News Youngkin gets Republicans off to a good start By W. James Antle III, Executive Editor - Magazine November 04, 2021 11:00 PM Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Email Print News Youngkin gets Republicans off to a good start By W. James Antle III, Executive Editor - Magazine November 04, 2021 11:00 PM Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Email Print All eyes are on Virginia, where a sweater vest-clad businessman could mark the beginning of a Republican comeback. Party operatives certainly think so. Two days after Glenn Youngkin was elected governor, the Republican Governors Association sent out an alliterative statement headlined “Victory in Virginia: A Forecast for Flipping in 2022.”“The red wave is here,” blared a similar statement from the Republican National Committee. “The red wave is everywhere.” The GOP spokesman’s missive concluded by saying this wave “started in Virginia, and things are only going to get worse for Joe Biden and the Democrats.” There was also much Republican merriment over a comment by Vice President Kamala Harris as the White House fought to keep the commonwealth in the Democratic column: “What happens in Virginia will in large part determine what happens in 2022, 2024, and on.”That could prove true. Historically speaking, midterm elections have gone poorly for the party in power unless there are extraordinary circumstances or the incumbent president is unusually popular. Biden is not popular. The RealClearPolitics polling average shows just 43% approve of his performance...