Virginia is for lovers if you ask gubernatorial hopeful Terry McAuliffe.
Polls show @TerryMcAuliffe performing poorly among Latinos. Maybe that’s because his message is bizarre. Here he tells a crowd of Hispanics to “get busy, get yourself to 11” percent of the population. What a creep. pic.twitter.com/IyY4NPOJw8
— Lisa Boothe (@LisaMarieBoothe) October 27, 2021
McAuliffe appeared to urge Hispanic volunteers to procreate to increase their demographic numbers, urging them to “get busy” and increase their share of the population by half a percentage point.
“It’s gonna be here before we know it,” McAuliffe told attendees of Tuesday’s gubernatorial contest. “And as (indiscernible) mentioned, first off, 10.5% of the population is very significant. Now let me give yourself some advice; get busy, get yourself to 11% relatively quickly.”
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The Hispanic or Latino population in Virginia is 908,749, comprising roughly 10.5% of the commonwealth’s population, according to data from the 2020 U.S. census. The figure represents an increase of 276,924 from the roughly 630,000 Hispanic or Latino Virginians recorded in the 2010 census.
McAuliffe sees the Hispanic community, which heavily favors Democratic candidates for office, as an integral voter base for him to win, telling CNN, “It’s critical that I get the Hispanic vote out here.”
“I’ve always had great support in the Hispanic community. I fight for them every single day,” he continued.
McAullife’s campaign partnered with the Democratic National Committee to run a six-figure Spanish language media campaign with ads across all media platforms.
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Though former President Donald Trump made gains among Hispanic voters in 2020, Biden still won 59% of the demographic.
The McAuliffe campaign did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Washington Examiner.
