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Virginia Governor’s Race
What Is Congress Even Doing Right Now? A Brief Guide. Congress is tangled in interlocking bills and delayed crises. Here’s the real status and deadline on reconciliation, the debt ceiling, and the rest.
By Ed Kilgore
6 Takeaways From Glenn Youngkin’s Win in Virginia Early data suggests the Republican governor-elect benefited from higher turnout in pro-GOP areas and among white working-class voters in particular.
By Ed Kilgore
critical race theory
Nov. 3, 2021
‘Critical Race Theory’ Has Been a Winner for Decades Glenn Youngkin’s victory is just the latest iteration of an age-old campaign tactic.
By Zak Cheney-Rice
MAGA Without the Madness Wins Glenn Youngkin delivered the GOP’s first big win after Trump’s defeat, besting Democrat Terry McAuliffe in a close race for Virginia governor.
By Ed Kilgore
the inside game
Oct. 28, 2021
Polling in America Is Still Broken. So Who Is Really Winning in Virginia? The polls were disastrously wrong in 2020. That has political insiders extra nervous about a pivotal state election.
By Gabriel Debenedetti
virginia governor’s race
Oct. 27, 2021
If McAuliffe Loses to Youngkin, Don’t Blame Princess Blanding Major-party supporters have a bad habit of blaming close losses on “spoilers” like Blanding, who represent distinct and legitimate points of view.
By Ed Kilgore
elections of 2021
Oct. 25, 2021
New Jersey Governor’s Race Is Getting Interesting and Maybe Even Competitive The race has definitely tightened, with Republican Jack Ciattarelli challenging Democratic incumbent Phil Murphy while giving Trump a wide berth.
By Ed Kilgore
Why Republicans May Go All In on Parental Rights Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin thinks defending parents’ rights to dictate what happens in schools appeals to swing and base voters.
By Ed Kilgore
McAuliffe Is Going With the Newsom Playbook in Virginia McAuliffe will hammer Youngkin on COVID-19 measures, abortion, and Donald Trump, while the Republican will count on the natural midterm trends.
By Ed Kilgore
elections of 2021
Sept. 18, 2021
Republicans Now Eager to Spin the Election in Virginia After the California recall didn’t go so well for Republicans, their focus is on wealthy Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin.
By Ed Kilgore
elections of 2021
July 13, 2021
Pity the MAGA Candidate Who Tries to Pivot Republican Glenn Youngkin became studiously vague after winning the Virginia Republican gubernatorial nomination on a wave of money and Trumpiness.
By Ed Kilgore
2021 elections
June 15, 2021
Virginia Is in for a Close, Expensive Governor’s Race Terry McAuliffe has an edge, as Virginia has been trending blue. But the “businessman outsider” Glenn Youngkin has the money to keep it tight.
By Ed Kilgore
2021 elections
Apr. 30, 2021
Virginia GOP’s Gubernatorial Contest Is a Trumpian Mess An “unassembled” convention has spurred threats of a lawsuit from MAGA candidate Amanda Chase, who could also doom the whole ticket.
By Ed Kilgore
Ed Gillespie Is Sad He Was Forced to Run Racist Ads in Virginia Governor’s Race Poor Ed Gillespie. He wanted to run on his economic-development plans, but they “didn’t move numbers.”
By Ed Kilgore
Why Northam’s Win in Virginia Was So Impressive He didn’t just eke out a victory, he improved on Clinton’s numbers in the state — and that’s very promising for Democrats.
By Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Nov. 7, 2017
The Anti-Trump Wave Has Come, and Republicans Can’t Stop It Even as Democrats win big in Virginia, the GOP remains dead set on self-destruction.
By Jonathan Chait
It’s All About Turnout: Virginia Gubernatorial Candidates Rev Up Their Bases In a contest with huge implications for 2018, it’s coming down the stretch to a battle of turnout operations.
By Ed Kilgore
Northam Now Saying He’d Ban Sanctuary Cities — If There Were Any in Virginia One of Ed Gillespie’s attack lines accuses his opponent of favoring sanctuary cities. It seems to have drawn blood.
By Ed Kilgore
