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Post by Admin on Nov 3, 2021 19:57:38 GMT
McAuliffe concedes to Youngkin
Democratic candidate and former governor, Terry McAuliffe, officially conceded to Republican Glenn Youngkin in Virginia's gubernatorial election Wednesday morning.
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Post by Admin on Nov 3, 2021 22:10:04 GMT
Republicans rode a wave of conservative energy Tuesday night to a win in the election for Virginia governor and to land a better-than-expected finish in New Jersey, a race that is still too close to call, according to The Associated Press. There were major shifts in both states in key counties and with key voting groups. In Virginia, Republican Glenn Youngkin did better than President Donald Trump did in 2020 in every single county in the state. The result in the Virginia governor's race Tuesday night highlighted some major shifts in the electorate, according to exit polls. (There were no exit polls in New Jersey.) The shifts were notable, especially considering that education and how children are taught in schools about racism dominated as a campaign issue. Overall, the electorate in Virginia was older and whiter than in the 2020 presidential election — both were advantages for Republican Glenn Youngkin. Voters between the ages of 18 and 29 were down significantly as a share of the electorate from 2020. Last year, they made up 1 in 5 voters. In this election, they were just 1 in 10. The biggest shift was among independents, a group that President Biden won last year by 19 percentage points but that Youngkin won by 9. There were also notable double-digit shifts among women (+17 points toward the Republican), white women (+15 R), white voters overall (+15 R), suburban voters (+14 R), white people without college degrees (+28 R) and parents with children under 18 living at home (+12 R).
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Post by Admin on Nov 4, 2021 0:09:46 GMT
House GOP Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) had a message for Democrats after Glenn Youngkin's win.
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Post by Admin on Nov 4, 2021 4:12:23 GMT
After Republican Glenn Youngkin bested Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor’s race, some Democrats pinned the result on a failure to pass President Biden’s spending plans. NBC News’ Kristen Welker pressed Biden on the matter, who said he wasn’t sure that “would have been able to change the number of very conservative folks who turned out.”
Political expert Larry Sabato pointed to President Joe Biden’s low ratings as the primary reason that Glenn Youngkin flipped the Virginia governorship to Republican control.
“My take is that the key factor was, in fact, President Biden’s low ratings,” said Sabato, director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics. “You can’t avoid it. I can’t see how anyone can deny that...That’s what it’s about, it’s not just about his agenda.”
Biden won Virginia by ten points, and former Gov. Terry McAuliffe held a steady lead in the polls, but it disappeared as election day approached.
When asked about Democrats’ upset in the commonwealth, Biden said the defeat showed that his party needs to pass some of his agenda before midterms.
“People want us to get things done,” Biden said. “They want us to get things done. And that’s why I’m continuing to push very hard for the Democratic Party to move along and pass my infrastructure bill and my Build Back Better bill.”
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Post by Admin on Nov 4, 2021 14:33:26 GMT
Republican Youngkin on Virginia victory: Listen to voters
Virginia governor-elect Glenn Youngkin argues the results of the election reveal that voters in the state value the importance of the 'kitchen table issues' of low taxes, great schools safe communities and a growing economy with job opp
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