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Navigating the Nonsense

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Trial Balloon · Ep. 189: Navigating the Nonsense

Wild Virginia GOP Nomination Hits Final Stretch

May 3, 2021 · 10:02 am ET · Leave a Comment

Virginia Mercury: “An AR-15 brandished during a virtual candidate forum. A flood of mysterious attack mailers. A candidate’s unabashed love of hot dogs.”

“The contest to become the Republican candidate for governor is entering its final week, and the race remains just as unusual as when it started.”

Meanwhile, Medium Buying reports that the two former business executives–Pete Snyder and Glenn Youngkin have dominated the spending: out of more than $4.6 million in TV and radio spending on the Republican side, Glenn Youngkin has spent $2.2 million and Pete Snyder has spent $1.85 million.

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