Blue Virginia

Results available here: https://enr.elections.virginia.gov/results/public/virginia/elections/2026-March-3-Special/ballot-items/01000000-7aee-537b-d09b-08de52ba6ffa

Not surprisingly, Democrat Tom Dannan is winning easily over right-wing Republican Saundra Davis for Fairfax County School Board (Braddock District)... bluevirginia.us/2026/03/tues...

"Trump can’t get his story straight when American lives are at risk." - Sen. Mark Warner bluevirginia.us/2026/03/vide...

"Is this a news report or a creative writing exercise? First, it was the debunked claim that governance changes would implicate the School Board. Now, we’re being told the Treasurer and Commissioner of Revenue are 'in the balance' despite the fact that no one is actually proposing it. It’s ridiculous to frame a non-issue as a 'question' just to stir the pot. Do better @ARLnowDOTcom - Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington)

It's pretty much always a "creative writing exercise" (and/or bashing Democrats, liberals, etc.) with the MAGA author of this piece, and it's been that way for a loooong time. He's definitely *not* going to "do better"... bluevirginia.us/2026/03/tues... h/t @hopeforvirginia.bsky.social

Why amplify the b.s./lie that not having your kids vaccinated is somehow "shielding" them? Totally f'ed-up "journalism."

Trump Administration Incompetence Strands Americans Abroad March 3, 2026 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who previously served in the State Department as a U.S. Ambassador, today issued the following statement after Americans were instructed by the State Department to evacuate from a list of countries comprising nearly the entire Middle East: “Today I have heard from constituents who are in Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, the U.A.E., and Qatar or have family there and are frantically trying to get to safety. The State Department is instructing the approximately one million Americans in the Middle East to evacuate, but flights across the region are cancelled, airspaces are closed, and airports and consulates are shuttered or under attack. Americans stranded abroad are being told their embassies cannot help them. “This Administration’s clumsiness and incompetence is putting American lives at risk. The President chose when to start a war with Iran, and has been deploying military assets there for over a month. Four days into this war of choice, the Administration is scrambling to help people caught in a situation they’ve long known was coming. The Administration had ample time to encourage people to leave the region, to reduce the presence of non-essential personnel at our consulates and diplomatic posts, and secure our embassies. “Today it is clear that this Administration failed to adequately protect Americans abroad. The White House says they are ‘working on plans’ that the President himself admits they did not make in advance. We are told this as the Secretary of State claims on Capitol Hill that the war was necessary to protect American personnel overseas, something he and the President manifestly failed to do. “The Trump Administration’s failure to plan ahead – itself reminiscent of when this Administration stranded fired USAID workers and contractors overseas after abruptly firing them – is also being made worse by the mass purges at the State Depa…

"The [Trump] Administration must immediately do everything possible to get our people home, and Congress must investigate this shocking failure of leadership that needlessly put American lives in danger.” - @RepDonBeyer (D-VA08) bluevirginia.us/2026/03/reps...

Video: Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA10) Says "if we’re going to spend billions on jets and bombs, we can afford to evacuate Americans. We need to get serious right now protecting Americans in the Middle East." bluevirginia.us/2026/03/reps...

The Lynchburg case was. x.com/AssocAnderso...

Re: the last Tazewell judge's ruling, it seems like everyone was expecting the VA Supreme Court to weigh in yesterday...then today...then...???

Yes, true. And they desperately want to maintain their precious "access."

Seems like they need to do something with the most recent Tazewell judge ruling, preferably before Friday.

Two things can be true at the same time: 1) Trump's going senile; 2) he lies to win favor...

Sam Shirazi posts "Come On Do Something" graphic, asks, "What if the Virginia Supreme Court never rules?"

