Turnout – whether of Democrats or Republicans – will be the key to the November election in Virginia, a state where voter participation has been on the rise and political scientists generally see battles for office as a matter of which side can best excite its base.

Vice President Kamala Harris‘ almost certain nomination as the Democratic presidential candidate got another big boost Tuesday as all 119 members of the Virginia delegation to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago pledged to support her candidacy.

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