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[quote=Anonymous]A Northam vote is essential, for so many reasons.  But the AG race is just as important.

The VA AG has exceptional power in state government and functions as a unitary chief legal officer.  He can overrule Gov decisions on litigation (the Governor is required under state law house and rely on the state AG, and cannot appoint his own litigation counsel, even if there's a conflict as between the Gov and the AG).  The AG also has the right of appearance in nearly all state Supreme Court judicial proceedings, even when the State isn't a party.  And the AG's formal opinions are presumptively in evidence and are entitled to weight from any VA tribunal.

The AG, Mark Herring, is an extraordinary public official.  He richly merits re-election.  He'll be my first vote on the ticket, and the last one I make sure of before I scan the sheet.

His Rep opponent is basically a professional anti-abortion protestor with some ivy and no true government experience on his CV.  
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