![Ralph Northam addresses pro-Medicaid rally](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/virginia-medicaid-rally-ralph-northam-ap-img.jpg)
Virginians Want a Medicaid Expansion. Will the Legislature Deliver? Virginians Want a Medicaid Expansion. Will the Legislature Deliver?
In every legislative district in the state, voters want to see expanded coverage.
Apr 18, 2018 / Sean McElwee, Colin McAuliffe, and Avery Wendell
![The 7,383-Seat Strategy](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/virginia-legislature-2018-ap-img.jpg)
The 7,383-Seat Strategy The 7,383-Seat Strategy
Taking inspiration from Virginia, Democrats are finally running to win in the states. But will the party make room for a different kind of candidate?
Mar 22, 2018 / Feature / Joan Walsh
![Yes! Virginia! Every Vote Really Does Count](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Shelly-Simonds-Virginia-2017-AP-img.jpg)
Yes! Virginia! Every Vote Really Does Count Yes! Virginia! Every Vote Really Does Count
High turnout and outside groups helped Shelly Simonds win by one vote in a recount that ended GOP control of the statehouse.
Dec 20, 2017 / Joan Walsh
![Democrats Don’t Need Trump Supporters to Win Elections](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Phil-Murphy-Barack-Obama-ap-img.jpg)
Democrats Don’t Need Trump Supporters to Win Elections Democrats Don’t Need Trump Supporters to Win Elections
The 2017 elections made clear that the Obama coalition is the majority.
Dec 1, 2017 / Steve Phillips
![Phil Murphy](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/new-jersey-phil-murphy-ap-img.jpg)
Democrats Will Need More Than Resistance to Govern Democrats Will Need More Than Resistance to Govern
And that means running candidates who do more than oppose Trump.
Nov 15, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage
![Virginia Democrats](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/northam-fairfax-herrington-rtr-img.jpg)
The NRA Took a Big Swing in Virginia and Missed The NRA Took a Big Swing in Virginia and Missed
Are the politics of gun control finally shifting?
Nov 8, 2017 / George Zornick
![Here’s Why Democrats Won Big in Virginia](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Ralph-Northam-Virginia-rtr-img.jpg)
Here’s Why Democrats Won Big in Virginia Here’s Why Democrats Won Big in Virginia
Twice as many Democrats contested GOP state House seats as in 2013—and they helped push other candidates to victory.
Nov 8, 2017 / Joan Walsh
![Ralph Northam](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ralph-northam-profile-ap-img.jpg)
Pandering to Racists Won’t Get Democrats Anywhere Pandering to Racists Won’t Get Democrats Anywhere
There really isn’t a political center on key questions of race.
Nov 7, 2017 / Sean McElwee
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Meet the Black Woman Candidate Who’ll Talk to Men in Confederate-Flag T-Shirts Meet the Black Woman Candidate Who’ll Talk to Men in Confederate-Flag T-Shirts
In Virginia, Jennifer Carroll Foy is making an audacious run for the House of Delegates.
Oct 27, 2017 / Joan Walsh
![The Obsession With White Voters Could Cost Democrats the Virginia Governor’s Race](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Ralph-Northam-supporters-Virginia-ap-img.jpg)
The Obsession With White Voters Could Cost Democrats the Virginia Governor’s Race The Obsession With White Voters Could Cost Democrats the Virginia Governor’s Race
If Ralph Northam’s campaign is any indication, Democrats have learned the wrong lesson from 2016.
Oct 23, 2017 / Steve Phillips