Democrats Relieved As The Pace Of In Person Voting Rises To Match 2017 Levels In Charlottesville

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The gait of in-person voting successful Democratic Charlottesville, VA, has accrued and provided a affirmative motion for Democrats.

Dave Wasserman of The Cook Political Report tweeted:

Update: the gait of in-person voting successful Charlottesville accrued *a lot* betwixt 9am and 1pm, present putting it connected way to possibly somewhat transcend 2017's 16.5k turnout – a alleviation for Dems. https://t.co/VbokbIcMMs

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 2, 2021

Republicans Could Turn Out A Record Number Of Voters In Virginia And Still Lose

Because the governmental tilt of Virginia has gotten much and much blue, Republican Glenn Youngkin could crook retired each Republican and Republican leaner successful the authorities and inactive lose.

As Dave Weigel of The Washington Post pointed out:

A small illustration of turnout successful Virginia:

Ed Gillespie mislaid 2 statewide races by azygous digits – by 1 constituent successful 2014 and 9 points successful 2017. Cory Stewart mislaid his statewide race, successful 2018, by 16 points.

Stewart got much votes than Gillespie ever did.https://t.co/6Z5bH9wQuU

— David Weigel (@daveweigel) November 2, 2021

The lone happening that matters successful this contention to beryllium the adjacent politician of Virginia is Democratic turnout. If Democrats get adjacent a tenable magnitude of turnout, Terry McAuliffe volition win.

Democratic turnout successful Northern Virginia and the assemblage towns is the 1 metric that everyone should beryllium watching.

As President Obama has famously said, “When Democrats vote, Democrats win.”

The Virginia predetermination should beryllium close, which fixed the existent antagonistic clime and however rabidly energized Republicans are by civilization warfare issues, isn’t a large surprise, but successful Virginia, if Democrats crook retired to vote, it is precise atrocious quality for Glenn Youngkin and Republican candidates up and down the ballot.

Virginia is acold from a mislaid origin for Democrats. Every ballot counts, truthful a last Democratic Election Day propulsion could beryllium capable to destruct the GOP’s dreams of Virginia upset.

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