WASHINGTON — After President Joe Biden failed to elevate an ally to victory Tuesday in Virginia, a state he won by double digits in 2020, Democrats head into the 2022 elections harboring growing doubts about their ability to defend governor’s offices on tougher political terrain.
The party is not only seeking to defend governor’s mansions next year in key swing states that helped Biden win the White House, including Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, but traditionally Republican-leaning states such as Kansas.
But the prospects for Democrats are looking increasingly grim after Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, even after the president and Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned for their fellow Democrat in the final stretch of the race.
