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Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia is taking steps to expand his political influence across the nation.
Youngkin is setting up two new political groups that will allow him to help fellow Republicans in gubernatorial races across the country, as well as take aim at two House Democrats from Virginia who are high on the GOP’s target list in November’s midterm elections.
Youngkin, a first-time candidate who hailed from the business wing of the Republican Party, narrowly defeated former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe last November in a statewide contest with plenty of national implications.
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By tapping into parents’ anger over decisions by their local school boards amid classroom shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and by spotlighting the educational culture wars, Youngkin was able to make gains among suburban voters who supported Democrats in the 2018 and 2020 elections.
Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin speaks during his election night party at a hotel in Chantilly, Virginia, Nov. 3, 2021.
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Youngkin, who was able to keep former President Donald Trump at arm’s length but still command the strong support of far-right voters, became the first Republican to win a gubernatorial election in Virginia in a dozen years.
Many Republicans look to Youngkin’s 2021 victory as a blueprint for how GOP candidates should run in this year’s midterms.
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“Governor Youngkin started a movement around kitchen table issues in Virginia last year, and that movement has sparked in states around the country – just recall Democrat governors following Governor Youngkin’s lead to remove masks from schools,” Youngkin senior adviser Kristin Davison told Fox News.
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