Category: Money in politics
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Left-Wing Money Paid For Deadly 2017 Charlottesville “Hate Rally”
by Scott Dreyer On April 21, when many Virginians were focused on the gerrymander election, the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) made a bombshell announcement: The innocuously-named Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which for decades has posted a “Hate Map” where they targeted many right-wing individuals and groups, often including those holding pro-life, biblical, and/or conservative views,…
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Hakeem Jeffries Now in for $33 Million to Gerrymander Virginia
Point of reference: Candidates in hotly contested House races typically spend $8 million to $15 million, according to CoPilot AI.
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Referendum Ad Wars
by Kerry Dougherty Look who’s doing dabbling in investigative journalism! It’s my old employer, The Virginian-Pilot. Yep, they were so stunned by “Vote No” campaign literature aimed at black voters on the upcoming redistricting referendum, that they went digging. Figures. In a story headlined “Who’s Behind An Anti-Redistricting Flyer Invoking Jim Crow?” the paper asked…
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Democrat Groups Invest $19 Million to Pass Redistricting Referendum
by Ken Reid Republicans have so far failed to get the state courts to stop an April 21 referendum to suspend bipartisan redistricting and enable the Democrat-controlled General Assembly to draw new maps to give them a 10-1 advantage in U.S. House races this fall. And it would also seem Republicans are at a disadvantage…
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Virginia Nursing Home Laws Avoid Chains and Subverted by Weak Sanctions
by James C. Sherlock Delegate Rodney Willet, D-Henrico, is trying to do the right thing for the right reasons. He has introduced HB 605 to amend § 32.1-127. (Effective January 1, 2026) Regulations. He added a new section B. 35 to establish staffing standards for Virginia nursing homes. Del. Willett is joined by many members of…
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Out-of-State Donors Push Nursing Home Campaign Contributions to New Heights
by James C. Sherlock “Organizing for Virginia Seniors” has jumped to number two on VPAP’s list of Top Political Donors in Virginia behind Dominion Energy. The funding for “Organizing for Virginia Seniors” comes from New York and New Jersey nursing home chains, about which this author has been less than complimentary. And then there…
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Who Owns Virginia Mercury?
by James C. Sherlock The author just read a news article by the prolific Markus Schmidt in the Virginian-Pilot. It was a reprint of an article Mr. Schmidt wrote for his employer, the Virginia Mercury. His full-throated support of Virginia Democrats is his right. Examples abound: Virginia AG Jones joins 21 attorneys general condemning DOJ…
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Spanberger, Hashmi Have Massive Leads in Campaign Funds
By Steve Haner, Two of the three Republicans running for statewide office in Virginia this year are being crushed in the fundraising contest. Only Jason Miyares, the incumbent Republican candidate for Attorney General, has raised more funds than his Democratic opponent, Jay Jones. All campaigns had a deadline of Wednesday night to report on their…
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Roanoke’s Rasoul Draws Highest Share of Out-of-State Dollars
By Scott Dreyer, Del. Salam Rasoul (D-Roanoke City), who goes by the nickname “Sam,” has made a down-to-earth, squeaky-clean image a big part of his political persona. Those acquainted with him know Rasoul to indeed be a friendly, outgoing individual. Rasoul represents House District 38 (see map), which covers most of Roanoke City. However, when…
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A Million Reasons to Worry Either Way the Election Goes
By Steve Haner Democrat Jay Jones and Republican Jason Miyares have now both accepted more than $1 million each in campaign contributions from major players in Virginia’s energy wars. The job they both seek, Attorney General of Virginia, includes a duty to stand firm on behalf of Virginia’s energy consumers against the elephants in the…
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The Governor’s Race
Polls, common sense, Eskimo Pie, $$$, tonsils by Gordon C. Morse Just like that, Virginia Lt. Gov. Earle-Sears, the Republican candidate for governor, has seen a significant improvement in her race with former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, the Democrat. This news came via Roanoke College, whose polling folks calculated a few months ago that Earle-Sears trailed…
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Bidding Up the Price of Buying Virginia’s Legislature
by Steve Haner As of the last round of campaign finance reports, Dominion Energy Virginia is smoking its political nemesis Clean Virginia in donation totals, with more than $11 million given compared to $3.2 million. At $14.3 million in combined donations, the two are well on their way to matching or exceeding the $23 million…
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Oops! We Forgot About That.
by Dick Hall-Sizemore The Republican National Committee (RNC) and Winsome Earle-Sears have attacked Abigail Spanberger for receiving a $50,000 campaign donation from an individual whom they claim is a member of the Chinese Communist Party. There is one little detail that the Republicans fail to mention. The individual, Pin Ni, has also donated to a long…
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John McAuliff’s Money Trail
Climate Activist running for delegate is scooping up the green bucks. by Kevin Mooney Virginia residents should expect to see their energy bills go up and the lights to go out if John McAuliff, a Fauquier County Democrat running for the Virginia House of Delegates in District 30, wins in November. That’s according energy policy…
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The Last Man Standing in Prince William
by Chap Petersen Last week, Prince William County Supervisor Bob Weir (R-Gainesville) died at the age of 62 of colon cancer. It struck suddenly, as it usually does. Most of his constituents and fellow politicos had no idea he was ill until he was dead. Bob was a unicorn in Virginia politics. He was a…