Rain clouds were low — spirits high, as the Springfield District Democratic Committee held it’s 18th Annual Smoke n’ Roast on Saturday evening, May 19, in Clifton, Va. An impressive crowd enjoyed burgers and ribs, while hearing from elected…
Candidate Question Time: How would you respond to the opioid crisis?
Each week until the Va-10 congressional district Democratic Party primary election on June 12, The Blue View will ask all six candidates to respond to a key question on an important issue in 100 words or less. This week’s question: How should Congress,…
Virginia’s journey toward legalizing medical marijuana
By Susan Laume: A letter sent in 2014 by a child desperately seeking relief for her pain spurred Virginia State Sen. Dave Marsden (D-37th District) to act. The compassion he felt for that child’s suffering from intractable epilepsy started the…
Fifty-plus canvassers seek new voters to help beat Comstock
By Stephanie Witt Sedgwick: Fifty-plus canvassers gathered early Saturday at a bare bones campaign office in Ashburn. Their task: canvass their assigned neighborhoods looking for unidentified Democrats and finding out what issues mattered to them. It’s all part of a…
Red and Minor Terry take fight against pipeline across Virginia
By Karen Kirk: After spending 34 days living in trees to block the Mountain Valley Pipeline from being built on their property in Roanoke County, Red Terry and her daughter Minor are taking their fight around Virginia this week. They…
Candidate Question Time: How would you improve transportation
Each week until the Va-10 congressional district Democratic Party primary election on June 12, The Blue View will ask all six candidates to respond to a key question on an important issue in 100 words or less. This week’s question: As a…
Primary candidates are aligned while striking Comstock hard on gun control
By Stephanie Witt Sedgwick: Gun control is a hot issue in the Democratic primary campaign for Congressional District VA-10 as candidates head into the final month before the June 12 polling day. The six candidates view incumbent Barbara Comstock as…
First Person: For him, a school shooting is a family matter
By John Parks: The Parkland school shooting hit me hard, as teaching runs deep in my family. My mother was a teacher as are two of my children, one a principal. And I have 7 school-age grandchildren. When a shooting…
Grassroots Profiles: Herndon-Reston Indivisible
Editor’s Note: Another in our periodic surveys of local grassroots organizations, compiled by Holly Hazard. This time: Herndon-Reston Indivisible. Herndon-Reston Indivisible’s mission is to fuel a progressive network to resist the Trump agenda while electing Democrats who support our values of…
Win-win tax reform: Restoring fairness and spurring growth
By William Berkson: Tax reform is not a zero-sum game. Since Ronald Reagan lowered taxes in the 1980s, followed by George W. Bush in the early 2000s and Donald Trump last year, middle class income has stagnated despite productivity increases,…
Photo Essay: Taking a stand for clean energy
More than 100 people took a stand for clean energy in Virginia on Sunday at the 2nd Annual Mother’s Day Climate Rally at Veterans’ Amphitheater in Fairfax, VA, sponsored by the the FCDC National Affairs Committee and the NOVA…
Virginia leads Democratic resurgence, say Moulton and others at FCDC fundraiser
By Brad Swanson: Democratic elected officials took turns praising Virginia’s role in turning the tide after the disastrous 2016 election and urging continued attacks on Republican majorities in the mid-term elections in November. The politicians were speaking at Sunday night’s…
Candidate Question Time: Conflict in Syria
Each week until the Va-10 congressional district Democratic Party primary election on June 12, The Blue View will ask all six candidates to respond to a key question on an important issue in 100 words or less. This week’s question: Under what circumstances…
New survey lets voters compare N. Va. Congressional candidates
By Chris LeMenestrel and Francesca Costantino: Virginia Democracy Forward (VADF), in partnership with a coalition of grassroots groups, has put together the Cross-Grassroots Survey of Virginia Congressional Candidates to identify Democratic primary candidates to support in the 2018 election cycle…