Tonight, Corey Stewart won the Republican nomination for United States Senate in Virginia. There’s a lot of competition for which candidate will be the most extreme, anti-immigrant nominee running this year, but, given his long, sordid history, Stewart is going to be among the worst. We’ve been following his... Continue »
In advance of tomorrow’s elections in Virginia, the Washington Post profiled the critical importance of rapidly-changing Prince William County and its residents,  who “are the voters who will decide who is elected governor Tuesday”: All that growth has shifted the county’s political complexion, turning it from the last conservative... Continue »
The saga in Prince William County continues. The county's controversial crackdown on immigrants, enacted with great fanfare in 2007, is continuing to unravel. Continue »
Today, while working families in Prince William County, Virginia filed tax returns in a state with a $19 million dollar deficit and continued to face a growing national recession, County Chairman Cory Stewart persisted in his efforts to bleed taxpayers dry by championing a controversial and ineffective crackdown on... Continue »
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This week marked the first special elections of 2025 with legislative races in Virginia. These first results in the wake of the November 2024 election can help provide some clarity to the current political moment.  Democrats won two key races and will hold their majorities in the Virginia State... Continue »
Washington, DC —The stakes, contrasts, and strategies of the presidential campaign are in sharp relief as we hit 100 days out. On immigration, xenophobic lies, disinformation, and related ugliness is central to the right wing and Republican political strategy and they are openly asserting and promising unsparing mass roundups,... Continue »

Jul 28, 2021

GOP Ad Tracker FAQ

Why did America’s Voice start tracking racist ads? In 2017 in Virginia’s governor’s race, Ed Gillespie, who was seen as a Republican from the business wing of the party, was pulled to the right during a contested primary with long-time xenophobe Corey Stewart. During the general election, Gillespie adopted... Continue »

Jul 8, 2021

GOPAdTracker.com

A Searchable Database Tracking Racist and Xenophobic Dog-Whistle Political Ads GOPAdTracker.com is a project of America’s Voice to track xenophobic, racist, and other divisive dog-whistle messages from candidates, campaigns, and PACs. Our regularly updated, searchable database tracks both paid advertisements and organic content. The project seeks to document the... Continue »
Over the past week, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19), has been on a press tour to promote his new House resolution with a dangerous and absurd narrative about a migrant “invasion” at the southern border. Rep.  Arrington, who represents an expansive, deeply red district in the northern part of Texas,... Continue »
Last night, Virginia Democrats chose their nominees for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General, setting up the general election matchups for this fall. In addition, all 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates are on the ballot in November. The stakes are high for immigration politics and policy.... Continue »