See below for video and straw poll results from tonight’s St. Patrick’s Day fete, the 31st annual put on by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11) and his team, and with an apparent record 1,200 people in attendance. That’s encouraging, by the way, as it yet again shows significant engagement by Virginia Democrats – also see the large turnouts at town halls, local Democratic commitee meetings, etc. – which should bode well for November. Speaking tonight, in addition to Rep. Connolly, were Reps. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA10) and Eugene Vindman (D-VA07), plus former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07), who’s now running for governor, plus the Democratic candidates for Lt. Governor and Attorney General. I’ll have more tomorrow, but for now, here are the videos and straw poll results…
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11) introductory remarks
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA10)
Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA07)
State Senator Aaron Rouse:
Former Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney
Attorney Victor Salgado
Prince William County School Board Chair Babur Lateef
Attorney/Labor Activist Alex Bastani
State Senator Ghazala Hashmi
Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor
Former VA Del. Jay Jones
Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07)
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11) announces straw poll results
LG: Aaron Rouse 25% – Levar Stoney 24% – Babur Lateef 22% – Ghazala Hashmi 15.5% – Victor Salgado 8.5% – Carl Eggleston 2.9% – Alex Bastani 2.9%
AG: Shannon Taylor 62% – Jay Jones 38%
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