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Whenever I write about politics here in my home state of Virginia, I like to remind readers that it’s always an election year in the Commonwealth. The second a presidential or midterm campaign season closes, our gubernatorial or state races begin. The fundraising texts ramp up and the mailboxes once again are filled with mailers. It’s exhausting.
This year, we have a gubernatorial election to replace our Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, who, sadly, cannot run for two consecutive terms. Youngkin caught lightning in a bottle in 2021, coming from out of nowhere to not only win in a crowded primary field, but also capture a Governor’s Mansion that hadn’t had a Republican in residence for nearly a decade. He did it by siding with parents who were outraged at the teachers’ union-led COVID school closures while also smarting at the many hard-left school boards who were pushing radical agendas and silencing parents.
Although Youngkin prevailed four years ago, it’s hard for Republicans to win state-wide in Virginia. Northern Virginia (NoVA) is a hotbed of leftism due to the large number of federal workers who reside there; Elon Musk and DOGE are only going to make the NoVA headwinds blow that much harder in 2025. Richmond, like most Democrat-run cities, is currently in the “lost cause” category for the GOP, and the Virginia Beach area can’t seem to make up its mind what it is politically.
MORE: https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2025/04/04/update-on-governors-race-in-virginia-n2187478
good for you, hon. ws!
Sears won’t even mention Trump any more.
She has become pretty darn anti-Trump as a matter of fact.
Interesting how these people jump on board what the people want then when they get the vote turn on everyone and go full on swamp.
I would vote for Amanda over Winsome.
I will vote for Sears over Chase.
No doubt we will have a caucus, not a primary for governor. That means only a handful of GOP elitists will pick our next candidate. That’s what they did last time. I knew Youngkin was put in to protect some sort of shit going on in Virginia, sure he beat Terry McAuliffe but anyone who stands up for education would have beat him. A better candidate would be a pro-Trump candidate.