“It’s really important to emphasize how effective the Glenn Youngkin campaign was in keeping all Republicans onside. The ability to connect with Republicans who liked Trump and with Republicans who didn’t much care for the man created an environment that was challenging,” says Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington. “For a first time candidate to sort of navigate through the shoals of the different factions of Republicanism in Virginia is no modest accomplishment.”
