Brandon Jarvis
@Jaaavis
Journalist with a newsletter about VA politics - 💻- @virginiascope [email protected]
Several sources have told me that Cole Trower has told them he is now running the Earle-Sears campaign. The campaign told me last week that he was not rehired. But the rumor is still running wild. “Appointing him would show there is no hope for Winsome,” one strategist told me.
Winsome Earle-Sears is attacking the media as rumors circulate that a former staffer is rejoining the campaign to lead it. A campaign spox denied it last week, but the rumors are ramping up about his return. Read it here: …giniapoliticalnewsletter.substack.com/p/earle-sears-…
I am reserving sponsorships for the newsletter during the 2026 session now with a discounted rate. During the 2025 session, this newsletter averaged more than 42,000 views per day. open.substack.com/pub/virginiapo…

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I’m calling on my Republican opponent to join me in a bipartisan effort—let’s demand that the Trump administration release the Epstein Files. Let’s put transparency above politics. The public deserves to know the truth. Will you join, @stew_whitson?
Virginia was the only state to see unemployment rise in June wric.com/news/virginia-…
Always a good sign when you have to point that out
VA GOP chairman: Earle-Sears' campaign 'is not a clown car' richmond.com/news/state-reg…
A source close to the Earle-Sears campaign confirmed to me what the Washington Post reported last night. The campaign manager is being moved to a new position and they are looking to hire a new manager for the campaign. The political director recently left for a new job.
There is a relevant episode of The West Wing for this
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Democrats hit Earle-Sears in new ad over job cuts, business ranking drop virginiascope.com/democrats-hit-…
New analysis from @bobholsworth on the intense focus from Repubs on the AG race. “If there has been a more important Attorney General election since Massive Resistance, you’ll have to convince me.” open.substack.com/pub/bobholswor…

Democrats continue to outraise their opponents in most of the competitive House districts across the commonwealth. - @AndrewKerley_ open.substack.com/pub/virginiapo…

Looks like an FEC form error since it says 0 unitemized contributions and I know from working with her that she had over 2,000. I’ll flag this for compliance people.
On May 23, state Sen. @sgpekarsky announced that she raised $350,000 during the first two weeks of her campaign for the VA-11 special election. However, her campaign finance report shows that she only raised $338,806 in total during the entire campaign. $250K of that was a loan



Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-VA04, is seeking answers from federal immigration officials after agents detained mostly nonviolent individuals at the Chesterfield County Courthouse last month. virginiascope.com/mcclellan-want…
A new poll shows blue skies in Virginia's statewide races open.substack.com/pub/virginiapo…

A new poll from VCU’s Wilder School shows Spanberger with a 12 point lead over Earle-Sears in the race for governor
Look I’m not pro-crime and I don’t want anyone to be robbed, but if it had to happen to someone, I am glad it was John B Murray. fox5dc.com/news/dc-man-sa…