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Courtesy of State Board of Elections. </p> " data-medium-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/presidential_2024-300x126.png" data-large-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/presidential_2024-1024x429.png" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/category/opinion/" rel="category tag">Opinion</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/22/how-significant-are-the-republican-gains-in-virginia-this-year-heres-the-data/" rel="bookmark">How significant are the Republican gains in Virginia this year? Here’s the data.</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/yancey_headshot_cropped1-scaled-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/yancey_headshot_cropped1-scaled-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://cardinalnews.org/author/dwayneyancey/">Dwayne Yancey</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/22/how-significant-are-the-republican-gains-in-virginia-this-year-heres-the-data/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-22T04:15:00-05:00">November 22, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-21T21:23:39-05:00">November 21, 2024</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Trump expanded his vote in almost every locality. Here are those gains put into context.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-111037" class="post-111037 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinion entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/21/how-roanoke-elected-its-first-republican-to-city-council-in-24-years/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/hagen_horizontal-1200x900.jpeg?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="Nick Hagen." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/hagen_horizontal-1200x900.jpeg?crop=1 1200w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/hagen_horizontal-800x600.jpeg?crop=1 800w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/hagen_horizontal-600x450.jpeg?crop=1 600w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/hagen_horizontal-400x300.jpeg?crop=1 400w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/hagen_horizontal-200x150.jpeg?crop=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="111109" data-permalink="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/21/how-roanoke-elected-its-first-republican-to-city-council-in-24-years/hagen_horizontal/" data-orig-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/hagen_horizontal.jpeg" data-orig-size="1506,1551" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 Pro","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1645184252","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="hagen_horizontal" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Nick Hagen</p> " data-medium-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/hagen_horizontal-291x300.jpeg" data-large-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/hagen_horizontal-994x1024.jpeg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/category/opinion/" rel="category tag">Opinion</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/21/how-roanoke-elected-its-first-republican-to-city-council-in-24-years/" rel="bookmark">How Roanoke elected its first Republican to city council in 24 years</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/yancey_headshot_cropped1-scaled-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/yancey_headshot_cropped1-scaled-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://cardinalnews.org/author/dwayneyancey/">Dwayne Yancey</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/21/how-roanoke-elected-its-first-republican-to-city-council-in-24-years/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-21T04:15:00-05:00">November 21, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-21T08:57:25-05:00">November 21, 2024</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Nick Hagen will be the first Republican on council since Ralph Smith and Bill Carder were elected in 2000.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-110904" class="post-110904 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinion entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/20/harris-carried-7-house-of-delegates-districts-now-represented-by-republicans/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Image_20240417_164121_579-1200x900.jpeg?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="The House of Delegates in session. Speaker Don Scott presides. Photo by Markus Schmidt." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Image_20240417_164121_579-1200x900.jpeg?crop=1 1200w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Image_20240417_164121_579-800x600.jpeg?crop=1 800w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Image_20240417_164121_579-600x450.jpeg?crop=1 600w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Image_20240417_164121_579-400x300.jpeg?crop=1 400w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Image_20240417_164121_579-200x150.jpeg?crop=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="80338" data-permalink="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/04/17/in-a-bipartisan-move-youngkin-and-democrats-agree-to-take-the-state-budget-back-to-the-drawing-board/image_20240417_164121_579/" data-orig-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Image_20240417_164121_579-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1816" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="house of delegates" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>The House of Delegates in session. Speaker Don Scott presides. Photo by Markus Schmidt.</p> " data-medium-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Image_20240417_164121_579-300x213.jpeg" data-large-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Image_20240417_164121_579-1024x726.jpeg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/category/opinion/" rel="category tag">Opinion</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/20/harris-carried-7-house-of-delegates-districts-now-represented-by-republicans/" rel="bookmark">Harris carried 8 House of Delegates districts now represented by Republicans</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/yancey_headshot_cropped1-scaled-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/yancey_headshot_cropped1-scaled-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://cardinalnews.org/author/dwayneyancey/">Dwayne Yancey</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/20/harris-carried-7-house-of-delegates-districts-now-represented-by-republicans/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-20T04:15:00-05:00">November 20, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-21T14:49:28-05:00">November 21, 2024</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>The election returns suggest that Democrats could be poised to expand their majority next year – if they can persuade their supporters to turn out in an off-year. </p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-110767" class="post-110767 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-migration-trends category-opinion entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/19/new-census-data-shows-a-switch-more-people-are-now-moving-into-virginia-than-out/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/population-changes-map-1200x900.jpg?