News Analysis When Glenn Youngkin, Winsome Sears, and Jason Miyares take their oaths of office next January in Richmond, it will mark the first time since 2009 that Republicans will be Virginia’s governor, lieutenant-governor, and attorney general. The victorious GOP trio’s upset victory on Nov. 2 came just a year after President Joe Biden swept…
Republicans Gain Stunning 2021 Election Victories as Democrats Reel
Some Thoughts on the Governors’ Races: Round One to the Good Guys
To lose the gubernatorial race in blue Virginia, even if it was a squeaker, and have even bluer New Jersey—of all places—be competitive and unresolved on the morning after the election was a clear disaster for the Democratic Party and an augury of an even greater disaster in 2022. Campaign visits by Barack Obama, Kamala…
Youngkin’s Victory Goes Beyond Virginia
Commentary My how quickly things can change with the right message and the right messenger. Glenn Youngkin’s impressive victory over Democrat re-tread Terry McAuliffe in the race for Virginia governor ought to be a reminder that kindness wins over name-calling and that issues are more important than personality. Parents in Virginia saw the curtain pulled…
‘Not the Result We’d Hoped For’: McAuliffe Concedes Virginia Gubernatorial Race to Youngkin
Virginia’s Democrat gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe conceded Wednesday after projections indicated he lost the race to Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin. “Though this is not the result we’d hoped for, I’m so proud of what we built over the last year,” McAuliffe wrote in a message to supporters. “Losing is never easy. We put ourselves out…
Virginia Polls Open for Gubernatorial Election After Early Voting Sets New Record
Virginians are heading to vote on Nov. 2 for their next governor. Polls opened at 6 a.m. after early voting numbers set a new record. Some 1.13 million voters submitted early ballots, nearly 20 percent of Virginians who can vote, according to TargetSmart. About 53 percent of the ballots cast so far came from Democrats,…
Lincoln Project Says It Was Behind ‘White Supremacist’ Stunt Against Glenn Youngkin
A political group took credit late Friday for sending five men dressed in white and holding tiki torches to a campaign stop for Virginia’s Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin, attempting to tie the candidate to white supremacists. The men were meant to imitate the supremacists seen at the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia,…
Exclusive Interview: Glenn Youngkin on the Virginia Governor’s Race
The Virginia gubernatorial election has entered into its final months in the lead-up to election day in November. The most recent poll conducted by Co/efficient on behalf of Conservatives for Clean Energy shows former Governor Terry McAuliffe barely ahead of Republican Glenn Youngkin, after taking into consideration the poll’s margin of error. Earlier this summer,…
Investor Glenn Youngkin Wins Republican Nomination in Virginia Gubernatorial Race
First-time candidate Glenn Youngkin was nominated on Monday by Republicans in Virginia’s gubernatorial race. Youngkin, 54, defeated businessman Pete Snyder and six other candidates. “I am prepared to lead, excited to serve, and profoundly humbled by the trust the people have placed in me. Virginians have made it clear that they are ready for a…
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