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Pod Virginia 11/5/21 Pod Virginia 11/5/21

Bold Dominion Crossover: What happened to Democrats in the 2021 Election?

Republican Glenn Youngkin will be the next Governor of Virginia, managing to erase decades of trends moving Virginia to the left. What went wrong for Terry McAuliffe and the Democrats swept out of power? The Bold Dominion podcast joined the Transition Team to discuss their first impressions as they process the results. What happened and what might happen next? Listen to find out.

Pod Virginia 10/29/21 Pod Virginia 10/29/21

Previewing the 2021 statewide election with Sean Perryman & Mike Allers

"The 2021 election is upon us and the candidates have made their final pitch. Who's up? Who's down? What will happen on Tuesday? Democrats might have a blue wall in Northern Virginia, but Republicans smell blood. Sean Perryman is the Executive Director of the Payne Center for Social Justice Thurgood Marshall College Fund and a former Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Mike Allers is a former Republican candidate for the 50th House of Delegates district and co-host of Grand New Podcast. We analyze the statewide elections between Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin for Governor, Hala Ayala and Winsome Sears for Lieutenant Governor, and Mark Herring and Jason Miyares for Attorney General.

Pod Virginia 10/22/21 Pod Virginia 10/22/21

Chaz Nuttycombe: Which House of Delegates elections are the most competitive?

Virginia's 2021 election is only a couple weeks away, so how are the competitive House of Delegates races shaping up? Chaz Nuttycombe is an election forecaster and the director of CNalysis. He reveals which incumbents that he thinks could be in trouble and the ones in competitive races who should be able to hold on. Support independent media on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/transitionva .

Pod Virginia 10/1/21 Pod Virginia 10/1/21

Dr. Jatia Wrighten: What happened between Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin in the final debate?

Democrat Terry McAuliffe is running for Governor again. This time he faces Republican Glenn Youngkin. The two faced off in a second and final debate moderated by NBC's Chuck Todd and hosted by the Schar School of Government. Recent polls show them nearly tied. Princess Blanding, the Liberation Party candidate, interrupted the debate to protest her exclusion from the debate.

Dr. Jatia Wrighten is a professor of Political Science at Virginia Commonwealth University. She helps the Transition Team make sense of arguments about COVID vaccines and mitigation strategies; School censorship and Critical Race Theory; Attitudes toward Afghan refugees; and the choice to exclude Princess Blanding from the debate.

Pod Virginia 9/24/21 Pod Virginia 9/24/21

Dwayne Yancey: Innovating regional news in Southside and Southwest VA

The Transition Team covers the contentious Gubernatorial debate and evaluates some policy differences between Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin. Then, they hear a voicemail about prison gerrymandering from Buckingham County Supervisor Thomas Miles. Miles wants to know why it's more fair for people in prison to be counted in their home localities than the localities in which they reside.

The Team also interviews Dwayne Yancey, who will launch Cardinal News on Sept. 27, a regional news nonprofit covering Southwest and Southside Virgina.

Pod Virginia 9/17/21 Pod Virginia 9/17/21

Why should VA localities want public sector unions?

The Transition Team analyzes Rep. Don Beyer's proposal to mandate COVID vaccines for train and air travel. Then they answer a listener message about the state of House of Delegates races. Thomas and Michael also interview David Broder and Tammie Wondong of SEIU 512 about collective bargaining for public employees, and reasons why localities should support it.

Pod Virginia 6/11/21 Pod Virginia 6/11/21

What do we think about the Democratic Primaries?

The 2021 Democratic Primaries are finally behind us. Now it's time to decompress and analyze the results. This time we're joined by Mark Rozell, Dean of the Schar School of Policy and Government, as well as Kyle Kondik at the UVA Center for Politics. What do we think about the Democratic statewide nominees? What about the results in the House races? Listen and find out.

Pod Virginia 6/3/21 Pod Virginia 6/3/21

Thinking critically about Critical Race Theory

What is Critical Race Theory? Dr. Jatia Wrighten is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at VCU and an expert in Critical Race Theory. Sean Perryman is a democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor and the former head of the Fairfax County NAACP. They help the Transition Team understand what it is, and the role Critical Race Theory plays in American society, and how it's being weaponized against Democrats in the 2021 elections.

Pod Virginia 5/25/21 Pod Virginia 5/25/21

Democratic candidates make their closing arguments

Graham Moomaw, Virginia politics & policy reporter for the Virginia Mercury joins the Transition Team, along with Trevor Southerland, the former Exec. Director of the VA House Dems to discuss the last Democratic gubernatorial debate and the closing arguments that each of the candidates are making.

Pod Virginia 5/14/21 Pod Virginia 5/14/21

Evaluating the GOP Statewide Nominees

How much do you know about Virginia Republican nominees Glenn Younkin, Winsome Sears, and Jason Miyares?

Dr. Quentin Kidd of CNU's Wason Center and Jackie DeFusco of Richmond's News Channel 8 (WRIC) evaluate the GOP nominees for the 2021 statewide elections. They identify likely campaign issues, relative challenges and advantages for the nominees, and the likelihood that any of them might beat a Democratic opponent in November.