INTERVIEW — MIKE RUBINO – Senior Adviser to the TRUMP Campaign in VIRGINIA

Virginia Election News:

— TRUMP GROUND GAME IN VIRGINIA:

• FLASHBACK: LAST WEEK: Trump’s Campaign Is ‘Pulling Out of Virginia’ (NBC News) — Donald Trump’s campaign is “pulling out of Virginia,” a move that stunned staff in the battleground state, three sources with knowledge of the decision told NBC News. The decision came from Trump’s headquarters in New York and was announced on a conference call late Wednesday that left some Republican Party operatives in the state blindsided. Two staffers directly involved in the GOP’s efforts in Virginia confirmed the decision.
• FLASHBACK LAST WEEK: Trump Campaign Denies Report That It Has Abandoned Virginia. RICHMOND– (WMAL) The Trump campaign is denying reports that they pulled out from Virginia, despite signs that it switched its focus to other states. Trump’s campaign, however, released this statement today: “We remain absolutely committed to winning in Virginia. While we’re reallocating some of our staff strategically to accommodate early voting in nearby priority states such as North Carolina, our campaign leadership and staffing remains strong in Virginia. Together with the RNC and the state Party, we will have all the resources we need to re-take the Commonwealth at the Presidential level in November, as historically early voting in Virginia is much less of a focus for both parties than in some other states such as North Carolina. Virginians are tired of the same old corruption and double-talk from decades-long Washington insiders like Hillary Clinton, and will vote for change in November.”
• Trump campaign to spend $2M in Virginia on election ads in closing weeks. Campaign officials with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Monday they plan to purchase $2 million in television advertising in key markets as the countdown to Election Day reaches three weeks. Several political analysts had reported last week that Trump was contemplating pulling all of his resources out of the Commonwealth to concentrate on other states. His campaign staff also announced the addition of 19 individuals to Trump’s statewide leadership team. Those members include former Republican gubernatorial candidate and former Attorney General Jerry Kilgore, House of Delegates member Terry Kilgore, R-Gate City, and former Virginia Lt. Gov. John Hager.
• Poll: Clinton Leads Trump in Virginia by 15 Points. A new poll taken in Virginia after the second debate and the release of the “Access Hollywood” tape showed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton with a 15 percentage point lead over Republican candidate Donald Trump.The poll of 809 likely Virginia voters by the Wason Center for Public Policy indicated Clinton leads among men, 37 percent to 32 percent, and military households, 38 percent to 32 percent, for the first time. Women’s support of Clinton is nearly double their support for Trump, 50 percent to 26 percent.