The crowd went wild, waving American flags and “Spanberger for Virginia” signs as Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner took to the stage. However, up in the press section, reporters remained seated and silent. Some pulled out their phones to record the event while others rapidly took pictures, hoping to capture the moment.
Read MoreOn Sept. 30, GU Politics hosted a panel to discuss the implications of a government shutdown, which at that point, was set to occur in a couple of hours. The panel featured three veteran political strategists, all of whom have served as GU Politics Fellows in the past: Machalagh Carr, former chief of staff to Speaker Kevin McCarthy; Rory Cooper, Republican strategist and communications director for former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor; and Don Graves, Deputy Secretary of Commerce in the Biden administration.
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