Obama Claims ‘Democracy Is at Stake’ in Virginia Governor Race
Sean Moran - 20 Oct 2017
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Obama told the Virginia audience, “America is a story of progress. Ralph Northam wants progress. He wants to take us forward, not backward. He wants to reach out for hope, not fear. We need you to take this seriously. Because our democracy is at stake. And it’s at stake right here in Virginia.”
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The former president then argued that the Republican candidate for governor, Ed Gillespie, continues to run a campaign “by dividing people.”
“I haven’t been commenting a lot on politics lately. But here’s one thing I know,” Obama said. “If you have to win a campaign by dividing people, you’re not going to be able to govern them. You won’t be able to unite them later if that’s how you start.”
At the third and final gubernatorial debate, Democrat Ralph Northam argued that Gillespie’s proposed legislation to ban sanctuary cities is nothing more than a political ploy. Northam argued that it promotes bigotry and division. “This piece of legislation that was nothing more than a political ploy are [sic] doing nothing more than promoting fear mongering, hatred, and bigotry,” Northam said.
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Obama then went on to argue that some folks, allegedly Gillespie and President Donald Trump, continue to use “nasty” political rhetoric to divide Americans.
“We’ve got folks who are deliberately trying to make folks angry, to demonize people who have different ideas, to get the base all riled up because it provides a short-term tactical advantage,” Obama said. “So the question for you tonight for the next 19 days: Do you want a politics of division and distraction, or do you believe in a better kind of politics?”
Democrat gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam then took to the stage to attack Trump and Gillespie, citing Trump and Gillespie’s similarity.
“Unfortunately, my opponent Ed Gillespie is cut from the same cloth that Donald Trump is. He is nothing more than a Washington lobbyist who has now become Donald Trump’s chief lobbyist. We cannot let that happen in the Commonwealth of Virginia. All of us need to stand up on Election Day. We cannot accept this is the new normal,” Northam charged,
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