Scott County Democrats

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Now that the historic Presidential election is finally over and we have had a few days to celebrate, it seems like an appropriate time to discuss moving forward with the Southwest Virginia Young Democrats.
The SWVA-YDs has been incredibly inactive for the last several months. Numerous people have expressed an interest to me in trying to [...]

Thank you all so much for your help and support over the past several years - with victory after victory, we’ve proven that Virginia voters, given the choice, prefer results-oriented leaders to politically motivated politicians.
In this year’s election, Virginia was instrumental in changing the direction of this country to reflect the success we’ve had [...]

Although we were disappointed with the results, we must move beyond this campaign and work together to get our country moving again.
It is our sincere hope that you will join us in putting our country first and continue to work to keep our nation safe, free and prosperous.
We urge you to join us in not [...]

Trevor White, one of the most active of Scott County’s youngest crop of Democrats, has joined the U.S. Navy, leaving for basic training on the morning of November 5. In the days leading up to his departure, Trevor was a very visible and active participant in the campaigns to elect Democratic leaders for our nation.
Trevor’s [...]

The numbers while not final, are very telling, even with some states still out. The Electoral College votes are 338 to 156, with a popular vote lead of 3,793,167. (The individual votes for both candidates are still climbing.)
John McCain has given a gracious and moving concession speech, urging his supporters to work across the political [...]

A PDF of unofficial results is available courtesy of the Scott County Virginia Star.
Rick Boucher, the Democrat incumbent running unopposed for the 9th District House Representatives, received 7,345 votes. Former Democratic Governor Mark Warner received 5,226 votes for the U.S. Senate over rival  James Gilmore, also a former Governor, who received 4,238 votes.  The Independent [...]

IMPORTANT: If you encounter problems in voting, please contact at least one of these numbers for help:

Virginia State Board of Elections at 1-800-552-9745
Peter Teigland, Campaign for Change, at 704-575-5662 or 276-494-4115.
1-877-462-6608 (CNN Voter helpline)

Less than two hours after polls have opened, voting problems are already being reported in the town of Gate City.  Rita Hughes and Lillie Hughes [...]