Data obtained by 8News shows that voter registration in Virginia is on the rise after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race for President and Vice President Kamala Harris announced her plans to seek the Democratic nomination for president.

“Particularly Democrats are excited that there is a new face to the party, a new candidate that doesn’t have the age baggage that Joe Biden had,” 8News Political Analyst, Rich Meagher explained.

Data from the Virginia Department of Elections shows that on Monday and Tuesday (7/22 and 7/23), the first two full days of Harris’s campaign, 4,899 Virginians registered to vote, a 38.5% increase over the same time the week before.

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    5 months ago

    I have no concerns about any of the things you listed - mine is more about her time as a prosecutor. But again, I’m happy to just support everyone else’s excitement at this point, I’m not even going to link the summary article I normally do about those concerns.

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      5 months ago

      I think if Biden could get past his crime/drug bills of the '90s and mend relations with the African-American community, I don’t think her prosecutor days are all that much to worry about. Especially since this is a matter now of facing a dichtomous choice where we can have our pick of worse scandals under Don the Con.