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Biden easily won Virginia. Why is McAuliffe struggling?
The Associated Press ^ | October 28, 2021 | Steve Peoples

Posted on 10/28/2021 2:46:25 PM PDT by Trump20162020

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — As Terry McAuliffe made his case for the Democratic nomination for governor of Virginia this summer, he argued the state wanted “seasoned” leadership. The former governor, like the new President Joe Biden, had broad appeal that would keep up Virginians’ enthusiasm for voting against Republicans, his campaign argued.

Less than a week before Election Day, even McAuliffe’s allies are wondering if he was wrong.

Publicly, McAuliffe is confident in his campaign against Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin, but the finger-pointing and handwringing has begun among Democrats who are openly contemplating the possibility of a worst-case scenario on Nov. 2. Internally, there is fear that they may have overestimated voters’ desire for an experienced politician. And some allies worry that McAuliffe’s hyper-focus on former President Donald Trump may not energize voters in the same way it did when he was in office.

The Democrat is locked in a dead heat against a political neophyte who is threatening to become the first Republican to win statewide office here in more than a decade. This, in a state Biden won by 10 percentage points last year.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 2021; apepee; associatedpress; asspress; election; glennyoungkin; mcauliffe; mediawingofthednc; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; stevepeoples; terrymcauliffe; theassociatedpress; virginia; youngkin
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1 posted on 10/28/2021 2:46:25 PM PDT by Trump20162020
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To: Trump20162020

If you were to tell me Biden’s “win” in Virginia was also stolen, it would not be hard to believe.


2 posted on 10/28/2021 2:49:08 PM PDT by reasonisfaith (What are the implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: Trump20162020

Because of Biden.

And Kamala.

Along with Nancy, and Chuckie, and Alexandra Occasional-Cortex, and Ilhan....


3 posted on 10/28/2021 2:49:15 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Trump20162020

Because people see the chaos caused by Democrats???

Also, Dominion has the final say in any election now, not the little people.


4 posted on 10/28/2021 2:49:57 PM PDT by datura (The voice that brought you peace has nothing left to say.)
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To: Trump20162020

Asspress is such a hoot.


5 posted on 10/28/2021 2:50:39 PM PDT by Luke21
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Because the voting machines and the democrat human vote counters aren’t at work yet.

Come election night / post election night morning, things will change.


6 posted on 10/28/2021 2:50:51 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: Luke21

...for sure.


7 posted on 10/28/2021 2:51:13 PM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Please Pray For My Brother Ken.)
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To: Trump20162020
1. This is not a good time to be a Democrat.

2. McAwful was already governor once before, and he’s been in politics for years. Independent voters are probably just sick of looking at the guy.

8 posted on 10/28/2021 2:51:29 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("All lies and jest, ‘til a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.")
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To: Trump20162020
For the same reason people in Japan occasionally invited me as a guest speaker to their English speaking clubs-- because they wanted to learn the language better.

Because it's Virginia. The winner of the governors race is almost always the candidate of the party not in the White House. It's been that way, with I think one exception, for the past six or eight governors.

9 posted on 10/28/2021 2:51:37 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: Trump20162020
Biden easily won Virginia. Why is McAuliffe struggling?

Because Biden "won" in Virginia (and America). Enough is enough!

10 posted on 10/28/2021 2:52:10 PM PDT by llevrok (Pronouns: Me/myself/& I)
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To: Trump20162020

Wasn’t Virginia one of the states that stopped counting votes on election night, then miraculously had a bajillion Brandon votes early the next morning?


11 posted on 10/28/2021 2:52:17 PM PDT by silent_jonny (Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin, Joe. The feet are at the door (Acts 5:9) 9-18-21)
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To: Trump20162020

The only reason McAuliffe can’t win as the most popular governor EVER in the history of Virginia is that “the system” (for manipulating and faking elections) chooses to not provide its full support.


12 posted on 10/28/2021 2:53:11 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Trump20162020

Dominion.


13 posted on 10/28/2021 2:53:19 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong)
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To: Trump20162020; Impy; BillyBoy; GOPsterinMA; NFHale; LS; campaignPete R-CT; AuH2ORepublican; ...

How many VOTERS supported Plugs the Pedo in VA, not how many votes. Demonrats easily fix 10% in their districts. That Youngkin is ahead in VA shows how toxic the Demonrat party is, even with the considerable fraud.


14 posted on 10/28/2021 2:53:52 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (DEFEAT THE COUP D'ETAT BY THE STALINAZI DERP STATE !)
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To: Trump20162020

Out of control inflation, out of control gas prices, total incompetence in foreign affairs, general lack of anything resembling competence in either the Biden or the McAwful regimes


15 posted on 10/28/2021 2:54:44 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (They would have abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
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To: Trump20162020

because biden didn’t actually win virginia


16 posted on 10/28/2021 2:55:07 PM PDT by changeitback440
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To: Trump20162020

Easy O’Biden cheated.


17 posted on 10/28/2021 2:56:24 PM PDT by jimpick
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To: fieldmarshaldj

They’ve touched the third rail. They’re threatening parents’ children, and denying their say in how said children are to be educated. All the fraud in the world isn’t going to save them now. The operatives in the counting centers are parents, too.

If your Jesus would show up and endorse McCowLaugh tomorrow, he’d still be done in politics.

This will be justice.


18 posted on 10/28/2021 2:59:24 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Let's go, Brandon!)
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To: Trump20162020

All the comments that Biden had to cheat to win Virginia are ridiculous.


19 posted on 10/28/2021 3:01:28 PM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: Eleutheria5

I’m especially looking forward to seeing fmr. State Del. Winsome Sears elected as Lt Governor. She’s very devoutly religious and will make leftist heads explode.


20 posted on 10/28/2021 3:02:39 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (DEFEAT THE COUP D'ETAT BY THE STALINAZI DERP STATE !)
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