{"id":2049441,"date":"2023-09-29T11:24:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T15:24:01","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2023-09-29T11:26:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T15:26:25","slug":"government-shutdown-if-washington-closes-it-could-cost-the-gop-in-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-shutdown-if-washington-closes-it-could-cost-the-gop-in-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"Potential GOP losses in Virginia due to government shutdown."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgovernment-shutdown-if-washington-closes-it-could-cost-the-gop-in-virginia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2049441&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republican Candidates in Virginia Face Tough\u200d Battle\u200c Amid \u200cPotential Government Shutdown<\/h2>\n<p>Virginia&#8217;s upcoming statewide\u2062 elections\u200b in November\u200d may prove \u200dto\u200c be more\u2062 challenging for Republican candidates than \u2063anticipated, especially if the federal government\u200c is forced into \u200da shutdown on Sunday. This situation would resemble the off-year elections a decade ago, when a Republican-led shutdown over Obamacare played \u200da role in\u200d former Gov. Terry McAuliffe\u200b (D-VA) securing \u2062the \u200dgovernor&#8217;s seat, with \u2063the\u200c Republican candidate, Ken Cuccinelli, losing \u200bby a narrow margin of\u200d less than 3 percentage points.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;[The 2013 shutdown] \u2064 definitely\u200c helped us,&#8221; said Sen. \u200bTim\u2063 Kaine (D-VA) in \u200can interview with NBC News. &#8220;People do see\u2064 it since only one side ever flirts with shutdown \u2014 Republicans. People know who\u2019s \u2063doing it. And Virginia is so connected that everybody\u2019s got family\u2062 who is affected \u200dby this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Allies \u200dof \u200bGov.\u200d Glenn \u2064Youngkin (R-VA), who is\u2064 not up for reelection this\u200b year, express particular concern \u200dabout \u200bthe heavily \u200dmilitary-friendly area of Hampton Roads.\u200b With 80,000 active\u2063 military members in\u2063 the \u2062region,\u2062 a shutdown would mean that\u2062 these service members would not \u2063receive their pay. However, there is hope as a bill in the House \u200baims to ensure that the troops \u2062are \u200dfunded \u200bif it passes.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;As Sheriff of York and Poquoson for 23 years, I prided myself on working with everyone to put politics aside and get the job \u200bdone, and Congress needs to do the same\u200c right\u2062 now,&#8221; stated \u200dDanny Diggs, a former sheriff running for state\u200d Senate. &#8220;I applaud Congresswoman [Jen] Kiggans (D-VA) and Congressman \u2063 [Rob] Wittman (R-VA) for fighting for the brave military men and women who\u200b serve our country during these times\u200d with \u200ca common-sense bill to continue \u2064paying the members of the military during the shutdown.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The upcoming\u200b elections will see every seat in both chambers of the \u2064state legislature up for grabs, except for the governor&#8217;s \u200cseat. \u200cGov. Youngkin\u2064 hopes that the elections \u200cwill enable Republicans to flip the state Senate and maintain their majority in the House. These\u200c elections could\u2062 also lead \u2062to\u200b significant legislation \u200con \u2062contentious issues like abortion access.<\/p>\n<p>Youngkin has been advocating for early voting among conservatives in the state, a domain where Democrats typically excel. Republicans are\u200c eager to gauge\u200d the success of their push for absentee and early\u200b voting in Virginia as a potential indicator\u2062 of \u2064their performance in the presidential election next year.<\/p>\n<h3>Read more from The \u200dWashington \u2063Examiner:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"#\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064How \u2063might a government shutdown dominate the news cycle and impede\u200c Republican candidates&#8217; ability to effectively communicate their messages and gain voters&#8217; attention?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ew with The \u200bWashington Post.\u200b &#8220;It\u200e\u200b \u200bwas really\u200d a big \u200cfactor in letting us keep the \u200bgovernor&#8217;s \u200bmansion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This year, Virginia Republicans are facing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-was-acquitted-of-rape-at-trial-but-still-expelled-from-his-university-now-the-nyt-is-going-after-him\/\" title=\"Acquitted of rape, expelled from university, now targeted by NYT.