Youngkin won 14 of Virginia's 35 cities in that election. Each of those 14 cities had been previously won at least once by a Republican gubernatorial candidate since 2009.
"Here we stand in a moment just like I was last year," Youngkin said during an Oct. 31"All these smart pundits said … ‘a Republican can’t win in New York,’ and that’s exactly what they said in Virginia last year: ‘No Republican can win for governor in Virginia. The suburbs are too blue, the media is too strong,’" he said."They forgot to do one thing: Ask the voters."
Youngkin said his embrace of parental rights and strengthening education standards — similar to what Zeldin was calling for — turned Virginia’s race around. Among Youngkin’s claims about the vastness of his victory was this:"We won cities that no Republican had ever won."in his 2021 victory over Democrat Terry McAuliffe. He and his two running mates — Lt. Gov.
But did Youngkin win"cities that no Republican had ever won?" We fact-checked his claim and found it was wrong.Youngkin won 14 of Virginia’s 38 independent cities: Bristol; Buena Vista; Chesapeake; Colonial Heights; Covington; Galax; Hopewell; Lynchburg; Norton; Poquoson; Radford; Salem; Virginia Beach and Waynesboro.
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