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Biden Botches Virginia Election History

Biden Botches Virginia Election History

Seeking to deflect the significance of Democrat Terry McAuliffe’s loss in the Virginia governor’s race to Republican Glenn Youngkin, President Joe Biden wrongly claimed that “no governor in Virginia has ever won when … he or she is the same party as the sitting president.”

Bogus Campaign Signs in Virginia Were Not Posted by McAuliffe or Democrats

Bogus Campaign Signs in Virginia Were Not Posted by McAuliffe or Democrats

The role of parents in deciding school curriculum is a flash point in the Virginia gubernatorial race. Days before the election, bogus signs have appeared on streets and in social media posts reading, “Keep Parents Out of Classrooms,” and imply they were placed by Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe. But McAuliffe and the local Democrats said, “these signs are not ours.”