VA-10: Dems on Recruiting Path

​Reports emanating from northern Virginia suggest that Democratic Party leaders are again trying to recruit state Senator Jennifer Wexton (D-Leesburg) to challenge Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-McLean) next year.  Ms. Wexton was elected to the state Senate in a special 2014 election, after then-Senator Mark Herring (D-Loudon County) won the statewide Attorney General’s contest. 
 
The party leaders immediately encouraged her to challenge Comstock in 2016 but she refused the overture, saying she wanted to win a full term in the state Senate.  She did so easily in 2015 (57-43%).  On the other hand, Congresswoman Comstock scored a hard fought 53-47% victory in November even though President Trump lost the 10th District by a full ten percentage points.