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On here? >> reporter: so mcauliffe is really hoping that invoking trump will serve as a motivator for democrats to head out to the polls on tuesday. now, mcauliffe campaigned here an an area where democrats have made gains in recent years but it's still a very competitive district. so mcauliffe is trying to drive up some turnout here. he's heading up north to a halloween parade in leesburg and tomorrow he will be hitting some of the biggest cities in the state ahead of that tuesday election. jim. >> arlette, thanks so much. back with me for some analysis is david axelrod. david, terry mcauliff...

Whole kitchen sink in with mcauliffe. and a quick final comment and reaction from you, if i may. when i was trying cases and representing a plaintiff in a civil action, i liked it when the defense table was loaded with lawyers. i mean, was just me with my client. is it possible that bringing in kamala harris, bringing in president biden, bringing in obama, bringing all of them, and allowing -- you know, youngkin just to go out solo on the campaign trail benefits youngkin in the end? >> it could very well. look, mcauliffe had no choice, the democrats in washington, from president biden to both ...

Terry mcauliffe loses this race in a state that has been trending more democratic in recent years, that's going to send real alarm bells inside the democratic party heading into next year's midterm elections. this should be a winnable race but the stalled agenda in washington is clearly of concern to mcauliffe in virginia. >> the whole notion, the whole notion of coronavirus clearly as a major political impact on the race in virginia and elsewhere as well. but how is it specifically playing out in virginia? >> we see it playing out in the two different approaches the candidates have. so mcauli...

>> i told him that i remain positive about moving this state forward, if he ever needed any assistan assistance, that this democrat was at his disposal. >> in virginia, republicans retained a 21-19 lead in the senate, despite the fact that former new york city mayor michael bloomberg spent more than $2 million in favor of gun control in two races. it was a blow to democrat incumbent governor terry mcauliffe. who did 24 events over the past four days and sold the election as make or break for his progressive agenda. >> in virginia, you're a lame duck quickly. you can only serve for one, one ter...

You've got to have business and the public entities and the ngos all working together. that's not what we're getting from the tea party. the tea party is deregulate, defund. let the free market work, and as you stated with the social security numbers that came out, that increases inequality in the country. so mcauliffe, i think, has hit the sweet spot without democrats needing to talk about the economy. public/private partnerships invest in these new sectors that will put people back to work oh. a great campaign down there. >> i don't know how the republicans are going to rehabilitate themselv...