Margaret Barthel
Freelance Writer at Freelance
Reporter at WAMU-FM (Washington, D.C.)
I cover politics and policy in Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties for @wamu885. she/her. probably in a zoning meeting.
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npr.org | Margaret Barthel
It's primary election day in Virginia, and the state is gearing up for a big election year. In November, Virginians will vote for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and all 100 seats in the lower house of the legislature. Political watchers will eye the campaigns for clues about how voters in the purple-ish state are feeling about the Trump administration ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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kuow.org | Margaret Barthel
Virginia primary elections on Tuesday could be a barometer ahead of 2026 midtermsOn Tuesday, Virginia hold its primary election. The contest is a barometer for how Virginians, and maybe the country, feel about the Trump administration ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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npr.org | Margaret Barthel
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wfdd.org | Margaret Barthel |Steve Inskeep |Michel Martin
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wamu.org | Margaret Barthel
If you were looking for evidence of Rep. Gerry Connolly’s influence in Virginia Democratic politics, his annual St. Patrick’s Day fundraiser — on what he joked was “the holiest day of the year” in a nod to his Irish roots — would be a pretty good place to start. At this year’s event in March, more than a thousand people packed a room festooned with green streamers and filled with the smell of corned beef and cabbage.
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