Obama To Campaign For McAuliffe In Tight VA Race

October 12, 2021 Democrats, Politics

Former President Barack Obama will join a rally for Terry McAuliffe next week, another sign of the urgency national Democrats feel in Virginia’s gubernatorial race.

McAuliffe announced Obama’s visit — scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 23, in Richmond — during an appearance Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “There’s going to be a lot of excitement,” McAuliffe said. “The stakes are so huge. People don’t understand. They come out in presidential years, but they have to come out in this off-year.”

Virginia holds its election for governor every four years in the year after a presidential election, making the contest both a referendum on the party in the White House and a bellwether for the following year’s midterm races.

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McAuliffe has Jill Biden, Stacey Abrams and Obama on tap over the next two weeks as national Democrats signal the urgency they see and feel in #VAGov: https://t.co/7E9XJsUuwn

— Henry J. Gomez (@HenryJGomez) October 12, 2021