The Las Vegas mass casualty attack - one of the deadliest in modern US history - has brought gun control to the forefront of Virginia’s gubernatorial race. Democratic nominee Ralph Northam has pushed for universal background checks and an assault weapons ban, while at...
Opinion: Republican Candidate Ed Gillespie’s New Campaign Ad is Classic Racist Fear-Mongering
Last week brought us the worst political ad in Virginia and it wasn’t Dan Helmer. Apologies to RVAMag’s Political Director. He’s totally right about all the ways Dan Helmer’s ad was a bad idea, it’s just that this ad is even worse. We now have the Republican candidate...
RVA Mag Exclusive: Q&A with Libertarian candidate for Governor, Cliff Hyra
In 2017, we all live a political lifestyle. One where politics dominates most aspects of our public and private lives; who we chose to interact with, be friends with, and associate with. The news cycle governs the direction of our conversations, while the intellectual...
Northam vs Gillespie: An overview of the first Governor’s debate
The first debate between Virginia’s gubernatorial candidates took place at the Virginia Bar Association’s summer meeting on Sat., July 22. RVA Mag was on the scene to bring a blow by blow account of the sparring match between Democrat Ralph Northam and Republican Ed...
Opinion: A dissenting take on RVA Mag’s Northam endorsement
“While contentious issues like the Atlantic Coast Pipeline still exist internally for Democrats, we believe Northam will work with stakeholders to ensure that all voices, progressive and moderate alike, will have a say in the future of the Commonwealth.” - an excerpt...
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