Baldwin campaigns for Virginia Dems
MIDLOTHIAN, Va. — The actor known for his mocking impersonations of Republican President Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live” campaigned Tuesday for Democratic legislative candidates in a Virginia election that is viewed as a warmup to the 2020 presidential contest.
Alec Baldwin told Democrats and reporters in suburban Richmond that he believes flipping the Republican-controlled House of Delegates and Senate would benefit residents of Virginia and improve the chances of the state ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment.
“If they take both houses here, if they go blue, then you have the opportunity to be the 38th state, which would then leverage the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, which is something that I’ve always been fairly obsessed about,” he said.
Baldwin’s first stop was in a suburban Richmond neighborhood where he campaigned with Amanda Pohl, a Democrat looking to unseat incumbent Republican state Sen. Amanda Chase.
The Emmy winner and former “30 Rock” star began by knocking on doors, followed by a small army of reporters.
Sarah Robinson, who answered the door when Baldwin knocked, said she’s planning to vote for Virginia Democrats to signal her disapproval of the president and his administration.
”It’s just a disaster and embarrassment,” said Robinson, a 28-year-old graphic designer.
Virginia is one of only four states holding legislative elections this year and the only one where partisan control of the legislature is up for grabs.