this left liberal progressive agenda which have been trying to turn us into california east, virginians are saying no more. reporter: as youngkin tries to turn the race into a referendum on biden s democratic agenda, mcauliffe is working to make it all about the man who still fires up democrats like few others can. donald trump wants to use this election to begin his comeback in this country. he said it. he s endorsed my opponent four times. reporter: for the next five weeks, the virginia contest offers a window into the lingering power of trump who believes youngkin should embrace him more. the only guys that win are the guys that embrace the maga movement. does that make sense to you? yes. reporter: but also, serves as a test of biden s standing after a summer of setbacks. is he making your race more complicated for you? listen. you always hope the president of your party is 20 points up. of course, you would. but this is my race. it s not president biden s race. this
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right? they want a vote i mean, you know, this is what they are saying they want a vote on a massive spending bill that is transformational, right? whether you agree with it or not, it is transformational. that s why they want it. that s why the people who don t want it, don t. but they haven t even finished writing it and agreeing on it and they want to force a vote on it before anything else. you know, in some ways, that sounds quite toddleresque, okay? i ll be honest. why not more conversation here about the substance? i think, again, the the answer is leverage. they want to make sure that they get the best deal they can. and they know that there are people who may have a different view, senator manchin being one, on some of the elements of their package. yep. and so, they are holding that hostage. but um, look, at the end of the day, i think all democrats understand that if these two bills go down, it s not just the president who is going to be damaged. it s going to be