'BradCast' 10/31/2023 (Guest: Former VA Delegate Mark Levine on critical off-year elections next week)
b"On today's 'BradCast':\\xa0 Next Tuesday is a critical off-year Election Day in several states, including Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia and elsewhere. We cover the stakes of a number of key contests that will be seen as bellwether elections in advance of the crucial 2024 Presidential election. And, as always, elections tend to be won by the voters who show up. In Ohio, Republicans have been lying to voters about Issue 1, a ballot initiative to protect women's reproductive rights and freedoms. In Virginia, majority control of the lower chamber at stake with every seat in the General Assembly up for grabs, as well as the political future of stealth far-right Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin. If next week's elections go well, he may attempt to enact a 15-week abortion ban, new restrictions on voting, and even jump into the 2024 Presidential race. Democratic former state Delegate MARK LEVINE explains the political landscape in Virginia and the stakes for the state and the nation in next week's off-year elections, which his"