by Kerry Dougherty

Dems in Virginia are in a panic over the Republican momentum, which increases with each new Jay Jones scandal.

So they’re yanking Winsome Earle-Sears off the campaign trail and forcing her to stop raising funds during a “special” General Assembly session scheduled to begin on Monday.

It’s special all right. It’s a naked power grab and it reeks of desperation.

It also appears that Jason Miyares will have to stop raising money once the General Assembly goes  into special session. Virginia law prohibits statewide officer holders from fundraising during a session.

Fresh off their No Kings weekend, Virginia Democrats unveiled their most partisan, oligarchical, undemocratic move: With 12 days left before the election, Democrats are calling the General Assembly into a special session on Monday at 4 p.m..

This is unprecedented chicanery. It’s the behavior of grasping, machine-like politicians. This is Tammany Hall on the James.

Will Virginians recoil from these undemocratic tactics? We can only hope.

It could backfire. Democrats hold just a one-vote majority in each chamber. That means every Democrat delegate running for re-election will have to haul their derrières to Richmond and beclown themselves for a quorum. Republicans should ignore the session and continue to campaign and appeal to voters with common sense.

The purpose of the session is odious: Continue reading.