If the Virginia governor wants to be a GOP presidential contender, he needs his party to win this year’s state legislature elections. If not, he’s toast.
Youngkin is running hard to deliver Republican majorities in the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate that could then tee up the legislation to make good on his promise to sign a 15-week abortion ban.
Term limited to a single four years, Youngkin needs to hold the House and bring in a GOP-controlled Senate that would allow him to “happily and gleefully” sign any legislation that “restricts abortion and protects life.”Virginia is the only Southern state that has not passed a ban or heavy restrictions on abortion in the aftermath of the Supreme Court overturning Roe. It has not been for lack of trying.
“We are taking comfort that in all likelihood we can get to 21, probably 22, and maybe 23.” Democrats won a special election in January, a seat that was held by a Republican for 20 years. “Abortion was a major topic of discussion when you knock on doors,” says Locke. The message is clear: If Youngkin can’t deliver a legislature that can ban abortion, he strikes out as a presidential candidate, at least for now.
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