'It's down to turnout.'
In a private virtual call with supporters earlier this month, McAuliffe acknowledged that Biden's flailing numbers aren't helping. He spoke of how "headwinds from Washington" were hurting his campaign.
But Suhay said the former governor's problems are related to a deflation among Democratic voters, who she said are exhausted with the past year of American politics. "Big chunks of the Democratic Party are not motivated, and I don't think that Democrats in Virginia really understand the gravity of what will happen if Youngkin gets in."
The USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll, which has a 4.4% margin of error, shows a significant chunk of Virginia voters are overwhelmingly pessimistic about the country's direction.Democrat Mari Bonomi, 77, a retiree who lives in Kilmarnock, Va., said the direction of the country shouldn't be laid totally at Biden's feet with just nine months in office.Those same voters who were surveyed have a more optimistic view of their state compared with the rest of the country, however.
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