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Beto O'Rourke stumps in Virginia for Democrats in pivotal state elections
Virginia Democrat Dan Helmer got a boost in his bid to unseat Del. Tim Hugo over the Labor Day weekend when presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke appeared by his side to whip up voter enthusiasm in a pivotal state election this November.
O’Rourke traveled throughout the state over the weekend, driving home the message that national Democrats want to flip control of the Virginia legislature in part to build momentum for the race for the White House.
“As important as 2020 is, the road to get there runs through 2019,” O’Rourke said at a rally Saturday in Fairfax County.
O’Rourke also campaigned with Del. Chris L. Hurst (D-Montgomery), who is defending his southwestern Virginia seat against Republican Forrest Hite, and Democrat Amy Laufer in her bid to unseat state Sen. Bryce E. Reeves (R-Spotsylvania) in a district that runs between Charlottesville and Fredericksburg.
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