Could McAuliffe's run for Virginia governor be tanked by sinking Biden approval, Dems' infrastructure fight?
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President Biden's flagging approval ratings and intra-party squabbles among Democrats in D.C. are key factors in a close Virginia gubernatorial race that has less than five weeks to go until Election Day.
Biden cruised to victory in Virginia last year. But the decay of the president’s approval ratings over the past eight weeks, along with the inability of the White House and moderate and progressive congressional Democrats to agree on the party’s massive social spending and climate change agenda, are key factors in a close gubernatorial race with national implications, with less than five weeks to go until Election Day.
"Complacency driven by what’s happening in Washington and with the Biden administration is the biggest threat to McAuliffe and is the driving reason why we moved the race to a toss-up last week," Jessica Taylor, the Senate and governors editor for the top nonpartisan handicapper The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, told Fox News.