Voters at George Washington Middle School in Alexandria cast a ballot early Tuesday during the Virginia primary election. Tom Perriello, one of two Democratic candidates for governor in Virginia, votes in Alexandria early Tuesday morning before campaigning throughout the state. That creates a challenge for Republican candidates, because the party’s base still supports the president, said Rozell, the George Mason dean. [Democratic nomination for governor could depend on black voters]As always for Virginia Democrats, African American voters could make up as much as a third of the primary electorate. The two Democratic candidates have only a few policy differences.

Source: Washington Post June 13, 2017 10:03 UTC