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In LG race, the map developing is split geographically: Rasoul winning west of Blue Ridge, Ayala east of the Blue Ridge. Not a winning recipe for Rasoul if that continues. #vagov #vaprimary
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As expected, Rasoul winning Southwest in LG race but is he winning by enough? In Buchanan, he leads narrowly (21-19) but in other SW localities he has bigger lead. Currently trails statewide. #vagov #vaprimary
In the Oakwood precinct in Buchanan County, one vote was cast -- went to McAuliffe, Rasoul and Herring. #vagov #vaprimary
Turnout light today in #Vagov #vaprimary in Roanoke. In 2017, city had 5,937 voters. We're told early votes this time were 2,200; as of 3 pm, none of city's precincts had more than 100 in-person voters, some much lower. Appears that total vote will come in well below 2017 mark.
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.@roanoketimes editorial page editor Dwayne Yancey provides live analysis here: roanoke.com/news/local/live-…
Live election commentary and analysis from Editorial Page Editor Dwayne Yancey

Live election commentary and analysis from Editorial Page Editor Dwayne Yancey

Dwayne Yancey, editorial page editor of The Roanoke Times and author of a book about Virginia politics, will post analysis about tonight's election returns here. Yancey has been a writer

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Roanoke Times editorial page editor Dwayne Yancey will be posting live election analysis tonight on roanoke.com, with focus on the Virginia races. Check back at 7 pm.
.@roanoketimes editorial: Why @NHL should look at Lynchburg, Va. and Roanoke, Va. for neutral-site games, as per @espn report: bit.ly/2ykI8uI
Editorial: Why the NHL should play the Stanley Cup playoffs in Roanoke and Lynchburg.

Editorial: Why the NHL should play the Stanley Cup playoffs in Roanoke and Lynchburg.

Here’s an idea. We can’t claim it’s a practical idea — that’s for others to evaluate. But it is an idea that’s not as crazy as it might seem.

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.@roanoketimes editorial: Why does @Harvard have a building named after the author of Virginia's notorious constitution that disenfranchised voters? bit.ly/2Om4RMc
Editorial: Is it time to reappraise Carter Glass?

Editorial: Is it time to reappraise Carter Glass?

We are living through a great period of reappraisal. Confederate statues (sometimes not just Confederate statues) are coming down and even Charlottesville City Council has voted to no longer recognize

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Replying to @roanoketimes
@roanoketimes editorial: The @MLB proposal to cut ties w/42 minor league teams is assault on economic competitiveness of American heartland. Who will speak for those cities in labor negotiations? This is a political issue. bit.ly/34bLcEA
Editorial: Who will speak for the small cities that Major League Baseball wants to strike out?

Editorial: Who will speak for the small cities that Major League Baseball wants to strike out?

It’s a tale we’ve heard many times before. A major corporation consolidates its operations in the name of ruthless efficiency, pulling out of small communities across the country altogether.

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SBE is on it.
VA Dept of Elections (@vaELECT) profile pictureVA Dept of Elections
@vaELECT6 Nov 2019
We are aware of the problem with the results on our website and are working to fix it. #VirginiaElection #VirginiaVotes
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Advisory: I notice on the SBE site that in some races it's showing 100% of the vote in -- meaning the results are final -- but that's not the case. If you click through you'll get the precinct-by-precinct results that show the actual #s. Glitches happen. This is one. #virginia
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We've looked at each candidate's plans for rural economy. So far, @PeteButtigieg has the best one we've seen. Here's why: bit.ly/2HxeWCy
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Why is @BetoORourke visiting Bland County, Virginia, the most pro-Trump county in the state (82% in 2016)? Perhaps because we suggested it in this April editorial: bit.ly/2ZoaOvV
Editorial: Beto O'Rourke's off-brand trip to Virginia

Editorial: Beto O'Rourke's off-brand trip to Virginia

Virginia got its first extended visitation from a presidential candidate this week.

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.@roanoketimes editorial: Democratic candidates should accept @MineWorkers offer to tour a mine. Here's why: bit.ly/2Gb30W7
Editorial: Democrats should accept UMW invite to tour a coal mine

Editorial: Democrats should accept UMW invite to tour a coal mine

Sometimes there is nothing so dangerous — or exciting — in politics as the unexpected.

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.@roanoketimes editorial: Why @nytimes columnist @tomfriedman should visit Roanoke as a follow-up to one of his recent columns: bit.ly/2Eoxfbh
.@roanoketimes editorial: Why @RepMGriffith should invite @RepAOC to the Southwest Virginia coalfields: bit.ly/2GJsjiL
Editorial: Griffith should invite Ocasio-Cortez to Southwest Virginia

Editorial: Griffith should invite Ocasio-Cortez to Southwest Virginia

Last month, Fox News’ favorite member of Congress — we use favorite loosely, but there is a certain obsession with celebrity freshman U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York — got

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.@roanoketimes editorial: @AOC @RepAOC should accept @JerryFalwellJr's invitation to speak at Liberty University: tinyurl.com/y5dg9ww6
Here's why rural Republicans should back @NancyPelosi for Speaker. If they did the deal we propose here, it would be win-win for both sides.
The Roanoke Times (@roanoketimes) profile pictureThe Roanoke Times@roanoketimes13 Nov 2018
From @RTeditorial: Why Cline, Griffith and Riggleman should vote for Pelosi bit.ly/2QF84p7
This may explain why Chesterfield County numbers from VA-7 are not on the State Board of Elections website yet. Chesterfield is key locality in that district.
Rachel DePompa (@RachelDePompa) profile pictureRachel DePompa@RachelDePompa7 Nov 2018
#Chesterfield #Virginia will decide #VA07. Voting still underway in 2 precincts by court order until 9:00 tonight.
VA-7: Good chance that Spanberger (D) knocks off Brat (R). Brat leads on SBE returns but no votes in from Chesterfield. However, Chesterfield is posting #s on its website and she's getting big margin there that would overtake Brat: electionresults.chesterfield… #Electionnight
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