Early voting got underway in Virginia on Friday, even though the election is 45 days away, as voters casted their ballots on issues that affect their lives.
EXCLUSIVE Gov. Glenn Youngkin's (R-VA) Spirit of Virginia PAC is launching a bus tour of the commonwealth Monday as part of the governor's early voting push ahead of General Assembly elections that will determine which party controls each chamber.
trump brought into the republican party. katie, what are you hearing on the ground there from vote ers in richmond? reporter: this is an off year gubernatorial race in the state of virginia and typically not one that sees massive turnout. we are already seeing over a million people in the state of virginia early voting. that is six times more than 2017. there is a lot of interest in this race, obviously because it is a predictor for midterms and sort of the tide here in virginia. it s testing how blue is this state. one thing about trump and his impact, trump was not a popular presidential candidate for republicans in virginia, obviously biden winning the state for ten points is indicative of that. glenn youngkin has not had trump
reporter: he s trying to tap into the rising power of the parents movement, releasing a new ad featuring a conservative activist who so the to block the pulitzer prize-winning book beloved from being taught in virginia classrooms. he understands, parents matter. join me in voting for glenn youngkin. reporter: mcauliffe blasted the ad as a racist dog whistle and an attempt to silence black authors. across virginia early voting has been under way for more than a month with more than 734,000 people already casting their ballots. the contest is a bellwether for both parties. but above all the first big political test for biden. he soared to a ten-point victory in virginia last year, but now democrats are on edge at the prospect of republicans sparking a resurgence here. the president s weakened standing presents a clear challenge for mcauliffe, a point he made explicitly during a virtual meeting with supporters earlier this month. he thought was private. we are facing a lot of he