Rev. Jesse Jackson urges VCU to vote during surprise visit
The Rev. Jesse Jackson made a surprise stop at VCU Thursday, where he urged students to vote in the Nov. 8 election. Jackson, who came third for the Democratic Presidential Primary in 1984 and second in 1988, made clear who he supports in this year’s presidential election. “I’m here today because I made a choice. […]
Local nonprofits pose questions to City Council candidates at Diversity Richmond
The vast majority of candidates for Richmond City Council gathered beneath a single rainbow-colored disco ball last Tuesday night. The candidates were participating in a forum at Diversity Richmond, a nonprofit that serves the LGBTQ community. Twenty-five of the 28 total candidates on the ballot in November were seated in rows according to district on […]
ICYMI: Mayoral hopefuls question each other at Times-Dispatch debate
All eight mayoral candidates were present at Thursday night’s debate, and each hopeful was allowed to direct one question at a candidate of their choosing. Most chose to call out their opponents. The event was hosted by the Richmond Times-Dispatch and was moderated by President and Publisher Thomas Silvestri, politics editor Andrew Cain and veteran […]
Poll: Morrissey leading mayoral race, many voters still undecided
Former state delegate and mayoral hopeful Joe Morrissey has a definitive lead over the other seven candidates, according to a poll published last week by Christopher Newport University’s Wason Center for Public Policy. Morrissey cinched 28 percent of voters and lead the poll in five of nine districts — the necessary number to win the election […]
Mayoral candidates trade jabs at Democratic Committee forum
The mayoral forum sponsored by the city Democratic Committee quickly turned personal last Tuesday. Former Secretary of the Commonwealth Levar Stoney called for good judgement and character in a mayoral hopeful — a statement former state delegate Joe Morrissey seemed to take as an insult. “At the end of the day, when you end up on the front […]