Virginia State Senator Hashimi Discusses Lieutenant Governor Race

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🗓️ 2 November 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Virginia completely turning against Donald Trump and Meiselas interviews Virginia State Senator and Democratic Candidate for Lieutenant Governor Ghazala Hashimi about the steps she’s taking to fight back against the Trump’s disastrous policies. Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	U.S.
0:01.0	U.S.
0:02.0	U.S.
0:03.0	U.S.
0:04.0	U.S.
0:05.0	U.S.
0:06.0	Donald Trump in for a rude awakening in Virginia.
0:10.0	That right there were the peaceful protest in Leesburg, Virginia at the
0:16.0	no-Kings event a few weeks back.
0:19.0	Look, Virginia is absolutely furious at the Trump regime.
0:23.5	Donald Trump and his maga sycophants have been attacking Virginia, the federal workers who
0:29.5	live in Virginia, the civil rights of people who live in Virginia.
0:33.9	I'll just show you this other video right here of a very impressive crowd out in Richmond, Virginia for No Kings.
0:41.9	Let me show this to you.
0:42.9	Let's play it.
0:43.9	From sea to shining sea.
0:49.6	And then as we head into the November 4th election, big election in Virginia, the governor's race, obviously, between pro-democracy hero, Abigail Spanberger, and Maga Republican sycophant, Winsome, Earl Sears.
1:08.0	You also have the lieutenant governor's race there, a powerful pro-democracy
1:12.8	voice in Gazala Hashimi is running. And the entire House of Delegates is up for re-election. You've got
1:20.9	the AG's race there as well. And I'll show you this clip right here that shows that Virginia's child poverty rate is rising at an alarming rate as a result of the Trump regime and MAGA policies. Let's play this clip right here.
1:36.3	Down impacting hundreds of thousands across the Commonwealth. We have team coverage tonight. The Virginia Employment Commission is reporting a continued spike in claims from federal workers.
1:47.6	Eight News Investigator Roland Wilson in our studio to break it down. But first, a concerning new report showing the number of children living in poverty in Virginia has increased.
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