By the Ballot
Matt Royer, Appodlachia, New Rural Virginia, Michael O'ConnorWeekly Substack from the New South’s next generation of Democrats about stances, tactics, and news on the Left.
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Gambling with Our Futures
Over the past few months, I’ve been getting a barrage of calls from unknown numbers. Because I work directly with clients and am involved in politics, I answer most calls that aren’t marked as obvious spam. Yes, I’ve gotten the usual fake l...
GUEST TAKEOVER: The Closest Race in the Commonwealth
This week on By the Ballot, we are featuring another guest for his take on the 2025 elections. November 4th was an amazing night for Democrats across the Commonwealth. But not all the most promising candidates won out, and we want to hear f...
A Fake Debate, A Real Crisis
On the night of October 21st, 2025, the Republican nominee for Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor beamed behind a podium at an event he never thought would actually happen. After nearly 10 challenges to his opponent, Democratic Virginia State S...
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Writing about (mostly) Appalachian issues from the left. Beliefs: Accents are sexy / John Brown is a hero / Unions are good / redneck is a term of endearment
New Rural Virginia is a 501(c)(4) that created the Conversations with Candidates podcast series as a platform for Democratic candidates in very rural Virginia House of Delegate districts
Virginia economic policy reporter for Dogwood. I write a newsletter called Virginia Capital.
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