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UVA Center for Politics analyzes what Virginia voters will care about in upcoming elections
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – Midterm elections are only a few months away and consultants are already analyzing subjects that would sway voters.
Abortion simply turned an enormous subject within the midterms, however consultants we spoke with say there are lots extra that would influence who’s elected.
“Who knew this abortion opinion was going to be leaked, you by no means know what’s coming the following day,” Larry Sabato with UVA’s Heart for Politics stated.
Sabato is called an skilled in analyzing elections and voter engagement.
“Judging by public opinion polls everywhere in the nation, in addition to nationwide polls, persons are most involved about inflation and different facets of the economic system,” Sabato stated.
He says that’s a subject that can carry out extra right-wing voters.
“Democrats should hope that inflation drops by a minimum of two or three proportion factors, if that’s even potential by November. Proper now, it’s above 8% yearly,” Sabato stated.
He says the left wants abortion to outweigh inflation within the polls.
“That is going to be enormously controversial, and it could effectively encourage the democratic troops to get out to vote. That was the Democrats main drawback earlier than this opinion was leaked, getting democrats activated,” Sabato stated.
He says the shortage of motivation impacted the 2021 races. It could possibly be totally different this time round.
“Virginia is just not excessive up on the midterm schedule this yr as a result of we don’t have a race for governor. We don’t have a race for U.S. Senator and there are solely three or 4 of the U.S. Home races which are thought of extremely aggressive,” Sabato stated.
He says a type of aggressive races is Consultant Abigail Spanberger’s Seventh district.
“Throughout the counties I symbolize within the counties, the place I’m campaigning, I’ve been centered on the problems that matter actually domestically,” Spanberger stated.
She says that features engaged on agriculture area, addressing provide chain points, serving to the trucking trade and extra.
“Throughout our district, I’ve centered on decreasing the price of prescribed drugs, guaranteeing alternative exists for small enterprise house owners for teenagers and younger those that need to pursue profession and technical coaching,” Spanberger stated.
Whereas it’s laborious to know what different subjects will pop up and shift outcomes, Sabato says Ukraine won’t be as massive of a subject as some might imagine.
“Most Democrats and most Republicans truly agree on that. They’re rooting for Ukraine, not Russia. They need the U.S. to help Ukraine, and we’ve been doing so, so I don’t suppose that can rise to the extent of being a salient concern on this explicit election,” Sabato stated.
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WVU loses Hansberry, beats Mercyhurst in non-conference finale
Still without Tucker DeVries, Sunday’s game against Mercyhurst would be West Virginia’s final opportunity to figure things out ahead of their holiday break, followed by the gauntlet that is the Big 12.
While the Mountaineers would ease past the Lakers, they couldn’t do it without suffering another injury. Starting center Amani Hansberry was injured in the opening minute and did not return as West Virginia beat Mercyhurst 67-46 at the WVU Coliseum to close non-conference play.
The Mountaineers persevered the early departure of Hansberry by getting inside on the Lakers. After a Jonathan Powell 3-pointer, eight of WVU’s next 13 points came at the rim as they took a 16-7 lead in the opening eight minutes of action.
While the Lakers would be able to keep the West Virginia lead in single digits, a late 11-3 run helped West Virginia into halftime with a 35-22 lead.
While West Virginia shot 50 percent from the field in the first half, the second half would have a much different feel to it.
West Virginia made only one basket, and that came on a score from Eduardo Andre just a minute into the second half. After that, though, West Virginia’s offense went silent, and it allowed the Lakers to get back into the game.
Mercyhurst went on an 8-0 run from the 17:23 mark until the 14:46 mark of the second half, as West Virginia’s lead was cut to 38-30. The Mountaineers would respond appropriately, though, going on a 16-0 run themselves, pushing the lead to 24 with 8:13 to play.
During the run, it was a plethora of players who got involved for the Mountaineers. Five different players scored during the run, including Javon Small, who scored on a fastbreak dunk after a steal from Joe Yesufu. The dunk would be Small’s 1,000th career point.
Mercyhurst countered with a 5-0 run, but that didn’t faze the Mountaineers in the slightest. West Virginia scored the next nine points as they continued to lock down on defense.
Mercyhurst would score only 11 points in the final 14:45 of the game, shooting 22 percent from the field in the second half and 28 percent from the field on the afternoon. West Virginia held Mercyhurst to shoot only 5-for-17 from beyond the arc.
