Virginia lieutenant governor’s race opens with sharp contrasts between Reid, Hashmi
Reid and Hashmi painted each other as extreme and out of touch with mainstream Virginians on Wednesday.
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Virginia lieutenant governor’s race opens with sharp contrasts between Reid, Hashmi
Republican gubernatorial nominee John Reid and his Democratic opponent, state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, painted each other as extreme and out of touch with mainstream Virginians on Wednesday.
Hashmi secured the nomination Tuesday night in a tightly contested Democratic primary, making Wednesday the first day of the general election campaign for the two to square off over policy differences.
“Hashmi who, not to be unkind about it, is pretty radical, pretty radical within her party,” Reid said during a 40-minute press gaggle outside Falling Creek Middle School in Chesterfield County.
Hashmi described Reid as a Republican who wants to follow President Donald Trump’s lead.
“We need leadership at the state level that's going to fight and protect Virginians, not people who are going to simply obey the commands of Donald Trump,” Hashmi said in an interview with Virginia Scope Wednesday. “And that's very clear, that this is the agenda that John Reid is pursuing.”
Constitutional Amendments
Reid told reporters he opposes the three constitutional amendments that passed the General Assembly last year.