Republicans Say Trump Helped Them in Virginia. The Polls Say They’re Wrong.
55 years ago

Republicans Say Trump Helped Them in Virginia. The Polls Say They’re Wrong.

Slate  

On Tuesday night, two hours after polls closed in Virginia, Donald Trump took credit for the GOP’s anticipated victory. In the network exit poll, 42 percent of people who cast ballots in the Virginia gubernatorial race said they had a favorable view of the former president, and they voted almost unanimously for Youngkin. Likewise, in a CBS News poll, 47 percent of Virginia voters said Youngkin supported Trump’s ideas and policies too much, while only 13 percent said Youngkin didn’t support them enough. Half of McAuliffe’s independent voters said they were siding with him to support the Democrats, but only 40 percent of Youngkin’s independent voters said they were siding with him to support the GOP. In the exit poll, 15 percent of Virginia voters said the GOP wasn’t conservative enough, but 45 percent said it was too conservative.

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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AP VoteCast: Youngkin win built by small gains in key groups

Associated Press  

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Salon  

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CNN  

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Al Jazeera  

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LA Times  

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LA Times  

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Al Jazeera  

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Associated Press  

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Trump to campaign for Glenn Youngkin on election eve as polls narrow and Republican gains ground

Raw Story  

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Salon  

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Calmes: Virginia governor race shows how Trumpism rotted the entire Republican Party

LA Times  

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Virginia's race for governor is a test for Democrats' — and Trump's — staying power
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NPR  

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Biden easily won Virginia. Why is McAuliffe struggling?

Associated Press  

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3 years, 2 months ago

Biden ties Republican in race for Va. governor to Trump

Associated Press  

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Biden ties Republican in race for Va. governor to Trump
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden ties Republican in race for Va. governor to Trump

Associated Press  

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Joe Biden calls out Glenn Youngkin for trying to distance himself from Trump: “Is he embarrassed?”
3 years, 2 months ago

Joe Biden calls out Glenn Youngkin for trying to distance himself from Trump: “Is he embarrassed?”

Salon  

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Delicate GOP dance for Trump, Youngkin in Virginia gov race
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Delicate GOP dance for Trump, Youngkin in Virginia gov race

Associated Press  

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GOP’s Youngkin stays away from ‘Take Back Virginia’ rally
3 years, 3 months ago

GOP’s Youngkin stays away from ‘Take Back Virginia’ rally

Associated Press  

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Trump’s false election claims in focus in Va. governor race
3 years, 3 months ago

Trump’s false election claims in focus in Va. governor race

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Republican Glenn Youngkin has not talked much lately about President Donald Trump’s lies about voter fraud, the insurrection on Jan. 6 or his party’s eroded trust in elections. “Last night’s endorsement made the fifth time that Donald Trump has publicly endorsed Glenn Youngkin,” Democratic Party of Virginia chairwoman Susan Swecker said in a call with reporters Thursday. …

GOP's 'Moderate' Candidate For Virginia Governor Keeps Feeding Election Conspiracies
3 years, 5 months ago

GOP's 'Moderate' Candidate For Virginia Governor Keeps Feeding Election Conspiracies

Huff Post  

Glenn Youngkin, the Republican candidate for governor in Virginia, has positioned himself as a moderate outsider, even as he continues to push the idea that his state and others need to do more to bolster the "integrity" of elections in the wake of Donald Trump's defeat. Win McNamee via Getty Images Glenn Youngkin, the Republican candidate in Virginia’s looming gubernatorial …

McAuliffe attacks Youngkin by tying him to Trump’s election lies
3 years, 5 months ago

McAuliffe attacks Youngkin by tying him to Trump’s election lies

CNN  

CNN — Virginia’s Terry McAuliffe, in an effort to tie his gubernatorial opponent, Glenn Youngkin, to all things Donald Trump, is now linking the Republican nominee to the former President’s top focus: so-called election integrity. Youngkin responded to the McAuliffe attacks with a TV spot of his own, one that mocks McAuliffe’s attacks and says he is leveling them because …

