Both sides see a prolonged shutdown as potentially hurting Republicans.
Virginia is approaching legislative elections that will shape the remainder of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s tenure, and a shutdown could imperil the paychecks of more than 140,000 residents. | Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesA government shutdown could upend politics in Virginia like no other state, tearing paychecks away from tens of thousands of voters, potentially tipping the balance of power in Richmond and shaping the governor’s national ambitions.
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee recently sent $400,000 to Virginia Democrats “to highlight how extreme Republicans have gotten — including threatening to shut down the government,” spokesperson Abhi Rahman said. “And we’re planning on additional investments in the next few weeks depending on what happens on Sunday.”, a rural conservative agitating for deep spending cuts, said Youngkin recently reached out and “expressed his concern.
Both sides are looking for any edge in a very close battle for control of the state legislature — all 140 legislative seats are on the ballot in November — and see a prolonged shutdown as potentially hurting Republicans. The shutdown won’t immediately displace issues like abortion from the top of Democrats’ messaging priorities, but shutdown attacks will ramp up if the stalemate drags out.
“Because races are so tight in Virginia, it could have an impact that will move votes, but there is a counter-message,” said a GOP operative working on the legislative races, granted anonymity to speak candidly. Republicans in the state, this person said, will point to successes in Richmond to distinguish themselves from the dysfunction in Washington.
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