Tuesday’s election could offer a test of whether the anti-Trump surge that tipped those districts remains potent. “You’re seeing this nationalization happen,” said Kyle Kondik, an elections analyst at UVA’s Center for Politics. “These states are good tests for that.”
In Virginia, Democrats are trying to gain total control of the government in the commonwealth. And one candidate could become the first to topple a sitting House speaker. Larry Sabato, the director of UVA’s Center for Politics, Phillip Bailey, a reporter at The Courier-Journal in Louisville, and MSNBC’s Chris Jansing join Craig Melvin to discuss.
"Virginia doesn't trade party control in the legislation very often,” said Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics. “In fact, it's only happened once in my lifetime, which was in the 1990s when the Republicans took over the House and Senate, so this would only be the second turnover, party turnover of the General Assembly in the 20th and this piece of the 21st century, so that’s pretty remarkable if it happens."
The election wins now clear the way for Democrats to pass a wide array of liberal policies, including gun control measures, increases to the minimum wage and ratification the Equal Rights Amendment. "It wouldn't really be an exaggeration to say that we could have the most progressive regime we've had in Virginia's government history," said J. Miles Coleman, associate editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball, which provides nonpartisan analysis on elections through UVA’s Center for Politics.
For many patients with type 1 diabetes, testing doesn't begin until their symptoms land them in the emergency room. But researchers at the University of Virginia are trying to see if a genetic test can determine if someone is more likely to develop the disease.
New research from the 18th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting is offering clinicians additional guidance on the impact of ketamine and whether or not it increases adverse events. Conducted by investigators from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and the University of Virginia, results of their study revealed reported infusions of ketamine treatments for migraines and pain did not increase a patient’s risk for hepatotoxicity or psychomimetic adverse drug events.
Several universities have added benefits for middle-income students in the past year.The University of Virginia said it would waive tuition for in-state students whose families earned less than $80,000 annually.
Inova is renovating an existing building slated to be home to the Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Institute, a research partnership between Inova, the University of Virginia and George Mason University.
As an outgrowth of a state school, the University of Virginia Darden School of Business offers two tuition price points for the 2019-20 school year: $67,500 for Virginia residents and $70,500 for out-of-staters. The school estimates an increase of 3% to 5% for the 2020-21 school year.
Unopposed Democrat Sally Hudson, a UVA assistant professor, secured the 57th District seat Tuesday night, earning around 96% of the votes. She will replace longtime Del. David J. Toscano, D-Charlottesville, who did not seek another term.
“It’s just too far out, and we don’t know what the circumstances will be next year,” said Kyle Kondik of the UVA Center for Politics. With just four states conducting statewide elections on Tuesday, the sample was too small to extrapolate national trends.
A team of UVA doctors is helping improve the heart health of patients in Africa. The group traveled to Zambia two weeks ago to perform heart screenings and work with the medical team at the University of Zambia.
The University of Virginia women’s soccer team is in the odd position of being top-ranked nationally but the No. 3 seed in its own conference tournament. Yes, the ACC is that strong.
The Virginia men’s basketball team begins its national title defense 491 miles from home on Wednesday night. The Cavaliers start ACC play early this season, opening in the Carrier Dome against a decent Syracuse squad.
(Commentary) Doolittle, who played college ball at the University of Virginia, was openly critical of President Trump's response to the racist violence in Charlottesville. He has a brother-in-law with autism, and decries Trump's mocking of a reporter's physical challenge. Turning down what may be a once-in-a-lifetime chance to go to the White House: that takes guts.
Despite the scandals, the party has a good chance of winning the state Senate and a shakier but still "better than even money" shot at the state House, says J. Miles Coleman, the associate editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball, which provides nonpartisan analysis on elections through University of Virginia's Center for Politics.
Trump is hardly popular in the commonwealth, a state he lost to Hilary Clinton by over five points in the 2016 election. He’s not popular among most Americans, either; a 2019 University of Virginia/Ipsos poll found that Americans rank Trump among the worst presidents since World War II.
Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, said the Army Ranger's joining the race is a good development for the GOP: "I think this makes the district more competitive than it was prior to Parnell entering the race."
Notably, Trump has avoided Virginia, where Democrats found success in suburban swing districts in last year’s congressional elections. Tuesday’s election could offer a test of whether the anti-Trump surge that tipped those districts remains potent. “You’re seeing this nationalization happen,” said Kyle Kondik, an elections analyst at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics. “These states are good tests for that.”
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, the only Democratic governor in the Deep South, won’t find out his fate this week. A candidate with Edwards’ approval rating and track record would have been easily re-elected 20 years ago, said Kyle Kondik, who analyzes elections at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics. “But in this era, where party label is so much more meaningful and politics are so nationalized, even at the state level, it gets harder,” he said.