Prominent Democrats said Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin «lost the electability argument» for president after the lackluster elections for Republicans in his state.
Prominent Democrats told Fox News Digital that Virginia GOP Governor Glenn Youngkin «lost the electability argument» for a White House run after Tuesday’s lackluster elections for Republicans.
Virginia Republicans saw a tough election night on Tuesday with the Democrats taking over the state House of Delegates and maintaining control of the state Senate.
Youngkin is a popular governor among the denizens of the Old Dominion, and the governor’s name has been floated as a potential late-entry GOP presidential candidate.
However, according to prominent Democrats, last night’s state elections in Virginia did little to help any presidential aspirations he may have.
Stanley Greenberg, the CEO of Greenberg Research, told Fox News Digital that while he doesn’t «have any special knowledge of Youngkin and Virginia,» he thinks «the races are being shaped by intense views on [former President] Trump and abortion.»
Greenberg said that in his firm’s polling, «about 55 percent of the party are the Trump loyalists (including the Evangelical loyalists).»
«I just don’t see what part of the Republican Party he motivates and builds a base,» Greenberg said of Youngkin.
«He doesn’t give them the red meat,» he continued. «There is opportunity for someone who can speak to moderate Republicans and Haley is doing better there.
