Blue Virginia Weekly News Roundup (6/22/25)

VA Dems, Rs weigh in on Iran strikes; Sen. Warner says VA's 2025 elections will be "Trump's first report card"; Where did Hashmi, Jones rack up their biggest margins?; VA11 Dem candidates' positions

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• Video: On Face the Nation, Sen. Tim Kaine Says JD Vance’s Statement That We’re “Not at War with Iran” Is “B.S….Would we think it was war if Iran bombed a U.S. nuclear facility? Of course we would.”

• Virginia Democrats React Negatively, Virginia Republicans React Positively, to Trump Ordering an Attack on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

• Video: At Glen Allen Town Hall Sen. Mark Warner Says Virginia’s 2025 Elections Will Be “Trump’s First Report Card”; If Dems Win Big, “That Message Will Be Received!”

• Where Did the Democratic LG and AG Winning Candidates (Ghazala Hashmi and Jay Jones) Rack Up Their Biggest Margins on Tuesday?

• Winsome Earle-Sears Sears Touts Endorsers Who Equate Being Gay to Being a Pedophile and Say LGBTQ People Have “Confused Minds”

• With the “Firehouse Primary” Coming Up Soon (6/28), Here Are the VA11 Democratic Candidates’ Positions on Some Major Issues

• Video: Elected Leaders, Virginians Call Out Winsome Earle-Sears’ Extreme Record of Opposing Reproductive Rights, Same-Sex Marriage

• Senators Mark Warner, Tim Kaine Decry GOP Plan’s Devastating Impact on Rural Virginian Communities: “We refuse to stand by while Republicans gamble with Virginians’ lives”

• Audio: On WAMU, Newly Minted VA Dem LG Nominee Ghazala Hashmi Says “I see myself fighting for [John Reid’s] even though he has abdicated any responsibility in supporting the critical and essential rights of all Virginians”

• Virginia’s Women’s Summit 2025: Bringing Joy and Power in the Times of Uncertainty

• Blue Virginia Interview: VA11 Dem Candidate James Walkinshaw Vows, “I would absolutely continue Gerry [Connolly’s] legacy and work of fighting Republicans tooth and nail when they’re going after our values…our democracy”

• Political Winners and Losers: Virginia Primary Elections 2025

• “Build the Bench” Touts “Historic Number of Democrats” – Including Women, Candidates of Color - Running for Virginia House of Delegates

• Video: Sen. Mark Warner Rips Trump’s Big CRUEL Bill, Says It Must Be Stopped; Worries That Trump Could Get Us Into Another “never-ending war in the Middle East” - Potentially with U.S. Troops on the Ground in Iran

• Video: Sen. Tim Kaine Speaks on US Senate Floor Regarding His War Powers Resolution to Prevent War with Iran

• NEW TV AD: Abigail Spanberger Focuses on Lowering Costs and Strengthening Virginia’s Public Schools

• Democratic Party of Virginia Announces Statewide Ticket and Slate of House of Delegates Nominees

• DLCC: Momentum Is With Virginia Democrats on Primary Election Night

• Virginia Primary Night June 17, 2025 Results: Live Blog

• Virginia Primary Day June 2025: Open Thread

• “FOLDED”: Kiggans and Wittman Skewered in Local Press for Breaking Promise Not to Cut Medicaid

• [UPDATED 3x] Video: Winsome Earle-Sears Says “We always know who our enemy is…we’ve got huge firepower…we’ve got grenades even; we’re going to use them”

• Political Analyst Sam Shirazi’s 2025 Virginia Primary Predictions for Lt. Governor, Attorney General, House of Delegates