He’s BACK!
The candidates running where diverse…
But voters went for the guy who had the job before….
And?
Turnout numbers where down in places….
No Trump?
Or
The HOT weather?
Faced with a historically diverse set of choices, many voters expressed a pragmatic desire for a gubernatorial nominee who would have the best chance of winning in November against Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin, a former private equity executive selected in a GOP convention last month….
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Reports of light turnout in some polling places raised questions about enthusiasm for a Democratic Party that no longer has Donald Trump as a foil in the White House, and some voters expressed less interest in down-ticket nominees…
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Many voters who showed up at the polls said they were intrigued by the Democrats’ diverse slate of candidates but felt drawn to McAuliffe because of his track record….
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But with returns rolling in from around the state, the result many Democrats were watching for was turnout. McClellan, the lieutenant governor candidate who stopped by the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk on a tour of polling locations, observed that turnout was lighter than she expected. She worried whether Democrats in the state had gotten complacent after the Biden victory.
“We can’t let our foot off the gas because we have a competent and organized leader at the top,” she said….
The candidates running where diverse…
But voters went for the guy who had the job before….
Turn’s out that turnout WAS better then it first seemed?
Turnout In Virginia Primary Exceeds Expectations
First Read: “With most (though not all) of the votes counted in last night’s Democratic gubernatorial primary in Virginia, turnout was more than 480,000.”
“That’s higher than the Dem gubernatorial primary of 2009 (319,168), but lower than the Dem primary of 2017 (542,858).”
“But that Democratic turnout yesterday even got close to what it was in the first year of Trump’s presidency is something Dem strategists are touting.”
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“I don’t think Trump has the courage to come back to Virginia.”
— Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D), in an MSNBC interview, on whether he expects Donald Trump to campaign for Glenn Youngkin (R) in Virginia’s gubernatorial race.