Republicans look for 2024 tips in Glenn Youngkin’s Virginia victory

Published November 5, 2021 1:24pm ET



Glenn Youngkin’s big win in Virginia has some Republican insiders scrambling to figure out how the governor-elect’s assertive yet inoffensive style on the stump applies to party efforts to reclaim the White House.

Youngkin recovered ground Republicans lost in the suburbs under former President Donald Trump without losing conservative base voters in rural communities. Party elders are hoping to replicate the governor-elect’s success in races across the country in next year’s midterm elections — and ultimately in the 2024 presidential contest. To do so, they need a candidate equipped to play Youngkin-style politics and who can survive a primary and hold the GOP coalition together in a general election.

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