RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Most of the battleground districts in this fall’s critical elections for the Virginia House of Delegates are in the state’s cities and suburbs, but Republicans are also targeting something of a rare breed in Virginia politics: Democrats who represent mostly rural districts. Republicans portray Delegates Roslyn Tyler and Chris Hurst as […]
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Most of the battleground districts in this fall's critical elections for the Virginia House of Delegates are in the state's cities and suburbs, but Republicans are also targeting something of a rare breed in Virginia politics: Democrats who represent mostly rural districts.
Cole, who’s defending his seat against Republican challenger Tara Durant, described the flyers as a racist “dog whistle” that harkened back to Virginia’s history of lynching, and accused Republicans of "using racist tropes to get their voters to come out.”