{"id":956592,"date":"2021-11-02T22:58:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T02:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=956592"},"modified":"2021-11-02T22:58:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T02:58:56","slug":"pinkerton-5-takeaways-from-glenn-youngkins-victory-in-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pinkerton-5-takeaways-from-glenn-youngkins-victory-in-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinkerton: 5 Takeaways from Glenn Youngkin\u2019s Victory\u00a0in Virginia"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fpinkerton-5-takeaways-from-glenn-youngkins-victory-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=956592&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 class=\"subheading\">Republican Glenn Youngkin won the Virginia gubernatorial race by what appears to be a comfortable margin. Here are five quick takeaways.<\/p>\n<p><strong><big>1. If this race is a bellwether for 2022, next year will be a monster landslide for Republicans. <\/big><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Joe Biden won Virginia last year by 10.1 points.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>And the previous Republican gubernatorial nominee, four years ago, lost by 8.9 points.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>In fact, until Tuesday, no Republican had won anything statewide in Virginia since 2009. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Yet now, the old conventional wisdom\u2014that Virginia is a blue state\u2014has to be retired.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;Y<\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">oungkin seems to have shifted the vote by a dozen or more points, from minus 10 points to plus a few.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We can also add that if Republicans were to make Virginia-sized gains nationwide in 2022, we\u2019d be looking at a midterm monster landslide on the order of (if not bigger than) the GOP \u201cTea Party\u201d victory in 2010.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_18579546\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"36\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18579546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/AP21306128904986.jpg\" alt width=\"1920\" height=\"1282\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin throws a basketball into the crowd after speaking to supporters at a campaign rally in Leesburg, VA, on November 1, 2021. (AP Photo\/Cliff Owen)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><big>2. Electoral politics is about addition, not subtraction. Youngkin won by winning back the suburbs.<\/big><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">It\u2019s simple.<\/span>&nbsp;If you don\u2019t have enough votes\u2014and as we have seen, Republican had been short votes in Virginia for a dozen years\u2014then you have to get some from somewhere.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>In Youngkin\u2019s case, he added the old mainline suburban vote (which has been falling away over the years) to the more recently energized Trump vote in rural areas and small towns.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>That\u2019s how you win: You add constituencies to build a majority.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Of course, in his quest to regain those lost suburbanites, it helped that Youngkin has a sort of Mitt Romney-ish business background, which means that he\u2019s a familiar Republican archetype. However, Youngkin proved to have more natural flair as a candidate than did Romney; after all, Youngkin won on his first time out, whereas Romney was defeated back in 1994, in his first bid for statewide office. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This year, even Democrats noted that Youngkin has an upbeat and appealing way about him.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>For instance, under the <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonmonthly.com\/2021\/10\/29\/glenn-youngkins-cheerful-culture-war\/\">headline<\/a>, \u201cGlenn Youngkin\u2019s Cheerful Culture War,\u201d Bill Scher, a strong blue partisan and yet also a thoughtful observer, wrote of the Virginia race, \u201cYoungkin\u2019s way is not the Trump way.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>It\u2019s a traditional and subtle way of straddling the base and the middle.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>It\u2019s not as frightening to Democrats, which is why it\u2019s more politically sustainable for the Republican Party.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Any election veteran will tell you that people are a lot more likely to vote for someone they like as a person, as opposed to dislike.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_18580074\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"35\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18580074\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1350681969.jpg\" alt width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin speaks at a campaign rally at the Chesterfield County Airport on November 1, 2021 in Richmond, VA. (Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>And yet even as Youngkin was charting his own path this year, he enjoyed a strong rapport with former president Donald Trump, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donaldjtrump.com\/news\/news-ejhyvhzspk971\">declared<\/a> on November 1, \u201cHopefully everyone will get out and VOTE tomorrow for Glenn Youngkin, who will be a fantastic Governor for the Great State of Virginia.