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DemJones on Aug 23, 2022 8:01 AM
Progressives must NOT sit out this year's midterm elections! This election is far too important, both for the party and the country. Make sure to get involved these next two months - volunteer at a phone bank, write post cards supporting… See Comments
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The He-Man Woman-Hater’s Club

The He-Man Woman-Hater’s Club

September 17, 2024
When I was in 4th grade, my classmates played a crude game we called “War.” Boys lined up on one side of the playground, girls on the other. At a signal, both sides ran headfirst towards… Read More
Happy Warriors (And Why We Need Them)

Happy Warriors (And Why We Need Them)

September 17, 2024
“Does anybody remember laughter?” So uttered singer Robert Plant during a Led Zeppelin show at Madison Square Garden in 1976. Yes, it’s pretty 70s cringe (as even Plant admits), but… Read More
The Longest Year

The Longest Year

September 17, 2024
I was at a gathering recently where several people noted how stressed they were about the upcoming election and wondering how long they could get through another 70 or so days of whatever THIS is. We… Read More
Beware The Coming Shenanigans

Beware The Coming Shenanigans

September 17, 2024
We’ve been here before. In 2016, Hillary Clinton was in position to beat Donald Trump. The polls looked good. Then, James Comey announced that the FBI was re-opening an investigation into her… Read More
Mass Deportation: The Cruelty Is The Point

Mass Deportation: The Cruelty Is The Point

September 17, 2024
A big focus of Trump’s campaign, and by extension the Project 2025 agenda he plans to enact, are the immediate deportations of up to 12 million undocumented immigrants. He’s promised that… Read More
The Need for Background Checks on Candidates

The Need for Background Checks on Candidates

July 18, 2024
For almost 250 years, our elected officials have run for office more or less on the “honor system.” The only legal requirements to run include being a natural born citizen, being a… Read More
Won’t Get Fooled Again (Or Will We?)

Won’t Get Fooled Again (Or Will We?)

July 18, 2024
In September of 2016, candidate Hillary Clinton appeared to suffer some kind of health event while campaigning. The media tore into it like a pack of hyenas and pumped out story after story about… Read More
(Way, Way) Back To the Future

(Way, Way) Back To the Future

July 12, 2024
The conservative members of the Supreme Court have been busy of late with their trebuchet (popular in the 6th century), doing their level-best to launch us back to eras past. It began in 2010 with… Read More
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ICYMI: Eugene Vindman Launches New TV Ad, Highlighting Derrick Anderson’s Extreme Position on Reproductive Freedoms

September 12, 2024
On Sep 12th, ahead of next week’s debates and forums with his opponent Derrick Anderson, Eugene Vindman released a new digital ad to remind voters just how extreme Anderson is. As pointed out… Read More

Democrats On Offense In Rural Virginia, Republicans In Disarray

September 6, 2024
Democrats are seeing overwhelming energy and enthusiasm in traditional Republican bastions in Virginia as the Commonwealth enters the home stretch of the 2024 election. Meanwhile, Republicans are… Read More

DPVA Statement on Extremist Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears Running for Governor

September 5, 2024
On Sep 5th, Virginia Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears announced her run for governor. Lt. Gov. Earle-Sears has a record of extremism, and she would push an extreme anti-abortion,… Read More

Hung Cao Avoids Facing Virginians By Himself

September 4, 2024
Richmond, VA – With recent campaign appearances of Hung Cao with a parade of handlers, and yesterday avoiding speaking at the Buena Vista Labor Day Festival, it raises the question: can Hung… Read More

ICYMI: Virginia Leaders On Harris-Walz Housing Plan

September 1, 2024
On Wednesday, August 28th, Congressman Don Beyer, House of Delegates Majority Leader Charniele Herring, Delegate Alfonso Lopez, and Alexandria City Councilman John Taylor Chapman held a virtual press… Read More
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