Virginia House Democrats have turned some attention toward attacking Charlottesville mega-donor Michael Bills, the multimillionaire who supports candidates who want to limit Dominion Energy’s influence in Virginia politics.
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Virginia’s gubernatorial contests always held a year after a presidential election are often viewed as a referendum on the party holding the White House, and that is usually bad news for that party. In most Virginia gubernatorial elections, the victor has come from the party not in the White House.
But the state in recent years has tilted increasingly Democratic Biden won it by more than 10 percentage points, about twice Hillary Clinton’s margin in 2016. Republicans have not won a statewide election since 2009.
Republicans improved their chances of ending that losing streak in 2021, analysts say, by nominating Youngkin. Establishment party leaders were especially relieved that the nomination was not won by Amanda Chase, a state senator considered the most provocative of the alternatives. Known as “Trump in heels,” Chase was kicked off of her legislative committees after she participated in the Jan. 6 rally that preceded the storming of the Capitol by Tr
“The Gift of Unity”: Norm Leahy discusses Chase’s endorsement of Youngkin
Political analyst Norm Leahy discusses Amanda Chase’s endorsement of Glenn Youngkin, which he describes as “the gift of unity”, and other Virginia political stories.