{"id":2391214,"date":"2025-01-16T13:45:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T18:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-youngkin-poised-to-give-virginia-its-first-woman-governor-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-16T13:45:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T18:45:55","slug":"trump-youngkin-poised-to-give-virginia-its-first-woman-governor-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-youngkin-poised-to-give-virginia-its-first-woman-governor-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump, Youngkin poised to give Virginia its first woman governor &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Ftrump-youngkin-poised-to-give-virginia-its-first-woman-governor-washington-examiner%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=2391214&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--><p>In the upcoming Virginia gubernatorial race, Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and former Democratic Rep.Abigail \u2062Spanberger are in\u200c a\u200c tight competition, \u2063with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-job-approval-is-underwater-in-all-but-four-states-poll\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Job Approval Is Underwater In All But Four States: Poll\">recent polls showing<\/a> them almost evenly matched. As both candidates aim to secure victory, the influence of president-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s performance during \u2063his\u200b early term in office \u200ccould play a crucial role in the election&#8217;s outcome. Polling data indicates that Spanberger currently holds a slight lead\u200d over Earle-Sears, \u200balthough this margin is within the range of statistical error, suggesting the race is still wide open. Analysts \u2064note that\u2063 ancient trends \u200din Virginia \u2062show that the winning candidate often belongs to the party opposite the president; however, the idiosyncratic nature of Trump&#8217;s presidency makes predictions challenging. Virginia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">gubernatorial races\u2064 follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-going-on-minnesota-and-wisconsin-both-had-89-90-turnout-something-that-is-highly-unlikely\/\" title=\"What is Going On? Minnesota and Wisconsin BOTH had 89%-90% Turnout -- Something That Is Highly Unlikely\">presidential elections<\/a><\/a> by a year, thus the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/backlash-against-disney-grows-after-liberal-actor-in-show-with-gina-carano-made-similar-posts-still-has-job\/\" title=\"Backlash Against Disney Grows After Liberal Actor In Show With Gina Carano Made Similar Posts, Still Has Job\">current political climate<\/a> and the president&#8217;s popularity could considerably\u2062 sway voter sentiment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump, Youngkin poised to give Virginia its first woman governor<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1937054\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>With this year&rsquo;s Virginia gubernatorial race locked in a monthlong tie, President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s early performance in office will likely be the deal-maker &mdash; or breaker &mdash; for Republican Lt. Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/winsome-sears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Winsome Earle-Sears.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In polls released this week, Earle-Sears and former Democratic Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3273902\/virginia-gubernatorial-contender-spanberger-speaks-about-chaos-of-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Abigail Spanberger <\/a>remain locked in a close race, continuing their dead heat of last year.<\/p>\n<p>In an Emerson College Polling\/the <em>Hill<\/em> survey, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3282984\/virginia-governor-race-spanberger-up-one-point-earle-sears\/\" title=\"\">Spanberger led<\/a> by 1 point, and in a just-released survey from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3282984\/virginia-governor-race-spanberger-up-one-point-earle-sears\/\" title=\"\">Wason Center<\/a> for Civic Leadership at Christopher Newport University, the Democrat has a five-point lead.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3252920\/republicans-turn-next-year-governor-battle-party-2024-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>REPUBLICANS TURN TO 2025 GOVERNOR BATTLES AS PARTY LOOKS TO RIDE 2024 SUCCESS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wason Center Research Director <a href=\"https:\/\/cnu.edu\/people\/rebeccabromleytrujillo\/\" title=\"\">Rebecca Bromley-Trujillo<\/a> said the polls show that each is within the margin of error and that &ldquo;right now, this is anyone&rsquo;s game.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bromley-Trujillo told <em>Secrets<\/em> that because Virginia gubernatorial races follow a year after presidential elections, the president can have a big impact, positive or negative.<\/p>\n<p>For example, she noted that when President Joe Biden&rsquo;s popularity tanked in his first year in office following his disastrous troop withdrawal plan in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Afghanistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Afghanistan<\/a>, he was unable to help Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe win.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would argue that Biden absolutely hurt McAuliffe,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2025 STATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH POLL&hellip; full release here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IUExyVnpK5\">https:\/\/t.co\/IUExyVnpK5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Wason Center (@WasonCenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WasonCenter\/status\/1879917334657479124?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Typically, she added, the winner in the commonwealth&rsquo;s governor&rsquo;s race is from a party different from the president.<\/p>\n<p>But Trump is different and it is hard to determine his impact. While voters in her new survey do not expect him to be successful, he also succeeded in winning more minority votes, which is an area where Earle-Sears underperforms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3221925\/how-republicans-took-back-senate-2022-setback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HOW REPUBLICANS TOOK BACK THE SENATE AFTER STINGING 2022 SETBACK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whatever happens with Trump, I think will be a huge factor in this governor&rsquo;s race,&rdquo; she said, adding, &ldquo;for Trump, if he&rsquo;s popular, if people are happy with the job he&rsquo;s doing, that absolutely helps Earle-Sears. If Trump is unpopular, people are reacting negatively to whatever he&rsquo;s doing, that absolutely helps Spanberger.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She also shrugged off the pre-presidential election tiff between Earle-Sears and Trump. Earle-Sears had suggested that it was time for the GOP to pick a new candidate, not Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Certainly, Trump was not happy, not pleased with that, and you don&rsquo;t typically want to make an enemy of Donald Trump. But really, since then, she has been very supportive of Donald Trump, and certainly, during the election season, she has been very supportive of him,&rdquo; said Bromley-Trujillo.<\/p>\n<p>Also, her poll revealed a secret weapon for Earle-Sears: popular Gov. Glenn Youngkin.<\/p>\n<p>The survey found that Youngkin has maintained his popularity during his term-limited four years, and now has a 53% approval rating in the state that is considered Democratic.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think he will absolutely be a benefit to Earle-Sears on many levels. Fundraising, absolutely. You&rsquo;ve got a popular governor, Earle-Sears is the lieutenant governor. She&rsquo;s able to kind of sell a broad platform that they have been addressing together as they&rsquo;ve been leading the state over the last few years. So I think certainly Youngkin is a benefit to Earle-Sears. We&rsquo;ll have to see just how much of that really helps her, but certainly I see it as a positive for her,&rdquo; said Bromley-Trujillo.<\/p>\n<p>Of note in the poll, Virginians are unusually pleased under Youngkin. Some 49% said that the commonwealth is headed in the right direction versus 31% who said the wrong direction.<\/p>\n<p>Also influencing the gubernatorial race is the sizable number of voters who are mulling their choice. While Spanberger leads Earle-Sears 44%-39%, 16% are undecided. Both black voters and Republicans are in that undecided mix.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bromley-Trujillo said that once Republicans get behind Earle-Sears, the first black woman to be lieutenant governor, the race should tighten further.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Spanberger is doing really well within her own party. She&rsquo;s already got 95% of Democrats behind her, whereas Earle-Sears has 87% of Republicans backing her. What that really tells me is that Earle-Sears has room to grow because partisans tend to come home to their respective parties&rsquo; candidates much closer to the general election date, and so certainly, I would expect those numbers to come up for Earle-Sears between now and Election Day,&rdquo; said Bromley-Trujillo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1937054\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1937054\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump and Youngkin may lead Virginia to its first female governor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2391215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP22025647738149-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3634,5468,48616,15109],"class_list":["post-2391214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-trump","tag-virginia","tag-woman-governor","tag-youngkin"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP22025647738149-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391214","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\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2391214"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2391218,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391214\/revisions\/2391218"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2391215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2391214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2391214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2391214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}