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lycosid t1_ja7e5gk wrote

Reply to comment by Mad-Lad-of-RVA in Del. Lamont Bagby receives Democratic nomination in SD-09 by Mad-Lad-of-RVA

Yea I imagine the only reason Rodgers jumped in was for the slight boost in name recognition in the region. She should have a better shot at winning Bagby’s seat.

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Charlesinrichmond t1_ja7zo7o wrote

I really thought she did. I think it's pushback for all her "Defund the Police" stuff..

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lycosid t1_ja83q78 wrote

Bagby has repped a delegate seat that covers close to half the district since 2015, he’s chair of the Black Legislative Caucus, and had endorsements from Kaine, Warner, and local IBEW. It was a lock.

Only a minor portion of the district is in the city, so most voters yesterday had probably never heard of her. As a quick check, about 30% of votes in this district in 2019 came from the city. Rodgers getting 21% in a 4 day campaign against two sitting delegates feels like a massive over performance. She also over performed by quite a bit in the mayoral race. I would bet on her getting into office soon enough.

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nfojones t1_ja8re8k wrote

Agree she overperformed and never had a chance at this seat.

Personally think her Mayor loss should have turned into a future City Council run. I do think she has a better chance at the House seat but wish she'd enter state politics with more experience.

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Charlesinrichmond t1_ja84jjw wrote

city media doesn't stop a city lines, and Rogers ran for mayor with a lot of coverage. I really doubt no one had not heard of her.

This was a massive whiff

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