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As Youngkin said many times on the campaign trail, his goal was to bring together the Forever Trumpers and the Never Trumpers. As a matter of electoral mathematics in Virginia, that\u2019s the only way to win.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><big><strong>3. The&nbsp;\u201cculture war\u201d issues are winners for Republicans. <\/strong><\/big><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lesson from the military: Ride to the sound of the guns. In combat, if there\u2019s shooting, it\u2019s best to go help your side, while always seeking out victory.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>And that\u2019s just what Youngkin did on two education issues: Covid-19 school closures and Critical Race Theory (CRT).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n<p>In Virginia, the \u201csound of the guns\u201d was loudest in Loudoun County, about 40 miles outside of Washington, DC.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>Joe Biden carried the county, with its population of more than 400,000, by a whopping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loudountimes.com\/news\/update-loudoun-county-goes-for-biden-local-politicos-react\/article_737da6c0-1e4c-11eb-a178-33af3a6c976a.html\">24 points<\/a> last year; and yet this year, Loudoun parents were furious about school lockdowns and CRT\u2014and that was <i>before<\/i> reports came out about a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/26\/students-walk-out-in-loudoun-county-district-protects-rapists\/\">rape in a school bathroom<\/a>&nbsp;that was covered up by politically correct Loudoun County school authorities.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"video-src-attr\">LCPS Board Meetings \/ Vimeo<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/how-loudoun-county-became-a-linchpin-in-virginias-razor-thin-gubernatorial-race\">words<\/a> of local activist Ian Prior, the 2021 election was about \u201cwhich of the two candidates is listening to his political constituency and giving them hope for their children.\u201d Prior added that Youngkin \u201cspent his campaign listening to concerns of parents who watched schools remain closed during Covid, push sexualized and racially divisive material in classrooms and libraries, and fail to keep students safe from sexual assaults.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>In other words, Youngkin showed up and he cared,&nbsp;even as he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/08\/31\/virginia-republican-glenn-youngkin-unveils-day-one-plan-tax-cuts-bans-on-critical-race-theory-lockdowns\/\">pledged<\/a> to abolish CRT on day one.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">We&nbsp;should also add that Youngkin ran a campaign that kept faith with Trump\/Republican orthodoxy on issues such as guns and life. Indeed, conservative social issues, including education, loomed larger than economic issues,&nbsp;such as tax cuts\u2013although Youngkin, in contrast to&nbsp;McAuliffe, ran as a tax-cutter.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So in addition to \u201clikability,\u201d we an add \u201cempathy\u201d and \u201cconservative values\u201d as key attributes to a well-rounded and <i>winning&nbsp;<\/i>politician.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>As of this writing, it appears that Youngkin still lost Loudoun County, but only narrowly. To put that another way, from 2020 to 2021, he chopped the Democrats\u2019 advantage in that county by about <i>18 points<\/i>. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><big><strong>4. If your opponent makes a mistake, pounce on it and never let it go\u2013especially when that mistake puts the government between parents and their children. &nbsp;<\/strong><\/big><\/p>\n<p>In a September 28 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/09\/29\/terry-mcauliffe-i-dont-think-parents-should-be-telling-schools-what-they-should-teach\/\">gubernatorial debate<\/a>, Youngkin, recalling Democratic opponent Terry McAuliffe\u2019s earlier stint as governor, attacked McAuliffe for vetoing a bill that would have given parents more authority over school libraries.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>In response, McAuliffe not only defended that old veto, but added a new blanket statement, \u201cI don\u2019t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To which Youngkin responded, \u201cI believe parents should be in charge of their kids\u2019 education.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n<p>It was a <i>mic drop<\/i> moment. