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more data as the night goes on. this is sort of an early glimpse. take these with a gigantic grain of salt. it s kind of our initial look at the electorate taking shape both today at the polls and through the early voting and mail voting. we re actually trying to turn around the graphics on this, but i can tell you i think some interesting headline numbers, i ll write them out so you can see them, two key questions. a lot of the race had to do with first the national backdrop. joe biden s presidency, we have talked about there s this history in virginia gubernatorial elections where, remember, they always come the year after a presidential election, and almost always in modern times, the president has been a drag on his party in the virginia governor s race. the president s party has lost all but one modern virginia governors election. the first question is, what is joe biden s approval rating with the electorate today? the first look at this exit poll today gives biden a 43% approval
on virginia s race for governor. polls there close in two hours, and right now, we re getting in the first exit polls a glimpse into this race that has both sides will concede, massive national implications. our friend steve kornacki will join us at the big board to break down the numbers in just a short minute. right now, here s what we know about the race. the battle between democrat terry mcauliffe and republican glenn youngkin has become a barometer for how each party will fare going forward and how to run in a post-2020, post-trump election where trump isn t actually on the ballot but his influence still looms large. nbc reports this, quote, a win tuesday by youngkin or anyone else on the gop ticket or even a close loss could reset the electoral calculus, if democrats are struggling here, what does that mean for other southern states like georgia or north carolina where the party has made gains by copying the virginia playbook, and democrats hope to defend or pick up senate seats
most-watched race of the cycle. that neck and neck fight for governor between terry mcauliffe and republican/culture warrior, glenn youngkin. we re one hour away from the first exit polls being released. it will be our first glimpse as to where the race might be leaning after weeks of statistical ties in the polls. new york times breaks down the candidates closing arguments this way. the themes of the contest with mr. mcauliffe trying to tie mr. youngkin to former president trump and mr. youngkin focusing on how racial inequality is taught in schools among other cultural issues only amplified the election as a potential bellwether. youngkin walking a sort of trump tightrope. he clung during the primary to donald trump s election disinformation in a clear bid to the maga base, but then backed
two friends on this panel. your democratic base has told you for the last six months what they want. and so to claire s point about you re not sure if this infrastructure bill would have made a difference, the chairman in me said it would have made a hell of a difference. i would have something on the ground that i could beat over the head of every republican running for office, going to the polls, independent voters. joe biden has lost independent voters. that means terry mcauliffe has lost independent voters in virginia. why? because they very much like the democratic base were looking for something. that is the narrative of this race. what have you done for me today? because of what i did for you a year ago when i elected you? if you cannot go into an election claiming something, anything, it dispirits the base and gives your opponent a window that they otherwise wouldn t