Virginia’s Lt. Governor’s race: A MAGA, An Independent, and six Democrats walk into an election… Brian, Chris and Andy discussed the Virginia Lieutenant Governor's field, and the introduction of ranked choice voting in Charlottesville, with Brian expressing pessimism about its potential impact due to the single-party dominance in these areas. Chris, on the other hand, was more optimistic about the possibility of real choice and more dynamism in elections. They looked at John Reid, the Republican candidate for Lt. Governor and a striving independent candidate, Marlow Jones, before reviewing the Democratic field. The conversation concluded with a call for voters to be involved, to exercise their rights and to consider all options. The podcast will come back to look at Virginia’s Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General races in the months ahead.

Relevant links to today’s episode:

• Virginia primary elections feature contested race for Democratic Lt. Gov. candidate

• Virginia Department of Elections: Upcoming Elections
• Can anyone vote in primary elections? If you are a registered voter, you can vote in any primary election held in your precinct. If both parties are holding primaries in your precinct on the same day, you can only vote in one party's primary.
• VPAP: Lt. Governor, 2025
• Ballotpedia: Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2025
• Marlow Jones, independent for Lt. Governor
• John Reid, Republican for Lt. Governor
• Virginia GOP roiled by controversy over sexually explicit photos

Other Virginia election news:

• Early voting begins in Va. primary elections, featuring statewide races, all 100 House of Delegates seats 
• Virginia’s 2025 primary election: A guide on voting and key races to watch
• Youngkin sparks GOP firestorm after wading into Virginia election controversy
• GOP officials demand action as Youngkin’s political adviser under fire amid extortion allegations 
• Youngkin, Earle-Sears say decision is up to Reid 
• Lawyer warns Youngkin aide over bid to push John Reid out of lieutenant governor race 
• Top Youngkin strategist breaks silence, denies Reid’s extortion claims as GOP feud continues
• At packed Henrico rally, Reid blasts ‘Richmond swamp’ 
• Youngkin aide steps down amid controversy over GOP’s lieutenant governor candidate 
• Audio recording sheds light on Va. GOP firestorm involving Youngkin’s top adviser and lieutenant governor candidate 
• Spat over gay nominee aims Virginia GOP ire at unusual target: Youngkin
• Former Republican nominee will run again to replace U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly 
• Gubernatorial Fundraising by Precinct 
• The Governors, Part One: Democrats Start as Favorites in 2025 New Jersey and Virginia Races

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• Chris on Bluesky: @frashure.bsky.social
• Andy on Bluesky: @andyjabbour.bsky.social

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• Classical Liberal Party of Virginia Open markets. Open minds. Free people. https://clpvirginia.org
• Liberal Party USA: ⁠https://www.liberalpartyusa.org⁠
• Facebook: Classical Liberal Party of Virginia
• Instagram: classicalliberalpartyva
• X, formerly Twitter: @clpvirginia
• Chris Frashure: The Open Mode
• Andy’s Substack: America’s Awesome