Social media users criticized ABC News for presenting an ad by former President Barack Obama urging Virginians to vote yes on a redistricting measure as an "exclusive" network clip.

FILE - Former President Barack Obama speaks at the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum in Chicago, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File) FILE - Former President Barack Obama speaks at the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum in Chicago, Dec. 5, 2024.

By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) - Republicans and Democrats vehemently disagree over whether Virginia should adopt a new congressional map for the November midterms, but they're leaning on the same person to sway voters to their side: former U.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — “Don’t guess, vote yes,” Virginia Beach NAACP member and voter Georgia Allen chanted in a crowd of voters Saturday near Virginia Beach’s Mount Trashmore. Allen was one of dozens who attended a series of get-out-the-vote style rallies over the weekend for the last stretch of early voting on a redistricting referendum that could dramatically change Virginia’s congressional

Members of the Virginia NAACP gathered Wednesday morning to denounce mailers they said were misleading voters about the upcoming redistricting referendum in their state. “Today, we confront a legacy that echoes the Jim Crow era – disinformation ...

Civil rights rhetoric and images of Barack Obama are also being employed to persuade Virginians during the nationwide battle for U.S. House control.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger is pushing for a referendum on Trump’s nationwide pro-Republican remaps. Her opponents want a referendum on her.