Politics and Civility in Virginia

October 21, 2008 at 3:45pm

POLITICS AND CIVILITY IN VIRGINIA: During the past two decades, Virginia's political identity has shifted from solidly "red" to surprisingly "purple." And the Commonwealth is expected to play a pivotal role in this year's presidential election. But some observers worry about how the partisan madness of the presidential campaign will affect civility in Virginia's political culture. We look at a program that aims to maintain bipartisanship in the Commonwealth by taking legislators back to school. (52 min.)

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