This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareFreshman Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-Va.), who drew criticism from within his party for presiding over a same-sex wedding, lost the GOP nomination to challenger Bob Good, a former Liberty University fundraiser who describes himself as a “biblical conservative.”The defeat of Riggleman potentially puts the central Virginia seat within reach for Democrats in the general election for the first time in more than a decade, analysts say.Riggleman is the first of 73 candidates endorsed by President Trump this cycle to lose an...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareFreshman Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-Va.), who drew criticism from within his party for presiding over a same-sex wedding, lost the GOP nomination to challenger Bob Good, a former Liberty University fundraiser who describes himself as a “biblical conservative.”The defeat of Riggleman potentially puts the central Virginia seat within reach for Democrats in the general election for the first time in more than a decade, analysts say.Riggleman is the first of 73 candidates endorsed by President Trump this cycle to lose an...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareDemocrats in central and Southside Virginia are choosing a nominee for an open congressional seat that the party thinks it could win for the first time in more than a decade.Republicans last week in favor of Bob Good, who calls himself a “biblical conservative,” to the delight of Democrats surveying their field of well-funded hopefuls competing in Tuesday’s primary.“I think everybody sort of breathed a sigh of relief and said, ‘Bring it.’ Bob Good really does not reflect the view of voters in this district,” said Suzanne...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareDemocrats in central and Southside Virginia are choosing a nominee for an open congressional seat that the party thinks it could win for the first time in more than a decade.Republicans last week in favor of Bob Good, who calls himself a “biblical conservative,” to the delight of Democrats surveying their field of well-funded hopefuls competing in Tuesday’s primary.“I think everybody sort of breathed a sigh of relief and said, ‘Bring it.’ Bob Good really does not reflect the view of voters in this district,” said Suzanne...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareHouse Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) has chosen June 26 to hold the first floor vote in a generation on D.C. statehood, hoping to harness a and capitalize on widespread outrage over the federal response to street protests in the nation’s capital.Officials expect legislation making the District the 51st state to pass the House of Representatives with an overwhelming majority of Democrats, which would be a watershed moment for pro-statehood activists and the first time in U.S. history that either chamber of Congress...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareHouse Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) has chosen June 26 to hold the first floor vote in a generation on D.C. statehood, hoping to harness a and capitalize on widespread outrage over the federal response to street protests in the nation’s capital.Officials expect legislation making the District the 51st state to pass the House of Representatives with an overwhelming majority of Democrats, which would be a watershed moment for pro-statehood activists and the first time in U.S. history that either chamber of Congress...WW…

This article was published more than 3 years agoCommentGift ShareDemocrats Elaine Luria, Abigail Spanberger and Jennifer Wexton flipped GOP congressional seats in Virginia last year with help from suburban female voters to give their party a majority of the state’s congressional delegation.Now, the trio is trying to tap into the growing political power of suburban women to help Democrats win a majority in the state legislature.“Women have been the key voting demographic — especially college-educated women,” said Rachel Bitecofer, an analyst at the Wason Center for Public Policy at...…This article was published more than 3 years agoCommentGift ShareDemocrats Elaine Luria, Abigail Spanberger and Jennifer Wexton flipped GOP congressional seats in Virginia last year with help from suburban female voters to give their party a majority of the state’s congressional delegation.Now, the trio is trying to tap into the growing political power of suburban women to help Democrats win a majority in the state legislature.“Women have been the key voting demographic — especially college-educated women,” said Rachel Bitecofer, an analyst at the Wason Center for Public Policy at...WW…