Election tag for the 1st Congressional District from Virginia
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I live in rural America. Specifically, rural Virginia. Herb Jones grew up in rural America. Specifically, rural Virginia. Some people are leaders in High School. Herb Jones is one such person. In High School he was the president of the Student...
by Crimson Quillfeather
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on Sun Oct 02, 2022 at 04:43 PM PDT
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Rep. Rob Wittman (R, #VA01) has commended the NRA for the Eddie Eagles program, a gun safety program for young children that teaches them what they should do if they come upon a gun: Stop! Don’t Touch! Run Away! Tell a Grown-Up! Wittman (my far-right...
by Aleurophile
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on Wed Jun 15, 2022 at 10:56 AM PDT
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Daniel Donner, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James ...
by Daily Kos Elections
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on Tue Jan 11, 2022 at 05:00 AM PST
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Daniel Donner, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James ...
by Daily Kos Elections
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on Mon Jan 10, 2022 at 05:00 AM PST
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel ...
by Daily Kos Elections
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on Wed Apr 07, 2021 at 05:00 AM PDT
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Everybody wants to talk about how to win elections. Nobody talks about what happens when you lose. And, as the events of January 6th made painfully clear, how we lose in a democracy is just as important as how we win. I am a PAC director, former...
by RogerMisso
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on Wed Feb 17, 2021 at 06:37 AM PST
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Our project to calculate the 2020 presidential results for all 435 congressional districts nationwide arrives in Virginia, a state whose politics have shifted dramatically in a very short span. You can find our complete data set here, which we're...
by Jeff Singer
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on Mon Nov 23, 2020 at 12:25 PM PST
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CROSS POSTED FROM BLUE VIRGINIA Does anyone think that Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA01) - the same guy who got in the face of a constituent and spewed right-wing lies in her face and who has enabled Trump for four years - will condemn this...
by lowkell
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on Sun Oct 25, 2020 at 01:21 PM PDT
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CROSS POSTED FROM BLUE VIRGINIA Yet another amazing, inspiring story from the Qasim Rashid for Congress (VA01) campaign. Go Qasim! (For more on Qasim, see Video: Sunrise Movement-Endorsed Qasim Rashid (D-VA01) Holds Conversation on...
by lowkell
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on Mon Oct 19, 2020 at 05:47 AM PDT
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Hi, my name is Vangie Williams and I'm running for Congress in Virginia’s 1st Congressional District. I'm a resident of King George, Virginia, where I’ve lived my entire life. I’ve been married for 27 years to my wonderful husband Glenn and we have six...
by Vangie Williams
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on Fri Apr 17, 2020 at 06:25 PM PDT
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Qasim Rashid is running for Congress in Virginia’s first district on a platform of “Compassion Through Action”, which is not only core to his campaign but to who he is as an American Muslim. These values are what drove him to provide pro bono legal...
by Alexanna Hengy
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on Thu Mar 19, 2020 at 09:09 AM PDT
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My name is Qasim Rashid, and I’m running for Congress in Virginia’s First District. You can find out more about my campaign at www.rashidforva.com and contribute at secure.actblue.com/... Today, my Republican opponent Rob Wittman tweeted praise to...
by Qasim Rashid
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on Thu Feb 27, 2020 at 12:09 PM PST
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My name is Qasim Rashid, and I’m running for Congress in Virginia’s First District. Tonight, President Trump went on air to claim that the risk for Americans becoming infected with the coronavirus “very low” while putting Vice President Mike Pence (who...
by Qasim Rashid
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on Wed Feb 26, 2020 at 07:17 PM PST
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I’m Qasim Rashid and I’m running for Congress in Virginia’s First District. When running for Congress, you meet all walks of life. I called a woman in my district yesterday, simply to thank her for donating to my State Senate race in 2019. She was...
