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Many of our Hope Springs from Field PAC [dated website] volunteers are committed to today’s “No Kings” Day so today’s canvassing will probably be light. We will see. I myself am foregoing visiting one of our canvasses because of the restrictions on...
by snowbored
on Sat Jun 14, 2025 at 09:25 AM PDT
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We are now canvassing in 15 of Hope Springs from Field PAC [dated website, to be updated in the Fall] target states: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia...
by snowbored
on Wed Jun 11, 2025 at 09:07 AM PDT
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Recently, Winsome Sears—Virginia’s current Lieutenant Governor and the Republican nominee for Governor—sent out a campaign email that left me stunned. It opened with these words: “Slaves did not die in the fields so that we could call ourselves victims...
by KBoddye
on Tue Jun 10, 2025 at 08:33 AM PDT
with 22 Recommends
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It’s not always easy to summarize the work in 15 states that Hope Springs from Field PAC [dated website] volunteers have been doing. We talked to more than 30,000 voters last Saturday and we’ve started to see more variation in their concerns. A week...
by snowbored
on Sat Jun 07, 2025 at 09:38 AM PDT
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Happy Pride from the 69th District of Virginia! As a lifelong pediatrician and dad of four LGBTQ+ kids, I look into the eyes of parents doing everything they can to keep their children healthy every day. Yet, across the Commonwealth of Virginia, LGBTQ+...
by downeyforvirginia
on Thu Jun 05, 2025 at 11:42 AM PDT
with 21 Recommends
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Holiday weekends are always different. For some of our Hope Springs from Field PAC [dated website] volunteers, it’s just like any other weekend. Others take advantage of the 3-day weekend — and who can blame them? For some, Memorial Day can be solemn....
by snowbored
on Sat May 31, 2025 at 09:20 AM PDT
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Elections are a regular occurrence in Virginia and this year’s “off year” election will be critical to Virginia’s economy, workforce and future. So far, this President has refused to send federal monies, that have already been approved, to address our...
by JessAndersonForVirginia
on Wed May 28, 2025 at 10:36 AM PDT
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Originally posted at Blue Virginia So…do VA Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Lt. Gov. (and 2025 VA GOP gubernatorial nominee) Winsome Earle-Sears, AG Jason Miyares, etc. agree with the 2025 VA GOP Lt. Governor nominee, John Reid, on this (see screenshot of what...
by lowkell
on Sun May 25, 2025 at 04:05 PM PDT
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Last weekend, there was a cold blast of air that kept Hope Springs from Field PAC [dated website] volunteers in Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire and Wisconsin from canvassing. I did get a query saying, but it’s 65 out — at 2 pm. Our standards...
by snowbored
on Sat May 24, 2025 at 09:57 AM PDT
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Some good news today out of Virginia courtesy of Roanoke College’s latest poll: In a still-early look at the likely November gubernatorial matchup, Democrat Abigail Spanberger leads Republican Winsome Earle-Sears by 43%-26%, according to the Roanoke...
by poopdogcomedy
on Thu May 22, 2025 at 06:29 PM PDT
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As a pediatrician and a dad of four, I treat healthcare as a lifeline, not a line item on a budget spreadsheet. Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin does not share that view. His most recent—and ...
by downeyforvirginia
on Thu May 22, 2025 at 07:00 AM PDT
with 33 Recommends
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U.S. Rep. Gerald “Gerry” Connolly, an outspoken Democrat who sought key reforms in the federal government while bringing transformational development to his populous Virginia district, died ...
by Associated Press
on Wed May 21, 2025 at 07:21 AM PDT
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I had originally planned to go down to Texas last Saturday to canvass with Hope Springs from Field PAC [dated website] volunteers — which i did — and then go to Nevada and Arizona, to meet with Hope Springs organizers and volunteers there. Not exactly...
by snowbored
on Sat May 17, 2025 at 09:56 AM PDT
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I haven’t seen this covered yet, but WaPo is reporting that three of VA Gov Youngkin’s line-item vetoes from the state budget have been ruled invalid by the nonpartisan Clerk of the House of Delegates because they violate the “all-or-nothing” rules...
by Irontortoise
on Fri May 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM PDT
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In Virginia, former U.S. Democratic Representative Abigail Spanberger is facing off against Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears to succeed incumbent Republican Glenn Youngkin as Governor. If Spanberger ends up winning, she must make...
by Matthew Adarichev
on Fri May 16, 2025 at 01:48 PM PDT
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Guest: Randall D. Eliason, former Chief of DOJ's Public Corruption section Also: Good election and Trump Admin accountability news... It's a bit of a roller-coaster ride on today's BradCast. We begin with some good election and Trump Administration...
by TheBradBlog
on Wed May 14, 2025 at 06:45 PM PDT
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There’s a little place in Virginia Beach called Taste. It’s where you go when you want a chicken salad sandwich and a side of social hierarchy — where real estate deals are whispered between bites and power moves are dressed in seersucker and pearls....
by Cat Porterfield for Virginia Beach
on Fri May 09, 2025 at 01:36 PM PDT
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In Florida, Hope Springs from Field PAC [dated website] volunteers have been canvassing since February 8th (due to the special election in FL-6), but most of us have been knocking on doors this year since March 1st. That’s 10 weeks (14 in Florida). We...
by snowbored
on Sat May 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM PDT
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As regular readers know, on Fridays i like to highlight the state with the highest volunteer turnout on the prior Saturday. This week, the big Kahuna comes in right where you’d expect. Texas, with 573 volunteers outpaced Florida, which had 517. Quite...
by snowbored
on Fri May 09, 2025 at 09:04 AM PDT
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As a lifelong pediatrician and dad of four, I know firsthand the threat gun violence inflicts on our kids. When gun violence erupts at school, healthcare professionals like me step in to help them heal. But in 2025, teachers are on the front lines of...
by downeyforvirginia
on Thu May 08, 2025 at 10:34 AM PDT
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