Tuesday night was historic for many reasons, and Southwest Virginia contributed to that. Longtime incumbent Democratic Rick Boucher went down to defeat in a district he had served for 28 years.
Posted by Jay Warren at 08:24 PM. Filed under: main •
Well, one thing is obvious: It’s election day on Tuesday. That means we’ll have a very busy week at work. After a season that has included two of the most heated campaigns we’ve seen at the congressional level for years, it will soon be in the hands of you the voters. We’ve completed 4 candidate profiles, dozens of ad checks, countless stories covering the campaigns, and hosted two debates. It’s been one heck of an election.
Posted by Jay Warren at 10:43 PM. Filed under: main •
Today we have more evidence, as both Rick Boucher and Robert Hurt have released new attack ads. Boucher’s new ad came out a couple of days ago and goes after Delegate Morgan Griffith’s voting record in Richmond.
Posted by Jay Warren at 11:24 AM. Filed under: main •
We have a lot more evidence that there are competitive races in both the 5th and 9th district.
Posted by Jay Warren at 04:28 PM. Filed under: main •
It’s the last full week of the campaign, so I’m still in election overdrive. Normally by this stage in a campaign, the candidates have begun to shift back to positive ads trying to lower their negative ratings and end on a proactive note. So far, we haven’t seen that, which tells me the campaigns are still tight. Expect more fights to come in the final seven days.
Posted by Jay Warren at 09:11 PM. Filed under: main •
Jay Warren is an award-winning journalist who's been with WSLS since 1998. Jay co anchors the 5, 5:30, 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts and the FOX 21/27 10 o'clock news. He is also WSLS's senior political correspondent.
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