Virginia GOP candidate Glenn Youngkin tries to pivot away from Trump — but there's nowhere to go
3 years, 5 months ago

Virginia GOP candidate Glenn Youngkin tries to pivot away from Trump — but there's nowhere to go

Salon  

Glenn Youngkin, the Republican gubernatorial nominee in Virginia's crucial off-off-year election, was caught on video saying he has to keep his anti-abortion views quiet to avoid alienating independent voters. "This deceptively recorded audio demonstrates that Glenn Youngkin tells everyone he meets the same thing: he is pro-life, supports exceptions for rape, incest, and when the life of the mother is …

Dems: McAuliffe win shows ‘roadmap’ for beating Youngkin
3 years, 7 months ago

Dems: McAuliffe win shows ‘roadmap’ for beating Youngkin

Associated Press  

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Trump-Biden rematch by proxy? A governor’s race is shaping up as a key post-Trump test
3 years, 7 months ago

Trump-Biden rematch by proxy? A governor’s race is shaping up as a key post-Trump test

LA Times  

Terry McAuliffe, left, is running for the Democratic nomination to retake his former post. “The administration in Washington has moved so far left and moved so quickly, that when a state like Virginia stands up and says no, and an outsider like me beats Terry McAuliffe, it’s going to be a big statement.” But Democrats are moving quickly to define …

In Virginia, Trump’s election lies look like a GOP liability
3 years, 7 months ago

In Virginia, Trump’s election lies look like a GOP liability

Associated Press  

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Democrats seek contrast with GOP’s Youngkin in 3rd debate
3 years, 7 months ago

Democrats seek contrast with GOP’s Youngkin in 3rd debate

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Several Democratic candidates for Virginia governor turned attention to the general election in a debate Thursday, seeking to portray themselves as best positioned to take on Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin. He called the former co-CEO of the Carlyle Group “an extreme right-wing billionaire.” “We cannot let Glenn Youngkin do to Virginia what Donald Trump did to our …

Virginia GOP nominee’s independence from Trump up for debate
3 years, 8 months ago

Virginia GOP nominee’s independence from Trump up for debate

Associated Press  

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — If Glenn Youngkin was looking to pivot back to the political center after winning the GOP’s nomination for governor in Virginia, Donald Trump made it a little tougher by giving the nominee a big bearhug of an endorsement. “Glenn is pro-Business, pro-Second Amendment, pro-Veterans, pro-America, he knows how to make Virginia’s economy rip-roaring, and he has …

Dems flip Virginia; Kentucky governor race too close to call
5 years, 2 months ago

Dems flip Virginia; Kentucky governor race too close to call

Associated Press  

Democrats took full control of the Virginia legislature for the first time in more than two decades while the race for governor in deeply Republican Kentucky was too close to call despite a last-minute boost from President Donald Trump. In Kentucky, Democratic challenger Andy Beshear held a narrow lead and declared victory in the governor’s race over Republican incumbent Matt …

Trump effect the top question in Virginia’s key elections
5 years, 5 months ago

Trump effect the top question in Virginia’s key elections

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Donald Trump has been very good for Virginia Democrats. “I hear very little about President Trump at the door,” said Rich Anderson, a Republican who lost his state House seat in 2017 and is going door-to-door this year to get it back. “This will set a big marker for 2020.” Two years ago, an anti-Trump wave helped …

Trump and Biden, potential 2020 rivals, both head to Pennsylvania, a key battleground
5 years, 7 months ago

Trump and Biden, potential 2020 rivals, both head to Pennsylvania, a key battleground

LA Times  

President Trump and Joe Biden have twin obsessions: with each other and with the state of Pennsylvania. Biden, hoping to make up for his party’s 2016 shortfall among black and working-class voters, will hold his first large-scale 2020 campaign rally in Philadelphia, a bastion of black Democratic strength. The Trump campaign officials — including David Urban, who oversaw Trump’s 2016 …

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