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Here are some highlights of election coverage from around Virginia with less than four days until voters elect a new governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general.
A PAC named “Our First Principles Fund” advocates against McAuliffe and encourages voters to support third-party candidate Princess Blanding
It is unclear who exactly is behind the attacks from “Our First Principles Fund.” Florida Governor Ron Desantis was associated with a PAC using the similar name “First Principles Fund” in past cycles.
Winsome Sears’ internal polling shows Youngkin outperforming Republicans
This is internal polling from Winsome Sears’ lieutenant governor campaign, so please take this with a grain of salt. The polling was completed by Co/efficient, a Republican pollster with a B/C rating from 538.
The poll shows a one-point lead for Sears and attorney general nominee Jason Miyares, but a four-point lead for gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin.
Trump Plans Monday Tele-Rally for Youngkin in Virginia Race – Bloomberg
Donald Trump plans to hold a tele-rally for Glenn Youngkin on Monday night, a day before the Virginia gubernatorial election and as Democrats, including President Joe Biden, seek to goad the former president into campaigning for the Republican candidate.
Youngkin has tight-roped between embracing the former president, while also keeping him at a distance. Trump on Wednesday teased the possibility that he would campaign in Virginia before the election but will do the tele-rally, typically a call with supporters to generate support for the candidate.
McAuliffe released a new digital ad
The children of former Governor Linwood Holton release a statement after his death
“Our Dad, Linwood Holton, passed away peacefully this morning at the home he shared with our Mom in Kilmarnock, Virginia. He turned 98 last month.
“To the world, Governor Linwood Holton is known as a giant of civil rights and change. When others stood in the doorways of schools to block de-segregation, our Dad walked us (and bused us) to integrated schools to show the rest of the world the way of justice. When others balked at tearing down the barriers to employment and opportunities for all Americans, our Dad led the charge in hiring for the Governor’s office a staff that represented all Virginians. In launching a political party that included Main Street business, labor organizations, and African American organizations including the Crusade for Voters, Dad helped break the back of the political machine that had called the shots in Virginia. Dad was all of that and more in his public life.
“But to us, he was simply a great Dad – a hero who helped us with our math homework, told us funny stories, and showed us the way to live committed to what is right. A Dad who always helped us see that every day is Opportunity Time – the chance to go make right in the world, for our families, our friends, and our communities. A loving, proud granddad to his 10 grandchildren, and a great friend to so many.
“With our mom Jinks, his lifelong partner in all things and wife of 68+ years, Dad touched the lives of so many people.
“We will miss Dad terribly but have been deeply blessed by his life.”
More election links:
- Biden easily won Virginia. Why is McAuliffe struggling?
- Virginia’s race for governor is a test for Democrats’ — and Trump’s — staying power
- Pence wades into school debate roiling Va governor’s race
- Glenn Youngkin Was a Traditional Republican. Then He Became a Culture Warrior.
- Early voting, surging in both parties, shows signs of becoming a way of life in Virginia
- Virginia’s race for governor is a test for Democrats’ — and Trump’s — staying power
- Virginia Republicans are fired up — and Trump is on the sidelines
- McAuliffe, Youngkin make final pleas in Virginia’s race for governor
- Democrat candidate for governor focuses on education during Southside stop
- In 2020, the legislature passed a transgender students rights law. It largely hasn’t been enforced.
- ‘This is our moment,’ Youngkin tells Lynchburg-area supporters
- What would Youngkin do as governor?
- Local state senator says she has evidence of Virginia campaign fraud. AG asks to see it.
Become a paid subscriber now to hear and read early coverage of Vice President Kamala Harris as she joins international recording artist Pharell at a campaign event for Terry McAuliffe Friday afternoon.
National
- One of These People Is the Future of the Democratic South
- In Supreme Court battle over N.Y. gun law, a surprising split for conservatives
- Buffalo, Boston and the progressive run on mayoral elections
- Air Force is first military branch to face rejection of vaccine mandate as thousands avoid shots
- Trouble ahead for Dems: A barrage of attacks over the economy
- Prosecutor Rachael Rollins wants to remake criminal justice. The GOP is blocking her nomination.
- New Capitol Police document shows how unprepared they were for Jan. 6 riots
- Biden meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican, bringing together the world’s two most powerful Catholics
- Illinois Dems carve up liberal giant-slayer’s district in new congressional map
- ‘Bereft’: How Operation Warp Speed’s decisions left the world waiting for a vaccine
- Biden’s domestic woes could cost him on the world stage
- Iowa passes bill allowing unemployment benefits for those fired over vaccine mandates
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