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Get smarter about Virginia politics every week with Journalist Michael Lee Pope and Strategic Consultant Thomas Bowman so you can engage like a political insider.
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VPM's Whittney Evans is back on the show.
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A note on the sound quality this week: while fun, recording from a pub presents many technical challenges and forced us to record through our phones. You will hear plenty of background noise, but we promis...
Hosts:
Michael Pope, WVTF
Whittney Evans, VPM
Thomas Bowman, Democratic Strategist
Richard Crouse, Republican Strategist
This short "hot-take" discusses the impact of Bloomberg's media spending across the state, and the Biden establishment vs the Bernie...
Today's Transition Team:
Michael Pope, Journalist
Thomas Bowman, Democratic Strategist
Alfonso Lopez, House Majority Whip
Marcus Simon, House Democratic Parlimentarian
Lopez and Simon dis...
The Transition Team also gets into it on whether gun transfers should be subject to background checks. Finally, Sarah speculates that Alexandria City will be the ...
Dr. Farnsworth sounds off on the implications of what did or didn't pass in the 2020 General Assembly session, his thoughts on the redistricting amendment and he previews his new book, Late Night with Trump: Political humor and the American Presidency.
The Transition Team:
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He also discusses his brief encounter with President Donald Trump, protesting his speech at Virginia's 400th-anniversary celebration.
Keep listening to find out if his positi...
State Senator Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax & Prince William) and the Transition Team escape COVID at Delegate Marcus Simon's (D-Falls Church) house.
Marcus and Scott take the Transition Team behind the scenes on a number of fights that happened this year between the House and Senate. Surovell talks about his legislation to provide driver privilege cards to undocumented immigrants. Simon discusses his bill to regulate stude...
She talks about the Democratic transition of power and Governor Ralph Northam's response to the Coronavirus. Swecker gives details about her thinking for the state Democratic Convention in June, and they talk about Susan's native Highland County, and what it will take for Democrats to be competitive again.
Tram Nyugen of New Virginia Majority and Delegate Alfonso Lopez join the Transition Team to discuss new legislation affecting Virginia's immigrant community, including Drivers Privilege Cards, DREAM Act, Sanctuary Cities and more. We also chat about the impact of COVID19 on the undocumented immigrant community.
Transition Team
Michael Pope, Co-host
Thomas Bowman, Co-host
Tram Nyugen, VA New Majority
Del. Alfonso...
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We discuss the various attempts to enact gun violence prevention laws in VA as well as discuss the tragedy at Virginia Tech and how that eventually lead to new legislation in 2020. Finally Lori Haas gives the Transition Team a preview of the ne...
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They walk the transition team through how the payday lending industry destroys community wealth, and their efforts over the years to reform the practices.
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Guzman also discusses the outsized role COVID has on the Latinx community, and about key policies that she...
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