Virginia Is For Voters

Idris O'Connor, Democrat for Delegate in HD 31 joins me on the pod to tell me about why he decided to run and his platform! 

Sarah White, a small business owner and now Republican nominee for HD 53 joins me on a new episode of #VIFV to tell us why she's running. 

Matt Rogers joins me today on the pod to talk about his vision for a better Commonwealth. Listen to hear us cover everything from what happens after legalizing cannabis to intimidation felt by Progressives when they announce their candidacy. At the end of the episode I read a quote from Claudia Jones, the sentiment of which is invoked in 'Why are hate crimes against Asian Americans on the rise?' by Liberation News, and expressed in farther thoughtful detail to explain the hate crimes occurring at higher rates in the United States. 

I am joined again today by Julia Bannon, for another weekly segment of Don't Sue Me, Morning Joe, where we talk about news affecting the rest of the country. Julia is a PhD student in English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, she studies Comparative Race & Empire, Modernism, and Critical Theory! 

WV Center on Budget and Policy press release: https://wvpolicy.org/data-released-today-shows-west-virginia-had-6th-highest-poverty-rate-in-the-country-even-before-covid-hardship-more-relief-needed/#:~:text=An%20estimated%20278%2C734%20West%20Virginians,rate%20among%20the%2050%20states.

The 8 Democrats who voted 'no' on $15 minimum wage: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/541860-the-eight-democrats-who-voted-no-on-15-minimum-wage

On today's episode of #VIFV I am joined by Zach Filtz, candidate for Democratic nominee in VA's 99th House District. 

On the first segment of Don't sue me, Morning Joe, my super star guest, Julia Bannon and I give our thoughts on a Pew Research Center Fact Tank article regarding the possible GOP advantage in this cycle's redistricting. See below in the description for the link to the article! Grab your coffee and your opinions, folks. 

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/03/04/with-fewer-state-governments-divided-by-party-than-in-years-past-gop-has-edge-in-redistricting/

On this episode of VIFV, Delegate Mark Levine explains everything wrong with the map redrawing process in Virginia. 

Virginia is for Voters is a podcast following VA politics and the redistricting process for the 2021 cycle airing new episodes every Tuesday. On today's episode I am joined by Jennifer Adeli, a businesswoman running to unseat incumbent Delegate Kathleen Murphy in Virginia's 34th House of Delegates District. Jennifer tells us what it takes to run in a pandemic and the response from other Democrats after deciding to throw her hat into the race.