First thing to know about Terry is, as you just witnessed, he’s very persuasive. Now that we’ve got that very important piece of business out of the way, let me tell you a little bit about Terry and why I know he will be a fantastic governor again.

Millions of Virginians voted early last year. You’ll feel good about exercising the franchise. You’re like, “Oh man, I got to start all over again, get another ballot.” Do it now. If you’re like me, your desk is cluttered. If you’ve got a ballot at home, you can return it by mail, or you can hand it in at your local registrar’s office, or you can take it to a drop- off location today.ĭon’t leave it on your desk. Don’t be sitting on the couch saying, “I’ll get to it later.” You can out early right now. You can vote early right now, either by mail or in person. And before we start anything else, I want to remind you and everybody who’s watching: You don’t have to wait until November 2nd to cast your ballot. You’ve got a chance to elect Terry and Hala and Mark and to keep Virginia moving forward. And in 10 days, you’ve got a chance to do it again. These are leaders that you’ve come through for multiple times. The great mayor of Richmond, Levar Stoney.

Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, Eileen Filler-Corn. My dear friend, first person outside Illinois to endorse me for president of the United States, your great senator, Tim Kaine. Your outstanding governor, Ralph Northam, your next lieutenant governor, Hala Ayala, your current and future attorney general, Mark Herring. Over the years, actually, you guys have come through for a lot of great leaders, many of whom are here today. You delivered for Terry McAuliffe, and now I’m asking you to do it one more time by electing Terry the next governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

You helped deliver Virginia twice for me. It’s thanks to extraordinary young people like you that I was able to get elected to the US Senate. It’s good to see some young idealism at work, young activists getting out and doing the work. I am so grateful to the Young Democrats at VCU for hosting us today. It is good to see you on this beautiful day. Although I have to say that unlike some other states, I’m in Virginia all the time, because it’s pretty close by to where I live.

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