The version of Glenn Youngkin that Virginia voters saw last year would want little to do with Kari Lake. After all, the far-right Arizonan wears her radicalism on her sleeve and is basing her gubernatorial candidacy on ridiculous conspiracy theories. Last year’s version of Youngkin, meanwhile, kept GOP extremists at arm’s length while assuring voters he’s a “normal” Republican.
This year’s version of Youngkin, however, has no such concerns about MAGA politicians like Lake. PoliticoVirginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is expected to stump for Arizona governor candidate Kari Lake next month, escalating his midterm campaign efforts ahead of a prospective 2024 presidential bid. Youngkin is embarking on the Arizona trip as part of a broader nationwide campaign tour to bolster Republican candidates for governor....
There’s no great mystery as to why Youngkin is doing this. For one thing, Virginia doesn’t allow governors to run for re-election, so he doesn’t have to worry too much about whether voters approve of his partisan efforts elsewhere. For another, Youngkin, not quite nine months into his political career, is, which necessarily means hitting the road and campaigning with candidates whose support he might need later.
But what’s extraordinary about Youngkin’s travel itinerary and willingness to embrace some of his party’s more radical voices is the larger lesson: We’re learning quite a bit about what “normal” means in contemporary GOP politics., Youngkin faced a real challenge in the commonwealth last year. He was, after all, a conservative candidate running in a state President Joe Biden won by nearly 10 points. To get ahead, the Republican assured voters he’d focus on mainstream priorities.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
MaddowBlog Well the GOP supports family values, parents have a say in kids education,no mutilation of kids by pushing sex changes, refunding the police 🚨, close borders, open pipelines, lower gas ⛽,less crime All that sounds like a stable country !
MaddowBlog This is the BS I hate about you media! Shit to the far-right! You knew who he was and what he was going to do, so please, respect your readers.
MaddowBlog His stances are still better than your self-proclaimed State Social media fairy tales.
MaddowBlog I don’t live in Virginia but it was very clear to me last year where he was headed.
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