What on earth is the VA Supreme Court doing? Early voting starts on FRIDAY. Hello??? bluevirginia.us/2026/03/lync... h/t @samshirazi.bsky.social

VA Senate Passes Dan Helmer Bill To End Robert E. Lee License Plates The ‘Sons of Confederate Veterans’ To No Longer Receive DMV Funds from Taxpayers RICHMOND - Today, Delegate Dan Helmer’s bill to end the renewal of ‘Robert E. Lee’ commemorative license plates in Virginia passed the State Senate and now heads to the governor’s desk. A portion of the sale of these plates has gone to support the ‘Sons of the Confederacy’, a neo-Confederate organization that promotes hate speech, white supremacy, and the debunked ‘Lost Cause’ ideology. Delegate Helmer released the following statement: “The Confederacy was a four year period in which traitors hellbent on preserving slavery tried - and then failed - to divide the Union. The Confederacy and its leaders do not deserve our commemoration, and its adherents certainly do not deserve taxpayer dollars.” https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1344

"VA Senate Passes Dan Helmer Bill To End Robert E. Lee License Plates; The ‘Sons of Confederate Veterans’ To No Longer Receive DMV Funds from Taxpayers" - VA Del. @helmerva.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2026/03/tues...

Screenshot of Aaron Rupar's post about Donald Trump thinking his father was born in Germany

Imagine the reaction if Joe Biden had been completely confused about where HIS father had been born???

bluevirginia.us/2026/03/tues... h/t @atrupar.com

YouGov poll showing Trump's strong approval (23%) vs. strong disapproval (51%)

Wow, 51% of Americans STRONGLY DISAPPROVE of Trump vs. just 23% who strongly approve. And Trump's overall approval is at just 38% Midterm blue tsunami incoming, unless Trump's regime can ratf*** the elections. bluevirginia.us/2026/03/tues...

"At no point in his response does the President A) answer the question B) express concern about Americans in harm's way C) even address the topic of getting people out" - Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08)'s Deputy Chief of Staff Aaron Fritschner

Can you even imagine the outraged reaction by the media, by Republicans, etc. if Barack Obama, Joe Biden, or Kamala Harris had ever answered this question like Trump just did??? bluevirginia.us/2026/03/tues... h/t @fritschner.bsky.social

Kaine, Schumer, and Schiff: Senate to Vote on Iran War Powers Resolution Tomorrow WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced that the Senate will vote on their bipartisan War Powers Resolution for Iran tomorrow. The bipartisan resolution, which was introduced on January 29, would stop President Donald Trump’s illegal, unnecessary war with Iran and ensure any U.S. participation in hostilities against Iran is explicitly authorized by Congress. It does not prevent the U.S. from defending itself or Israel from an Iranian attack. “Americans want President Trump to lower prices—not drag us into unnecessary forever wars. Yet he has unilaterally launched strikes at Iran without congressional authorization, failed to articulate a clear strategy, and callously said he doesn’t ‘have the yips about boots on the ground,’” said Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees. “The Senate will vote on our bipartisan War Powers Resolution tomorrow, and every senator will have to go on the record to declare whether it is in our best interest to send our sons and daughters into conflict against Iran. I pray that my colleagues will vote to end this dangerous and unnecessary war that has already resulted in the loss of six servicemembers and injured others. We owe it to those in uniform, their families, and all Americans to not make the same mistakes that we made in Iraq and Afghanistan.”

"Today, U.S. @SenTimKaine (D-VA), Minority Leader @SenSchumer (D-NY) and @SenAdamSchiff (D-CA) announced that the Senate will vote on their bipartisan War Powers Resolution for Iran tomorrow" bluevirginia.us/2026/03/vide...

"Many Americans are stuck and scared across the Middle East right now. Where is this administration? Where was the preparation to get these folks to safety? Do they think through anything?" - Sen. Mark Warner

Easy answer to that question by Sen. @markwarner.bsky.social: no, the Trump regime clowns definitely do NOT think through anything. bluevirginia.us/2026/03/vide...

Yep, it's as if our country had elected George Wallace as president, except arguably Trump is even worse.

VAPLAN: "Good to see this @HelmerVA bill to get rid of Confederate-themed license plates moving along, passing the Senate today. @DRSuetterlein skips the vote because he (based on past voting history) actually opposes Confederate-reverence, but isn’t quite able to buck his caucus."

So 18 out of 19 VA Senate Rs are pro-Confederate, while the other GOP Senator is too afraid to "buck his caucus" on this. Great, huh? (also: reminder that in the 1960s and 1970s, the "Dixiecrats" overwhelmingly became Republicans) bluevirginia.us/2026/03/tues... h/t @vaplan.bsky.social

It's absolutely INEXCUSABLE that @cnn.com employs Scott Jennings. Also absolutely DISGRACEFUL. WTF are they even doing over there???

