Ed Gillespie Calls Northern Virginia “Enemy Territory” Dwindling number of Virginia voters Gillespie hasn’t attacked in this campaign Richmond, Virginia—New video footage released today from American Bridge shows GOP candidate for governor Ed Gillespie dismissing the one in three Virginia voters who live in Northern Virginia as “enemy territory.” The shocking footage was taken at […]
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Heather Cordasco: How Anti-Woman Can You Possibly Be?
This month, I received a biopsy courtesy of Planned Parenthood. I live in Virginia and, for me, Planned Parenthood has consistently been a source of affordable and sometimes critical healthcare. Receiving a biopsy was stressful enough, but it also made me think about how my options would have been even more stressful if Heather Cordasco […]
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Lingamfelter: Privatize Public Schools and Ditch the Dept. of Education
Delegate Scott Lingamfelter is pushing for school privatization schemes that aim to help a small group of people profit off kids’ education in a movement that conservatives call “school choice.” But what Lingamfelter and his conservative buddies mean by that phrase is a push to divert money from public schools to pay for a small […]
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On Crime, Ed Gillespie Is Fundamentally Unserious
By now, we’ve all seen or heard about Ed Gillespie’s campaign ads trying to turn crime into the central issue of this campaign for governor. Gillespie wants you to know that he’ll keep you safe from those scary MS-13 gangs and returning citizens who have had their voting rights restored. From Gillespie’s viewpoint, Virginia is […]
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Jane Doe is our Hero
Hero or Zero? October 27th Welcome to Progress Virginia’s Zero or Hero, a weekly, unapologetically progressive take on this week’s heroes and zeros in Virginia politics. Check out this space every Friday, and Tweet us or post to our Facebook to nominate your own heroes and zeros. Like this? Please share! Hero: Jane Doe This […]
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Rich Anderson: Another Old White Dude With Opinions About Your Body
This is part of a series of posts on Delegate Rich Anderson, who is up for re-election in District 51. Read the other posts in this series: Rich Anderson’s Dog Whistle Racism Rich Anderson Represents the NRA. Not Me. And Not You. 7 Years of Votes Against Raising the Wage Rich Anderson has been our […]
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Mike Makee Will Be Another Obstacle to Closing Virginia’s Health Coverage Gap
This is part of a series of posts on Mike Makee, who is running for election in District 2. Read the other posts in this series: Trump “Thanks” Makee for Campaign Contribution Why Won’t No-Show Makee Meet Voters? It’s just two weeks until election day in Virginia, and we STILL don’t know much about No-Show Mike […]
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Dear Lolita: Please Google “Medicaid Expansion”
This is part of a series of posts on Lolita Mancheno-Smoak, who is running for election in District 42. Read the other posts in this series: From Donald, With Love Where Should A Woman Get Her Healthcare: Planned Parenthood or an Overcrowded ER? Lolita Mancheno-Smoak is running as Republican to represent the 42nd District in […]
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“When I vote, I refuse to back down.”
Having her voting rights restored gave this single mom a second chance at life. Growing up in poverty, Jackie and her family never had quite enough to scrape by. As she grew older and began raising her own children, she was determined to do better for her them. For Jackie, however, a lack of opportunity […]
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Ed Gillespie Doubles Down On Racist Tactics In TV Ad
Not content with just demonizing the Latino community, Gillespie attacks rights restoration policies Richmond, VA – GOP candidate for Governor Ed Gillespie doubled down on his racist campaign tactics today, releasing a new t.v. advertisement attacking Governor Terry McAuliffe’s historic work to restore voting rights to Virginia’s returning citizens. Virginia is one of only a […]