Blue Virginia Weekly News Roundup (4/26/26)

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Political Winners/Losers: Redistricting Referendum; “Next Stop: VA Supreme Court”; Sen. Louise Lucas Says "You cannot allow the bullies to beat you down" "If you try to rig the system, we fight back"

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• As Highly Vulnerable Trump Rubber Stamp Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02) Kicks Off Her Reelection Campaign, DCCC and Fmr. Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA02) Blast Her Atrocious Record

• Video: Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) Condemns Political Violence; On Redistricting, Says “it would damage the credibility of the VA Supreme Court for a generation if they were to overturn the will of the voters”

• Video: VA State Sen. Louise Lucas Says Democrats Need to Learn, “You cannot allow the bullies to beat you down…when we fight back, we win”

• The Redistricting Amendment Passed by 3 Points. Now, on Monday, It’s “Next Stop: Virginia Supreme Court”

• Video: Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA07) Says Trump Likening Soldier’s Polymarket Bet on Maduro Raid to Pete Rose Is “Outrageous”: “This is life and death…it is not a game”

• Video: Following Historic Victory in Redistricting Referendum Sen. Louise Lucas, Speaker Don Scott on Winning Despite “squishy bedwetting Democrats”; “If you try to rig the system, we fight back”

• Based on What We Know Now, Who’s Running in the NEW Virginia U.S. House Districts?

• On Earth Day (4/22), Gov. Abigail Spanberger Announced Virginia’s Entry Into the U.S. Climate Alliance

• Video: VA Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell Responds to Trump’s False Claims of a “RIGGED” Election - “The only rigging of any election has come from that man across the river”

• “So, the guy [Hung Cao] who thinks that witches have taken over California is now the acting Secretary of the Navy? Super.”

• After Losing at Ballot Box, Trump Rants (Falsely) About a Supposedly “Rigged” Election; MAGA Republicans Attempt to Get Right-Wing-Activist Courts to Overturn the Will of VA Voters

• Grassroots Collaboration Pivotal in Virginia Redistricting Victory

• Paid Family and Medical Leave Signed into Law, Enabling Virginians to Care for Themselves and Loved Ones

• Political Winners and Losers: Virginia Redistricting Referendum April 2026

• Video: After Passage of Redistricting Amendment, Del. Elizabeth Guzmán Announces Campaign for Congress in the New VA07

• Statements by Rep. Eugene Vindman, Rep. Don Beyer, Elaine Luria, Tom Perriello, Shannon Taylor, etc. After Virginia Approves New US House Districts

• [UPDATE: YES WINS!] Live Blog: Virginia Redistricting Amendment Referendum Results (4/21/26)

• Redistricting Referendum (4/21/26): Open Thread

• NEW: Donald Trump, Mike Johnson Swoop Into Virginia on Eve of Vote

• Sen. Mark Warner and His Wife, Lisa Collis, Announce the “passing of our beloved daughter, Madison, 36, after a decades-long battle with juvenile diabetes and other health issues”

• “The ‘Trolley Problem’ and Why I Voted YES on the Virginia Redistricting Referendum”

• A Few Thoughts on a Possible Olivia Troye Candidacy in (the New) VA07; For Instance, Could She Pass the “Jim Webb Test?”

• Sam Shirazi: “Nearly 69K early votes cast this weekend in Virginia; 925K early votes right now; 6 more days left”

• Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi Announces Launch of Literature & Government Lecture Series Tour Across Virginia

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