Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is just one yr into his time period, however his title is already being tossed round in the identical breath as Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis because the GOP appears to be like for its subsequent presidential nominee.
In an interview with Fox Information anchor Martha MacCallum on Thursday, the previous businessman from Falls Church repeatedly confused that main the Previous Dominion is his high precedence for the time being.
“Proper now the potential of me specializing in Virginia and delivering as a governor is 100%:,” he mentioned on “The Story.” “That is the place my consideration is. And I believe that is what Virginians count on from me. They elected me to steer change. They elected me to steer Virginia ahead. And that is what we’re doing.”
Virginia governors are permitted by legislation a single consecutive time period. Former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe was in a position to run towards Youngkin primarily as a result of fellow Democrat Ralph Northam was the incumbent on the time.
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Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia, speaks previous to signing govt actions within the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia, U.S., on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022.
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Although he insisted his focus is on Virginia, Youngkin added he’s very humbled by listening to his title in presidential discussions.
“Two years in the past, I used to be a personal citizen who had simply left my dream job,” he mentioned. “40 years in the past, I used to be washing dishes and taking out trash as a child who wanted a job. And to even have my title surfaced is so humbling.”
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Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin holds a marketing campaign occasion in Amherst, Va., October 28, 2021. (Fox Information/Charles Creitz)
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Youngkin mentioned he was dissatisfied by his get together’s exhibiting within the 2022 midterms, however highlighted Rep.-elect Jennifer Kiggans’ upset win over Home January 6 Committee member Elaine Luria on the Jap Shore and Virginia Seashore.
Republicans had beforehand voiced hope that not solely Kiggans would defeat Luria, however that Prince William County’s Yesli Vega would upset average Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger, and doubtlessly for political newcomer Hung Cao to unseat Rep. Jennifer Wexton in a a lot bluer district west of Washington, D.C.
Nonetheless, the governor praised Kiggans’ win, noting he had predicted a Home Republican majority would come with a win or wins in Virginia.
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President Joe Biden boards Air Pressure One at Andrews Air Pressure Base, Md., Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, to journey to Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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Youngkin mentioned the election confirmed that voters statewide and nationwide need to “look ahead, not backward” and added that incumbent Republican governors who have been “delivering extraordinary outcomes” have been rewarded by voters in an in any other case underwhelming night for the GOP.
Incumbent gubernatorial Republicans certainly fared properly on Election Evening, retaining their seats in Vermont, Iowa, Florida, New Hampshire, Idaho, Wyoming, Ohio, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma and Alaska.
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Republicans additionally flipped the governorship in Nevada, the place Las Vegas-area sheriff Joe Lombardo upset Democrat Steve Sisolak.
Of Trump, who endorsed Youngkin towards McAuliffe, the governor mentioned nobody can deny the previous president nonetheless has a “nice affect” on the GOP, however added that different Republican figures do as properly.
“I believe a part of the method over the following couple of years is to type via that,” he mentioned. “My job at this time is to ship for Virginians, and I believe the large message for all Republican candidates is to ship outcomes.”
