Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Dem stronghold of Fairfax County not insurmountable for Republican Youngkin in Va. race, says expert
Fairfax County -- the most populous county in Virginia that went overwhelmingly for President Biden in 2020 -- may not be enough to stop Republican Glenn Youngkin's gubernatorial campaign, according to an election forecasting expert. Published November 2, 2021
McAuliffe, Youngkin scramble for votes in homestretch of Virginia’s neck-and-neck gubernatorial race
Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin barnstormed Virginia on Monday in their final get-out-the-vote push on the eve of the governor's election -- the first competitive statewide election since President Biden took office in January. Published November 1, 2021
Youngkin says McAuliffe early voter turnout is ‘light and soft’
Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin is confident he has the edge with early voters over Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the campaign's final stretch. Published November 1, 2021
Youngkin vows to rev up economy in closing argument to Va. voters: ‘Stalled out for too long’
Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin on Monday made a final appeal to voters in the Richmond suburbs, hammering home his message of economic opportunity and keeping Virginia a right-to-work state. Published November 1, 2021
Virginia court throws out case claiming Fairfax county broke law over accepting absentee ballots
A Virginia Circuit Court judge dismissed a lawsuit Friday claiming the Fairfax County Office of Elections had wrongly accepted absentee ballot applications. Published October 30, 2021
DCCC chair rejects speculation of any plan for N.Y. AG run
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chairman disputed a report Thursday that suggested he was pondering a run for New York state's attorney general. Published October 28, 2021
Both sides lawyer up in Virginia governor’s race to challenge this week’s election results
Virginia's Democratic and Republican parties are bulking up their legal teams and are prepared to litigate the governor's election Tuesday in a likely photo finish of the race. Published October 27, 2021
Project Veritas: Phil Murphy consultant discusses plan for post-election N.J. vaccine mandate
The sleepy New Jersey governor's race got a jolt Monday night after an undercover sting video appeared to show Gov. Phil Murphy's campaign consultant suggesting the Democratic incumbent would push statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandates after the election. Published October 26, 2021
‘Vulnerable to manipulation’: Virginia GOP guard unattended ballot drop boxes
The Republican Party of Virginia, unnerved by the high number of drop boxes around the commonwealth that are not monitored by public officials, has deployed volunteers to keep an eye on the ballot receptacles. Published October 26, 2021
Va. Dems file lawsuit against U.S. Postal Service over delivery delay of absentee ballots
The Democratic Party of Virginia has filed a lawsuit alleging that local branches of the U.S. Postal Service failed to process and deliver election-related material ahead of the gubernatorial election between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin. Published October 25, 2021
McAuliffe cuts TV interview short, walks off after scolding reporter about asking ‘better questions’
Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe abruptly left a TV news interview Tuesday, telling the reporter he "should have asked better questions." Published October 20, 2021
National School Boards Association rocked by state members after call for crackdown on parents
Nearly 20 state school board associations broke ties with or distanced themselves from the National School Boards Association after it asked President Biden to target parent protests at school boards with federal "domestic terrorism" investigations. Published October 19, 2021
N.J. high school students protest officials over homecoming election
Students staged a sit-in Monday at their New Jersey high school to protest administrators' involvement in the election of the homecoming king and queen. Published October 19, 2021
Youngkin camp mocks McAuliffe’s ‘out of context’ campaign ad drop
Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe was mocked by his Republican opponent Glenn Youngkin for claiming in a new campaign ad that Mr. Youngkin took his comment about schools and parents "out of context." Published October 19, 2021
Two more veteran House Democrats announce retirements
Two longtime House Democrats announced Monday that they will not seek reelection next year, further complicating the party's effort to hold on to the majority. Published October 18, 2021
Loudoun County School Board member who sparked parents’ protest resigns
Loudoun County School Board member Beth Barts, who angered local parents with her online activism against them, resigned from the board Friday, effective Nov. 2. Published October 15, 2021
Loudoun schools chief apologizes, board member resigns after reports of sex assaults on teen girls
Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Ziegler apologized Friday for failing to provide a "safe" environment for students and a school board member resigned amid uproar over the school board's response to two alleged sexual assaults at high schools. Published October 15, 2021
Confusion erupts after Texas school advised to offer book with ‘opposing’ view to Holocaust
A new Texas law requiring schools to provide opposing views to books in their classroom libraries caused a commotion when a school administrator suggested that reading material from another perspective was necessary if a book on the Holocaust was in a classroom. Published October 15, 2021
Alleged rape of teen girl in school bathroom tests McAuliffe’s stances on transgender, parent rights
The political peril inflicted by Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe's education stances deepened this week when a father accused the Loudoun County School Board of covering up the rape of his teenage daughter in a high school bathroom. Published October 13, 2021
Virginia father says school board covered up sexual assault of teen daughter
A local father in Loudoun County, Virginia, whom police arrested at a school board meeting in June has accused its members of attempting to cover up an alleged sexual assault of his daughter by a transgender individual. Published October 13, 2021
