As Gov. Glenn Youngkin promised a “new day” in Virginia, former President Donald Trump was in a small prison town in Arizona relitigating the past.

The juxtaposition between the GOP’s future — embodied to some by Youngkin, who carefully trod the line between Trump supporter and establishment Republican to flip the governor’s seat in blue-trending Virginia — and its recent past as the “party of Trump” is particularly stark as the party, which enjoyed a 14-point swing in 2021 to gain an edge over Democrats with regard to voter registration, made gains at the national level.