The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar. Leading Off ● VA-07: State Sen. Amanda Chase, the self-described «Trump in heels» who gave her fellow Republicans plenty of headaches even before her unsuccessful campaign for governor this year, announced Wednesday that she would take on Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger. Chase had said last week that she would wait until the redistricting process, which is being handled by the Virginia Supreme Court, was finished, but she changed her mind and decided to kick off a campaign now. Chase joins a nomination battle that includes Bryce Reeves, a fellow state senator who joined with a majority of their colleagues in voting to censure her in January for spreading lies about the 2020 election and calling the Jan. 6 rioters «patriots.» The contest also features communications consultant Taylor Keeney and ​​Tina Ramirez, while Del. John McGuire has filed with the FEC ahead of a possible campaign. However, these candidates don't know yet if local Republicans will select their nominee using a traditional primary, a convention, or through a party-run firehouse primary. Read more