Obama’s visit was also meant to focus Virginia voters on the national context of the governor’s race, framing it through the lens of issues beyond the state. Richmond is home to one of the biggest concentrations of Black voters in the state, along with portions of Norfolk and areas of Northern Virginia. Obama spoke at Virginia Commonwealth University here in the capital city of the commonwealth, a location chosen to reach out to two voting blocs that skew most reliably Democratic, but who also have voted in lower percentages than other groups in some recent elections: young voters and Black voters. Youngkin spokeswoman Macaulay Porter told Yahoo News that the Republican candidate “is a political outsider that does things differently and focuses on the issues that are affecting Virginia voters.” Obama presented the choice for Virginians as between McAuliffe, who he said would keep moving the state forward, and Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin, who he said has been “encouraging the lies and conspiracy theories that we’ve had to live through all this time,” referring to the ongoing attempt by former President Donald Trump to falsely claim that the 2020 election was illegitimate. There's a mood out there, we see it: a politics of meanness,” Obama told an estimated crowd of around 2,000 people on a sun-dappled afternoon at Virginia Commonwealth University. “We’re at a turning point right now both here and in America and around the world. RICHMOND, VA - Former President Barack Obama exhorted Virginians to support Democrat Terry McAuliffe’s candidacy for governor, warning of the dire consequences for the state and the country if he were to lose. Former President Barack Obama campaigns with Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe at Virginia Commonwealth University on Saturday in Richmond, Va.
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