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5th District Democrats officially pick Jane Dittmar
"Jane Dittmar officially received the Democratic nod for the 5th Congressional District nomination Saturday at the district convention in Nelson County. Dittmar, a former Albemarle County supervisor and professional mediator, plans to build her campaign on an economic...
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Jane Dittmar for Congress
https://youtu.be/4qndGZVuV08 I’m Jane Dittmar, and I’m running as a Democrat for the U.S. House of Representatives to serve the citizens of Virginia’s Fifth District. Our Congressional seat should be used to connect us with resources that will support financial...
Morning Digest
Daily Kos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vYe6FLaPk0 VA-10: While Democrats have, off and on, tried to capture Virginia's 10th Congressional District for years, it's a deceptively difficult seat for Team Blue. Mitt Romney carried it by just a 50-49 margin in 2012,...
No one should feel sorry for Ted Cruz
By SEAN ILLING If you’re considering feeling sorry for Cruz, don’t. He got what he deserved. Trump is a menace and a huckster in his own right, but a potential Cruz administration is the stuff of nightmares. An avowed theocrat, Cruz has peddled misogynist garbage and...
Imperial Wizard of Virginia KKK Backs Trump Campaign
https://youtu.be/12QglUuwYNc Started during Reconstruction at the end of the Civil War, the Klan quickly mobilized as a vigilante group to intimidate Southern blacks - and any whites who would help them - and to prevent them from enjoying basic civil rights....
Our Separate Struggles Are Really One
Martin Luther King, Jr to César Chávez “As brothers in the fight for equality, I extend the hand of fellowship and good will and wish continuing success to you and your members. The fight for equality must be fought on many fronts–in the urban slums, in the sweat...
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Restoration of Rights Searchable Database
Governor McAuliffe’s April 22 order restores the rights to all individuals who, as of April 22, 2016, have completed the terms of incarceration and have completed any period of supervised release (probation or parole) for any and all felony convictions. Going forward,...
Governor McAuliffe Restores Voting and Civil Rights to Over 200,000 Virginians
Commonwealth of Virginia Office of Governor Terry McAuliffe FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: April 22, 2016 Office of the Governor Contact: Brian Coy Email: brian.coy@governor.virginia.gov Governor McAuliffe Restores Voting and Civil Rights to Over 200,000...
