Previously, Iowa s first-in-the-nation caucuses devolved into a technological and logistical mess, leaving the winner unclear. Author: Associated Press Updated: 3:44 PM CST February 3, 2021
Democrats in Nevada are making a play to bump Iowa and New Hampshire from their early spots on the presidential primary calendar. If successful, it would upend decades of political tradition and give a more urban and racially diverse group of voters a greater say in picking the party s nominee.
The behind-the-scenes lobbying, led by former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, seeks to capitalize on the party s discontent with Iowa s and New Hampshire s performances last year. Iowa s first-in-the-nation caucuses devolved into a technological and logistical mess, leaving the winner unclear. New Hampshire s first-in-the-nation primary wound up a near tie between two candidates who ultimately lost, while the eventual nominee, now-President Joe Biden, came in fifth.
Who we’re backing for governor of Virginia: Jennifer Carroll Foy
Published Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, 2:06 pm
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Jennifer Carroll Foy
The moment that we’re in – 200,000 Virginians out of work due to the pandemic, students out of classrooms for nearly a year, on the verge of being lost forever, the racial justice reckoning that has stalled – doesn’t call for more of the same.
Jennifer Carroll Foy, a Petersburg native, a VMI alum, a mother of two, public defender, is our choice for governor in 2021, because we see her rising to the moment, and inspiring us – from Main Street to the Capitol – to fight past more of the same to be able to address the issues head on.
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Given what Pres. Biden and Vice Pres. Kamala Harris repeatedly promised during their campaign and the recent news of their plan to grant amnesty and an eight-year pathway to citizenship more than 11 million illegal aliens, this incoming Secretary will almost certainly face an immigration crisis that will make the surges of 2019 look like child s play.