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DAVID MARCUS: Rich men north of Richmond set to steal the votes of rural Virgi

DAVID MARCUS: Rich men north of Richmond set to steal the votes of rural Virgi

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Former Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares blasts Democrats' push to redraw state maps. He warns the April 21st redistricting referendum could disenfranchise millions of Virginia voters.

Oliver Anthony came out of nowhere in 2023 with his hauntingly homespun hit "Rich Men North of Richmond," which laments the power and control that the professional and industrial northern classes have over the rural south. In Virginia’s ongoing Congressional redistricting battle, Anthony's ballad is coming to life.

On April 21, in a special election to change the Commonwealth constitution, Democrats from the wealthy north of Virginia are set to disenfranchise the poorer south, changing the congressional map from a 6-5 Democratic advantage, to a distinctly undemocratic 10-1 domination of the delegation.

David, who lives in Windsor, and works part time in the Williamsburg area on construction told me he feels powerless.

"It just feels like Democrats control everything now, and nobody’s fighting back," he told me. "I only ever see vote yes ads on TV."

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He has a point. Windsor is south of Richmond, and the real power in the commonwealth is increasingly in the hands of the very wealthy, very blue counties of Virginia north of Richmond, leaving the poorer denizens of the southern counties out of luck.

Finishing a meal at Craft 41, a nice midrange restaurant outside of Williamsburg, my son gestured to the parking lot. Over my shoulder, I saw someone putting a "Vote No," sign in the windshield as if it was a sun protector.

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