Virginia's 知事's race draws big 指名するs from both parties

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Big 指名するs in both major 政党s are flocking to Virginia as the 明言する/公表する's closely watched race for 知事 enters its final days.

Virginia is the only 競争の激しい 知事's race in the country, and the contest between 共和国の/共和党の Ed Gillespie and 民主党員 Ralph Northam could be an 早期に 国民投票 on 大統領 Donald Trump's political 人気 ahead of the 2018 midterm 選挙s.

Former 司法長官 Eric 支えるもの/所有者 Jr. and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California spent the 週末 at get-out-the-投票(する) 決起大会/結集させるs and 黒人/ボイコット churches trying to 決起大会/結集させる 民主党員s around the statewide ticket.

"Virginia has the 運命/宿命 of our country in its 手渡すs," Harris, a rising Democratic Party 星/主役にする 広範囲にわたって について言及するd as a 可能性のある 国家の 候補者, said at 決起大会/結集させる Sunday at a Richmond cidery.

Gillespie has an event scheduled Sunday evening with U.S. Sen. 略奪する Portman of Ohio and a Monday event with U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida. Gillespie (選挙などの)運動をするd last week with New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez.

Gillespie, a White House 助言者 to 大統領 George W. Bush and former lobbyist, has run on lower 税金s, tougher 政策s toward 移民,移住(する)s who are in the 明言する/公表する 不法に and 保存するing the 明言する/公表する's Confederate statues.

Northam is a pediatric neurologist who has 誓約(する)d to continue many of the 政策s of 現在の 称する,呼ぶ/期間/用語-限られた/立憲的な Gov. Terry McAuliffe. Northam has 約束d 増加するd spending in public education, tighter gun 支配するs and strong support for abortion 権利s.

Both 穏やかな-mannered 候補者s will be looking for a high-profile surrogate to help 上げる 人出/投票者数 in an off-year 選挙, when 投票者 利益/興味 typically 下落するs. Gillespie, who is 見解(をとる)d skeptically by some Trump 支持者s, has (選挙などの)運動をするd with 副大統領 マイク Pence but has not said whether he 計画(する)s to 招待する the 大統領,/社長 to (選挙などの)運動をする with him.

For Northam, Democratic 司法長官 示す Herring and 中尉/大尉/警部補 知事 候補者 Justin Fairfax, a k ey 焦点(を合わせる) in big-指名する visits has been on 上げるing African-American 人出/投票者数. 大統領 Barack Obama 決起大会/結集させるd with the ticket earlier this month, and 支えるもの/所有者, the country's first 黒人/ボイコット African-American 弁護士/代理人/検事 general, invoked civil 権利s icons to 動機づける Virginians to 投票(する) when he spoke Sunday.

"Too many people sacrificed too much to give everybody the 権利 to 投票(する)," 支えるもの/所有者 said.

支えるもの/所有者 is chairman of the 国家の Democratic Redistricting 委員会, which 捜し出すs to elect 民主党員s in statewide 選挙s ahead of the next redistricting and has 投資するd ひどく in Northam's (選挙などの)運動をする.

The next Virginia 知事, to be elected on Nov. 7, also will have a major say in the 明言する/公表する's next congressional redistricting. Gillespie helped quarterback a 共和国の/共和党の wave in 州議会議事堂 選挙s around the country in 2010 - just before the last redistricting - that has helped the GOP 持続する a 会社/堅い 支配する on the U.S. House.

In Virginia, 民主党員s often complain of 不公平に drawn 地区s in the last 一連の会議、交渉/完成する, pointing out that 民主党員s 持つ/拘留する every statewide office but 共和国の/共和党のs have a 大多数 in both 明言する/公表する 議会s and in congressional seats.

Amber Caldwell, a Chester 居住(者) who showed up to hear 支えるもの/所有者 and Harris speak Sunday, said she's been 特に 動機づけるd to support Northam because of the importance of redistricting.

"It 決定するs everything," she said.

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