Sen. Warner joins Perriello at Charlottesville rally ahead of Election Day

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - U.S. Senator Mark Warner joined Democratic congressional candidate Tom Perriello at Perriello’s Charlottesville campaign office for a final push urging supporters to vote ahead of Election Day.

Perriello asked supporters at the rally to canvass neighborhoods after the event.

“We know there are doors to knock,” Perriello said. “As soon as this rally ends, I need you to take those packets. I need you to go out and knock those doors. I need you to think about what you can do on Monday and on Tuesday.”

Campaigns across the 5th District are making final outreach efforts before Election Day.

Perriello said voters are tired of gridlock in Washington D.C. and are looking for relief at the cash register.

“I think people are feeling hope,” Perriello said. “It’s been such a brutal time for families with these ridiculously high prices, with the corruption; parents just being embarrassed for their kids to see what’s on television coming from Washington. So, seeing that there are some really common sense people... ready to go to Washington to represent this area, I think has a lot of people knocking doors.”

Warner also spoke about the economy. He criticized policies such as tariffs and warned of rising costs for families.

“Many times, the economy may or may not be affected by the president, but this economy is directly due to Donald Trump’s choices,” Warner said. “Starting this war of choice, bringing on the tariffs...”

Perriello pointed to his bipartisan coalition and grassroots efforts to win over independent and undecided voters. He said those voters have been left behind by incumbent John McGuire.

“People matter,” Perriello said. “It matters if you have folks that are trying to solve problems versus people who are going to try to create problems and figure out how to blame it on the other side.”

Warner also said the focus should be on issues facing young workers, from health care reform to artificial intelligence safeguards.

“And here we see young people, not just older folks saying, hey, we want to make a change,” Warner said. “And that gives me a great deal of enthusiasm going into Tuesday.”

Polls open Tuesday morning. Perriello and Warner urged voters to make their voices heard at the ballot box.

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