Editorial: Tuesday’s elections reveal a road map for the GOP and a lesson for Democrats
As a road map for possibilities in next year’s midterm elections — and beyond — Virginia’s gubernatorial race did not disappoint. In a classic come-from-nowhere triumph, Glenn Youngkin, 54, a wealthy businessman with no prior political office, handily beat a former Democratic governor, Terry McAuliffe, swinging a generous number of the same independent-minded voters who gave Joe Biden a ...
by Chicago Tribune
Nov 05, 2021
3 minutes
As a road map for possibilities in next year’s midterm elections — and beyond — Virginia’s gubernatorial race did not disappoint.
In a classic come-from-nowhere triumph, Glenn Youngkin, 54, a wealthy businessman with no prior political office, handily beat a former Democratic governor, Terry McAuliffe, swinging a generous number of the same independent-minded voters who gave Joe Biden a 10-point victory margin in last year’s presidential race.
The results offer both a promising path for Republicans to recover lost ground, despite
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