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Despite a wave of public statements by corporations opposing legislation that would make it harder for people to vote, election reform advocates doubt American capitalism is really coming to the rescue of American democracy.
Activists are welcoming corporate involvement in the fight against bills introduced by Republicans in state legislatures across the US to erect barriers to voting that disproportionately affect people of color and other groups that often vote Democratic.
Hundreds of companies and business leaders lent their names this week to a two-page ad declaring “we must ensure the right to vote for all of us”, published in the country’s biggest papers.
At a time when governors across the nation are either facing the threat of recall, sexual misconduct allegations, or mounting financial disinvestment thanks to prejudicial voting laws, a relatively drama-free Democratic primary in Virginia isn’t going to garner a sea of headlines. But it’s the same old-same old of the race that has gubernatorial candidate Jennifer Carroll Foy concerned.
By Julia Manchester - 04/14/21 10:56 AM EDT
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe holds a wide lead in the commonwealth s Democratic gubernatorial primary, according to a new poll from the left-leaning Public Policy Polling (PPP).
Forty-two percent of likely primary voters said they supported McAuliffe, who served as governor from 2014 to 2018, while every other candidate trailed at single digits.
Candidates with single-digit support included former Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy and state Sen. Jennifer McClellan at 8 percent each, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) at 7 percent and Del. Lee Carter (D) at 4 percent.
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Fully 29 percent of voters said they were undecided.
The poll shows that McAuliffe has benefitted from his name ID with voters. McAuliffe had 68 percent name recognition in the poll and 59 percent said they had a positive view of him. Fairfax followed with 51 percent name recognition, while McClellan and Foy had 28 percent and 23 percent, respectively.