Democrats pour $2M more into Virginia, where battle for statehouse could decide abortion and more
Source: ABC News
October 2, 2023, 6:03 AM
With a little over a month until Election Day in Virginia, the national Democratic Party is investing more than $2 million in the state to boost candidates as the party fights to keep Republicans from gaining full control of the General Assembly.
Every seat in both the state House of Delegates and state Senate is up for grabs on Nov. 7 and the new investment by the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is the latest example of how both parties see the election as critical -- not just for gaining legislative power but as indicators of where voters stand on abortion, the economy and more.
The outcome will also shape the political future of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who is being eyed by some prominent donors as a potential late entry in the 2024 presidential race. (Asked about that possibility, Youngkin said on Fox News last week, "I'm totally focused on Virginia elections and that's what we are going to get done.)
“The stakes are so high and holding on to the Senate and flipping the House in Virginia is so critical,” interim DLCC President Heather Williams told ABC News. The party's show of support comes as Virginia is the only Southern state that has not tightened restrictions on abortion since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade last year.
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democrats-pour-2m-virginia-battle-statehouse-decide-abortion/story?id=103636215
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