NEW and BREAKING: UVA's president has resigned in face of demands by Trump admin/DOJ that he step down. Hundreds of millions of dollars in fed funding for school were on the line. Major Trump victory in Trump v. Higher Ed w/@MichaelCBender https://t.co/KumCJAwnZh
With Bobby Scott weighing a run for #VAGOV, we may witness a rematch 20 years in the making. In 2004, Winsome Sears, then a state delegate representing Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Chesapeake, unsuccessfully challenged Scott, losing 69-30; Scott has held this seat since 1993, following a DOJ mandate to create a VRA district in the Hampton Roads region. In the concurrent Presidential election, John Kerry won this seat 66-33 against Bush. #ElectionTwitter
Longtime Virginia Democratic Rep. @BobbyScott is eyeing a bid to be governor of Virginia, according to multiple sources familiar with his thinking. @MicaSoellnerDC, @bresreports & @MZanona with more: https://t.co/6NL46ZHxTt
This is troubling: November had the biggest monthly inflation increase (0.3%) since April.
Rent accounted for 40% of the increase, which is less than in some prior months. Lot of items increased in November (food, energy, used cars and trucks, household furnishings and operations, medical care, new vehicles, and recreation).
In the 2024 Presidential election, Trump was able to improve in suburban Northern VA such as Loudoun County, mostly due to gains among nonwhite voters. His 8.9% improvement here was very uneven, gaining 20%+ in some eastern parts while continuing to slide in other parts
Not good: The hiring rate in October fell back to 3.3% -->the lowest since 2013.
Anecdotally, I heard many stories of hiring freezes ahead of the election. But we really need the hiring rate to pick up again.
I've digitized Wyoming's precinct shapefile for this year! Not only was this Trump's best state, it was also the best presidential performance *ever* in WY. Harris' support was relegated to uber-wealthy Teton County, the college town of Laramie, and the Wind River reservation.
Longtime Montana Sen. Jon Tester was defeated by Tim Sheehy last week. Although Tester ran 13 points ahead of Harris, he couldn’t overcome the top of the ticket. 2025 will be the first time in 114 years that both of Montana’s Senators will be Republicans.
With all Chicago precincts now reporting, Trump has almost doubled his 2016 vote percentage, when he received 12% of the vote. This election he received 22%. Trump won the Cook County jail, police and firefighter voters, and orthodox Jewish voters.
The 2024 Presidential Election in Virginia, a contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump in the Blue leaning state resulted in a modest victory for Harris,