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SUMMARY A. Linwood Holton was a governor of Virginia (1970–1974) and the first Republican to hold the office since Reconstruction (1865–1877). Hailing from Big Stone Gap in southwest Virginia, Holton was among the “Mountain and Valley” Republicans who began to gain statewide support in the 1950s in opposition to the Byrd Organization and in support of public school desegregation. Holton won a narrow race for governor in 1969 with a coalition that included a substantial number of Africa...

Fifty years today a single man died, and with his passing, Virginia politics — and perhaps American politics — shifted its course.

1. Republicans will have a hard time portraying Democrats as dangerous socialists. That seems to be the favorite Republican line these days, but it won’t work here. Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe is a corporate-friendly Democrat who, as governor, stood alongside Dominion Energy executives to endorse the now-abandoned Atlantic Coast Pipeline. (He also endorsed, and presumably still endorses, the Mountain Valley Pipeline.) The actual socialist in the field, Lee Carter, couldn’t even muster...

Historically, governors who run successfully for a second term after having been out of office for a term have had a less than positive impact.

Keep History from Repeating Itself - Reston, VA - A Momentous Election Opportunity

When Republicans meet this weekend to nominate their 2021 ticket, there’s a theoretical chance that they could do something neither party in Virginia has ever done — nominate a slate entirely composed of women. Don’t count on that. Just based on the sheer number of candidates, it’s more likely the party will nominate an all-male ticket. Still, Republicans have a record number of women running: two of the party’s seven candidates for governor, two of the six candidates f...

When Republicans meet this weekend to nominate their 2021 ticket, there’s a theoretical chance that they could do something neither party in Virginia has ever done — nominate a slate entirely composed of women. Don’t count on that. Just based on the sheer number of candidates, it’s more likely the party will nominate an all-male ticket. Still, Republicans have a record number of women running: two of the party’s seven candidates for governor, two of the six candidates f...

Like its fictional equivalent in the Marvel universe, the Virginia power broker works qquietly but with great authority,

Virginia and New Jersey Governors 2021: A First Look A Commentary By J. Miles Coleman Thursday, March 04, 2021 KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — Virginia Democrats are trying to win three consecutive gubernatorial races, a feat the party has not accomplished since the 1980s. — Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D-VA) is the favorite for his state’s Democratic nomination, though he faces a diverse field. Sign up: Free daily newsletter Sign up! — In a move that’s ruffled some feathers on their s...

And so it’s come to this: House Democrats care so little about the poorest localities in the state that they won’t even vote on two measures intended to fix up