Pence to stump for Gillespie in Virginia
Vice President Mike PenceMichael (Mike) Richard PencePence posts, deletes photo of Trump campaign staff without face masks, not social distancing Pence threatens to deploy military if Pennsylvania governor doesn’t quell looting Pence on Floyd: ‘No tolerance for racism’ in US MORE will be in Virginia later this week to stump for Republican gubernatorial nominee Ed Gillespie, according to Gillespie spokesman David Abrams.
The vice president is set to join Gillespie at a rally on Saturday in Abingdon.
ADVERTISEMENT The Hill confirmed Pence’s planned appearance, which was first reported by Politico. The announcement comes just a few weeks before the general election in November. Polls show Gillespie’s opponent, Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, currently in the lead. Democrats are also bringing in major names to help support Northam’s campaign, including former presidential candidate Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE and former President Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaHarris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Five ways America would take a hard left under Joe Biden Valerie Jarrett: ‘Democracy depends upon having law enforcement’ MORE. Outgoing Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) endorsed Northam in the Democratic primary.
Clinton won Virginia, one of the two states with gubernatorial races this year, in the 2016 presidential election.
President Trump expressed his support for Gillespie, the former Republican National Committee chairman, in a tweet last week while accusing his Democratic opponent of “fighting for the MS-13 killer gangs & sanctuary cities.”
Thirty-nine percent of voters said Trump was a factor in the Virginia race, according to a poll released late last month by the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University.
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