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Honestly, you and others should read it (gift link):

[url]https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/04/opinion/sunday/glenn-youngkin-virginia-election.html?unlocked_article_code=1.80w.4CzO.yTFgqYbU16P9&smid=url-share[/url]

It's not so much cheerleading for Youngkin as describing the space he could succeed in.[/quote]

So much for that guy! His national aspirations are toast after sticking his name all over this campaign - in an off/off election year for VA - and then losing the legislature.[/quote]

I do think that if Youngkin RINOs up and distances himself from MAGA, he could come back. But he clearly doesn’t have great political instincts. Going full MAGA was never going to work in VA. [/quote]

Many people make the mistake and think that Youngkin won the election in 2021.  In reality, McAuliffe lost the election.  McAuliffe was a bad candidate that happened to espouse several very controversial and unpopular policies, ones that turned the moderate vote against him.  Youngkin happened to be the beneficiary of McAuliffe's very bad campaign and candidacy.

And Youngkin's first two years in office clearly showed that he was not a good candidate either.  Last night's results show that Virginians have turned purple and are not going back to being red.

The nation is very similar.  There are large pockets of MAGA voters and cities full of progressive voters.  And both groups have become more extreme and vocal.  But they are still only about 30% and 35% respectively.  The nation has has a very large and growing middle group of moderate voters spread all around the country.  The number of voters who have left registering for a given political party and declaring themselves Independant has grown and is now the largest group of voters out there.  And Youngkin has already shown that he campaigns as moderate, but governs as a MAGA.  You can't put that cat back in the bag and he's essentially killed any national aspirations he might have.[/quote]
+1 People want to read a lot into Youngkin's win about his strategy and his/GOP electability, but with every election since it's become increasingly clear that his was an outlier, not a trend. McAuliffe had some stupid soundbites about parents and schools that Youngkin was able to just play on repeat and capitalize on moderate parents' anger toward school management (just check out the FCPS board on DCUM).[/quote]

I agree with both of you - and I still think there's a path for Youngkin in 2028 because the GOP is burning through everyone else. Youngkin will rebrand and GOP voters' short memories/denial and desire for a return to the days of Reagan Republicans will give him at least an initial boost. [/quote]

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