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="This map shows which localities seeing more people move in than move out since the last census. Note that localities gaining newcomers might still lose population overall because deaths might outnumber births and net in-migration. Data source: Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, the University of Virginia." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/population-changes-map-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/population-changes-map-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/population-changes-map-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/population-changes-map-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/population-changes-map-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="71398" data-permalink="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/02/21/some-counties-in-southwest-virginia-have-seeing-a-big-influx-of-newcomers-others-arent/population-changes-map/" data-orig-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/population-changes-map.jpg" data-orig-size="2400,1472" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="population changes map" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>This map shows which localities are seeing more people move in than move out since the last census. Note that localities gaining newcomers might still lose population overall because deaths might outnumber births and net in-migration. Data source: Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, the University of Virginia.</p> " data-medium-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/population-changes-map-300x184.jpg" data-large-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/population-changes-map-1024x628.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/category/opinion/" rel="category tag">Opinion</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/19/new-census-data-shows-a-switch-more-people-are-now-moving-into-virginia-than-out/" rel="bookmark">New census data shows a switch: More people are now moving into Virginia than out</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/yancey_headshot_cropped1-scaled-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/yancey_headshot_cropped1-scaled-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://cardinalnews.org/author/dwayneyancey/">Dwayne Yancey</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/19/new-census-data-shows-a-switch-more-people-are-now-moving-into-virginia-than-out/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-19T04:15:00-05:00">November 19, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-19T08:52:37-05:00">November 19, 2024</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Gov. Glenn Youngkin says this data shows his policies are working. He’s made reversing out-migration a top priority.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-110784" class="post-110784 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinion entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/18/miyares-to-see-re-election-2025-governors-race-now-appears-set/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/spanberger_earle_sears_merged-1200x900.jpg?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="Democrat Abigail Spanberger (left) and Republican Winsome Earle-Sears (right)." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/spanberger_earle_sears_merged-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/spanberger_earle_sears_merged-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/spanberger_earle_sears_merged-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/spanberger_earle_sears_merged-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/spanberger_earle_sears_merged-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="110785" data-permalink="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/18/miyares-to-see-re-election-2025-governors-race-now-appears-set/spanberger_earle_sears_merged/" data-orig-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/spanberger_earle_sears_merged-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1242" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="spanberger_earle_sears_merged" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Democrat Abigail Spanberger (left) and Republican Winsome Earle-Sears (right).</p> " data-medium-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/spanberger_earle_sears_merged-300x146.jpg" data-large-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/spanberger_earle_sears_merged-1024x497.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/category/opinion/" rel="category tag">Opinion</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/18/miyares-to-see-re-election-2025-governors-race-now-appears-set/" rel="bookmark">Miyares to seek reelection; 2025 governor’s race now appears set</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/yancey_headshot_cropped1-scaled-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/yancey_headshot_cropped1-scaled-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://cardinalnews.org/author/dwayneyancey/">Dwayne Yancey</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/18/miyares-to-see-re-election-2025-governors-race-now-appears-set/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-18T16:27:55-05:00">November 18, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-18T20:39:30-05:00">November 18, 2024</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>His decision clears the way for a governor’s race between Democrat Abigail Spanberger and Republican Winsome Earle-Sears.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-110547" class="post-110547 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinion entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/18/5-ways-the-trump-agenda-could-backfire-and-what-this-might-mean-for-virginia/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RW11224Trump46-1200x900.jpg?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="Former President Donald Trump stands at a podium surrounded by supporters with signs reading "Dream Big, Again!"" