Meet the Virginia Democrat who may set a blueprint for the party against Trump
by Mike Elk in Roanoke, Virginia from Environment | The Guardian on (#2SSMN)
Tom Perriello's progressive campaign for governor could be a model for Democrats preparing to run against Trump in the midterm elections
"The state ends at Roanoke, we are the forgotten corner of Virginia," says local Democratic activist Oliver Keene of Tazewell, where 20% of the town lives in poverty. "In our eyes, past Roanoke, nobody cares about us. We don't exist."
Campaigning for statewide office, most Democratic candidates have typically ignored the deep red Appalachian corner of the state where Trump won many of the counties by 70% margins.