Virginia Republicans led by Governor Glenn Youngkin found themselves disappointed on Tuesday as their opponents retained control of the state Senate and, later in the evening, stole back control of the lower House of Delegates.
The party, which had been campaigning on removing barriers to Mr Youngkin’s plotted conservative agenda, instead saw a whole new obstacle erected in its path. Mr Youngkin, considered by many Beltway commentators to be presidential fodder for 2028 (or, in their dreams, 2024), now faces the task of leading a true split-party government and salvaging what little can be done with Democratic support.
