Jenkins Ad Hits Brewer for 'Boldface Lies,' Early Voting, Sophia CNN, Updated 2023 Black Candidate Chart, Djimon Hounsou for Delores McQuinn
Jenkins Ad Hits Brewer for 'Boldface Lies,' Early Voting, Sophia CNN, Updated 2023 Black Candidate Chart, Djimon Hounsou for Delores McQuinn
➡️ Early voting in Virginia started last Friday on Sept. 22, 2023.
➡️ Senator L. Louise Lucas’ Afternoon on Crystal Lake is in 3 days on Sept. 30.
➡️ Fmr. Delegate Nadarius Clark’s Power of the 757 Gala is in 3 days on Sept. 30, 2023.
➡️ Senator Mamie Locke’s 20th Annual Sneaker Ball 👟 is in 17 days on Oct. 14.
➡️ Election Day 2023 is in 41 days on Nov. 7, 2023.
Senate Candidate Clint Jenkins Launches Ad and Counters Brewer Attack Ad
After Emily Brewer’s campaign released an ad two weeks ago focused on allegations dismissed for lack of evidence from almost two decades ago, the campaign of Delegate Clint Jenkins, who is running for the Senate against Republican Delegate Emily Brewer in Senate District 17, released this ad featuring Jenkins’ daughter:
School Board member Karen Jenkins and Delegate Clint Jenkins are the first husband and wife to run for the Virginia House and Virginia Senate at the same time in the history of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Josh King is running for Sheriff of Prince William County and his wife, Delegate Candi King, are also a husband/wife team making history.
A Few Early Voting Number Spikes
Dr. Fergie Reid, Jr. amplifies a few of the districts where the numbers are up in very early voting. From HD71 where social media savvy Jessica Anderson (D) is taking on Delegate Amanda Batten to Senate District 26 where retired Lieutenant Colonel Pam Garner is running in a red district, there are a few surprises in the early, early, early vote numbers.
Districts where there is an early, early, early voting spike:
SD26 - Pam Garner (D) v. Ryan McDougle (R)
SD04 - Trish White Boyd (D) v. David Sutterlein (R)
SD10 - Could have been Jacob Boykin (HD56 - Tom Garrett)
SD24 - Monty Mason (D) v. Danny Diggs (R)
SD30 - Rob Banse (D) v Geary Higgins (R) overlaps with Perry v. Segura in SD31
HD82 - Kim Pope Adams (D) v Kim Taylor (R)
2019 Northam Blackface Scandal Mentioned on CNN
This week on CNN, as the panel discussed the indictment of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, attorney Sophia Nelson mentioned how the 2019 blackface scandal suddenly shifted to Virginia’s second Black Lt. Governor.
Updated 2023 Black Candidate Chart
The historic chart of Black candidates running for the Virginia General Assembly has been updated to include Jim Webb (HD03) and Lee Peters (HD65).
Download chart here:
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