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RandySF

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Wed Apr 1, 2026, 08:13 PM Wednesday

VA: Mailers and Billboards Stir Confusion Ahead of Election

ROANOKE, VA – You may get an ad in the mail and toss it in the trash without giving it a second look, but during the redistricting election, mail ads have been flooding mailboxes, all intending to do the same thing: get your vote.

But you need to be careful, because not all ads are what they seem.

“It’s not President Trump, and it’s not Republican figures on here, it’s Democratic figures,” Virginia Tech Political Analyst and professor of Public Relations, Dr. Cayce Myers, said.

One mailer in particular is raising eyebrows, featuring former President Barack Obama.




https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2026/04/01/mailers-and-billboards-stir-confusion-ahead-of-election/

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