Obama gives fiery speech for McAuliffe: 'Don't sit this one out'

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Obama gives fiery speech for McAuliffe: 'Don't sit this one out'
By Julia Manchester - 10/23/21 04:18 PM EDT



RICHMOND, Va. — Former President Obama delivered a fiery address campaigning for Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe on Saturday, urging Democrats to flock to the polls and taking a number of swings at Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin. 

“When you’ve got someone in your corner who has shown that they will work for you, who has a track record of accomplishments, then you have to go out there and work for them. Not because everything suddenly is going to be perfect but because it’s going to be better,” Obama told a crowd at Virginia Commonwealth University alongside McAuliffe. 

“We ain’t got time to be tired,” he continued. “What is required is sustained effort.”


“Go out there and fight and work because you’re going to decide this election and the direction of Virginia and this country for generations to come,” he said. “Don’t sit this one out.”

The former president also implored voters to vote for Democrats up and down the ballot after endorsing a slate of the party’s House of Delegates candidates earlier in the day.

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“Go out there and fight...

Trump is accused of inciting when he used that statement..

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Obama questions Youngkin's motives at Richmond rally for McAuliffe

RICHMOND, Virginia — Former President Barack Obama on Saturday implored Virginians to vote for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe , whom he praised as having the grit, leadership, and "track record of accomplishment" to lead the state.

The popular former president spoke to hundreds of cheering Democrats who made their way to the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond to see him.

During his speech, Obama spoke about the frustration some felt about the pandemic , a lagging economy, and infighting among elected leaders in Washington, D.C., but said Virginia voters could "not afford to be tired" and needed to have their voices heard on Nov. 2.

"We can make it better when you've got the right person in the job," he said.

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