\">similar uphill\u200b battle<\/a>\u200b as they try to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-shutdown-if-washington-closes-it-could-cost-the-gop-in-virginia\/\" title=\"Potential GOP losses in Virginia due to government shutdown.\">win key statewide offices<\/a>, including the governorship, lieutenant governorship, \u200band attorney\u2062 general. \u200dWith the potential\u200d of \u200ca government shutdown looming just weeks before election day, the political landscape is becoming increasingly \u2064chaotic for Republican candidates.<\/p>\n<p>One of\u200b the \u2064major concerns\u200c for\u200d Virginia Republicans\u2063 is the impact \u200da shutdown \u2063would have on the economy and the \u200cstate&#8217;s\u200c workforce. \u2064Virginia is home to a large number of federal employees, and a shutdown \u2064would mean furloughs and delayed\u2062 paychecks for many of them. This could \u2062lead to \u2062frustration and anger among\u200c voters, especially those directly \u2063affected \u200dby the shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u2064 a government shutdown would undoubtedly dominate the news cycle, pushing other\u200b campaign issues to the sidelines. Republican candidates would struggle to get their messages \u2063across\u200b and gain voters&#8217; attention\u2063 amidst the chaos and uncertainty \u2064surrounding the shutdown. This would \u2063be\u200d a significant disadvantage, particularly \u2062for candidates\u2063 who have\u2062 been trailing in the\u200b polls and were already struggling \u200dto break through the noise of the election season.<\/p>\n<p>Another challenge for \u2064Republican candidates\u2063 would be the blame game that usually follows a government shutdown. Historically, the \u2062party \u200din power often takes the brunt \u200cof \u200bthe blame, and in\u200d this case, with Republicans in control\u200d of the state legislature and the governorship, they would \u200blikely \u2063bear\u200b the\u2062 majority of\u200c the responsibility in the eyes of voters. \u200dThis could \u2062further \u200cerode their support and hinder\u2063 their chances of winning\u2064 in November.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-on-congress-to-move-forward-on-raising-debt-ceiling\/\" title=\"Biden Calls On Congress To \u2018Move Forward\u2019 On Raising Debt Ceiling\">potential government shutdown<\/a> could energize Democratic voters, who would see it as an opportunity to push back against \u200bRepublican \u2063policies and hold \u200cthem accountable\u200d for the gridlock in Washington. Democratic candidates could \u200cseize on the shutdown as a rallying cry and\u200c use it to mobilize their base, making the task \u2062of winning \u2062over undecided voters even more challenging for Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these obstacles, Republican candidates in Virginia are\u2062 not backing down. They are aware \u200bof the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-and-daughter-pitching-donors-on-a-centrist-political-group-report\/\" title=\"Manchin and daughter seek support for centrist political group: Report\">tough\u200b battle<\/a> that lies ahead but remain \u200ddetermined to present their ideas and visions for the state&#8217;s future to the voters. They are counting on their conservative principles and promises of strong leadership to resonate with the electorate,\u200b even in the face of \u200ba potential\u200d government shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the\u2063 upcoming elections in \u200cVirginia\u200d pose a significant challenge for Republican candidates, especially if a government\u2063 shutdown occurs. The potential economic\u2062 impact, the dominance of the shutdown\u2062 in the news\u200c cycle, the \u2062blame game, and the potential\u200c energizing effect \u2064on\u200b Democratic voters all contribute to the difficult political environment for \u200dRepublicans. However, these \u200bchallenges\u200d do not diminish the\u2062 determination\u2064 of Republican candidates \u200dto fight for \u2063their party&#8217;s values and secure\u2064 victory in November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican candidates in Virginia&#8217;s November elections may face a tougher fight if a federal shutdown occurs on Sunday. This scenario mirrors the off-year elections a decade ago, where a Republican-led shutdown over Obamacare aided Terry McAuliffe (D-VA) in winning the governor&#8217;s seat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2049442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2049441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2049441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2049441"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2049441\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2049442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2049441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2049441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2049441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}