EXCLUSIVE — Gov. Glenn Youngkin's (R-VA) Spirit of Virginia PAC is launching a bus tour of the commonwealth Monday as part of the governor's early voting push ahead of General Assembly elections that will determine which party controls each chamber.
If Virginians elect a Republican-led state Senate and House — only the lower chamber is currently under GOP control — Youngkin will have a much easier time getting key legislation through the body to deliver on his 2021 campaign promises.The bus tour, which launches on Labor Day, will travel the state encouraging people not only to vote Republican but to do so early or absentee, a strategy Republicans have only recently begun to embrace.
From there, the bus will make various stops throughout Virginia before Sept. 22, the first day of early voting. Youngkin will accompany the PAC's bus tour, campaigning with Republican General Assembly candidates across the state, particularly in key districts. The Spirit of Virginia tour bus will feature a QR code routing people to the Secure Your Vote Virginia web portal so that they can easily sign up to vote absentee.
“So much is at stake in terms of controlling the legislature and I just don’t see that same national energy, candidly, from the White House, on how important Virginia could be not just this year, but next as well,” Warner told NBC News.
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