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Trump's Not Leaving Virginia - It's What You're Doing to Get to the Heart of It
Kevin McCarthy is consumed with trying to placate the extremist in his own party. He's also facing the thing that you sort of mentioned before, which is they want to maximize the turnout among their base. It's a really hard thing to do when they're out there doing the full Monty. Look, Glenn Youngkin ran a strong campaign and deserves the praise that he gets. But here's what people forget about with Glenn Youngkin campaign. Well, unlike all these other campaigns this cycle, Trump never showed up in Virginia. So you do force these candidates to grapple with is there more downside in avoiding him or embracing him?
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