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Pharrell's speech focused primarily on what it means to be a Virginian and the importance of voting - for anyone. "I am not here to tell you to vote for a person or vote for a party, I am asking for you to vote and be a part of a process of being a Virginian," he said. — PolitiTweet.org

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I think Pharrell Williams just walked on stage in Norfolk to the Game of Thrones theme song. — PolitiTweet.org

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McAuliffe in Norfolk leaning hard into race re: Youngkin targeting 'Beloved': "Why is it that Glenn Youngkin went after the most famous African American novelist in the history of the United States of America? … Why did he pick her out? Do you think that was a coincidence?" — PolitiTweet.org

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Terry McAuliffe responded to the tenuous negotiations on Capitol Hill on Thursday by urging members of Congress to “do your job,” “quit prancing around” and “get this passed.” “Compromise is not a bad word,” McAuliffe told CNN. “You don't always get what you want in life.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Youngkin on Trump's Virginia rally tease: "He’s not coming. And in fact, we’re campaigning as Virginians in Virginia with Virginians. And we’ve got another four days left on our bus tour and then we’ve gotta fly around and then we’ve gotta vote." (via @DavidWright_7) — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Chandelis: Virginia is set to elect a woman of color as its next lieutenant governor for the first time. I spoke with both Del. Hala Ay… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @evamckend: My colleagues @merica + @jeffzeleny report, There is little to no indication Trump will actually travel to VA ahead of nex… — PolitiTweet.org

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From last night: “At times, it appeared as if the President were looking to goad Trump into a last-minute Virginia trip, something Virginia Democrats would wholly welcome.” https://t.co/3feCl3yWYN — PolitiTweet.org

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Exhibit (insert big number here) on why the primary Dem concern in VA is that their base is not engaged enough in the off-year election. Our story on the topic: https://t.co/jxG0qkghHz — PolitiTweet.org

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Joe Biden on Tuesday excoriated Virginia Republican Glenn Youngkin during his final event with Democrat Terry McAuliffe ahead of next week's election, pulling no punches while comparing the gubernatorial candidate to Donald Trump. Our story: https://t.co/3feCl3yWYN — PolitiTweet.org

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On how - and why - the latest flashpoint in the race to be Virginia’s next Governor is a much-celebrated Toni Morrison novel from 1987: https://t.co/fJJDNITh5L w/ @evamckend — PolitiTweet.org

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Joe Biden is headed to Arlington, Virginia now to campaign for Terry McAuliffe a second time. In total, between his Arlington event in July and this event, the President will travel roughly 22 miles to stump for the Democratic candidate ahead of the November 2 election. — PolitiTweet.org

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Virginia's tight race for governor enters its final week with both parties seeing national implications on the line. Our story one week out: https://t.co/APBjCO3vAr — PolitiTweet.org

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I feel blessed. — PolitiTweet.org

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Terry McAuliffe’s campaign raised $13 million in the first three weeks of October, per an aide, a significant number in the closing weeks of the off-year gubernatorial race. The campaign has raised a total of $58 million for the cycle, the aide said. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @evamckend: .@merica and I will be on @InsidePolitics around 12:30 to share what we saw on the campaign trail this weekend. Tune in if y… — PolitiTweet.org

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Stacey Abrams told Democrats today that if Glenn Youngkin wins in Virginia, the commonwealth will start looking like Texas and Georgia. Republicans told me on Saturday they worry Terry McAuliffe will turn Virginia into California. On this dynamic: https://t.co/enKTvgdHTG — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @IsaacDovere: Obama in New Jersey at rally for @PhilMurphyNJ on his Republican opponent: “When you're standing in front of a sign that s… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GregJKrieg: India Walton (+ her allies) and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown (+ his) all agree: If she defeats him (again), “the pipeline” w… — PolitiTweet.org

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@JerryDunleavy The five inches and six years is the key. — PolitiTweet.org

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Youngkin to Obama after hitting a three: Let's play. Worth mentioning, Obama hit a pretty famous three during the 2020 campaign: https://t.co/m8h0gMs43B — PolitiTweet.org

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I have, over the last hour, spent more time than I’d like to admit analyzing whether Glenn Youngkin or Barack Obama would win one v. one. — PolitiTweet.org

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The core of Obama’s argument: “You can't run ads telling me you are a regular old hoops-playing, dish-washing, fleece-wearing guy, but quietly cultivate support from those who seek to tear down our democracy.” He is basically calling Youngkin a fraud. https://t.co/IRQ4acXsZX — PolitiTweet.org

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Barack Obama urged voters to shake off their exhaustion w/ politics during his first in-person foray onto the campaign trail in 2021, telling voters in VA that "we can't afford to be tired." He also got pretty personal on Glenn Youngkin. From Richmond: https://t.co/IRQ4acXsZX — PolitiTweet.org

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@JoshSchwerin @GovKathyHochul Please speak to a reporter as a “local voter” — PolitiTweet.org

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McAuliffe has, of course, nationalized this race with his focus on Trump and his ties to Biden. But so have his surrogates and it seems like the former President will continue that this afternoon. — PolitiTweet.org

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Barack Obama's pitch to votes here in Richmond will echo much of the ad he cut for McAuliffe, a source familiar with his remarks tells CNN, with the former president looking to remind voters their vote will make "a statement about what direction we’re headed in as a country." — PolitiTweet.org

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Terry McAuliffe on Glenn Youngkin just now as he kicks off a Virginia bus tour: “We don’t need a Donald Trump in khakis.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Terry McAuliffe may be running against Glenn Youngkin, but his ultimate rhetorical opponent in the closing days of VA’s off-year gubernatorial race is a Republican who lost a year ago. Our story on what Virginia will say about Donald Trump and Democrats: https://t.co/3985URPo32 — PolitiTweet.org

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VP Harris warns about complacency in Virginia. “This race is tight, alright,” she said. “We have got to make it clear, Virginia, that we are paying attention, we have got to make it clear that we are not taking anything for granted.” — PolitiTweet.org