Norman Leahy
Norm Leahy is a Washington Post columnist, and comments on Virginia politics for WRVA and the Virginia Talk Radio Network
Tapping the Brakes On Gun Control Still Means Huge Changes Coming to Virginia’s Gun Culture
Will Monday be a peaceful assembly in RVA, as its organizers hope? Or could the event devolve into a repeat of the August 2017 Charlottesville melee that claimed the life of Heather Heyer? Everyone should hope — and work to ensure — it’s the former.
Joe Biden’s Virginia Advantage
If Democrats nominate anyone other than Biden, will that again make Virginia a swing state?
Right-to-Work is Here to Stay in Virginia
It was Virginia Democrats — led by Gov. William Tuck — who put the right-to-work law on the books.
Bipartisan Excess Threatens to Engulf Virginia Politics
The very early signs indicate the GOP isn’t interested in reflection and introspection, let alone answers about why suburban, educated voters have abandoned them.
Virginia Democrats’ Priorities Will Soon Meet the Republican Resistance
Making honest voters out of us all should be a bipartisan no-brainer.
Joe Morrissey Is Now the Biggest Player in Richmond
The man the party tried to keep out of office, or at least only marginally inside the tent, is now the kingmaker.
As Virginia Election Season Draws to a Close, Beware the Mail
It’s the holy trinity of politics: fear, anger, and hate.
Whoever Wins Virginia’s General Assembly Elections Will Soon Have to Finish Old Business
The end of the 2019 campaign season is in sight.
Mike Pence Is Wasting His Time Trying to Rattle Abigail Spanberger
Chesterfield and Henrico Counties turned against Republicans in the 2017 statewide and HOD races and in the 2018 congressional midterm.
Justin Fairfax Lawsuit Aims to Settle Scores, But It Could Open New Chapter in Virginia Politics
Will it persuade anyone to switch sides between now and November 5?