The Mountaineers shot 48 percent from the field despite struggling mightly from three as they shot 5-for-19 from beyond the arc. Small led West Virginia with 19 points on the afternoon.
West Virginia now will be off until Dec. 31, when they open Big 12 play on the road against No. 8 Kansas.
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Virginia woman falls victim to bitcoin scam, loses more than $30,000 – WTOP News
A Richmond, Virginia, woman lost more than $30,000 after police say she fell victim to a scam.
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RICHMOND, Virginia (WTVR) — A Richmond, Virginia, woman lost more than $30,000 after police say she fell victim to a scam.
CBS 6 Crime Insider Jon Burkett spoke to Frank Oley, her financial adviser and Greg Wade, a Richmond detective about how this happened.
The woman got an email which appeared to be from PayPal.
“It was about the purchase of some type of malware and if you didn’t want it to call a certain number,” Wade said.
She then called the number and got swindled.
“After the transaction was done, he said, ‘You added too many zeroes,’ and, ‘Oh, my God, I’m going to lose my job, it’s Christmas time and I have kids,’ laid it on thick to her. This client being such a nice, honest and decent person felt sorry for this guy,” Wade explained.
The woman felt so bad she withdrew a total of $34,300 from two banks in an effort to pay for what she thought was her mistake.
The scammer instructed her to load the cash into a bitcoin machine along Azalea Avenue. It took her two hours and 873 separate transactions to do.
Detective Wade got a search warrant and told the store to shut the machine down. A representative came to open it, and the woman’s money was still there.
Her money is being held as evidence for now, but she will get it all back.
“The good news is with George, the Richmond City Police Department, we got the money back,” Oley said.
Wade says the scammer was traced to a location outside the United States.
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East Carolina CB Isaiah Brown-Murray Commits To Virginia Tech
Isaiah Brown-Murray
Cornerback
East Carolina
5-10, 191
2 years remaining (r-Jr.)
Virginia Tech received a commitment from East Carolina cornerback Isaiah Brown-Murray on Saturday night.
The Charlotte, N.C, native tallied 63 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss in three seasons with the Pirates. He deflected 11 passes over that span, intercepting one, while forcing a fumble and recovering one.
He led ECU’s defense with 830 snaps this season, per PFF. He graded out well, too: 74.0 overall, 74.1 in run defense, 80.4 in tackling and 73.2 in coverage. Those marks ranked 13th, 12th, sixth and 13th at his position in the AAC, respectively.
For comparison, here’s where his grades stack up against Hokies cornerbacks Dorian Strong and Mansoor Delane:
In some ways, he’s a mix of Strong (coverage) and Delane (run defense, tackling). More than anything, though, he’s played 1,246 snaps in his career and is immediately the most experienced player in Tech’s cornerback room. With Strong and Delane gone, Dante Lovett has the most returning career snaps with 244.
Brown-Murray slid into ECU’s No. 1 cornerback role in Week 4 at Liberty after Shavon Revel, a projected first-round NFL Draft pick, tore his ACL in the third game of the season. The redshirt sophomore notched his first career interception against the Flames and returned it 34 yards, and he also forced his first career fumble that game. In the next outing vs. UTSA, he recovered a fumble for the first time.
A product of Hough High School in Cornelius, N.C., Brown-Murray was a three-star recruit in the 2022 class and a top-40 prospect in the state. He held Power Four offers from Arkansas, Louisville and Kansas while being heavily pursued from Group of Five schools like Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Liberty, Marshall and Old Dominion. He showed his versatility as a senior by scoring five all-purpose touchdowns: one interception return, two punt returns and two kickoff returns.
With the addition of Brown-Murray, the Hokies have eight scholarship cornerbacks for the 2025 season. He’ll slot in alongside Lovett and ahead of a young trio of Thomas Williams (r-So.), Krystian Williams (r-So.) and Joshua Clarke (r-Fr.). They’re all expected to see time in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl vs. Minnesota on Jan. 3. Tech also has three incoming freshmen at that position in Knahlij Harrell, Jordan Crim and Jahmari DeLoatch.
He’s the fifth transfer portal addition of the offseason for the Hokies, joining Clemson safety Sherrod Covil Jr., Bowling Green running back Terion Stewart, Central Missouri running back Marcellous Hawkins and Hampton defensive tackle Jahzari Priester.
For more information on Virginia Tech’s comings and goings in the portal, click here for Tech Sideline’s roster management page.
Isaiah Brown-Murray links:
247Sports
East Carolina bio
ESPN
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