Tag: Ken Reid
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Stacking the Deck for Dems and Incumbents
The mechanics of Virginia’s proposed mid-decade redistricting create obstacles for underdogs running for Congress. by Ken Reid There are various reasons for defeating the April 21 referendum to allow the Democrat-controlled General Assembly to redraw Virginia’s 11 U.S. house districts to give them a 10-1 advantage vs. 6-5 in the Nov. 3 congressional midterm elections.…
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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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Restore “Fairness”? Fairness to Whom?
by Ken Reid The Republican National Committee (RNC), and Virginia U.S. House Reps. Morgan Griffith, R-9, and Ben Cline, R-6, announced Feb. 18 a second challenge to the Democrat-controlled General Assembly’s April 21 ballot measure to suspend bipartisan redistricting – which passed in 2020 by a roughly 65-35 margin – so the GA can gerrymander…
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Money Down a Rathole
VRE and Norfolk ‘Tide’ are big wastes of tax dollars. by Ken Reid “The Tide,” the cute name given to the 7.4 mile-Norfolk light rail now entering its 15th year of service, was dubbed in an August expose the “Worst LRT in America.” According to Hampton Roads Transit’s 2026 budget, the annual cost of operating the Tide…
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Scott Pio’s 95 Theses
Mark Peake’s resignation is only the beginning for a true Republican Reformation. by Ken Reid Legend has it that Augustinian priest Martin Luther launched the Protestant Reformation on Oct. 31, 1517, by nailing his 95 Theses to the door of All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg, Germany — which urged substantial reform of the Roman Catholic Church and power of…
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An Issue-free Campaign for Governor Ignores Traffic Congestion
by Ken Reid I attended Gov. Youngkin’s address to the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance Friday Oct. 24 in Fairfax. There, for the first time that I can recall, he addressed the horrendous traffic on the American legion Bridge (ALB-495) and the fact Virginia’s extension of express toll lanes to the Potomac River will be open…
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Politicians Are Not Punching Bags, Gun Range Targets
By Ken Reid “Political violence” reared its ugly head in the Saturday shooting deaths of Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the wounding of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife – all of them shot at their respective homes outside Minneapolis. Shooting any human being and killing them is heinous, but…
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Not Your Father’s GOP
Hailey Dollar represents an unrecognizable brand of Republicanism. But she’s not a provocateur. She seems absolutely sincere. by Ken Reid New racy photos have emerged of Hailey Dollar, the Newport News mother of four and Army veteran who is seeking the Republican nomination for House of Delegates in the June 17 primary. The photos were…
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Republicans, This Is the New Virginia.
Hailey Dollar, an Army veteran, mom of four… and fetishist… is seeking the GOP nomination to run for House of Delegates. by Ken Reid The scandal involving Republican Lieutenant Governor nominee John Reid and whether he posted sexually explicit photos on social media has pretty much subsided. Governor Glenn Youngkin, whose now-former PAC leader Matt Moran…
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Don’t Let LaRock Rock the Boat
By Ken Reid In “The Bull Elephant” blog last week, former State Delegate and defeated state senate candidate Dave LaRock explained why he wanted to run for Governor, noting, “I was approached by many conservatives from across the state who see the need for, perhaps, a different candidate” than Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears.” Now, there is…
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Trump 2.0 Should Be Good for Virginia
But will Virginians vote GOP in November ’25? by Ken Reid Donald Trump is back in office. Trump 2.0 has begun. Will this be good for Virginia and the country? As a free-market conservative and GOP activist and former elected official in Loudoun County, I believe it will be. However, Trump and the GOP Congress have…
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Mail-in Voting as Entitlement
Mail-in voting delays the count, opens up elections to suspicion and conspiracies, and undermines those elected to serve. But it’s become another government entitlement. by Ken Reid FALLS CHURCH – I’m sitting in a conference room in Falls Church City Hall, joined by another election officer (she the Democrat; me the Republican), opening up hundreds…
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Kiss Good-Bye to Nonpartisan Elections
by Ken Reid In Virginia, town, city and school board candidates appear on the ballot without “Ds” and “Rs” next to their names, as do some constitutional officers (i.e. commissioner of the revenue and treasurer). There are some exceptions by each city or town’s charter. The theory behind holding these as “nonpartisan elections” is that…
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The June 18 Primary: Money, Trump and Identity Politics
By Ken ReidIt’s not an exact science to get lessons from primaries, where turnout can be as low as 10% and when voters can choose which primary they want to vote in (as is the case in Virginia). But I will go ahead and play political scientist here and give you some takeaways from what…
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Hung ‘Cowed’ Ducks Debates, GOP Activists
PAC scandal overshadows his campaign; Republicans better off with another nominee. By Ken Reid Although Hung Cao did not run a great campaign for U.S. House 10th district, which he lost in 2022, when the distinguished Navy captain veteran and Vietnamese refugee announced last July for U.S. Senate, I felt he was the best candidate.…