Virginia

[stb12]

13 electoral college votes

[markgoodair]

On September 11, the Elias Law Group, which represents the Democratic Party nationally, threatened to sue the Virginia Board of Elections if the Board doesn’t remove Cornel West from the ballot. The legislature changed the presidential elector paperwork this year, and the new law went into effect July 1, 2024. The Cornel West used the old forms, which the Board had furnished to them.

[sanders]

Republicans still hold an office (Clerk of Court) in deep blue Henrico County, which was solidly Republican until 2008.
x.com/ncrepublican45/status/1834978975933718670?s=46

[willpower3]

There's talk here that the Republicans are doing well in early voting compared to 2020. This should probably be taken with quite a lot of salt as the circumstances of 2020 led to a lot of people voting at different times to what they usually would have and Virginia seemingly doesn't have party registration. The comparisons are being made on the areas where early voting is taking place or something like that.

www.newsweek.com/virginia-early-voting-2024-election-1960560

[stb12]

Sept 28, 2024 13:44:57 GMT willpower3 said:

There's talk here that the Republicans are doing well in early voting compared to 2020. This should probably be taken with quite a lot of salt as the circumstances of 2020 led to a lot of people voting at different times to what they usually would have and Virginia seemingly doesn't have party registration. The comparisons are being made on the areas where early voting is taking place or something like that.

www.newsweek.com/virginia-early-voting-2024-election-1960560

The Trump campaign was seemingly having a look at putting resources into Virginia when Biden was still in the race but you’d expect that’ll be well abandoned now

However as the article mentions a GOP improvement in the state could still make a difference in terms of the House majority

[sanders]

Virginia's 7th (Fredericksburg) moves to toss-up. Republicans are probably holding Virginia's 2nd. 

It's an open seat this year. Abigail Spanberger is running for governor.

[stb12]

Supreme Court decision on Virginia voter registrations

thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4961335-supreme-court-youngkin-virginia/

[rcronald]

All of the votes are counted in Loudoun county VA (the richest county in America), 4.5% swing to Trump Biden+25, Harris+16

[edgbaston]

Nov 6, 2024 0:58:46 GMT rcronald said:

All of the votes are counted in Loudoun county VA (the richest county in America), 4.5% swing to Trump Biden+25, Harris+16

Apparently this is an error
x.com/libnex_/status/1853965656066003360?s=46

[rcronald]

Nov 6, 2024 1:06:57 GMT edgbaston said:

Nov 6, 2024 0:58:46 GMT rcronald said:

All of the votes are counted in Loudoun county VA (the richest county in America), 4.5% swing to Trump Biden+25, Harris+16

Apparently this is an error
x.com/libnex_/status/1853965656066003360?s=46

Looks like it wasn’t a mistake, even larger swings in suburban TX

[sanders]

Republican Glenn Youngkin is term-limited here, and so I reckon the 2025 Virginia election will be Abigail Spanberger (current Congresswoman for Virginia's 7th District) vs Winsome Sears (current Lieutenant Governor) in all likelihood and they are the front runners. Every gubernatorial election in the Old Dominion sine 1965, with the exception of 2013, has seen the President's party lose the commonwealth's governor election so the Democrats have history on their side here. 

[sanders]

Virginia trends. Harris matched Clinton's lead in Virginia. Some Republican NoVA bleeding has reversed. Northern Vriginia is still solidly Democratic.

[Devil Wincarnate]

Seen as a throw-away comment elsewhere, and I've not had chance to fully check, but...

There's a suggestion that this is the first time ever that a Republican has won the election without winning in the city of Virginia Beach.

[rcronald]

Nov 9, 2024 12:21:01 GMT sanders said:

Virginia trends. Harris matched Clinton's lead in Virginia. Some Republican NoVA bleeding has reversed. Northern Vriginia is still solidly Democratic.

The voters that the GOP gained in NOVA aren’t the ones that they lost in the first place.

[sanders]

Nov 11, 2024 10:04:25 GMT Devil Wincarnate said:

Seen as a throw-away comment elsewhere, and I've not had chance to fully check, but...

There's a suggestion that this is the first time ever that a Republican has won the election without winning in the city of Virginia Beach.

That also happened back in 1924.

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Nov 11, 2024 10:50:05 GMT sanders said:

Nov 11, 2024 10:04:25 GMT Devil Wincarnate said:

Seen as a throw-away comment elsewhere, and I've not had chance to fully check, but...

There's a suggestion that this is the first time ever that a Republican has won the election without winning in the city of Virginia Beach.

That also happened back in 1924.

If only the GOP winner in 2024 took Calvin Coolidge's approach to public statements.