Social Issues

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FILE - In this Saturday, May 31, 2008 file photo, Del. Bob Marshall delivers a speech during the 2008 Virginia Republican Convention in Richmond, Va. Democrat Danica Roem, a former journalist, is trying to unseat Marshall, one of Virginia’s most socially conservative lawmakers, and make history as the first state legislator in the nation to win and serve as an openly transgender candidate. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Democratic nominee for the House of Delegates 13th district seat, Danica Roem, answers a question during an interview Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Manassas, Va. The former journalist is trying to unseat one of Virginia’s most socially conservative lawmakers and make history as the first state legislator in the nation to win and serve as an openly transgender candidate. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is a favorite in Republican political attack ads. (Associated Press/File)

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FILE - In this March 30, 2017, file photo provided by the Waterville Humane Society shows an Alaskan husky named Dakota in Waterville, Maine. Republican Gov. Paul LePage's pardon made a celebrity out of the Alaskan husky named Dakota that was ordered to be put down after attacking two dogs, killing one. The hearing is set for Monday, July 24. (Karen Vance/Waterville Humane Society via AP, File)

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FILE - This Dec. 11, 2016 file photo shows Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones at MetLife Stadium before an NFL football game against the New York Giants in East Rutherford, N.J. Jones reiterated his belief that star running back Ezekiel Elliott wasn’t guilty of domestic violence in a case the NFL has been investigating for a year. Jones said Sunday, July 23, 2017 on the eve of the opening of training camp that Elliott’s case was “not even an issue over he said-she said.” (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)

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FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2016 file photo, a large crowd listens as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, left, calls for an end to the "shame" associated drug addiction at a vigil outside the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. Christie has come out against a new Republican proposal that would allow police to gain access to the state's prescription drug database without a warrant, but the bill's sponsor says he will still push the bill this year, and even in 2018, if he's re-elected. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

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FILE - In this May 25, 2017 file photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during Caron Treatment Center's Executive Luncheon on the Opioid Crisis at the headquarters of Independence Blue Cross in Philadelphia. Christie has come out against a new Republican proposal that would allow police to gain access to the state's prescription drug database without a warrant, but the bill's sponsor says he will still push the bill this year, and even in 2018, if he's re-elected. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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FILE - In this June 26, 2017, file photo, New York Yankees second baseman Starlin Castro bobbles a single hit by Chicago White Sox's Jose Abreu during the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago. Castro will be placed on the disabled list with another injury to his right hamstring, manager Joe Girardi said Saturday, July 22. Castro, activated off the disabled on July 15, reinjured his hamstring while running out a ground ball on Wednesday at Minnesota. He played in the first two games of the series at Seattle on Thursday and Friday with one hit in eight at-bats. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)

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Sen. Tim Kaine, Virginia Democrat, speaks to supporters Saturday, July 22, 2017 on the campus of Roanoke College in Salem, Va. (Don Petersen/The Roanoke Times via AP) ** FILE **

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An anti-pipeline protester, left, interrupts the debate between Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, center, and GOP gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie, on stage at the Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Va., Saturday, July 22, 2017. The two major party candidates in Virginia's closely watched race for governor clashed at their first debate over President Donald Trump, health care, immigration, and social issues. ( Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

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GOP gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie, talks with media at the Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Va., Saturday, July 22, 2017. The two major party candidates in Virginia's closely watched race for governor clashed at their first debate over President Donald Trump, health care, immigration, and social issues. ( Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam talks with the media at the Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Va., Saturday, July 22, 2017. The two major party candidates in Virginia's closely watched race for governor clashed at their first debate over President Donald Trump, health care, immigration, and social issues. ( Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

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GOP gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie, speaks on stage at the Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Va., Saturday, July 22, 2017. The two major party candidates in Virginia's closely watched race for governor clashed at their first debate over President Donald Trump, health care, immigration, and social issues. ( Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, speaks on stage at the Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Va., Saturday, July 22, 2017. The two major party candidates in Virginia's closely watched race for governor clashed at their first debate over President Donald Trump, health care, immigration, and social issues. ( Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

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The timer signals 10 seconds left for an answer from Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, left, and GOP gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie,right, at the Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Va., Saturday, July 22, 2017. ( Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

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Republican gubernatorial nominee Ed Gillespie (right) is chasing the right, and his Democratic rival, Ralph Northam, is tacking left. Both are hoping to stir enthusiasm in a race that appears to come down to Virginia's base voters. (Associated Press/File)

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, left, makes a point as GOP gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie,right, watches on stage at the Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Va., Saturday, July 22, 2017. The two major party candidates in Virginia's closely watched race for governor clashed at their first debate over President Donald Trump, health care, immigration, and social issues. ( Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)