Biden Stumbles into DC-Adjacent Virginia to Speak Incoherently to Sparse and Dejected Gathering

Joe Biden dipped his toe into the shallowest end of Virginia to campaign for McAuliffe. McAuliffe had previously kept the unpopular Brandon-backing Turnip away because he would harm McAuliffe's chances. But McAuliffe is so desperate now he asked Biden to come.

The crowds were... not crowded. McAuliffe claimed that "2,500" showed up. (A later post will note that McAuliffe has a bad habit of lying about numbers.)

Most think this looks like a hundred and fifty supporters --a hundred citizens, and fifty media types. Who are his real supporters.

Some Small Karen Energy there.

Biden lapsed into incoherence:

It's nice to see that both Terry McAuliffe and Joe Biden are both on the same page as regards Governor Blackface -- both previously called him racist and called upon him to resign.

Both now regard him as a "pal."

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Two years after calling on Ralph Northam to resign when a photo surfaced of Northam in blackface, Biden calls him his "pal."

Note that Biden is being consistently heckled there -- meaning a significant fraction of the "crowd" gathered there was actually anti-Biden.

Youngkin released a hard hitting ad about Governor Coonman Blackface -- and noting McAuliffe now embracing him.

Two new polls (well, from this week) put the race at a dead-even tie. Emerson, the most accurate pollster in the 2013 Democrat race, finds the race tied, with a tiny edge to Youngkin:

Ryan James Girdusky @RyanGirdusky

Oct 25
Emerson poll was the most accurate for the 2013 Virginia Governor's race... they came out with their final poll and it's:

Youngkin 48.1%
McAuliffe 47.9%
Blanding: 1%

The Suffolk poll finds it tied as well, tiny edge to McAuliffe:

Steve Kornacki @SteveKornacki

Oct 26
Suffolk/USA Today Virginia poll

McAuliffe (D) 45.6%
Youngkin (R) 45.2%

The reason for the tightness? It's the Education, stupid:

Steve Kornacki @SteveKornacki "Should parents or school boards have more of an influence on a school's curriculum?"

Parents 50%
School boards 39%
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Democrats:
Parents 16%
School boards 70%

Republicans:
Parents 79%
School boards 12%

Independents:
Parents 57%
School boards 32%

posted by Ace at 12:22 PM

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