Join the President for a rally in Richmond


By Albemarle County Democratic Party on April 30, 2012
On Saturday, President Obama and Michelle Obama will be in Richmond for one of their first rallies of the campaign.  You can get a VIP pass to the rally by completing a three-hour phone-bank shift, Monday through Thursday. Tomorrow (Tuesday, May 1), will be Albemarle County phone bank day at the Charlottesville campaign office.   Anyone
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Williams Concedes to Douglass for 5th District nomination


By Albemarle County Democratic Party on April 29, 2012
Peyton Williams, candidate for the Democratic nomination officially conceded to John Douglass yesterday.  From a Williams email:  I am writing to thank you for the support and encouragement you have given my campaign over the past few months.  Today, I am announcing that I am suspending my campaign for the Democratic nomination in Virginia’s 5th Congressional
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The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: Update from Senator Deeds


By Albemarle County Democratic Party on April 28, 2012
Senator Creigh Deeds sends an update from the veto session at the General Assembly. On the 18th day of April, about six weeks after the procedural resolution called for the passage of a budget, Virginia’s General Assembly, together for a Veto Session, finally passed a budget. There is much in the budget to like, some items not to
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