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And then the Youngkin campaign followed up, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GlennYoungkin\/status\/1443037359419924482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1443037359419924482%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/09\/29\/terry-mcauliffe-i-dont-think-parents-should-be-telling-schools-what-they-should-teach\/\">tweeting<\/a> out Virginia state law, which states, \u201cA parent has a fundamental right to make decisions concerning the upbringing, education, and care of the parent\u2019s child.\u201d <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.660130718954\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Terry McAuliffe should learn Virginia law. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VAgov?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VAgov<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u00a7 1-240.1. Rights of parents.<br \/>A parent has a fundamental right to make decisions concerning the upbringing, education, and care of the parent&#8217;s child. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0EDigYoCze\">https:\/\/t.co\/0EDigYoCze<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/shFwGDg8Lf\">pic.twitter.com\/shFwGDg8Lf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Glenn Youngkin (@GlennYoungkin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GlennYoungkin\/status\/1443037359419924482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s during this time that Youngkin starting surging, as he kept after McAuliffe, who revealed himself to be far more in league<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>with the teachers\u2019 unions and the \u201ceduocracy\u201d than with actual parents.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Yes, Youngkin kept hammering, even as the Main Stream Media ran a counter-hammering operation, accusing Youngkin of distorting, even lying about, McAuliffe\u2019s record.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>Indeed, as late as election day, MSNBC\u2019s Andrea Mitchell was still carrying the torch for McAuliffe, <a href=\"https:\/\/newsbusters.org\/blogs\/nb\/alex-christy\/2021\/11\/02\/mitchell-smears-youngkin-textbook-case-dishonest-culture-warrior\">declaring<\/a> that CRT in Virginia was a myth.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>Yet as we know, the idea that CRT is a myth is itself a myth. A quick look at the Virginia Department of Education\u2019s own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaisforlearners.virginia.gov\/what-we-are-reading\/\">website<\/a> shows CRT all over the place.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18580034\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"36\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18580034\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/AP21286742057357.jpg\" alt width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin talks with supporters at a \u201cParents Matter GOTV Rally\u201d in Culpeper, VA, on October 13, 2021. (AP Photo\/Steve Helber)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><big><strong>5. Respond rapidly and unflinchingly to the left\u2019s baseless attacks.<\/strong><\/big><\/p>\n<p>Late last month, somebody on the Democratic side thought it would be a brilliant stunt to replay the Charlottesville \u201ctiki torch\u201d march from 2017, so as to make Youngkin look like some sort of neo-Nazi.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>In response, the Youngkin campaign worked with allies to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/29\/democrat-operative-admits-involvement-failed-virginia-tiki-torch-false-flag-plot\/\">unmask<\/a> the dirty trick, demonstrating that the torchbearers were, in fact, Democratic operatives.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>Then, with proof of Democratic culpability in hand, Youngkin went on the offensive, relentlessly pinning<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>the blame on his opponent.<\/p>\n<p>As Youngkin told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/30\/exclusive-glenn-youngkin-panicking-mcauliffe-owns-the-abhorrent-tiki-torch-stunt\/\">told Breitbart News<\/a> on October 30, \u201cIt was done by the Democrats.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>And that is absolutely beyond pale in Virginia.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>It\u2019s not consistent with Virginia\u2019s values\u2014it\u2019s not consistent with anyone\u2019s values.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>Virginians are absolutely rejecting this partisan, divisive politics that\u2019s been the trademark of Terry McAuliffe\u2019s 43-year political career.\u201d Here we can see Youngkin, deft operator that he is, not only linking the nastiness to McAuliffe, but also reminding voters that McAuliffe is a lifelong DC swamp dweller.<\/p>\n<p>So that\u2019s how Youngkin did it. He got the old Republican band back together. Then he riffed on new issues, worked his tail off, and kept faith with his most important fans.<\/p>\n<p>A Republican star is born.&nbsp;And yes, every other&nbsp;Republican facing the voters next year is in the&nbsp;audience paying close attention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Glenn Youngkin won the Virginia gubernatorial race by what appears to be a comfortable margin. Here are five quick takeaways. 1. 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