBTQ+ groups ‘thrilled’ to march in inaugural parade celebrating the state's new Dem governor

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/abigail-spanberger-inaugural-parade

Virginia LGBTQ+ groups ‘thrilled’ to march in inaugural parade celebrating the state's new Dem governor

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/abigail-spanberger-inaugural-parade

Virginia LGBTQ+ groups ‘thrilled’ to march in inaugural parade celebrating the state's new Dem governor

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/abigail-spanberger-inaugural-parade

Virginia LGBTQ+ groups ‘thrilled’ to march in inaugural parade celebrating the state's new Dem governor

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/abigail-spanberger-inaugural-parade

Long-anticipated FEMA Review Council meeting abruptly canceled https://www.byteseu.com/1619011/ #America #Congress #DisasterPlanningAndResponse #DonaldTrump #ExecutiveOrders #FederalEmergencyManagementAgency #Florida #GeneralNews #GlennYoungkin #GregAbbott #KristiNoem #mississippi #PeteHegseth #PhilBryant #Politics #U.S.DepartmentOfHomelandSecurity #U.S.News #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesCongress #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USNews #USA #USANews #Virginia

Trump administration makes major changes to a report it commissioned on FEMA reforms, AP sources say

A draft of a much-anticipated report on reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been whittled down…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #AbigailJackson #DonaldTrump #Død #GlennYoungkin #gregabbott #KevinGuthrie #kristinoem #pentagon #petehegseth #PHILBRYANT #SecretaryofDefense #U.S.News #Washingtonnews
https://www.europesays.com/2582189/

Virginia is not for Trump lovers

Smashing a 249-year-old glass ceiling was the least remarkable thing that Virginia voters did Tuesday. Once the Democratic and Republican parties had other candidates drop out and leave former congresswoman Abigail Spanberger and current lieutenant governor Winsome Earle-Sears as unchallenged candidates, it was assured that the Old Dominion would get its first female governor.

Which is still noteworthy, considering that the line of Virginia governors starts with Patrick Henry and then Thomas Jefferson, and yet also a tad regrettable considering that we took this long and that this happened 32 years after the commonwealth’s only other election with a woman running for governor.

But Spanberger didn’t just win but ran away with the election by more than 14 points, including support from a non-trivial fraction of 2024 Trump voters who found something to vote for her in her message of reducing the cost of living and standing up for the state against Trump’s chaos. Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor and attorney general Ghazala Hashmi and Jay Jones won by smaller margins that still outpaced many forecasts.

Yes, even AG nominee Jones, who had to grovel for forgiveness after the revelation of grotesque text messages from 2022 in which he imagined the execution of Todd Gilbert, then Republican majority leader of the House of Delegates, and the deaths by shooting of his kids.

(At least Jones apologized profusely, which is not something President Trump has ever done for any of his own deranged statements, much less the unforgiveable offense against democracy of trying to overturn the 2020 election.)

The ninth election that I’ve served as an Arlington County election officer, also the first I’d worked with the state’s top three offices on the ballot, saw equally sweeping victories for Virginia Dems in the House of Delegates.

With all 100 seats up for election, voters chose Democratic candidates in 13 previously Republican districts, turning a thin 51-seat majority into a 64-seat lock in the oldest continuous legislative assembly in the Americas–which has a great deal of unfinished business from previous sessions.

Being in the party of Trump, whose chaotic and cruel firings of government workers have left more of a dent in Virginia than in other states, seems to be political poison in far more of the commonwealth than many people expected. Especially if you try to pass off those layoffs as no big deal, as both Earle-Sears and current Republican governor Glenn Youngkin did.

These results–along with the Democratic demolition of Republican hopes in my birth state of New Jersey–should now have a lot of GOP officeholders elsewhere in the commonwealth and the country feeling nervous about their own job security. And that seems more than fair when so many voters already feel the same anxiety.

#2025Election #AbigailSpanberger #GlennYoungkin #HouseOfDelegates #OldDominion #Virginia #VirginiaGeneralAssembly #VirginiaGovernor #VirginiaPolitics #WinsomeEarleSears

Virginia is not for Trump lovers

Smashing a 249-year-old glass ceiling was the least remarkable thing that Virginia voters did Tuesday. Once the Democratic and Republican parties had other candidates drop out and leave former congresswoman Abigail Spanberger and current lieutenant governor Winsome Earle-Sears as unchallenged candidates, it was assured that the Old Dominion would get its first female governor.

