CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Gov. Abigail Spanberger appeared in Charlottesville on Thursday, urging residents of Virginia’s 5th Congressional District to turn out for the start of early voting Friday and support Democratic nominee Tom Perriello.
“Tom has a lot of unfinished business to do in the halls of Congress,” Spanberger told a crowd of about 50 Perriello supporters at IX Park who were undeterred by the late Thursday afternoon rain. “Because some of the things that he focused on, way back when, are still left undone. And he needs to go to Congress and work on rooting out corruption, and, frankly, even the mere perception of impropriety within the halls of Congress. He needs to go to Congress and focus on strengthening our healthcare system amid unbelievable attacks on it. He needs to go to Congress to work, to lower costs for everyday Virginians, who are feeling the pinch. And he needs to go to Congress and stand up for the Virginians, who are feeling the impacts every single day of a reckless president and bad policies that are hurting our fellow Virginians.”
Spanberger and Rep. James Walkinshaw, who represents Virginia’s 11th District, introduced Perriello at the gathering…