New Jersey, Virginia picking new governors in test for Trump
The stakes were high as both parties sought momentum ahead of next year's midterm elections. In
While local politics and issues weighed heavy on voters' minds, some also were driven by lingering resentment from
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"I like the direction our country is going right now," said McKellar, an operations manager for an industrial company. "The economy is good. It's as strong as it's ever been. The work is out there. Savings and investments are good."
Gillespie and Northam differ on taxes, guns, abortion and other issues. Gillespie supports a cut in the state's income tax rate, less gun control and more restrictions on abortions. Northam said he wants a tax overhaul that targets low-income Virginians, supports greater gun restrictions and abortion rights.
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"I'm an issues-driven voter and it was very frustrating to see the attack ads and the emotional appeals that dominated the campaign," she said.
One tipping point was immigration. "I don't think immigration is a big deal for many Virginians, but I think that Gillespie is trying to make it an issue."
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"Statues should stay where they are," said
Gillespie has kept Trump at a distance but tried to excite the president's supporters with sharp-elbowed ads on immigration and Confederate statues. The former Republican National Committee and
Northam, an Army veteran and pediatric neurologist, has lumped Gillespie in with the white supremacists who rallied in
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