In the final stretch of Virginia ’s gubernatorial race, Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger spent an afternoon speeding through outreach to Latino and Asian voters via a pair of back-to-back events, one at a cramped Mexican restaurant and the other inside a Korean tea shop.

From speaking Spanish to participating in a traditional tea ceremony, Spanberger pulled out all the stops Thursday in hopes of endearing herself to these key demographics. Although polls suggest she is going to win the election on Tuesday, Spanberger’s relentlessly scripted campaign and her focus this week on identity-based outreach reflect an approach some Democrats have reconsidered in light of their defeats in 2024.

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