Though my last article positioned Abigail Spanberger as the favorite to win Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, I now see the race as a pure toss-up following the New York Times/Siena poll that came out last week. Though there are a few oddities--such as Rep. Brat...
Republican PAC Launches Bogus Attack Ad Against Abigail Spanberger
The Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), the controversial Republican PAC linked to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, has just released an attack ad against the Democratic candidate for the 7th District, Abigail Spanberger. CLF is the same PAC, who only last week,...
Spanberger Campaign Responds to Leak of Security Clearance Forms
A Republican PAC released former CIA case-officer and Democratic nominee Abigail Spanberger’s entire federal security clearance application yesterday, including private information such as her Social Security number. The document, a national security questionnaire...
Dave Brat’s Former Communications Manager Endorses Spanberger, Rejects Brat’s “Divisiveness”
At the time, it was Cory Hebert’s dream job. The rising Republican operative, a former field director for Florida Congressman Allen West, had landed a position as then-candidate Dave Brat’s communications director, and he was excited to move to Richmond to work...
The One Year Anniversary of Unite the Right is Here. A lot Has Happened
RVA Tank, Parkland Shooting, Democratic-nominee Spanberger, families separated at the border, KKK effigies, Governor Northam, punching Nazis, getting punched by Nazis. It’s been a long year. As we approach the one year anniversary of Unite the Right, the alt-right...
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