Blue Virginia Weekly News Roundup (9/5/21)

VA GOP "ticket is now on record that they would bring a Texas-style abortion ban to our Commonwealth"; 43% Jump in Virginia Billionaire Wealth Since Pandemic Began; Youngkin's "Trumponomics" Proposals

Below are the top BlueVirginia.us stories from the past week. To support our work at Blue Virginia, please click here. Thanks to everyone who has contributed! 

• Video: Far-Right VA Del. John McGuire (R-HD56) “doesn’t think women [should] serve in the military because he’ll get distracted”

• After Major Blowback Over Her TX Abortion Bill Comments, VA GOP Lt. Gov. Candidate Falsely Claims It Could NEVER Happen Here Because “Virginia is very different from Texas”

• Video: “The @GlennYoungkin ticket is now on record that they would bring a Texas-style abortion ban to our Commonwealth. It’s getting real folks.”

• Friday Night Update from the ER in Arlington, VA: “We all want our normal life back, but COVID is not done with us”

• 50+ Latino Leaders from Across Virginia Endorse Terry McAuliffe for Governor in New Coalition - Todos con Terry

• Cycling the Arlington Loop: A View from the Handlebars

• NEW TV AD: Terry For Virginia Releases New TV Ad “Seriously” On Glenn Youngkin’s Trumpian Opposition to COVID-19 Safety

• Flip-A-District Friday: Volume VIII (Bridgette Craighead, Rachel Levy, Jeffrey Feld, Del. Cia Price, Del. David Reid, Del. Vivian Watts, Del. Jeff Bourne)

• Maps: Proposed New Northern Virginia House of Delegates, State Senate Districts Drawn by Democratic and Republican Map Drawers

• Friday (9/3) Virginia Data on COVID-19: With Delta Now Dominant, Hospitalizations (1,892) at Highest Level Since Mid February; 10-Day New Cases (+33,980) Highest Since Mid February

• Terry McAuliffe Hosted Press Call on Supreme Court Decision on Texas Abortion Ban and Glenn Youngkin’s Dangerous Agenda to Ban Abortion in Virginia

• New Virginia Redistricting Commission Maps Starting to Come Out…Beginning with Northern Virginia

• DLCC: Virginia Republicans Will End Abortion Rights

• FWIW Virginia: “The Labor Day launch season New delegate ad campaigns appear in toss-up districts”

• Race to the Far Right Escalates in VA-02 Primary as Jarome Bell Calls on Jen Kiggans to Support Baseless Election Audit

• Virginians React to Supreme Court’s Extremist Majority Allowing Unhinged Texas Abortion Law to Stand, Effectively Overturning Roe v Wade

• Terry McAuliffe Continues To Grow Grassroots Strength – Raises $1.5+ Million From Over 35,000 Online Donations in August

• BREAKING From AG Mark Herring: “We have won the case to remove the Robert E. Lee statue from Monument Avenue” in Richmond!

• Video: Glenn Youngkin Casts Doubt on COVID-19 Vaccine, Irresponsibly Again Spreads Anti-Vaccine Rhetoric

• VA Del. Nick Freitas (R): The $15 Minimum Wage Wins the “Worst Bill of the Year” Award

• Video: Abortion Access Advocates Stand in Solidarity After Texas SB 8 Bans Abortion After 6 Weeks

• New Opinion from Virginia AG Mark Herring Says Firearms Prohibited at Early Voting Locations

• Glenn Youngkin’s Top Endorser Donald Trump Falsely, Irresponsibly Claims Election Fraud in Virginia Could Turn Close Election Into “Not Close If They Cheat”

• STATEMENT: Terry McAuliffe on Texas Abortion Ban and Glenn Youngkin’s Dangerous Agenda to Ban Abortion in Virginia

• 43% Jump in Virginia Billionaire Wealth – Almost All Tax-Free; 9 Virginia Tycoons Have Enjoyed $18 Billion Increase in Wealth Since Pandemic Began

• Video: After Youngkin Campaign Staffer Devin O’Malley Calls Sebastian Gorka’s Right-Wing Radio Show as “Josh” to Defend His Boss From Charges of Being a “RINO”; Gorka Rips Youngkin For “hiring people to lie on national radio”

• New Report: Under *Democratic* Leadership Virginia Makes “Huge Leap” From WORST State for Workers to Top Half in the Country!

• In Wake of Monday’s Supreme Court of Virginia Ruling, Local LGBTQIA+ Organizations Call on Fairfax Officials to Stand Up for Trans Students

• Video: DPVA, Sen. Scott Surovell, Del. Jay Jones Highlight Glenn Youngkin’s Dangerous Economic Agenda

• Republican Senate Leadership Committee Endorses Insurrection Attendees in Virginia After Giving Money to Insurrectionist Attorney

• Governor Northam Declares State of Emergency in Response to Tropical Depression Ida

• Monmouth Virginia Poll Too Close For Comfort: McAuliffe 47%-Youngkin 42%; Ayala 43%-Sears 42%; Herring 45%-Miyares 43%

• Governor Northam Grants Posthumous Pardons for ‘Martinsville Seven’ 70 Years After Unjust Executions

• Video: Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA02) Says “we’re casting a wide net to make sure all of the facts about what happened” on 1/6/21

• NEW TV AD: Terry for Virginia Releases New Ad “What It Means” Highlighting Glenn Youngkin’s Far-Right Agenda to Ban Abortion

• Glenn Youngkin Promises to “Protect” Retiree Homeowners, Yet His Carlyle Record Includes Raising Rents and Forcing Seniors From Mobile Homes

• VA Dems Rip Republican House of Delegates Candidate Gary Pan After He Attacked His Opponent, Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-HD34) For Supposedly “Phoning It In,” When In Fact She Was Out of Town Caring For Critically Ill Daughter…Who Sadly Passed Away on Friday

• Youngkin’s Policy Proposals Are *Exactly* What You’d Expect From Someone Whose Top Economic Advisor Is the Coauthor of “Trumponomics”…and Who Helped Trash Kansas