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Famous recording artist Dave Matthews held a concert in his hometown of Charlottesville for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe on Sunday.
“I don’t like the bickering of politics and the small-mindedness that is so often there so when there is people like this and I feel compelled to stand up with them, it is because I do think that even in all of that there is just such a profound threat to our democracy right now,” Matthews said to the crowd of more than a thousand. “And there always is, it is just so important that we show up this time because even though it is a pain in the ass, we got to show up for Terry because we need to change the future for the better.”
Matthews talked about a few specific issues that are important to him.
“We can’t deny climate change, we can’t deny that we need to look after each other, we can’t deny that we need to look after each other, we can’t deny that people are suffering,” Matthews continued. We cant deny that schools are not what they could be and that medicine is not available to everybody in a fair way.”
He was introduced on the stage by Stacey Abrams, the former gubernatorial candidate in Georgia. “It is a huge honor to share the stage with Stacey,” Matthews said. “She can certainly change the mood in a room or in a state or country and we need more people like her.”
Election day is Nov. 2.
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