Five things both Republicans and Democrats will be watching in Virginia's crucial legislative election Tuesday, which is seen as a 2024 bellwether
While three states — Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi — have off-year gubernatorial races on Election Day 2023, the marquee ballot box showdown Tuesday may end up being Virginia's legislative contests. National Democrats and Republicans have spent millions on races for control of Virginia's legislature with the election viewed in political circles as a key barometer ahead of the 2024 elections for president, control of Congress and key governorships.
Virginia is a 2024 bellwether It's been stated so many times in recent weeks that it's almost become a cliché. But the fact is the national political spotlight is firmly on Virginia's legislative elections. Republicans won elections for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general two years ago — their first statewide victories in a dozen years — and they flipped the House of Delegates.
Youngkin embraces the national attention on his state's legislative showdowns. 'I believe it should be a bellwether because Virginia leads,' he told Fox News Digital. 'I think we can lead and demonstrate that in a state that was lost, a state that was totally controlled by Democrats, we can in 24 short months come together — Republicans, independents, and, yes, some Democrats — and choose commonsense conservative leadership and policies that work.
As a first-time candidate who hailed from the party’s business wing, Youngkin in 2021 edged former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe to become the first GOP candidate in a dozen years to win a gubernatorial election in Virginia His win instantly made Youngkin a rising star in the GOP who some pundits viewed as a possible 2024 White House contender.
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