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Attorney and former prosecutor david henderson. im going to read from some of the reporting but i first want to ask both of you if you agree with that, that were missing all of the planning, much of it that takes place in full view. first to you, donna. >> well, i think now in the context of looking at january 6th, it all makes so much sense. i mean, the mostly young men showing up in the white polo shirts and the khaki pants, the tiki torches, the chants, that it did seem very orchestrated at t...

Administration, what do you do. getting hammered in the polls on immigration. republicans coming at you. losing democrats on the border. now you have the person leading the caravan saying youre not winning at all. what group of people do you have supporting you on the border? this is why i say i had it is very dangerous if you dont have a political compass. you try to please everyone. im a moderate one day. im a progressive one day. im open borders one day. now you have no one supporting you. pe...

Sounded like fox talking heads. watch. >> they may be domestic terrorists. >> domestic terrorists. >> an act of domestic terrorists. >> are we domestic terrorists? >> no. >> no, no, of course not, but this is how a narrative is form. its how it spreads. its why the ag had to react. this weekend theres breaking news about this. let me bring the panel back. philip bump, mara schiavocampo are with me. you wrote about how the issue of schools, education has become so high profile in the right, this ...

That is what republicans have focused on and where republicans are trying to eat away at democratic advantages in the suburbs. theres no question about it right now. when you look at this race and talk to people involved in this race, where do you see this race going to the next week? >> phil, i dont know whos going to win the election in virginia. why would you ask me about that. >> i was asking broadly about the race, not for a specific -- >> one candidate is going to win. it might be the demo...

Northern virginia as originally expected. glen youngkin he kicked off bus tour today. he tried to keep focus on two main issues, one being public safety and what we have seen ever since the pandemic began as well as education. the focus on schools and controversial choices and he has made certainly a lot of gains in the last month or so. we heard from youngkin earlier this morning who told supporters why virginia voters may be upset. >> we have a lot of work to do and lets be serious, this is no...

Scolded for it. >> reporter: the board dismissed it initially. glenn youngkin has called for an investigation into the boards response. the nsbas new apology note statements, quote: we deeply value not only the work of local school boards that make important contributions within our communities, but also the voices of parents who should and must continue to be heard. a source close to attorney general garland tells fox news the a.g. is pleased with the revised letter and is focused on preventing...

>> youve been listening to former president obama rally voters in virginia on behalf of gubernatorial candidate, terry mcauliffe. the states race for governor is seen as a bellwether for the political landscape going into next years midterms. democrats believe a strong showing by mcauliffe will bode well, but a republican victory could be a warning shot about the political direction of the country nearly a year after joe biden beat president trump for the presidency. lets go to dan in richmond. ...

>> you are going the decide this election and the direction of virginia and the direction of this country for generations to come. >> reporter: the 44th president, the latest top democrat to stump for mcauliffe. in a big test ahead of the 2022 mid terms. a crucial bellwether for the party in power, which traditionally loses seats. as president bidens job approval continues to slip in virginia and nationwide. mcauliffe, a gormer governor of the commonwealth, running against a business man backed ...

New jersey so the whole idea and goal of this event is to drive people to the polls before the election a little over a week from now. jim. >> and there are going to be such important elections. such a bellwether for what were going to be expecting to see in 2022. and democrats are pulling out. this is the biggest gun that they can pull out in the final days of this. barack obama. all right, thank you so much. we appreciate it. nice to see you. >> coming up, what some people inside facebook were...

You know virginia. it almost always votes against the presidents party the year after the presidential election. so joe biden, a democrat, just won. i think virginia would want it to swing back, but theres something really noteworthy as an old guy whos done this all my life. it used to be, especially in the south, democrats ran away from their national leaders. i cant tell you how many clients i had, im not a dukakis democrat. you have mcauliffe welcoming him and you see the campaign trying to s...