Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) urged Republicans to take advantage of early voting to pry away seats claimed by Democrats in state houses and in Congress during an appearance at a conservative summit in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday.
"The rules are the rules, and I didn't write them, I inherited them, and we've got to go compete," Youngkin told radio host Erick Erickson at"The Gathering," a conservative conclave hosted annually by Erickson."And we've got to get Republicans off the sidelines and not take the risk of missing. And I'm so tired of going into Election Day down thousands if not tens of thousands of votes because we're so far behind in early voting.
"Quite honestly, the other side has been beating us at this game the last several cycles," Kemp said."We used to kill them in early voting and absentee voting here in Georgia. Then we got complacent ... The rules are the same for both sides, so we have to take advantage and get our people out there early, and allow us to get the persuadable [voters] and independents."
"The chairman [of the group] looked at me and he said, 'Glenn, we're for you. We agree on just about everything — small business, low taxes, low regulations, religious freedom, educational excellence, backing law enforcement.' And I said, 'Excellent, that's what we're running on.' And he said, 'We want you to know we're for you, but you're the first Republican to come see us in 10 years.' This is our issue.
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