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Abigail Spanberger: “When I won my first congressional race, my predecessor had…”

Featuring: Abigail Spanberger, Democratic | Governor of Virginia

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Published | Video Starts at 13:28

And just, you know, on the details of the politics, in a statewide race, you're not necessarily trying to win the contours of a congressional district. So two of those races are imminently winnable. And then arguably When I won my first congressional race, my predecessor had won in 2016 by 15 points. I won in 2018 by 2 points. That's a 17 point swing by those numbers. And with a president who is even more unpopular than he was in the last time we faced a midterm for him, we can win three to four seats in Virginia. (13:28–13:37)

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