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RW11224Trump46-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RW11224Trump46-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RW11224Trump46-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RW11224Trump46-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RW11224Trump46-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="109079" data-permalink="https://cardinalnews.org/trump-rally-salem-virginia-7/" data-orig-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RW11224Trump46-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1440" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5.8","credit":"Randall K. Wolf \/ Cardinal News","camera":"DC-G9M2","caption":"Former President Donald Trump, Republican candidate for President holds a rally at the Salem Civics Center in Virginia Saturday, November 2, 2024. (Randall K. Wolf \/ Cardinal News)","created_timestamp":"1730589013","copyright":"Randall K. Wolf","focal_length":"318","iso":"10000","shutter_speed":"0.003125","title":"Trump Rally Salem Virginia","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Trump Rally Salem Virginia" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Former President Donald Trump, Republican candidate for president, pauses during a rally at Salem Civic Center on Saturday, Nov. 2. Photo by Randall K. Wolf.</p> " data-medium-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RW11224Trump46-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RW11224Trump46-1024x576.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/category/opinion/" rel="category tag">Opinion</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/18/5-ways-the-trump-agenda-could-backfire-and-what-this-might-mean-for-virginia/" rel="bookmark">5 ways the Trump agenda could backfire (and what this might mean for Virginia)</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/yancey_headshot_cropped1-scaled-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/yancey_headshot_cropped1-scaled-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://cardinalnews.org/author/dwayneyancey/">Dwayne Yancey</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/18/5-ways-the-trump-agenda-could-backfire-and-what-this-might-mean-for-virginia/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-18T04:15:00-05:00">November 18, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-18T11:22:40-05:00">November 18, 2024</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Some key Trump priorities could have these uinitended consequences in Virginia. </p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-110462" class="post-110462 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinion entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/15/how-virginia-is-changing-in-15-charts/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1024" height="453" src="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024_presidential_va.png" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="The 2024 presidential election in Virginia. Courtesy of Zack Carns." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024_presidential_va.png 1024w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024_presidential_va-300x133.png 300w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024_presidential_va-768x340.png 768w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024_presidential_va-400x177.png 400w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024_presidential_va-706x312.png 706w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="110117" data-permalink="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/12/a-tale-of-two-cities-how-realignment-has-reshaped-politics-in-virginia/2024_presidential_va/" data-orig-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024_presidential_va.png" data-orig-size="1024,453" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="2024_presidential_va" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>The 2024 presidential election in Virginia. Courtesy of Zack Carns.</p> " data-medium-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024_presidential_va-300x133.png" data-large-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024_presidential_va.png" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/category/opinion/" rel="category tag">Opinion</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/15/how-virginia-is-changing-in-15-charts/" rel="bookmark">How Virginia is changing in 15 charts</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/yancey_headshot_cropped1-scaled-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/yancey_headshot_cropped1-scaled-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://cardinalnews.org/author/dwayneyancey/">Dwayne Yancey</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/15/how-virginia-is-changing-in-15-charts/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-15T04:15:00-05:00">November 15, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-14T22:31:53-05:00">November 14, 2024</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>We take a deep dive into the election trends that are reshaping the state. </p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-110335" class="post-110335 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinion entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/14/how-big-is-the-microporous-announcement-here-are-11-ways/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241113_115750-1200x900.jpg?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="Dignitaries line up to be photographed with Gov. Glenn Youngkin (center) and Microporous CEO John Reeves (to the right). Photo by Dwayne Yancey." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241113_115750-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241113_115750-300x225.jpg 300w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241113_115750-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241113_115750-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241113_115750-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241113_115750-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241113_115750-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241113_115750-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241113_115750-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241113_115750-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241113_115750-1568x1176.jpg 1568w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241113_115750-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241113_115750-706x530.jpg 706w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="110336" data-permalink="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/14/how-big-is-the-microporous-announcement-here-are-11-ways/20241113_115750/" data-orig-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241113_115750-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S901U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1731499070","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"20","shutter_speed":"0.0004217629692113","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="20241113_115750" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Dignitaries line up to be photographed with Gov. Glenn Youngkin (center) and Microporous CEO John Reeves (to the right). Photo by Dwayne Yancey.