Which is still noteworthy, considering that the line of Virginia governors starts with Patrick Henry and then Thomas Jefferson, and yet also a tad regrettable considering that we took this long and that this happened 32 years after the commonwealth’s only other election with a woman running for governor.

But Spanberger didn’t just win but ran away with the election by more than 14 points, including support from a non-trivial fraction of 2024 Trump voters who found something to vote for her in her message of reducing the cost of living and standing up for the state against Trump’s chaos. Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor and attorney general Ghazala Hashmi and Jay Jones won by smaller margins that still outpaced many forecasts.

Yes, even AG nominee Jones, who had to grovel for forgiveness after the revelation of grotesque text messages from 2022 in which he imagined the execution of Todd Gilbert, then Republican majority leader of the House of Delegates, and the deaths by shooting of his kids.

(At least Jones apologized profusely, which is not something President Trump has ever done for any of his own deranged statements, much less the unforgiveable offense against democracy of trying to overturn the 2020 election.)

The ninth election that I’ve served as an Arlington County election officer, also the first I’d worked with the state’s top three offices on the ballot, saw equally sweeping victories for Virginia Dems in the House of Delegates.

With all 100 seats up for election, voters chose Democratic candidates in 13 previously Republican districts, turning a thin 51-seat majority into a 64-seat lock in the oldest continuous legislative assembly in the Americas–which has a great deal of unfinished business from previous sessions.

Being in the party of Trump, whose chaotic and cruel firings of government workers have left more of a dent in Virginia than in other states, seems to be political poison in far more of the commonwealth than many people expected. Especially if you try to pass off those layoffs as no big deal, as both Earle-Sears and current Republican governor Glenn Youngkin did.

These results–along with the Democratic demolition of Republican hopes in my birth state of New Jersey–should now have a lot of GOP officeholders elsewhere in the commonwealth and the country feeling nervous about their own job security. And that seems more than fair when so many voters already feel the same anxiety.

#2025Election #AbigailSpanberger #GlennYoungkin #HouseOfDelegates #OldDominion #Virginia #VirginiaGeneralAssembly #VirginiaGovernor #VirginiaPolitics #WinsomeEarleSears

Virginia is not for Trump lovers

Smashing a 249-year-old glass ceiling was the least remarkable thing that Virginia voters did Tuesday. Once the Democratic and Republican parties had other candidates drop out and leave former congresswoman Abigail Spanberger and current lieutenant governor Winsome Earle-Sears as unchallenged candidates, it was assured that the Old Dominion would get its first female governor.

Which is still noteworthy, considering that the line of Virginia governors starts with Patrick Henry and then Thomas Jefferson, and yet also a tad regrettable considering that we took this long and that this happened 32 years after the commonwealth’s only other election with a woman running for governor.

But Spanberger didn’t just win but ran away with the election by more than 14 points, including support from a non-trivial fraction of 2024 Trump voters who found something to vote for her in her message of reducing the cost of living and standing up for the state against Trump’s chaos. Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor and attorney general Ghazala Hashmi and Jay Jones won by smaller margins that still outpaced many forecasts.

Yes, even AG nominee Jones, who had to grovel for forgiveness after the revelation of grotesque text messages from 2022 in which he imagined the execution of Todd Gilbert, then Republican majority leader of the House of Delegates, and the deaths by shooting of his kids.

(At least Jones apologized profusely, which is not something President Trump has ever done for any of his own deranged statements, much less the unforgiveable offense against democracy of trying to overturn the 2020 election.)

The ninth election that I’ve served as an Arlington County election officer, also the first I’d worked with the state’s top three offices on the ballot, saw equally sweeping victories for Virginia Dems in the House of Delegates.

With all 100 seats up for election, voters chose Democratic candidates in 13 previously Republican districts, turning a thin 51-seat majority into a 64-seat lock in the oldest continuous legislative assembly in the Americas–which has a great deal of unfinished business from previous sessions.

Being in the party of Trump, whose chaotic and cruel firings of government workers have left more of a dent in Virginia than in other states, seems to be political poison in far more of the commonwealth than many people expected. Especially if you try to pass off those layoffs as no big deal, as both Earle-Sears and current Republican governor Glenn Youngkin did.

These results–along with the Democratic demolition of Republican hopes in my birth state of New Jersey–should now have a lot of GOP officeholders elsewhere in the commonwealth and the country feeling nervous about their own job security. And that seems more than fair when so many voters already feel the same anxiety.

