EP65 - Virginia’s Attorney General Race: Black Voters, Media, and Jay Jones. In this episode of the Black Virginia News podcast, Penny Blue and Lauren Burke have a candid conversation about the 2025 race for Attorney General in Virginia. They will touch on topics of race, media and political strategy.

With less than two weeks left to Election Day, Virginia Democrats had to contend with a October surprise on October 3 that may put the chances of a Democratic sweep in question.

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EP64 - An Analysis of Virginia House Races with Fergie Reid, Jr. The 2025 race for control of the Virginia House of Delegates will serve as a barometer on the mood of the country and the policies of Donald Trump. Fergie Reid, Jr., the son William Ferguson Reid, the first Black person to be elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1968, will discuss House races and the current political mood in Virginia less than three weeks from Election Day.

Fergie Reid, Jr. can be found on Blue Sky and twitter (twitter is the real name) at 90for90. He has also launched an effort to fund Democrats running for the House of Delegates who are in the reddest House Districts in Virginia. The effort to fund mostly rural candidates in the hardest seats for Democrats to win is called Virginia Value Pack 27.

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EP63 - Health Care and Rural Politics: Lynlee Thorne of Rural GroundGame. “If we share a core belief that every person has inherent value, is deserving of dignity, respect, and equity, we won’t allow challenging electoral math or long stretches of dirt road prevent us from showing we care by showing up.” — Rural GroundGame

On Episode 63 of the Black Virginia News podcast we discuss real issues that impact people in rural Virginia during an interview with Lynlee Thorne who is the Political Director of Rural GroundGame. We’ll discuss health care and other pocketbook priorities that are the issues of the moment. As the federal government remains shutdown after 15 days many are wondering if their healthcare costs are about to skyrocket. Thorne discusses what she is hearing from voters in rural Virginia.

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EP62 - Analysis of the Virginia Attorney General’s Race: State of Play on Jay with Paul Goldman. In podcast episode 62 of the Black Virginia News podcast we have a discussion on the current state of the play for the Virginia Attorney General’s race

Attorney General Jason Miyares is working to keep the conversation off of his record as President Donald Trump continues to violate the constitution and send the military into American cities. A text messaging story that put the spotlight on his Democratic challenger, former Delegate Jay Jones, has assisted Miyares a great deal in changing the subject off of himself and Trump.

Will a lack of vocal support by top Democrat in Virginia for Jay Jones impact Democratic gubernatorial nominee and former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger? Unlikely, since Spanberger maintains a strong polling lead in a race were here challenger, current Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears focuses a questionable amount of attention on trans bathroom issues. Paul Goldman and Lauren Burke discuss the history and the current “state of play with Jay” in Virginia.

Paul Goldman is an attorney based in Richmond. He served as campaign manager for the historic and successful campaign of Governor L. Douglas Wilder. He was also a Chairman of the Democratic Party of Virginia.

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EP61 - Race for Governor: Earle-Sears vs. Spanberger Debate Analysis. The first and only debate of the 2025 race for Governor of Virginia took place tonight at Norfolk State University. On episode 61 we look at the first few moments of a historic conversation featuring two woman as the major party candidates for the first time in Virginia’s history.

Republican nominee, Lt. Governor Winsome Earle Sears and Democratic nominee and former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger spoke on issues facing Virginia for an hour. But one issue dominated the first section of the hour: The issue around private text messages send to a GOP colleague from three years ago by the Democratic nominee Attorney General, Jay Jones.

The debate featured a relentless strategy of interruptions by Lt. Governor Earl-Sears as Spanberger, who is the favorite in the race, answered questions. The political season favors Democrats and Earle-Sears appeared to realize she had to do something dramatic to change the trajectory of a race almost all polls have her behind in. Attorney Paul Goldman adds commentary on the debate as the race for Virginia Governor enters the final four weeks.

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EP60 - Interview with Cat Porterfield. Black Virginia News podcast 60 features an interview with the Democratic nominee for the Virginia House of Delegates in House District 99, Cat Porterfield. District 99 features Virginia Beach.

Porterfield talks with Lauren Burke about the issues she’s hearing about from voters in Virginia House District 99 and discusses the state of play in her race as the campaign heads into the final weeks. With only 27 days left in the 2025 campaign, many believe that a wave election is likely in Virginia — but in an era of unpredictable news anything is possible.

Porterfield is challenging Republican incumbent Delegate Anne Ferrell Tata.

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EP59 - GOP Hypocrisy on Violence and Jay Jones with Paul Goldman. Richmond attorney Paul Goldman, a former Chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia, weighs in on the current state of play in the race for Attorney General in Virginia.

There are only 30 days left to Election Day in Virginia. Early voting began on September 19. Last week a controversy arose in the race between Republican Jason Miyares and Democratic challenger and former Delegate Jay Jones when private text messages from Jones to a Republican delegate became public. In podcast episode 59, Goldman and Lauren Burke discuss brazen Republican hypocrisy on the subject of political violence, messaging strategy and what may happen next in Virginia as Democrats look to sweep all three statewide offices as Donald Trump scares the hell out of everyone and challenges the bedrocks tenants of American democracy.

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A LOOK AT THE VIRGINIA GOVERNOR’S RACE. Podcast 58 features Sam Shirazi, the host of Federal Fallout: The 2025 Virginia Elections and Lauren Burke discussing the race for Governor of Virginia. The 2025 race for Governor features sitting Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican nominee, against former Democratic nominee Abigail Spanberger, a former member of Congress.

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LOOMING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN! As Congress fails to reach agreement on funding bills or a continuing resolution, the federal government is on the brink of shutting down at midnight tonight. A major question point of disagreement is whether a deal can be reached on health care subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.

Black Virginia News podcast 57 features Virginia U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott and Jennifer McClellan discussing the state of play hours before midnight. This podcast also includes audio of House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette Clarke.

If a shutdown takes effect, hundreds of thousands of federal employees could be furloughed, while many “essential” personnel would be required to work without pay until funding is restored. Key agencies, such as Health and Human Services, are preparing to cut a significant share of their workforce, jeopardizing critical functions like public health monitoring and research.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration has instructed agencies to draft plans for not only furloughs but possible permanent job cuts via “reduction in force” if the impasse continues.

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EP56 - More Money Talk: Virginia Politics and Money with Josh Stanfield. This podcast is part two of a discussion on money and politics in Virginia.

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Josh Stanfield leads Activate Virginia and writes the substack Virginia Politics Revealed.

The reality of contemporary politics is that money is dominating everything: Candidate time, policy focus and what’s discussed and ignored. Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in 2010 in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission campaigns have become increasingly expensive. In Virginia, campaign fundraising numbers are exploding. In this podcast, Josh and Lauren discuss the factors at play regarding money and politics in Virginia and in the nation.

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