We can look at the total turnout in a governor's race and get some sense for what is happening and how engaged our electorate is. Virginia has had a history in the past of significant obstacles to voting. My father in law fought in the Submarine Corps in the Pacific during World War II and he came back to the state and the first governor's race after he got back from World War II was in the late 1940s. (00:46–00:53)
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Asserts that Virginia historically had significant voting obstacles.
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