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Tim Kaine: “We traditionally were ranked in the 51 states +DC we were…”

Featuring: Tim Kaine, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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Tim Kaine Celebrates High Voter Turnout In Virginia's Recent Election

Published | Video Starts at 05:01

We went by most estimates from being one of the states that made made it harder to vote. We traditionally were ranked in the 51 states +DC we were usually ranked about 45th in the ease of access to the ballot. we went from the bottom to the top 10. And it was good for a Republican ticket. Governor Youngkin, Lieutenant Governor Sears, Attorney General Mears won a big election with increased turnout. (05:01–05:11)

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Asserts that Virginia was traditionally ranked around 45th in ease of ballot access among states and DC.

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