CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper November 1, 2021 20:40:00
>> reporter: a year after president biden won the commonwealth by ten points, republicans are riding a wave of energy. they hope to spark a party resurgence. as democrats scramble to keep their party together and avoid an embarrassing defeat. >> we have a moment right now, the new path forward that isn't dependent on 43 years of political favors. >> reporter: virginia elects its governors the year after the presidential race. since 1970, the party out of power in the white house has won every time. except once in 2013 when mcauliffe narrowly carried the state after president obama's re-electio...