razor-thin margins and extend that far and have that many votes in the balance, they have to be postmarked today but could wait as long as friday to be counted. this could be a long haul. chris? well, in virginia beach flipping from biden in 2020, what are i hearing from voters? . reporter: you and i have been out here a few days. all we hear is the focus of the dueling ads from candidates. all the youngkin voters we talk to, that is the first thing they mention, and today we re seeing even some of those who say they could have been persuaded are now mentioning this issue of education. how did this happen? you can tie a lot of it back to a recent youngkin ad that we ll talk about on the other side of this voter sound bite.