Hillary Clinton won Virginia by more than five points in 2016, but Republicans hold 66 of the state's 100 House seats and seven of the state’s 11 congressional seats.
How? Gerrymandering.
The gubernatorial and state legislative elections held in Virginia this fall will help determine who holds redistricting power after the 2020 census—and whether Democrats will be locked out of the majority in the U.S. House for another decade or more.
That's why Daily Kos is going big in Virginia this fall.
Our slate of endorsed candidates are Democrats running against some of Virginia's staunchest enemies of reproductive and LGBT rights, public education, and healthcare expansion. Jennifer Carroll Foy and Chris Hurst stepped up as part of the Resistance to take these Republicans on at the ballot box. Flipping these three swing districts from red to blue will help pave the way to ending the GOP's artificially inflated majority in the House.
Can you chip in to elect a Democratic state House in Virginia?