Candidates for Virginia governor take opposite positions on mask and vaccine mandates (Washington Post)

As the Covid delta variant has recently powered Virginia’s seven-day average number of new cases to levels not seen since February, according to The Washington Post’s tracker, both candidates have moved those issues to the front of their campaigns — and with good reason, University of Mary Washington political scientist Stephen Farnsworth said.

“I think this election is likely to turn a great deal on what happens with Covid,” Farnsworth said.

Candidates for Virginia governor take opposite positions on mask and vaccine mandates (Washington Post)