Larry Sabato: "Some radicals want to seize the billionaires' $55.8 trillion in assets. That's wrong. Let's just take $37 trillion of it and wipe out the national debt. That leaves $18 trillion for the 900 of them--far more than enough to satisfy all but the greediest."

So, "comrade" @larrysabato.bsky.social , maybe a 70%? 80%? 90%? top marginal tax rate like back when the "radicals" (Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, etc.) were in the White House? LOL bluevirginia.us/2026/03/tues...

UVA Center for Politics: "It Wouldn’t Take Much for 2026 to be a Big Year for House Incumbent Primary Defeats...In the postwar era, only about an average of 6.5 incumbents have lost renomination each cycle, and the renomination rate for House incumbents who seek another term is greater than 98%. https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/it-wouldnt-take-much-for-2026-to-be-a-big-year-for-house-incumbent-primary-defeats/

Presumably, primary opponents to Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08), Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11), etc. already know this & decided to run anyway. But yeah...VERY long odds to unseat an incumbent, particularly a highly popular one, in a primary bluevirginia.us/2026/03/tues... h/t @center4politics.bsky.social

Nice graphic, but early voting actually starts this Friday, March 6....not on March 1. :)

An angry VA Sen. Bryce Reeves (R) storms out after his bill, which passed the Senate unanimously, is suddenly deep-sixed in VA House subcommittee. Retaliation for his unhinged comments about Gov. Spanberger (falsely calling her a "socialist" etc)? LOL bluevirginia.us/2026/03/tues...

New Poll: VA07 Dem Primary Voters Oppose Fairfax Casino Project by a 66%-28% Margin; Want Candidate Who Shares Their Views - Blue Virginia With legislation moving ahead in the Virginia General Assembly to allow for a referendum in Fairfax County on a potential new casino, this morning we got new polling, by BlueLabs for Freedom Virginia,...

New Poll: VA07 Dem Primary Voters Oppose Fairfax Casino Project by a 66%-28% Margin; Want Candidate Who Shares Their Views (Also, see video of Sen. @ssurovell.bsky.social making the case FOR the casino...) bluevirginia.us/2026/03/new-... h/t @teamfreedomva.bsky.social

After writing, "Hello, White House Correspondents Association. What exactly did you promise His Majesty to obtain his attendance?", Larry Sabato says "DON'T GO"

This is inexcusable, of course, but also 100% predictable and HIGHLY revealing of the corrupted White House press corps(e), and the political media's craven "access"-seeking in general. And yes, what @larrysabato.bsky.social says -- "DON'T GO." bluevirginia.us/2026/03/tues... @tomsherwood

https://www.eenews.net/articles/virginia-democrats-follow-through-on-rggi-return/ "Virginia Democrats follow through on RGGI return By Adam Aton | 03/03/2026 06:11 AM EST Recently passed legislation and budget riders will cement the commonwealth’s participation in the Northeast’s cap-and-trade system."

Excellent news after Youngkin ILLEGALLY withdrew Virginia from this important, effective, beneficial program. bluevirginia.us/2026/03/tues...

"Disregarding these deaths as just 'the way it is' s a slap in the face to our men and women in uniform and anyone with a loved one in the military. He should be ashamed." - Sen. Tim Kaine

Trump won't be ashamed, of course, because he's a sociopath, pathological narcissist and sadist with absolutely zero ability to feel remorse, compassion, empathy, etc. bluevirginia.us/2026/03/vide... h/t @SenTimKaine

Screenshot of schedule for the Arlington Dems' March meeting tomorrow evening at 7 pm

Two candidate announcements at tomorrow night's Arlington Dems meeting - one for the new VA07 if the redistricting amendment passes (Dan Helmer), one for the current (and/or future?) VA08 (Michael Duffin). Kinda confusing. bluevirginia.us/2026/03/tues...

Video: A “Shaken” Sen. Mark Warner “Pray[s]” We Won’t Have American “Boots on the Ground” in Iran; Says “we didn’t have to be here”; Also: "This President is never careful with his words or his threats or his boasts..." bluevirginia.us/2026/03/vide...