Norman Leahy
Norm Leahy is a Washington Post columnist, and comments on Virginia politics for WRVA and the Virginia Talk Radio Network
Leahy: The Big Question Virginia Will Have to Face Beyond Reopening Public Schools
Getting public schools reopened as soon as possible is a popular talking point among Republican gubernatorial candidates looking to reconnect with the suburban voters who deserted them during Donald Trump’s presidency.
Leahy: Terry McAuliffe’s Past Becomes a Campaign Issue
The race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination got a slight jolt this week
Leahy: Virginia Republicans Prep a Law-and-Order Campaign
Given the public lawlessness in their own ranks, Republicans will need more to shake the Democrats’ structural advantages heading into November
Leahy: Virginia’s GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Need More Than MAGA-tudes and Bromides to Win in November
The November election will provide a definitive answer. We have a pretty good handle on where Democrats are heading. How about the GOP? So far, voters have been offered a sorry mix of MAGA-tudes and bromides.
Leahy: Trump’s Lies About the Election Haunt Virginia Republicans
Former president Donald Trump may have slunk off to exile at Mar-a-Lago, but the toxic residue he leaves behind will take more than a deep cleaning of the White House to correct. The process begins with Delegates Ben Cline, Morgan Griffith, Rob Wittman, Bob Good, Dave LaRock, Ronnie Campbell, Mark Cole, and Sen. Amanda Chase concerning the damage those lies did to voters’ trust
The Virginia GOP Gubernatorial Convention Just Got More Interesting
Republicans could have chosen a primary. But they can be as messy and anxiety-filled as conventions.
Some in the Virginia GOP Go Over the Edge
Need them to sign on to your bizarre, federalism-crushing legal briefs about the electoral college? Virginia Reps. Ben Cline, H. Morgan Griffith and Rob Wittman are standing by for your call
Virginia’s Republican Gothic
It’s been a rough few weeks for Virginia Republicans. The defeat and disillusion following the Nov. 3 election, in which they failed to gain ground on Virginia Democrats, would normally be enough bad news for anyone. But some Republicans have taken it upon themselves to turn a dismal narrative into a horror story.
Terry McAuliffe Has One Question to Answer: Why?
The former governor aims to get back in the mansion. What can he offer the state?
Virginia Gov. Northam’s Coronavirus Orders Spur Resistance in ‘First Amendment Sanctuaries’
Let’s get one thing straight: Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is many things, but he is no tyrant
