The thing about Virginia .... geographically, it’s a ‘red’ state. What kills us at election time is two areas - Northern VA (where many of the DC slugs live) and portions of Eastern VA. Repubs are winning until the votes from those two areas, particularly NOVA, are counted. It’s just SO disgusting.
This year, 95% of poll watcher/vote counting observer, etc. Republican positions were filled ... people were on fire/motivated. When Northam won, it was a mere 28%. Lawyers were standing by the phones to take calls of any irregularities .... and there were some. Additionally, McAwful shot himself in the foot by saying parents should have no say in what their kids are taught in school - it wasn’t a one-off comment either - he kept repeating it ... shot himself in the other foot, then the head with that one. It also didn’t help him that the Loudoun Co. School Board covered up a rape ... a girl, in the girl’s bathroom, was raped by a BOY who was identifying as a girl. The girl’s father was arrested when he protested, in person, to the Board at a public meeting. What made this coverup situation, horrific in its own right, into a bonfire ... the boy (after the first rape was covered up & he was transferred to another school), then did it again to a 15 year old in the ‘new’ school.
Youngkin made getting our schools straightened out a priority ... he’s appointed a great education secretary from what I’ve heard & the deputy is an ‘on fire’ gal who has appeared on Bannon’s show when all the crap was going on in NOVA with the school board(s). It was, as Youngkin said, a “movement”. He’s keeping his campaign promises so far - those actions he said would be “first day” have happened. So far, so good. BTW, the new AG is looking into the actions of the School Board for covering up the rapes ... I think some folks need to lawyer up.