Virginia Democrats want to bring radicalism back to the commonwealth

Published October 12, 2025 2:00pm ET



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When Republicans won the top three elected positions in Virginia in 2021, Democrats were shocked. Now, they haven’t just set out to win back those positions in the formerly reliably blue state; they have set out to bring radicalism back to the commonwealth.

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