</p> " data-medium-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241113_115750-300x225.jpg" data-large-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241113_115750-1024x768.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/category/opinion/" rel="category tag">Opinion</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/14/how-big-is-the-microporous-announcement-here-are-11-ways/" rel="bookmark">How big is the Microporous announcement? Here are 12 ways this matters.</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/yancey_headshot_cropped1-scaled-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/yancey_headshot_cropped1-scaled-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://cardinalnews.org/author/dwayneyancey/">Dwayne Yancey</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/14/how-big-is-the-microporous-announcement-here-are-11-ways/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-14T04:15:00-05:00">November 14, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-13T22:03:57-05:00">November 13, 2024</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>The company will create more jobs and better-paying ones than the Ford plant that Gov. Glenn Youngkin turned away. </p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-110196" class="post-110196 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinion entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/13/why-democrats-should-listen-to-more-country-music/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cody_jinks-1200x900.jpg?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="Cody Jinks. Publicity photo." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cody_jinks-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cody_jinks-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cody_jinks-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cody_jinks-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cody_jinks-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="110199" data-permalink="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/13/why-democrats-should-listen-to-more-country-music/cody_jinks/" data-orig-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cody_jinks.jpg" data-orig-size="2048,1366" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="cody_jinks" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Cody Jinks. Publicity photo. </p> " data-medium-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cody_jinks-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cody_jinks-1024x683.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/category/opinion/" rel="category tag">Opinion</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/13/why-democrats-should-listen-to-more-country-music/" rel="bookmark">Why Democrats should listen to more country music</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/yancey_headshot_cropped1-scaled-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/yancey_headshot_cropped1-scaled-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://cardinalnews.org/author/dwayneyancey/">Dwayne Yancey</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/13/why-democrats-should-listen-to-more-country-music/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-13T04:15:00-05:00">November 13, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-13T22:14:46-05:00">November 13, 2024</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Democrats are wondering how and why they lost touch with working-class voters. </p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-109884" class="post-109884 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cardinal-news-250 entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/12/dispatch-from-1774-colonies-convene-a-congress-vote-to-boycott-british-goods/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="722" src="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/The_First_Continental_Congress_1774-1200x722.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="A mural of the First Continental Congress that is displayed in the U.S. Capitol. Courtesy of Architect of the Capitol." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="109888" data-permalink="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/12/dispatch-from-1774-colonies-convene-a-congress-vote-to-boycott-british-goods/the_first_continental_congress_1774/" data-orig-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/The_First_Continental_Congress_1774.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,722" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="The_First_Continental_Congress,_1774" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>A mural of the First Continental Congress that is displayed in the U.S. Capitol. Courtesy of Architect of the Capitol.</p> " data-medium-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/The_First_Continental_Congress_1774-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/The_First_Continental_Congress_1774-1024x578.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/category/cardinal-news-250/" rel="category tag">Cardinal News 250</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/12/dispatch-from-1774-colonies-convene-a-congress-vote-to-boycott-british-goods/" rel="bookmark">Dispatch from 1774: Colonies convene a Congress, vote to boycott British goods</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/yancey_headshot_cropped1-scaled-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/yancey_headshot_cropped1-scaled-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://cardinalnews.org/author/dwayneyancey/">Dwayne Yancey</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://cardinalnews.org/2024/11/12/dispatch-from-1774-colonies-convene-a-congress-vote-to-boycott-british-goods/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-12T12:45:00-05:00">November 12, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-11T18:12:01-05:00">November 11, 2024</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>We have no precedent for what is now transpiring. 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