One for the ages: how a team of millennials helped elect RVA’s youngest mayor
To the average person, the fate of the Levar Stoney mayoral campaign may have looked grim six months ago. In the beginning, only one in 10 people knew his name. Despite his stacked resume – former Secretary of the Commonwealth and the youngest member of Governor Terry McAuliffe’s administration in 2013 – 90 percent of […]
U.Va. sees rise in hate speech following presidential election
Instances of hate speech at the University of Virginia have increased throughout this semester according to the Minority Rights Coalition at U.V.A., particularly during the time leading up to Election Night on Nov. 8. In an effort to combat the growing tension on campus, students from the Minority Rights Coalition, Black Student Union, Indian Student […]
LTE: Response to the CT’s Nov. 14 issue
Letter to the Editor in response to Opinion Editor Eleanor Fialk’s column “My way and the highway,” which published in the Nov. 14 issue of The Commonwealth Times. Dear Editor: On November 8, the most dangerous political candidate in American history was elected to the office of President. One week later, Steve Bannon — a known […]
My way and the highway: Response to NBC 12’s Curt Autry
Devoured by an eerie silence and sense of disbelief, VCU’s campus resembled a ghost town as televisions flashed the message most students were severely unprepared for — Donald Trump was voted the president elect. It was not until the following day that students’ initial grief and mourning from election night soured into anger and backlash. Multiple […]
Brat trounces Bedell in the 7th Congressional District
Republican incumbent Dave Brat saw off a challenge from Democrat Eileen Bedell last Tuesday to keep his seat serving Virginia’s 7th congressional district. Brat won the heavily Republican district with 58 percent of the vote, compared to Bedell’s 42. The race was called for Brat a little bit more than two hours after the polls […]
McEachin wins Virginia’s Congressional 4th District
Democratic nominee Donald McEachin brought home the win Tuesday night for the 4th District against his opponent, Henrico Sheriff Mike Wade. The Virginia senator was welcomed by a cheering room full of friends, family and supporters at a watch party hosted by the Democratic Party of Virginia and Metro Area Richmond Young Democrats in Shockoe […]
Area precincts helped Clinton secure Virginia
In an unexpected victory that “reshaped” the electoral map, Donald Trump won the U.S. presidency by exceeding the necessary 270 electoral college votes early Wednesday morning. Trump locked-in 290 electoral college votes across 32 states to beat Clinton’s 16 states and 228 electoral votes, according to the New York Times’ election results, last updated Nov. […]
Stoney wins outright, avoids runoff with Berry, Morrissey
Mayor-elect Levar Stoney fended-off a runoff with former Venture Richmond director Jack Berry by winning the necessary five of nine districts to secure the mayoral election outright. “Last night the City of Richmond chose a progressive leader to move our city forward and take our city to the next level,” Stoney said on Wednesday at a […]
TRUMPED: The sports world speaks out
The sports world watched in awe along with the rest of the globe as the race for the US Presidency came to its dramatic conclusion last week. Amidst one of the most tumultuous and controversial elections this country has ever seen, reactions to the results were fittingly emotional and varied. The NFL and NBA are […]
Election night 2016 – LIVE updates
The CT is broadcasting live with WVCW 102.9 FM until 1 a.m. with panels, interviews with candidates and the latest local and national election updates. NATIONAL ELECTION UPDATES 3 A.M. UPDATE Around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Trump appeared in New York before a crowd of his supporters to deliver his victory speech. Clinton had called him […]