A Virginia Democrat Hunts for Votes in Rural Pockets Where MAGA Has Strengthened Its Grip

Only 2 of 12 statewide candidates have been to Virginia’s westernmost county

Doug Wilder set a standard that few candidates since him have met. In 1985, he formally launched his campaign for lieutenant governor in the most unlikely place possible: the Cumberland Gap, the westernmost point in Virginia. There was a certain political brilliance in Wilder going as far away from the state capital as he could. Few believed that he could win, that Virginia wasn’t ready for a Black candidate — so Wilder went to the whitest part …

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Spanberger hunts for votes in MAGA-rich pockets of Virginia and more state headlines

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A Virginia Democrat hunts for votes in rural pockets where MAGA has strengthened its grip

Democratic politics in rural Virginia are not of a bygone era, according to Abigail Spanberger.

Virginia Democrat hunts for votes in rural pockets where MAGA has strengthened its grip

CULPEPER, Va. Democratic politics in rural Virginia are not of a bygone era, according to Abigail Spanberger.The former congressional representative, now the Democratic nominee in the race to be Virginias next governor, posts videos online of herself sitting in a car on an interstate highway that goes up and down the Appalachian Mountains. She has toured a small, family-owned oyster shucking and packaging operation along a quiet boat haven on th…

A Virginia Democrat Hunts for Votes in Rural Pockets Where MAGA Has Strengthened Its Grip

CULPEPER, Va. (AP) — Democratic politics in rural Virginia are not of a bygone era, according to Abigail Spanberger.