Trump Casts a Shadow Over Virginia’s Gubernatorial Election

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Ed Gillespie in Fairfax Virginia.

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How should Republicans campaign in places that aren’t particularly Trump-friendly at a time when Donald Trump looms over U.S. politics? It’s a question that will reverberate across the 2018 midterm elections.

In Virginia, where voters will elect a governor today, Ed Gillespie thinks he’s found the answer.