Joint Statement from Members of Virginia’s Congressional Delegation Condemning Deceptive Mailers Targeting Black Voters
Richmond, Va. — In response to offensive and deceptive advertising being distributed by a MAGA-aligned group targeting Black voters, Representatives Bobby Scott, Don Beyer, Jennifer McClellan, Suhas Subramanyam, Eugene Vindman, and James Walkinshaw released the following joint statement:
“We strongly condemn the deceptive and offensive mailers being sent to Black voters across Virginia by a MAGA-aligned group opposing the April 21 referendum.
These mailers misuse imagery from the Civil Rights Movement and even invoke Jim Crow — weaponizing one of the darkest chapters in our nation’s history in an attempt to scare voters and manipulate the outcome of this election. This kind of tactic is shameful and has no place in Virginia.
Across the country, Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans are pushing a national power grab to tilt the 2026 midterm elections and secure a House majority that would allow them to continue rolling back the progress generations fought for during the Civil Rights Movement.
Virginia’s referendum is a direct response to those efforts — giving voters the power to push back and ensure the 2026 midterms are decided by voters, not politicians manipulating our elections.
We are voting YES, and we encourage Virginians to do the same to level the playing field.”
For more information, visit www.virginiansforfairelections.com.
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