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Doug Wilder
virginia governor’s race
Oct. 27, 2021
If McAuliffe Loses to Youngkin, Don’t Blame Princess Blanding
Major-party supporters have a bad habit of blaming close losses on “spoilers” like Blanding, who represent distinct and legitimate points of view.
By
Ed Kilgore
democrats
Apr. 17, 2020
Virginia Shows That Centrist Democrats Can Move a State Left
Nobody thinks of suburban-dependent Virginia Democrats as all that progressive. But they are putting together a record that Joe Biden might emulate.
By
Ed Kilgore
2018 midterms
Nov. 27, 2018
Mike Espy’s Quest to Make Southern History in Mississippi’s Senate Runoff
If he pulls off an upset against Cindy Hyde-Smith, Espy would be the first African-American Democrat to win a Senate seat in the former Confederacy.
By
Ed Kilgore
May 23, 2018
Stacey Abrams and the New Democratic Coalition in the South
In the past, southern black Democratic voters were expected to loyally support white centrist candidates with rare representation. That has changed.
By
Ed Kilgore