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Nov. 2, 2021: Youngkin’s crowds dwarf McAuliffe’s on election eve
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Nov. 2, 2021: Youngkin’s crowds dwarf McAuliffe’s on election eve
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4 minutes
Released:
Nov 2, 2021
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Terry McAuliffe’s final message was almost entirely negative, focused on
tying his opponent to Trump. Glenn Youngkin’s pitch was more
complicated. He spent far more time advocating for job training
programs, fixing the Virginia DMV, eliminating the state’s grocery tax
and admiringly name-checking George W. Bush than he did talking about
how he would ban critical race theory (a topic he’s leaned on plenty
during the campaign to activate the MAGA base, despite the fact it’s not
being taught in schools).
Still, Virginia is a blue state that Joe Biden won by 10 points, and the
obvious intensity gap on display in the final days can be deceiving.
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Raghu Manavalan is the host of POLITICO's Playbook.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.
tying his opponent to Trump. Glenn Youngkin’s pitch was more
complicated. He spent far more time advocating for job training
programs, fixing the Virginia DMV, eliminating the state’s grocery tax
and admiringly name-checking George W. Bush than he did talking about
how he would ban critical race theory (a topic he’s leaned on plenty
during the campaign to activate the MAGA base, despite the fact it’s not
being taught in schools).
Still, Virginia is a blue state that Joe Biden won by 10 points, and the
obvious intensity gap on display in the final days can be deceiving.
Subscribe to POLITICO Playbook.
Raghu Manavalan is the host of POLITICO's Playbook.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.
Released:
Nov 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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