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[Ben Yelin @byelin]

Two last things before I shut up about this (I'm very annoyed, as you can tell).

1. This is a sad day for the legitimacy of our legal system. The Florida constitution explicitly says you can't gerrymander for partisan reasons, but everyone says they're all DeSantis stooges so they're just going to ignore it.

But in Virginia, when the VOTERS FREAKING VOTED on a referendum, it's going to get thrown out on a technicality post hoc. This is not a system where rules are applied uniformly, and people have the right to be frustrated at this double standard.

[Tim Kaine @timkaine]

Unlike GOP-led states that redrew their congressional maps in backroom deals, Virginia let the people decide. But the Virginia Supreme Court has blocked the people’s choice. So we have to campaign and win on their maps. We can do it!

[ProgressVA @ProgressVA]

In Trump’s America, you can:
- gut the VRA
- wipe away majority-Black districts
- send ICE to intimidate voters
- maliciously prosecute political opponents
- do everything to steal the midterm elections
But you can’t:
- have a majority of Virginians vote to even the playing field

[Lt. Governor Ghazala Hashmi @ltgovhashmi]

First Lady Melania Trump suggested that AI robots could replace teachers. As a former educator, I know students need encouragement & learn best when they feel seen & supported. AI robots cannot replace that. In Virginia, we value our teachers & we invest in our students.

[ProgressVA @ProgressVA]

At least we know where his priorities lie.

[TCI @TCIFiscal]

It’s here!

Our side-by-side comparison of the money committee #VaBudget proposals is now live.

See how the introduced, House, and Senate plans stack up compared to the current budget at:
https://t.co/I2QNdSkRLx

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

In 1974 State of the Union, Nixon exhorted Congress to shut down its Watergate investigation, saying, "One year of Watergate is enough!"

[Crooked Media @CrookedMedia]

Gov. Spanberger on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown: “Our president told us tonight that we are safer because these agents arrest mothers and detain children. Think about that.”

[Protect Our Care @ProtectOurCare]

VA Governor Abigail Spanberger, delivering the Democratic response: Republicans are making your life harder. They’re making your more expensive. They’re even making it more difficult to see a doctor.

[Crooked Media @CrookedMedia]

Gov. Spanberger on Trump’s State of the Union: “In his speech tonight, the president did what he always does. He lied, he scapegoated, and he distracted. And he offered no real solutions to our nation's pressing challenges, so many of which he is actively making worse.”

[CAP Action @CAPAction]

Gov. Spanberger: "Is the president working to make life more affordable for you and your family? We all know the answer is no."

[Matt Royer @royermattw]

.@SpanbergerForVA —just like most Americans—is clearly pissed and it shows.

Americans are fed up with this administration and their plan to deny, deflect, and divide as President Trump enriches himself and protects the Epstein class. They’ve had enough.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Spanberger: His reckless trade policies have forced American families to pay more than $1,700 each in tariff costs. Even though the supreme court struck these tariffs down, the damage to the American people has been done. Meanwhile, the president is planning for new tariffs, another massive tax hike on you and your family and Republicans in congress—they remain unwilling to assert their constitutional authority to stop him. They're making your life harder. They're making your life more expensive.

[Brandon Jarvis @Jaaavis]

"Our broken immigration system is something to be fixed, not an excuse for unaccountable agents to terrorize our communities," Spanberger said.

[Crooked Media @CrookedMedia]

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to Trump’s State of the Union: “Is the president working for you?”

[Affordable Virginia @Affordable_Va]

Communities are safer when people have access to housing, health care, and can put food on the table. Look it up!

[Governor Abigail Spanberger @GovernorVA]

RIGHT NOW: Tune in as I deliver the Democratic Response to the President's State of the Union Address. https://t.co/z7evDQCoEZ

[PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes]

Trump: “It was July 4th of last year, when flood waters tore through a girl’s summer camp in Central Texas. One of the worse things I’ve ever seen. I was there.”

Fact check: Trump was not there. He was throwing a party on the White House South Lawn while children were missing.

[ProgressVA @ProgressVA]

We were fighting, too. 😓

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump, clutching the lectern and sounding raspy, is fighting for his life to get through this thing

[Rep. Bobby Scott @BobbyScott]

Just one of his countless lies tonight.