The 54-year-old former private equity executive culture warred his way to becoming the first Republican to win a Virginia gubernatorial election since 2009
He also courted them by turning his back on Trump. Youngkin steered clear of the former president in the weeks leading up to the election, and even rebuffed him last week when Trump floated the idea of joining Youngkin in Virginia for a pre-election rally. “He’s not coming,” Youngkin said of Trump. “In fact, we’re campaigning as Virginians in Virginia with Virginians.
Youngkin’s win is a big blow to Democrats, especially the party’s establishment, of which McAuliffe had been a force for decades. He’s long been considered a key fundraiser, had a stint as the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and even served as Virginia’s governor from 2014-2018. His defeat on Tuesday marks only the second time a Democrat has lost a race for governor in the state in the past 20 years, and the first since 2009.
Democrats, meanwhile, will have to decide how much the defeat is due to McAuliffe, who doesn’t exactly inspire passion, and how much is the result of a broader rebuke of the party’s Biden-era direction.
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