It is always tempting to draw national conclusions from local elections, even more so in a gubernatorial election held in the White House’s backyard the year after a presidential election.

All the more reason to start an analysis of last Tuesday’s Virginia governor’s race with the man most responsible for the outcome: Glenn Youngkin.

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