Blue Virginia Weekly News Roundup (9/15/24)

Three New Polls Have Harris Up Big in Virginia, But Let's Take Nothing for Granted; New Poll in Crucial VA02 Race; Sen. Kaine and Sen. Warner Think GOP-Led Government Shutdown Unlikely

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• Harris-Walz Reproductive Freedom National Bus Tour Rolls Through Virginia with Whip Katherine Clark, Reps. Spanberger and McClellan, Reproductive Rights Advocates and Storytellers

• Sen. Tim Kaine Thinks a Government Shutdown Is “very unlikely”; Says with Kamala Harris, Dems Have Both “unity and energy”; Shares Advice for Tim Walz in His Upcoming Debate with JD Vance

• Harris-Walz Campaign Announces Historic Efforts to Reach Latino Voters to Kick Off Hispanic Heritage Month

• Video: Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) Calls for Allowing Ukraine to Strike Military Targets in Russia with U.S.-Provided Weapons

• New Poll of VA02: Trump-Supporting Rep. Jen Kiggans (R) Up 45%-40%, with 62% of Voters Not Knowing Who Democratic Nominee Missy Cotter Smasal Is

• Del. Paul Krizek (D-Fairfax) Explains Why Re-electing Tim Kaine is Critical to NoVA, While MAGA Republican Hung Cao Would Decimate the Federal Workforce

• VA Speaker Don Scott: “[Youngkin] and Republicans…want to destroy teachers’ ability to do their job and private our schools” to Benefit “greedy ‘education’ companies”

• NEW: Trump’s Golf Club TWICE Hosted Convicted January 6 Rioter and White Nationalist Neo-Nazi

• Video: Sen. Mark Warner Rips House GOP’s “Kamikaze Drive”/”Height of Irresponsibility” and Donald Trump for Encouraging Them to Shut Down the Government

• New Harris Ad Features Decisive Debate Moment When Harris Held Trump Accountable for Overturning Roe v Wade

• RNC Chair Michael Whatley: Donald Trump “Absolutely” Overturned Roe v. Wade

• House Majority PAC Polling Shows Democrats Poised to Take Back the House – and Possibly Win VA02

• With Three New Polls Showing Kamala Harris Leading in Virginia by Wide Margins (8, 10, 13 points), FiveThirtyEight Now Has Harris with 84% Chance of Winning Here

• CPI Report Shows Biden-Harris Admin is Turning the Page on Inflation While Recent Report From Trump’s Alma Mater Calls Out MAGAnomics Agenda

• The Reviews Are In: Vice President Harris Won the Debate

• Trump Sends Out the “Ultra-MAGA” Clown Car to the Spin Room; “Undeniably Trump-Driven” Project 2025 Agenda

• New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham Highlights Dangers of Trump’s Project 2025 Agenda in Virginia

• NEW: JD Vance “Would Have Asked The States” For Fake Electors’ Votes Instead of Certifying the 2020 Election

• DEBATE DAY: President Obama Knocks Trump’s Obsession with Crowd Size in New Harris Campaign Ad

• Venezuela Is a Stark Warning to the U.S. – Once an Autocrat Is in Power, It Is Difficult to Win Back Democracy

• New Poll by Morning Consult Has Kamala Harris +10 Points in Virginia, Which Would Match Joe Biden’s 2020 Margin of Victory

• Cao’s Cuts Could Defund Federal And Local Law Enforcement

• Vindman Challenges Anderson To Come Clean on Abortion at Upcoming Debates and Forums