by Qasim Rashid
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on Wed Feb 26, 2020 at 10:46 AM PST
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Go down to Colonial Beach in Westmoreland County and you will see streets lined with beach cottages and golf carts, local shops and hotels, and in the summer--people on the sandy shores of the Potomac River. This little town is a pristine getaway from...
by Qasim Rashid
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on Tue Feb 18, 2020 at 08:31 AM PST
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More than 80% of Virginians want to make gender equality part of our constitution by ratifying the equal rights amendment, but yesterday Congressman Rob Wittman voted against it. In 2018, I remember the sadness many felt as the Equal Rights Amendment...
by Qasim Rashid
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on Fri Feb 14, 2020 at 07:08 AM PST
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel ...
by Daily Kos Elections
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on Wed Jul 24, 2019 at 05:00 AM PDT
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Tuesday has come and gone, the second post-Trump test of how our Republic would respond to the authoritarian threat that's been looming over it like a spectre. We all know how the first test went- because it was right here in Virginia that we stood up...
by SquireForYou
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on Sun Nov 11, 2018 at 06:21 AM PST
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In a few days, voters in the 1 st Congressional District of Virginia will have the chance to cast their ballots and vote for their candidate of choice: either me or my opponent, Rep. Rob ...
by Vangie4Congress
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on Sat Nov 03, 2018 at 05:00 AM PDT
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Vangie Williams is trying to unseat incumbent Rob Wittman in Virginia’s 1st which is R+8 and rated safe republican by Cook. I am hoping since Abigail Spanberger has republican incumbent David Brat on the ropes in VA-7 (rated R+6) that Vangie can do the...
by unioninohio04
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on Tue Oct 30, 2018 at 02:56 PM PDT
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- Reading a brief Raw Story breakdown of some of today’s arguments from the justices in the never-should-have-been-taken-up-in-the-first-place immunity case, this quote from Alito leapt out of my screen like a rabid dog: “A stable, democratic society...268 comments 469 Recs
- Never in my long life have I been as enraged and sickened about American politics as I am now. I am close to utter despair at what I’m seeing. My beloved country is becoming an insane asylum, filled with people who want to see the American experiment...95 comments 217 Recs
- Welcome 🌻 to Fridayâs Roundup of Good News! President Biden has said many times that he is a president for all of America, whether you voted for him or not. His attitude can be hard to take at ...81 comments 103 Recs
- I am channeling my inner Andy Rooney for this VERY short diary, and am delighted that the Image Library is here to help yet again. Did ya ever notice how, right after the Democrats pull off something absolutely remarkable, this strange thing happens...376 comments 751 Recs
- The American dream often involves being your own boss and following your dreams.� Biden’s policies have made that possible for record numbers of Americans.�� The Center for American Progress ...17 comments 74 Recs
- A new digital ad will run in the swing states during the NFL draft. The draft festivities were held in Detroit, attended by 300,000, and broadcast to millions across the country. The ad targets Trump's lack of interest in football, comparing it to...17 comments 59 Recs
- As my birthday looms ahead this weekend, and the distance I’ve circled around the sun keeps lengthening like a shadow, I thought I would summarize four of the more important studies that have been published on longevity. Unlike other things that have...55 comments 61 Recs
- Russian forces conducted missile strikes against Ukrainian railway and logistics infrastructure on April 25. Ukrainian military officials reported that Russian forces struck a logistics and railway connection point in Smila, Cherkasy Oblast likely with...19 comments 117 Recs
- David Pecker blames Trump for the entire scheme but still considers him a friend. Was it the lie to Melania or was it the cover-up? He did have a much longer affair with Karen McDougal than with Stormy Daniels, and AMI spent more to keep her quiet than...112 comments 201 Recs
- "He Wrote All of it Down" - Prosecution has Weisselberg's Handwritten Notes, Spelling Out the SchemeMichael Cohen’s testimony in the election interference trial of Donald Trump shall be corroborated by a simple bank statement, on which CFO Allan Weisselberg broke down the reimbursement scheme. The prosecution has that bank statement, as they told the...191 comments 594 Recs
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