Valley Pulse

The crowd of Democrats that filled a pavilion at the Frontier Culture Museum Saturday night represent a big step forward for a party that has been a perennial doormat in this area for decades.

While fall campaigns traditionally kick off on Labor Day, Republican U.S. Senate challenger Jim Gilmore is not letting any grass grow under his feet.
Gilmore spent part of Monday in Waynesboro and Staunton as part of his two-day working families tour.
And staffers for the candidate said he had campaigned during the holiday weekend in Northern Virginia, Hampton Roads and the Eastern Shore. Gilmore was to journey to Southwest Virginia Tuesday.