{"id":950894,"date":"2021-11-01T18:43:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T22:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=950894"},"modified":"2021-11-01T18:43:51","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T22:43:51","slug":"not-about-trump-terry-mcauliffe-shifts-communication-strategy-days-before-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-about-trump-terry-mcauliffe-shifts-communication-strategy-days-before-election\/","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Not About Trump&#039;: Terry McAuliffe Shifts Communication Strategy Days Before Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnot-about-trump-terry-mcauliffe-shifts-communication-strategy-days-before-election%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=950894&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1350665599-e1635804437396-639x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Virginia Democrat gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe shifted his communication strategy away from Donald Trump the weekend before&nbsp;Tuesday\u2019s&nbsp;election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"headline\">McAuliffe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/mcauliffe-about-face-on-how-much-of-a-role-trump-played-in-governors-race\">said<\/a> in Virginia Beach on Saturday his campaign is \u201cnot about Trump,\u201d despite constantly attempting to bring Donald Trump into the statewide election for months.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"headline\">McAuliffe also doubled down Sunday on CNN, saying the election was no longer about Trump. \u201cI\u2019d love to have him come in,\u201d&nbsp;McAuliffe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/youngkin-ad-reveals-mcauliffe-has-been-a-broken-record-on-trump\">said<\/a> of Trump. \u201cBut you know\u2026 this is not about Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The change in direction comes as&nbsp;McAuliffe has <a href=\"https:\/\/starexponent.com\/news\/trump-wannabe-mcauliffe-hammers-down-on-youngkin-association-with-ex-president\/article_86dc1016-e5a7-5c7f-b319-bb5932c179e7.html\">accused<\/a> Republican candidate Glenn&nbsp;Youngkin of being a&nbsp;\u201cTrump wannabe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would love to hear my opponent say what they did\u2026is unacceptable. How hard is that for a candidate for governor to say?\u201d&nbsp;<span class=\"print_trim\">McAuliffe said in relation to January 6 incident.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The media, too, have perpetuated McAuliffe\u2019s talking point. For example, CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/10\/30\/politics\/youngkin-trump-republican-voters\/index.html\">wrote<\/a> Saturday that Trump will be responsible for&nbsp;McAuliffe\u2019s victory if he wins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">\u201cDonald Trump&nbsp;may not physically be in Virginia for the commonwealth\u2019s critical off-year elections. But to&nbsp;Glenn Youngkin\u2019s most ardent supporters, the way their candidate has kept Trump at a distance will all be worth it if he wins on Tuesday,\u201d CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/10\/30\/politics\/youngkin-trump-republican-voters\/index.html\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>McAuliffe\u2019s campaign strategy of linking&nbsp;Youngkin to Trump was also on display when President Biden stumped for the Democrat last week, naming Trump 24 times.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.7888198757764\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden literally said Trump\u2019s name 24 times in one speech with McAuliffe last week. McAuliffe has also mentioned Trump at every stop. Yet\u2026McAuliffe says Virginia election &#8216;is not about Trump&#8217; after making former President central figure in campaign  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TnaH63sC1d\">https:\/\/t.co\/TnaH63sC1d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeConchaTV\/status\/1454824639851646981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" readability=\"56.445255474453\">\n<p>\u201cTerry\u2019s opponent has made all of his private pledges of loyalty to Donald Trump. But what is really interesting to me is he won\u2019t stand next to Donald Trump now that the campaign is on,\u201d Biden claimed. \u201cHe is willing to pledge his loyalty to Trump in private, why not in public? What is he trying to hide? Is there a problem with Trump being here? Is he embarrassed?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But&nbsp;McAuliffe\u2019s campaign against Trump instead of focusing on state issues has likely cost the Democrat polling numbers. Last week,&nbsp;McAuliffe lost his average polling lead on&nbsp;Youngkin. Another Fox News poll marked the Democrat eight points behind his challenger.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Republicans seem to have enthusiasm&nbsp;on their side. Among those who reside in rural Virginia, Youngkin holds a large lead, 61 percent to 33 percent. Youngkin\u2019s numbers in rural Virginia are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1ne6DjNT-3vLGgPHEd-dvFjDF3ouU7Xdyo_p4bpyPSv8\/edit#gid=1890631192\">greater<\/a>&nbsp;than&nbsp;Donald Trump\u2019s numbers in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Youngkin has been running a campaign primarily on education and parents\u2019 ability to direct their children\u2019s education.&nbsp;\u201cWe must empower parents, and address their concerns about school safety, the school curriculum and the decline in standards and results in Virginia schools,\u201d&nbsp;Youngkin&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/virginia-parents-student-schools-youngkin-glenn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">wrote<\/a>&nbsp;in a Fox News op-ed Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fairfax County Mom Who Voted For Joe Biden, Is Voting For Glenn Youngkin Because Of Education\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OF4338Sz1pg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Youngkin has also bashed Attorney General Merrick Garland for allowing an FBI probe into parents that was predicated on a faulty memo from National School Board Association (NSBA) which labeled parents \u201cdomestic terrorists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead of investigating parents, the Department of Justice should be investigating those who were involved in the coverup,\u201d&nbsp;Youngkin said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" readability=\"22.4\">\n<p><em>Follow Wendell Huseb\u00f8 on Twitter&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WendellHusebo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\"><em>@WendellHuseb\u00f8<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia Democrat gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe shifted his communication strategy away from Donald Trump the weekend before\u00a0Tuesday\u2019s\u00a0election. McAuliffe said in Virginia Beach on Saturday his campaign is \u201cnot about Trump,\u201d &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-950894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/950894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=950894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/950894\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=950894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=950894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=950894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}