Virginia 7th District Midterm Election by Samuel Thorson https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk en-us 2018-11-02 19:18:43 UTC 2025-12-01 20:33:23 UTC hello@padlet.com Republican Candidate: samuelt22705 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/299962489 David Brat

]]> 2018-11-02 19:19:50 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/299962489 Democratic Candidate samuelt22705 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/299962727 Abigail Spanberger

]]> 2018-11-02 19:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/299962727 Campaign Ad samuelt22705 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300029187 2018-11-03 03:45:35 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300029187 Campaign Ad samuelt22705 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300029297 2018-11-03 03:47:54 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300029297 2016 Election Results samuelt22705 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300029519 Hillary Clinton wins Virginia with 49.8% of the votes against Donald Trump who got 44.4%.]]> 2018-11-03 03:52:08 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300029519 Demographics of Virginia's 7th District by Race samuelt22705 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300029749
(From the Census taken in 2010)

Race
Total population | 790,084
One race | 760,554
White | 551,853
Black or African American | 146,430
American Indian and Alaska Native | 2,661
Asian | 41,103
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 332
Some other race | 18,175
]]> 2018-11-03 03:57:21 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300029749 Voter Demographics for Virginia samuelt22705 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300029882 2018-11-03 04:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300029882 Information About Abigail Spanberger samuelt22705 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300111373 - Incumbent: No
- Political Office: No
- Biography: Her professional experience includes serving as a federal law enforcement officer for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and an operations officer for the CIA

Abigail's positions align with the Democratic party platform which show why she won the primary election]]> 2018-11-03 21:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300111373 Information About David Brat samuelt22705 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300111731 Incumbent: Yes
Political Office: U.S. representative
Biography: He defeated House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in Virginia's 7th Republican primary. As of the 2018 election, he is a member of the House Freedom Caucus.]]> 2018-11-03 21:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300111731 Works Cited samuelt22705 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300111831 https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia%27s_7th_Congressional_District_election,_2018
https://davebrat.com/
https://abigailspanberger.com/
https://www.elections.virginia.gov/registration/how-to-register/
https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia%27s_7th_Congressional_District_election,_2018#Noteworthy_endorsements]]> 2018-11-03 21:17:37 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300111831 Campaign Spending | David Brat samuelt22705 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300112072 Raised: $2,707,910
Spent: $1,897,920]]> 2018-11-03 21:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300112072 Campaign Spending | Abigail Spanberger samuelt22705 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300112191 Raised: 5,894,232
Spent: 5,303,695]]> 2018-11-03 21:22:05 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300112191 Virginia Voter Registration Laws samuelt22705 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300125979
  • Be a resident of Virginia (a person who has come to Virginia for temporary purposes and intends to return to another state is not considered a resident for voting purposes).
  • Be a U. S. Citizen.
  • Be 18 years old (any person who is 17 years old and will be eighteen years of age at the next general election shall be permitted to register in advance and also vote in any intervening primary or special election).
  • Not be registered and plan to vote in another state.
  • Not currently declared mentally incompetent by a court of law.
  • If convicted of a felony, your right to vote must have been restored.
    • For more info visit: https://www.elections.virginia.gov/registration/how-to-register/

    ]]>     2018-11-04 00:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300125979     Map of Virginia samuelt22705 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300126075 2018-11-04 00:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300126075 Endorsements for Abigail Spanberger samuelt22705 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300126252 -  Former President: Barack Obama
    -  Former VP: Joe Biden
    - Former Senator: John Warner

    Abigail Spanberger only received the support from former elected officials.]]>     2018-11-04 01:00:09 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300126252     Endorsements for David Brat samuelt22705 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300126359 - President: Donald Trump
    - VP: Mike Pence
    - Charlottesville’s Daily Progress 
    - Richmond Times-Dispatch  
    - Culpeper Star Exponent

    David Brat received the support from many newspapers and editorials as well as the current President and Vice-President which may sway some swing voters towards David Brat.]]>     2018-11-04 01:02:48 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300126359     David Brat's positions on popular issues samuelt22705 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300127358 - Abortion: Opposes Abortion Rights
    - Economy: Brat adheres to supply-side economics and calls for low taxes
    - Civil Rights: Opposes same sex marriage
    - Gun Control: Opposes restricting guns

    David's positions align with the Republican Party]]>     2018-11-04 01:21:10 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300127358     Abigail Spanberger's positions on popular issues samuelt22705 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300127615 - Abortion: Supports legal Abortion
    - Gun Control: Supports a new version of the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004, wants to require background checks on private gun sales, and wants to ban bump stocks.
    - Economy: Spanberger  calls the tax cuts irresponsible because of the permanent cuts for corporations, which she calls a handout, and significant additions to the national debt projected from the tax cuts. Her Ideology is consistently liberal and democratic. She falls very comfortably into her party. Her positions are in line with the democratic platform.]]>     2018-11-04 01:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300127615     Who made Donations to Abagail Sparanger? artyomy22975 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300284962 -Capital Finnancial:$26,269
    -Stanford university: $26,191
    -AT&T inc.: $11,454
    etc.
    These corporations tend to share the same economical beliefs as Abagail.]]>     2018-11-05 01:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300284962     Who contributed to David Brat? artyomy22975 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300285317 -Wells Fargo: $12,200
    -House Freedom fund: $60,185
    -Altria Group: $16,250
    And many more, these groups tend to hold a more capitalist view on economics and taxes.]]>     2018-11-05 01:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300285317     Public opinion Poll #1: artyomy22975 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300286708 This poll from the New York times shows that this will be a close election.]]> 2018-11-05 01:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300286708 Public opinion Poll #2: artyomy22975 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300287339 Make sure you use the interactive graph that shows change of support in the people as we get closer to the election.]]> 2018-11-05 01:50:53 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300287339 Public opinion poll #3: artyomy22975 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300288699 Must scroll down past candidates 
    info to see the general opinion of those in major universities.]]>     2018-11-05 02:00:12 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300288699     More work cited artyomy22975 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300290959 Polls:
    https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-midterm-election-forecast/house/virginia/7/

    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/upshot/elections-poll-va07-3.html

    https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia%27s_7th_Congressional_District_election,_2018

    Contributions:
    https://www.opensecrets.org/races/contributors?cycle=2018&id=VA07&spec=N]]>     2018-11-05 02:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300290959     Voter turnout in Virginia artyomy22975 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300292116 Shows voter turn out in Virginia since 1976]]> 2018-11-05 02:21:17 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300292116 OUR PREDICTION FOR THE RACE! artyomy22975 https://padlet.com/samuelt22705/iiqeb7op18vk/wish/300293925 Please enjoy!

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