Norman Leahy
Norm Leahy is a Washington Post columnist, and comments on Virginia politics for WRVA and the Virginia Talk Radio Network
Leahy: Virginia Voters Can Be Thankful This Season
there will be a peaceful handoff from Gov. Ralph Northam (D) to Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin (R). It will be the same for the offices of lieutenant governor and attorney general. No drama. No bizarre lawsuits from a deep-blue state attorney general claiming fraud.
Leahy: An Open Letter to Virginia Republicans
You will have to show the voters, rural and suburban, who entrusted you with the political power you now hold that you are capable of handling it.
Leahy: Control of the U.S. House Could Be Decided in the Richmond Suburbs
With the exception of possible recounts in two House of Delegates races, Virginia’s long 2021 election season is over. Good…
Virginia Voters Send a Stinging Rebuke to Democrats
In the end, L. Douglas Wilder was right about Terry McAuliffe
Leahy: Virginia’s Statewide Campaigns Close With a Message of Fear
The closing arguments the major campaigns are rolling do not fill me with hope about anyone showing grace or humility once the votes are counted.
Leahy: Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin Take It To the Wire in Virginia
As the 2021 Virginia political season slouches toward its end, the nervous questions and hand-wringing about who will win and what it all means fill the air.
Leahy: U.S. District Court Judge Wants Mark Herring To ‘Do His Job’ in Redistricting Case
Never mind whatever seething hot takes the various gubernatorial campaign staffers are unleashing at one another on Twitter. Put aside the Pinocchio-laden TV ads saturating the airwaves. It’s U.S. District Court Judge David Novak who has given us the most accurate picture of Virginia politics right now.
Leahy: Virginia’s House of Delegates Elections May Be In for an October Surprise
What’s the big deal? The census data was late owing to the coronavirus pandemic and — as Herring and other attorneys general argued — Trump administration efforts to “sabotage” the census.
Leahy: Terry McAuliffe Scored a Much-Needed Debate Win, But It’s Still Anyone’s Race
The bottom line from Tuesday night’s debate: McAuliffe changed the narrative.
Leahy: The Problem With Virginia’s Election That No One Wants To Talk About
The redistricting commission is supposed to have drafts ready by Oct. 10