#2025Election #AbigailSpanberger #GlennYoungkin #HouseOfDelegates #OldDominion #Virginia #VirginiaGeneralAssembly #VirginiaGovernor #VirginiaPolitics #WinsomeEarleSears

Virginia is not for Trump lovers

Smashing a 249-year-old glass ceiling was the least remarkable thing that Virginia voters did Tuesday. Once the Democratic and Republican parties had other candidates drop out and leave former congresswoman Abigail Spanberger and current lieutenant governor Winsome Earle-Sears as unchallenged candidates, it was assured that the Old Dominion would get its first female governor.

Which is still noteworthy, considering that the line of Virginia governors starts with Patrick Henry and then Thomas Jefferson, and yet also a tad regrettable considering that we took this long and that this happened 32 years after the commonwealth’s only other election with a woman running for governor.

But Spanberger didn’t just win but ran away with the election by more than 14 points, including support from a non-trivial fraction of 2024 Trump voters who found something to vote for her in her message of reducing the cost of living and standing up for the state against Trump’s chaos. Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor and attorney general Ghazala Hashmi and Jay Jones won by smaller margins that still outpaced many forecasts.

Yes, even AG nominee Jones, who had to grovel for forgiveness after the revelation of grotesque text messages from 2022 in which he imagined the execution of Todd Gilbert, then Republican majority leader of the House of Delegates, and the deaths by shooting of his kids.

(At least Jones apologized profusely, which is not something President Trump has ever done for any of his own deranged statements, much less the unforgiveable offense against democracy of trying to overturn the 2020 election.)

The ninth election that I’ve served as an Arlington County election officer, also the first I’d worked with the state’s top three offices on the ballot, saw equally sweeping victories for Virginia Dems in the House of Delegates.

With all 100 seats up for election, voters chose Democratic candidates in 13 previously Republican districts, turning a thin 51-seat majority into a 64-seat lock in the oldest continuous legislative assembly in the Americas–which has a great deal of unfinished business from previous sessions.

Being in the party of Trump, whose chaotic and cruel firings of government workers have left more of a dent in Virginia than in other states, seems to be political poison in far more of the commonwealth than many people expected. Especially if you try to pass off those layoffs as no big deal, as both Earle-Sears and current Republican governor Glenn Youngkin did.

These results–along with the Democratic demolition of Republican hopes in my birth state of New Jersey–should now have a lot of GOP officeholders elsewhere in the commonwealth and the country feeling nervous about their own job security. And that seems more than fair when so many voters already feel the same anxiety.

#2025Election #AbigailSpanberger #GlennYoungkin #HouseOfDelegates #OldDominion #Virginia #VirginiaGeneralAssembly #VirginiaGovernor #VirginiaPolitics #WinsomeEarleSears

The race to replace term-limited #Republican Gov. #GlennYoungkin has taken on national dimensions from the start, serving as a testing ground for both parties one year ahead of national #midterm #elections that could redirect the country’s course for the balance of Trump’s 2nd term. It comes as the state #Trump lost in 3 successive presidential contests has been strained by many of his policies, particularly the steep cuts to the #CivilService & the ongoing government #shutdown.

#VoteBlue

The race to replace term-limited #Republican Gov. #GlennYoungkin has taken on national dimensions from the start, serving as a testing ground for both parties one year ahead of national #midterm #elections that could redirect the country’s course for the balance of Trump’s 2nd term. It comes as the state #Trump lost in 3 successive presidential contests has been strained by many of his policies, particularly the steep cuts to the #CivilService & the ongoing government #shutdown.

#VoteBlue

The race to replace term-limited #Republican Gov. #GlennYoungkin has taken on national dimensions from the start, serving as a testing ground for both parties one year ahead of national #midterm #elections that could redirect the country’s course for the balance of Trump’s 2nd term. It comes as the state #Trump lost in 3 successive presidential contests has been strained by many of his policies, particularly the steep cuts to the #CivilService & the ongoing government #shutdown.

#VoteBlue

The race to replace term-limited #Republican Gov. #GlennYoungkin has taken on national dimensions from the start, serving as a testing ground for both parties one year ahead of national #midterm #elections that could redirect the country’s course for the balance of Trump’s 2nd term. It comes as the state #Trump lost in 3 successive presidential contests has been strained by many of his policies, particularly the steep cuts to the #CivilService & the ongoing government #shutdown.

#VoteBlue

The race to replace term-limited #Republican Gov. #GlennYoungkin has taken on national dimensions from the start, serving as a testing ground for both parties one year ahead of national #midterm #elections that could redirect the country’s course for the balance of Trump’s 2nd term. It comes as the state #Trump lost in 3 successive presidential contests has been strained by many of his policies, particularly the steep cuts to the #CivilService & the ongoing government #shutdown.

