House Democrat in Tossup Virginia Race Doubles-Down on ‘Threat to Democracy’ Ads

When a candidate invests millions in months-long messaging only to discover in a campaign’s waning weeks that it is not resonating with likely voters, the only options are to change gears or to throttle up and double down.
Two-term Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) says she is not going to back away from her campaign theme that American democracy itself is on the line in the Nov. 8 midterm elections across the nation, in Virginia, and in her tight reelection bid against Republican challenger state Sen. Jen Kiggans (R-Virginia Beach) in the commonwealth’s Congressional District 2 (CD 2).
While stumping in Virginia Beach a week before Election Day, Luria—who spent 20 years in the Navy, retiring as a commander—told reporters she will go down with the proverbial ship if voters are not alarmed about the “threat to democracy” she says is posed by Republicans, especially those who support former President Donald Trump….}