The close Virginia governor’s race is a warning: If the Dems want to hold on to power, they have to deliver.
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Why the ACLU Is Right, and Glenn Greenwald Is Wrong, on Schools Addressing Transgender Students
Virginia mandates that public school teachers call students by their preferred pronouns. The civil liberties group defends the law, while the combative journalist says it violates their free speech.
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McAuliffe Needs Passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill—Now
If House progressives drop their opposition, Biden will sign it quickly. That may save the Virginia governorship for the Democrats.
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In the Virginia Governor’s Race, a Warning for Democrats
GOP nominee Glenn Youngkin has disassociated himself from Trump without alienating the former president’s core supporters. It might not win him the election, but it may offer Republicans a blueprint for success.
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Terry McAuliffe Is Right: Glenn Youngkin is Trumpy. But Can That Win Him Virginia?
The former Democratic governor wants his old job back, but his Republican opponent may not be scary enough.
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No, School Board Fights Over Critical Race Theory Are Not Going to Hurt Democrats
In red-turned-blue Loudoun County, Virginia a fight over how to teach students about America’s racial history has animated Fox News and conservatives. But it’s faux outrage.
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How Virginia’s Death Penalty Finally Ended
The commonwealth was once the epicenter of executions. Now the first former Confederate state has abandoned the practice. How a small group of activists helped turn the tide against capital punishment.
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Is Virginia Headed for a New Charlottesville?
Gun rights activists will be joined by white nationalists on January 20 in Richmond to protest proposed gun violence bills in the new Democratically-controlled legislature.
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Ralph Northam Should Resign
There is no excuse for his behavior.
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The GOP Continues Its Drift Towards Trumpism
Tuesday’s election results were bad news for anyone hoping that Trump’s hold over the GOP will be diminished.
