Republican victory in Virginia shows a post-Trump path: Glenn Youngkin kept conservative voters mobilized while separating himself enough from the former president to appeal to swing voters in Virginia.
It was a bad night for Democrats in Virginia, a onetime swing state that has been increasingly blue. This year, the state shifted heavily back to the GOP.The failure of the Democratic strategy didn’t occur because Virginians suddenly grew fond of the former president, who lost the state toby 10 points just a year ago. Preliminary exit polls showed only about 40% of Virginia voters had a favorable view of Trump — about the same share he won in the election.
Instead, Youngkin managed to do something few other Republicans have accomplished recently: He kept conservative voters mobilized while separating himself enough from the former president to appeal to swing voters. Youngkin was clearly helped by Biden’s slumping approval: Many voters wanted to send a message of discontent.
Online, and in appeals to conservative voters, Youngkin, a wealthy businessman in his first political race, leaned into Republican culture war issues. One of his online ads featured a woman who campaigned against her local schools’ assignment years earlier offor her son’s high school Advanced Placement English class.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Glenn Youngkin’s victory proves white ignorance is a powerful weapon.thereidout Blog: The Youngkin campaign discovered that a contingent of angry, willfully ignorant white people was the key ingredient needed to elect a GOP governor in Virginia for the first time since 2009.
Leer más »
MAGA Without the Madness WinsGlenn Youngkin delivered the GOP’s first big win after Trump’s defeat, besting Democrat Terry McAuliffe in a close race for Virginia governor.
Leer más »
Va. governor's race: 5 things to watch in the most important election of the yearPolls show a neck-and-neck race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin.
Leer más »
Opinion | Glenn Youngkin represents sly, buttoned-up Trumpism. His victory would be terrifying.What Virginia's governor's race could mean for the future of the Republican party
Leer más »
McAuliffe and Youngkin close tight governor's race with the same strategies that got them hereDemocrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin are closing their gubernatorial bids in Virginia's closely watched off-year elections with strikingly similar tactics to the campaigns that brought them to this point.
Leer más »
Glenn Youngkin Wins Virginia Governor’s Race, Shifting State To GOP ControlYoungkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe, making the former Carlyle Group private equity executive Virginia’s first Republican governor in eight years.
Leer más »