#VoteBlue

@meidastouch.com host @meiselasb.bsky.social reports on the SURPRISE PLAN launched by #Virginia #Democrats to conduct a #redistricting before the 2026 #midterms to STOP Trump trying to rig the elections as they figured out a massive mistake made by VA Governor #GlennYoungkin youtu.be/I2uieAQa8Rc?...

Virginia Dems LAUNCH SURPRISE ...

@meidastouch.com host @meiselasb.bsky.social reports on the SURPRISE PLAN launched by #Virginia #Democrats to conduct a #redistricting before the 2026 #midterms to STOP Trump trying to rig the elections as they figured out a massive mistake made by VA Governor #GlennYoungkin youtu.be/I2uieAQa8Rc?...

Virginia Dems LAUNCH SURPRISE ...

Mental health crisis center opens in Prince William County

A new crisis center in Prince William County, Virginia, hopes to relieve the strain on hospitals and first…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Mentalhealth #Crisiscenter #GlennYoungkin #Health #kylecooper #mentalhealthcrisis #MentalHealth #princewilliamcountyboardofsupervisors
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/212888/

Mental health crisis center opens in Prince William County

A new crisis center in Prince William County, Virginia, hopes to relieve the strain on hospitals and first…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Mentalhealth #Crisiscenter #GlennYoungkin #Health #kylecooper #mentalhealthcrisis #MentalHealth #princewilliamcountyboardofsupervisors
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What to watch for in Virginia governor’s race debate

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and…
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What to watch for in Virginia governor’s race debate

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and…
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Jay Jones controversy jolts Virginia’s pivotal elections | Politics & Government https://www.byteseu.com/1427441/ #AbigailSpanberger #AmericanPoliticians #DemocraticParty(unitedStates) #DonaldTrump #GlennYoungkin #JasonMiyares #JayJones(politician) #KrisKobach #Politics #PoliticsOfTheUnitedStates #RepublicanParty(unitedStates) #UnitedStatesHouseOfRepresentatives #Virginia

Virginia AG Candidate Jay Jones Mused About Shooting Political Opponent In Resurfaced Texts

Topline Virginia’s Democratic nominee for attorney general, Jay Jones, wrote about shooting the state’s former Republican house speaker…
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Virginia AG Candidate Jay Jones Mused About Shooting Political Opponent In Resurfaced Texts

Topline Virginia’s Democratic nominee for attorney general, Jay Jones, wrote about shooting the state’s former Republican house speaker…
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Virginia AG Candidate Jay Jones Mused About Shooting Political Opponent In Resurfaced Texts https://www.byteseu.com/1420831/ #AbigailSpanberger #GlennYoungkin #JayJones #JdVance #Politics #Virginia #WinsomeEarleSears

Elon Musk Wades Into Virginia Governor’s Race on Trans Issues

Abigail Spanberger – Photo: Facebook, Elon Musk – Photo: Gage Skidmore Elon Musk has waded in…
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Glenn Youngkin injects trans issues into Virginia governor's race, where Democrat Abigail Spanberger leads

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Glenn Youngkin injects trans issues into Virginia governor's race, where Democrat Abigail Spanberger leads

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Glenn Youngkin injects trans issues into Virginia governor's race, where Democrat Abigail Spanberger leads

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Glenn Youngkin injects trans issues into Virginia governor's race, where Democrat Abigail Spanberger leads

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Glenn Youngkin injects trans issues into Virginia governor's race, where Democrat Abigail Spanberger leads

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The #Trump admin has initiated several investigations into #GMU’s #DEI practices, which has led some at the university to worry that Washington could suffer a similar fate to Ryan. At a board meeting early this month, Washington’s supporters worried the school’s governing body — which is made up entirely of appointees by #Republican Gov #GlennYoungkin — could fire the school’s first #Black president. The board instead gave him a state-mandated raise.

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The #Trump admin has initiated several investigations into #GMU’s #DEI practices, which has led some at the university to worry that Washington could suffer a similar fate to Ryan. At a board meeting early this month, Washington’s supporters worried the school’s governing body — which is made up entirely of appointees by #Republican Gov #GlennYoungkin — could fire the school’s first #Black president. The board instead gave him a state-mandated raise.

