Virginia’s legislative elections could empower Glenn Youngkin, while abortion is on the ballot in Ohio. Also, gubernatorial contests in Kentucky and Mississippi could point to where momentum is heading into 2024.
From Democratic efforts to keep a foothold in otherwise red states to potential upsets, here are four races to watch this week. Virginia Is for…? How important are Virginia’s legislative races? Important enough that Barack Obama has gotten involved. As Politico reported last week, the former president recorded robocalls for the National Democratic Redistricting Committee to go out to voters in the Commonwealth—a reflection of the sky-high stakes.
National Democrats recognized that opening: Presley has reportedly raised $11.2 million since January, while Reeves raised $6.2 million. Reeves has maintained a narrow lead in polling, but has also been dogged by his brother’s connection to the massive state welfare corruption scandal involving former NFL star Brett Favre—a matter that figured into some of the most tense exchanges of the only gubernatorial debate of the race last week.
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