However, that seemed to have nothing to do with Trump and much more to do with voter dissatisfaction with Democrats who seem more and more culturally out of touch with rural Virginia. He also wouldn’t have won if there hadn’t been such a big turnout – and such big margins – in rural Virginia, too. Without the Republican vote coming back in Northern Virginia, Youngkin wouldn’t have won.
That allowed Youngkin to restore the Republican vote in Virginia’s suburbs to pre-Trumpian levels. In one indirect way, Trump did help Youngkin win – by staying away and keeping his mouth shut. Trump did endorse Youngkin afterwards but didn’t campaign for him or do anything else overt. He didn’t endorse anyone, but other candidates were more identified with the Trump movement than Youngkin was, and they didn’t win. Trump did not endorse Youngkin for the Republican nomination. Trump is not responsible for Youngkin getting elected, at least not in any way that Trump would want to acknowledge. “Press refused to acknowledge, but that’s OK – the people know!”īefore we go further, let’s dispatch this canard the way we would a copperhead: with a swift chop from a hoe. “Helped him get elected-Big time,” Trump said. Trump used his Truth Social account last week to post the result of th e recent Roanoke College poll that showed Trump would beat Youngkin in a hypothetical matchup in Virginia. Glenn Youngkin running for president?įormer President Donald Trump sure thinks so.
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