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A Marine veteran's dispute with Democrats over her push to challenge a Republican in Southside Virginia

Column: In Danville, Democrats exclude one of their own

Absent a last-minute candidate by acclamation, the party is squandering an opportunity to steal a seat or force Marshall and Republicans to expend resources that might otherwise be used elsewhere. Hard feelings appear to be clouding the party s judgment.

Why Democratic officials won't let a would-be candidate run for the Virginia House

Democratic officials say they'll have no nominee in a Republican-leaning House district after the party's only candidate failed to abide by their rules.

The 'Resistance' Is Back In Virginia. But This Year, It's GOP Resistance.

As Democrats Rise In Virginia, So Does Intra-Party Distrust

The Nation, check out our latest issue. Subscribe to Support Progressive Journalism The Nation is reader supported: Chip in $10 or more to help us continue to write about the issues that matter. Sign up for our Wine Club today. Did you know you can support The Nation by drinking wine? As Virginia’s Democratic gubernatorial primary approached this spring, Josh Stanfield, campaign manager for Democratic Socialist Delegate Lee Carter, began to worry that state party officials and the Department of Elections weren’t treating all candidates equally. Among other worries, he’d heard that some establishment candidates got different (and more accurate) instructions for submitting their nominating petitions than Carter did. That matters, because the first to file is first on the ballot, which research shows can provide a slight advantage. As it turned out, front-runner and former governor Terry McAuliffe wound up at the top of the June 8 ballot; Carter is fourth of five.