Biden attacks Trump at Virginia rally, tying McAuliffe’s opponent to ex-president

Virginia, which Biden won comfortably in November, poses a major test for the party. Democratic Party leaders and strategists see the governor’s race as a must-win in a state that has trended increasingly blue in recent years, but not all the historical trends bode well for Democrats. Virginia has a long record of electing governors who belong to a different party than the one that claimed the White House the previous year. McAuliffe, who was elected in 2013, was an exception.