Posted on 10/19/2021 4:55:01 AM PDT by RandFan
Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe rolled out an ad on Tuesday invoking his response as governor to the 2017 far-right riots in Charlottesville, Va. in his latest effort to tie his GOP opponent Glenn Youngkin to former President Trump.
The 60-second ad begins with Trump in 2017 saying there were "very fine people on both sides" of the riots before pivoting to a clip of Youngkin saying he was "honored" to have Trump's endorsement. A clip of McAuliffe's response to the riots is then shown.
"I have a message to all the white supremacists and the Nazis that came into Charlottesville today, go home. You are not wanted in this great Commonwealth," the-then governor said.
White supremacists gathered in Charlottesville for a "Unite the Right" rally. The rally turned violent as clashes broke out between white nationalists and counter protesters. During the violence, a car plowed into a group of counter protesters, killing a 32-year-old woman.
The ad marks McAuliffe's latest attempt to tie Youngkin to Trump. McAuliffe's campaign has hit Youngkin over a "Take Back Virginia" rally, where Youngkin was not present. The rally, in which Trump briefly called in, featured attendees pledging allegiance to an American flag that was flown at the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol. The event has since drawn widespread criticism.
Youngkin condemned the action of pledging allegiance to the flag, which was flown on Jan. 6, calling the action "weird and wrong" in a statement last week.
However, McAuliffe's campaign has continued to tie the Republican gubernatorial nominee to Trump and his role in the Jan. 6 riots. While Trump has endorsed Youngkin, the two have not campaigned together.
Meanwhile, Youngkin has continued to go on the offensive against McAuliffe, zeroing on comments made during a debate last month in which McAuliffe said he did not believe parents should tell schools what they should teach students.
Polls show a tight race between McAuliffe and Youngkin two weeks out from Election Day. A Fox News poll released last week showed McAuliffe with 51 percent support from likely voters, while Youngkin had 46 percent support. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the race as a "toss-up."
Please Virginia, let’s go back red again.
Field goal on the final second....
Remember, voters in Virginia of all political stripes and parties, if Republican, Glenn Youngkin defeats Democrat, Low Life, Scum & Vermin, Terry McAuliffe and wins the Virginia Governor race....it will not only be a devastating defeat for McAuliffe, but, it will cause Nancy Pelosi to resign, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to fail and it will be a solid move forward toward the destruction of the entire Democrat, Progressive, Socialist, Communist, Hate America, political party!!!
Virginian voters...”ALL”....Vote Republican, for Glenn Youngkin to be your next governor and save this great Free Republic and magnificent Nation the, USA!!! Do It, Do It, Do It!!! Defeat McAuliffe and the entire Democrat Party...period!!!
does the ad show the governor, mayor, and chief of police ordering the cops to stand back and allow a riot, provoked by Antifa, to occur?
And you had people — and I’m not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists — because they should be condemned totally.
Donald Trump, August 15, 2017.
That’s what I’m afraid of, also the Dems are expert at cheating. Unless every republican gets out and votes they may pull it off.
Truthfully spoken, it should have gone like this: "I have a message to all the Soros-funded false flag white supremacists and the make-believe Nazis that came into Charlottesville today, go home. You are not wanted in this great Commonwealth," the-then governor said.
But truth is not in the RATs' best interest.
When the Racism&White Supremicist Card Fails
The heathen ain’t got nowhere to go..
except back in the sewer whence they came.
That’s the ad Youngkin needs to play. Since Democrats have been in control, homicides are up, theft is up, violence and rioting have been allowed, etc.
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