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Virginia Fair Tests a Nine-Term Incumbent; Flock Camera Fight Goes Nat

“The Washington Examiner says Republican Rob Wittman, nine terms in Congress, is working the fair crowds less than a month before Election Day.” — Chip Darnell, on air

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on Pre-Market Pixels
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At a glance

  • First reported by Washington Examiner: “Rob Wittman’s long Washington run faces a tough test in Virginia”, with reporting from Washington Examiner.
  • Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 6:04 AM ET on Pre-Market Pixels, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
  • Topics: Virginia, Washington, Democrats.
  • BBN covered this story before: NextEra's $67B Dominion Deal Faces Virginia Backlash (October 6).

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  • Washington ExaminerRob Wittman’s long Washington run faces a tough test in Virginia
  • Washington ExaminerFlock camera fight goes national as Democrats intensify scrutiny

What BBN said about it

  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe Washington Examiner says Republican Rob Wittman, nine terms in Congress, is working the fair crowds less than a month before Election Day.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHis district hasn't gone Democratic since the nineteen seventies, but the Examiner calls this a tough test. Handshakes, lemonade, and a lot of pressure!

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNearly twenty years of handshakes. At that point his right hand is a public utility.

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNext, the Examiner reports a fight over Flock cameras, those license plate readers powered by artificial intelligence, has gone national.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDemocrats are intensifying scrutiny, and the Examiner notes conservative Republicans have worried about privacy here for a long time. Both sides, one camera!

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo Congress finally agrees on something: nobody likes being watched. Except by cameras in their own campaign ads.

  7. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd in a drive-through, Hank, a camera reading my plate means they know my usual order. I find that comforting. Is that wrong?

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYes, Chip. Very. Thank you for your service to the strip mall. Back to the markets, where futures are green.

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The story so far

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