Ed Gillespie on Tuesday was readying to pivot from the Republican primary to the inhospitable terrain of a general election dominated by President Trump’s low approval ratings.
In Virginia’s gubernatorial nominating contest, Gillespie was expected to easily defeat Corey Stewart, the Prince William County Council chairman, and state Sen. Frank Wagner. Wagner ran as a pragmatic outsider, Stewart as a Trump acolyte who challenged Gillespie from the right, but neither ever developed momentum.
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