Tuesday is primary day in Virginia, and Democrats are facing a crowded field.
While Abigail Spanberger is already the party鈥檚 nominee for governor, six Democrats are competing for lieutenant governor and two for attorney general.
Republicans, meanwhile, do not have any statewide primaries this year. Their nominees have already been set: Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears for governor, John Reid for lieutenant governor and Jason Miyares for attorney general.
But even during a time when Republicans could be unified without competition, they’re not talking to each other.
They also haven鈥檛 been seen standing together as a united ticket.
鈥淚 would love to do an event with my ticket mates,鈥� said John Reid, calling it 鈥渄isappointing鈥� that it hasn鈥檛 happened yet.
鈥淚 continue to invite them to do that,鈥� Reid told 蜜桃视频app’s Nick Iannelli. 鈥淚 just assume that at some point here, hopefully in the near future, everybody will get together.鈥�
It鈥檚 been awkward for Virginia Republicans since April, when Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin called on Reid to drop out of the lieutenant governor鈥檚 race after opposition researchers claimed they linked Reid to a blog featuring photographs of naked men.
Reid denied having anything to do with the account, called it “extortion” and said he was being targeted because he’s openly gay.
Since then, the state’s Republican Party has shown signs of fracture.
Reid said he hasn’t spoken with the Republican nominee for governor, Winsome Earle-Sears, in seven weeks.
鈥淭hey鈥檝e all got my cellphone, and I would love to see them,鈥� Reid said. 鈥淚 hope that eventually we鈥檒l all be together and they鈥檒l embrace me, because I think we have a winning message.鈥�
“Even in the midst of some really horrible stuff that’s swirled around me, I haven’t canceled anything,” added Reid. “I just keep on going every day, and I will welcome them when I get to see them.”
‘I don鈥檛 like being bullied’
Reid said he hasn鈥檛 heard from Youngkin since the governor called on him to exit the race, adding he’s “OK with that.”
鈥淭his is about ideology and not about the personalities involved,鈥� Reid said. 鈥淚 just have to stay focused on that.鈥�
Still, Reid acknowledged that he thought Youngkin鈥檚 move 鈥渄id damage鈥� to the state鈥檚 Republican Party.
鈥淚鈥檓 mad about what happened to me,鈥� Reid said. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 like being bullied. I don鈥檛 like being threatened. I don鈥檛 appreciate it at all, and I think it was wrong. But I鈥檓 a mature adult, so I鈥檓 capable of putting all of that aside.鈥�
On the Democratic side, candidates for lieutenant governor include state Sens. Ghazala Hashmi of Richmond and Aaron Rouse of Virginia Beach, Prince William County School Board Chairman Babur Lateef, former Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney and former federal attorneys Alex Bastani and Victor Salgado.
In the race for attorney general, former state Del. Jay Jones and Henrico County Commonwealth鈥檚 Attorney Shannon Taylor are vying for the Democratic nomination.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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