As another VA resident, from what I can discern, I believe that in his heart of hearts, Youngkin would be a rather centrist, mainstream, establishment Republican in the mold of HW Bush and his ilk. Unfortunately for Youngkin, in this day and age, that kind of Republican gets labeled as a "globalist cuck" and rejected wholesale by the bas…
As another VA resident, from what I can discern, I believe that in his heart of hearts, Youngkin would be a rather centrist, mainstream, establishment Republican in the mold of HW Bush and his ilk. Unfortunately for Youngkin, in this day and age, that kind of Republican gets labeled as a "globalist cuck" and rejected wholesale by the base. And what Youngkin really, truly is is a craven opportunist. So he'll happily put a more acceptable shine on MAGA-friendly policies and "issues" and utilize his years of corporate nothing-speak to make himself appear palatable, and then give the base the red meat they want.
And that works here in VA where he won incredibly narrowly. But he's also shown zero ability or willingness to work with the Dems in the closely-divided General Assembly and spent far more time virtue signaling to the party base. But he's ultimately a phony, and on a national stage, that will get sussed out in an instant by the electorate. But he doesn't realize that because he's the darling of the "Beltway Establishment" that yearns for a return to the Republican Party of yore. What they, and Youngkin, don't grasp is that they are not the once and future leaders of the party, but a dead end of history.
As another VA resident, from what I can discern, I believe that in his heart of hearts, Youngkin would be a rather centrist, mainstream, establishment Republican in the mold of HW Bush and his ilk. Unfortunately for Youngkin, in this day and age, that kind of Republican gets labeled as a "globalist cuck" and rejected wholesale by the base. And what Youngkin really, truly is is a craven opportunist. So he'll happily put a more acceptable shine on MAGA-friendly policies and "issues" and utilize his years of corporate nothing-speak to make himself appear palatable, and then give the base the red meat they want.
And that works here in VA where he won incredibly narrowly. But he's also shown zero ability or willingness to work with the Dems in the closely-divided General Assembly and spent far more time virtue signaling to the party base. But he's ultimately a phony, and on a national stage, that will get sussed out in an instant by the electorate. But he doesn't realize that because he's the darling of the "Beltway Establishment" that yearns for a return to the Republican Party of yore. What they, and Youngkin, don't grasp is that they are not the once and future leaders of the party, but a dead end of history.
He didn’t & doesn’t want to be Gov if Virginia. It’s merely a stop on his way to better things. He thinks.