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Youngkin Versus McAuliffe: Two Opposing Strategies

Youngkin Versus McAuliffe: Two Opposing Strategies
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (L) debates Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin in Alexandria, Va., on Sept. 28, 2021. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Newt Gingrich
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Virginia was supposed to be a solid blue state. Joe Biden carried it by 10 points. Since 2013, Democrats have won 13 straight statewide elections. Terry McAuliffe is a former governor who started this race with a massive name recognition advantage and presumably a substantial advantage in knowledge about state government.

Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
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Newt Gingrich is an author, commentator, and former Georgia congressman who was the 50th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. He ran as a presidential Republican candidate in 2012.
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