The elections in Virginia on Tuesday will put Republicans' post-Roe push for limits on abortion to the test.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin addresses the crowd during an early voting rally Sept. 21, 2023, in Petersburg, Va.
“Will that work? We will know after Tuesday,” he said. “If it does work, expect Republicans across the country next year to sound like Virginia politicians this year.” Mr. Youngkin, who is not up for reelection but has taken a hands-on approach in helping Republicans win control of the General Assembly, says that Democrats are lying about the GOP’s stance on abortion. He says it is Democrats who are embracing “extreme abortion policies” that are out of step with most Virginians.
“Does Virginia become the next Florida and Republicans have a trifecta or do we come into a place where Virginia has a stopgap to these really horrific Republican policies,” Ms. Williams said.“We have demonstrated you can reduce taxes, you can back the blue, you can support parents and put them at the head of the table, you can raise expectations in schools, and we have created 230,000 jobs in 22 months that puts us near the top of the nation, and that is what is on the ballot,” Mr.
Mr. Younkin, who is the former head of a private equity firm, got credit for helping Republicans flip control of the House of Delegates during his rise in the 2021 election. He wants to build on that success by capturing control of the Democrat-led Senate that thwarted parts of his legislative agenda.
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