The televised, hour-long debate at the Ferguson Center for the Arts at Christopher Newport University in Newport News was the fourth and final one before next week’s primary.
In the race for the governor s mansion in blue-trending Virginia, Democrats are poised to repeat their winning tactic from the 2020 Democratic presidential primary: Take no chances, and nominate a well-known name-brand establishment figure rather than a left-wing wild card.
Terry McAuliffe's opponents in the Democratic nomination contest for Virginia governor sought to make the case during a debate Tuesday that he won't energize voters in November, while the frontrunning former governor focused on his record and GOP nominee Glenn Youngkin.
Terry McAuliffe embraces Biden in bid for second term as Virginia governor By Aaron Navarro
June 1, 2021 / 11:21 AM / CBS News
Inside the Champion Brewing Company in Charlottesville, Virginia, Terry McAuliffe, the former Virginia governor who s running for his old job, was talking to owner Hunter Smith last week when a staffer handed him a mask for continuity with everyone else. The president says don t wear masks inside, McAuliffe parried before putting on the mask. I don t like to argue with Joe Biden.
As he tries to reclaim the governor s seat, too, McAuliffe, a longtime Democrat, is also sticking close to the president s campaign approach, hoping to replicate his 2020 success when Mr. Biden won Virginia by double digits in both the primary and general elections.