Note: I am Donald Braden and I posted this on my blog for Full Slate Consulting. I thought some Kos readers would find this of interest as well.
Well, District 8 has a couple of Democratic candidates stepping up to compete against Republican Greg Habeeb. This seat went uncontested in 2015. It is great to see people stepping up to challenge a seat like this.
The Democratic candidates so far are:
Thanks for stepping up!
District 8 Fast Facts
There are 4 localities in the district, Craig, Montgomery and Roanoke Counties as well as Salem City. Below is graph highlighting the vote for the Republican in each locality:
Looking at that, the biggest opportunity for Democrats within the district are within the Roanoke County and Salem City localities. This is a good thing since those two localities make up 71% of all registered voters within the district.
This is just a quick snapshot on some of the analysis I do. Check out my profile to get in touch.
Let's Turn Virginia Blue in 2017. If you do not have a candidate running in your district. Run, let me help!