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Have Democrats Lost Momentum Due to Trump? These Virginia Races Will Show Us. Two upcoming elections for the Virginia legislature will give us an idea of how energized Democrats are feeling after Donald J. Trump’s win.
Written by Reid J. Epstein
Reid J. Epstein has been covering Virginia politics sporadically since 2017.
As the country recovers from the tiring two-year presidential campaign, politicians in a specific area of Northern Virginia are preparing for two special elections that could indicate the level of party support in the Trump 2.0 era.
The upcoming elections in Loudoun County early next year will decide which party will have majorities in Virginia’s State Senate and House of Delegates, which are currently narrowly divided. These elections will also be the first important ones since voters re-elected President-elect Donald J. Trump.
In 2012, his unexpected win sparked a surge of enthusiasm among Democrats, resulting in a significant increase in fundraising and voter turnout. This momentum even helped the party secure wins in traditionally conservative areas during special elections.
After defeating Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats have shifted their focus towards protecting their political interests at the state level rather than organizing large national protests. Donations to liberal nonprofit organizations have not been as high as they were after Mr. Trump’s initial election. The viewership of left-leaning cable channel MSNBC has also decreased, especially after the hosts of the network’s main show met with the president-elect.
The state legislative districts in Loudoun County were left without representation when Suhas Subramanyam, a Democratic state senator, resigned after being elected to the U.S. House on November 5th. Following this, Kannan Srinivasan, a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates, also resigned from his position after winning a Democratic caucus on November 16th to be nominated as Mr. Subramanyam’s replacement.
After JJ Singh, who was running for office for the first time, won a Democratic caucus on November 23rd to take over from Mr. Srinivasan, it marked the third time in November that voters in his district were called to participate in an election.
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