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Friend,

There have been a lot of attention-grabbing elections this year, but
perhaps the most important of them all is coming up this November in
Virginia.

As has been the case for years now, Virginia’s elections continue to be a
bellwether for the nation about what to expect in upcoming national
elections. Republicans are drooling in anticipation that they will have an
opportunity to flip a divided state legislature, which would provide them
an opportunity to pass a series of extreme, far-right policies that are
opposed by a majority of Virginians and the nation.

As Virginia goes, so goes the national fight against abortion bans, book
bans and censorship, erosion of LGBTQ+ rights, and more.

And there’s a chance Republicans might be closer than ever to achieving
that goal. Right now, top Democrats are warning that time is running out
to invest in Virginia – and Virginia’s charismatic,
wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing leader, Governor Glenn Youngkin, is attracting
nationwide attention from Republican megadonors who are eager to invest in
Virginia’s elections and see him jump into the GOP primaries if he can
pull off an upset this November. ^[1]

But we’re no strangers to the dynamics at play in Virginia. People For the
American Way has a long history of making strategic investments in the
state when it wasn’t a popular thing to do – [ [link removed] ]which is why we’re proud
to share with you today our list of endorsed candidates.

We were successful in flipping the state legislature from red to blue in
2019 and we’re confident that with your support we can do it again.

All 140 seats in the Virginia state legislature are on the ballot this
year. We’ve narrowed down the list of races to 17 of the ones we believe
are crucial to progressive victory this November. We’re also proud to have
made endorsements in three of Virginia’s commonwealth attorney elections –
elected officials who are on the front lines of shaping local criminal
justice systems and bringing with them desperately needed reforms.

[ [link removed] ]We urge you to join us in supporting these candidates and our work by
making a contribution immediately via ActBlue >>

[ [link removed] ]If you’d like to learn more about each of the candidates, please visit
our website. There you’ll have the opportunity to read more about their
campaigns and find additional ways to support them.

Early voting is already set to begin next week, so please don’t wait to
make your contribution. It will be put to work immediately in supporting
the individual campaigns of each endorsed candidate and allow us to
continue growing our get out the vote efforts across the state.

Thanks for all that you do,

Markus Batchelor
National Political Director
People For the American Way

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Source:

[1] [ [link removed] ]"Virginia’s bellwether elections could reshape the commonwealth –
and its governor’s political future" CNN Politics, 9/7/23

 

 


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