more than 15 points away from the republicans. geographically, it s not much, but these are population centers. there s more than 2 million people here in these counties and cities. this is like coe county outside of richmond. these are big population centers in virginia and it was the exact opposite story. here s dramatic example, louden county. there s more than 400,000 people in louden county. biden won it by 25. let s roll back to the last election before donald trump came on the scene. look at this. 2012, mitt romney was four points behind in louden county. donald trump comes on the scene, now republicans are losing by 25 points. places like louden county, big population centers, suburban areas, metropolitan areas, a lot of white voters with college degrees. that s a group that s dramatically moved away from the republican party. here s the question for tuesday night. can glenn youngkin, the republican, this has been his big goal, can he roll back the clock to something like this?
gains trump made to win virginia because they were offset in virginia by these counties, the trump backlash counties. these are the places that moved more than 15 points away from the republicans. geographically, it s not much, but these are population centers. there s more than 2 million people here in these counties and cities. this is like coe county outside of richmond. these are big population centers in virginia and it was the exact opposite story. here s dramatic example, louden county. there s more than 400,000 people in louden county. biden won it by 25. let s roll back to the last election before donald trump came on the scene. look at this. 2012, mitt romney was four points behind in louden county. donald trump comes on the scene, now republicans are losing by 25 points. places like louden county, big population centers, suburban areas, metropolitan areas, a lot of white voters with college degrees. that s a group that s dramatically moved away from the republican party. her