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Pod Virginia 11/9/20 Pod Virginia 11/9/20

Virginia 2020 Election Results: A bipartisan analysis with Bearing Drift’s Grand New Podcast

Matt Colt Hall and Mike Allers of the Grand New Podcast from The Bearing Drift join Transition Virginia co-hosts Michael Lee Pope (NPR Reporter) and Thomas Bowman (Democratic Political Strategist) for a bipartisan analysis of the 2020 election in Virginia.

Do Democrats need to abandon "Defund the Police?" What do the national results mean for the Virginia GOP? Will the redistricting amendment set the stage for a GOP comeback? Find out on this episode of Transition Virginia.

Pod Virginia 10/26/20 Pod Virginia 10/26/20

Will There be a Peaceful Transfer of Power?

Col. Larry Wilkerson with the Transition Integrity Project briefs the Transition Team on ways President Donald Trump might try to contest the election, and what to expect if 2020 becomes the first violent transition of power in American history.

Pod Virginia 10/13/20 Pod Virginia 10/13/20

What Happens if the Redistricting Amendment Passes or Fails?

The Transition Team engages in a thought experiment to examine the Constitutional Amendment on Redistricting and what happens if the amendment passes and if it fails. Our guests include David Ramadan (supports), a former Republican Delegate with the Schar School of Public Policy at George Mason University, and Trevor Southerland (opposes) of Fair Districts VA who opposes the Amendment.

Pod Virginia 10/5/20 Pod Virginia 10/5/20

Red to Blue in the 2020 Elections

Prof. Stephen Farnsworth at the University of Mary Washington’s Center for Media and Leadership Studies provides us with an update on Virginia’s 2020 elections. The team takes a deep dive into Virginia’s 5th congressional district to interview Dr. Cameron Webb a Doctor at UVA Hospital's Coronavirus unit to discuss the impact of COVID on his race. Finally, we get a campaign update from Qasim Rashid in VA-01 and discuss rural broadband.