President Joe Biden is heading to Virginia hoping to hold on to a governor’s seat and avoid a problematic off-cycle loss
When Joe Biden called Terry McAuliffe to congratulate him on winning the gubernatorial primary in Virginia last month, it didn’t take long for McAuliffe to make his ask.
“He has always been someone who’s been out there campaigning for Democrats up and down the ticket his entire career. It’s just part of his ethos,” said Jen O'Malley Dillon, the White House deputy chief of staff and manager on Biden’s 2020 campaign. “So, he’s tasked us with making sure that we’re partners in all of that effort and making sure people have what they need.”
The Virginia governor’s race has long been a closely watched barometer of a sitting president’s standing as it comes in an off year and incumbents are prohibited from running for consecutive terms. Over the last 40 years, its results have infamously cut against the party that controls the White House.
The location of the rally, just over the D.C. border in Arlington, is also key for both parties. The area was emblematic of Trump and the GOP’s erosion in the suburbs. Youngkin needs to do better there if he is going to win the governorship. In recent Virginia elections, however, much of the focus has been on the Republican Party and the policies it is pursuing. GOP gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli kept his bid against McAullife close in 2013 but was weighed down by a far-right record on issues like gay rights and immigration.
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