#law #AcademicFreedom #GeorgeMasonUniversity

The #Trump admin has initiated several investigations into #GMU’s #DEI practices, which has led some at the university to worry that Washington could suffer a similar fate to Ryan. At a board meeting early this month, Washington’s supporters worried the school’s governing body — which is made up entirely of appointees by #Republican Gov #GlennYoungkin — could fire the school’s first #Black president. The board instead gave him a state-mandated raise.

#law #AcademicFreedom #GeorgeMasonUniversity

The #Trump admin has initiated several investigations into #GMU’s #DEI practices, which has led some at the university to worry that Washington could suffer a similar fate to Ryan. At a board meeting early this month, Washington’s supporters worried the school’s governing body — which is made up entirely of appointees by #Republican Gov #GlennYoungkin — could fire the school’s first #Black president. The board instead gave him a state-mandated raise.

#law #AcademicFreedom #GeorgeMasonUniversity

The #Trump admin has initiated several investigations into #GMU’s #DEI practices, which has led some at the university to worry that Washington could suffer a similar fate to Ryan. At a board meeting early this month, Washington’s supporters worried the school’s governing body — which is made up entirely of appointees by #Republican Gov #GlennYoungkin — could fire the school’s first #Black president. The board instead gave him a state-mandated raise.

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Trump policies gutting Virginia economy https://www.byteseu.com/1305778/ #AbigailSpanberger #economy #Election2025 #GlennYoungkin #TrumpAdministration #TrumpTariffs #WinsomeEarleSears

Tensions are rising in Virginia GOP ranks as John Reid and Winsome Earle-Sears clash, threatening the party’s unity and election chances. Leaked talks and mistrust fuel this ongoing rift, with Dems gaining ground. Virginia’s GOP faces a crucial test ahead. Read more from National Review: https://www.alternet.org/virginia-governor-2673900954/ #VirginiaPolitics #RepublicanParty #WinsomeEarleSears #JohnReid #GlennYoungkin #Election2023 #NationalReview #GOPDivision

Virginia judge bars university board appointments rejected by Senate Democrats

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A judge ordered that eight p…
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#Republican governors in #Virginia, #Texas, #Nebraska & #Missouri are mobilizing #NationalGuard #troops to help #LawEnforcement manage #demonstrations.

There will be “zero tolerance” for violence, destruction or disrupting traffic, & “if you violate the law, you’re going to be arrested,” VA Gov #GlennYoungkin told reporters.

In MO, Gov #MikeKehoe issued a similar message, vowing to take a proactive approach & not to “wait for chaos to ensue.”

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#Republican governors in #Virginia, #Texas, #Nebraska & #Missouri are mobilizing #NationalGuard #troops to help #LawEnforcement manage #demonstrations.

There will be “zero tolerance” for violence, destruction or disrupting traffic, & “if you violate the law, you’re going to be arrested,” VA Gov #GlennYoungkin told reporters.

In MO, Gov #MikeKehoe issued a similar message, vowing to take a proactive approach & not to “wait for chaos to ensue.”

#NoKings #law #democracy #RightToProtest #protests

#Republican governors in #Virginia, #Texas, #Nebraska & #Missouri are mobilizing #NationalGuard #troops to help #LawEnforcement manage #demonstrations.

There will be “zero tolerance” for violence, destruction or disrupting traffic, & “if you violate the law, you’re going to be arrested,” VA Gov #GlennYoungkin told reporters.

In MO, Gov #MikeKehoe issued a similar message, vowing to take a proactive approach & not to “wait for chaos to ensue.”

#NoKings #law #democracy #RightToProtest #protests

#Republican governors in #Virginia, #Texas, #Nebraska & #Missouri are mobilizing #NationalGuard #troops to help #LawEnforcement manage #demonstrations.

There will be “zero tolerance” for violence, destruction or disrupting traffic, & “if you violate the law, you’re going to be arrested,” VA Gov #GlennYoungkin told reporters.

In MO, Gov #MikeKehoe issued a similar message, vowing to take a proactive approach & not to “wait for chaos to ensue.”

#NoKings #law #democracy #RightToProtest #protests

#Republican governors in #Virginia, #Texas, #Nebraska & #Missouri are mobilizing #NationalGuard #troops to help #LawEnforcement manage #demonstrations.

There will be “zero tolerance” for violence, destruction or disrupting traffic, & “if you violate the law, you’re going to be arrested,” VA Gov #GlennYoungkin told reporters.

In MO, Gov #MikeKehoe issued a similar message, vowing to take a proactive approach & not to “wait for chaos to ensue.”

#NoKings #law #democracy #RightToProtest #protests