Primary Day Politics: John Reid on Virginia's Lieutenant Governor Race

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🗓️ 17 June 2025

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On Virginia's primary day, Republican lieutenant governor nominee John Reid joins The Daily Signal's Joe Thomas to discuss the upcoming general election battle and what's at stake for the commonwealth. Reid breaks down the Democrat field of six candidates vying to face him in November, sharing his thoughts on frontrunners and underdogs. The interview covers key issues driving Virginia voters, including the controversial car tax, rising property taxes, and education policies that have parents concerned about their children's schools. Reid explains his vision for protecting Virginia's right-to-work status and economic competitiveness while pushing back against what he sees as radical progressive policies. From his campaign stop in Virginia Beach, Reid also shares insights from conversations with voters across party lines and his strategy for winning moderate voters 00:00 Introduction and Opening Remarks 00:24 Primary Day in Virginia 01:00 Lieutenant Governor Candidates 02:49 Critique of Candidates 05:05 Voter Sentiments 07:14 Economic Policies and Tax Issues 12:45 Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:11.0	I'm your host, Joe Thomas, Virginia correspondent for The Daily Signal.
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0:44.2	Now, let's get started with today's conversation right after this.
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0:56.5	This is Hans von Spikovsky, host of the Case in Point podcast,
1:00.3	which looks at the hottest cases affecting politics, culture, and everyone's daily lives.
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1:08.7	And we have interesting guests, like former House Speaker, Newt Gengridge.
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1:18.1	The podcast available everywhere you won't want to miss. So it is a primary day, and we just watched New Jersey's primary last week,
1:36.9	Cherelli taking the nomination Republican.
1:40.8	I have family in New Jersey.
1:43.5	They still don't know who the young lady is who's running as the
1:46.0	Democrat for governor. That might bode well. Latest poll said it's a rounding error in between the two.
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