Youngkin says election provides ‘real chance to get Virginia into overdrive’

Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) said if voters give Republicans majorities in both chambers of the Virginia legislature, there would be a “real chance to get Virginia into overdrive.”

All seats in the state Senate and House of Delegates are up for election in Old Dominion on Tuesday as the governor and his GOP allies look to maintain control of the House and flip control of the Senate. Youngkin made a closing pitch on Election Day on Fox & Friends on Tuesday.

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“You have seen it: what is happening across the commonwealth in Virginia. It’s just like in 2021. Virginians are coming together. And it’s not just Republicans. It’s independents. It’s Democrats,” Youngkin said. “We’ve determined we’re going to finish the work in 2021. We’ve delivered results, 230,000 more people in Virginia working, stood up for parents and put them back in charge of their kids’ lives. We reestablished excellence in education, backed the blue in Virginia. We have law enforcement officers moving from the NYPD to Virginia to serve here because that’s what they want to do.”

“Most importantly, I think we see a real chance to get Virginia into overdrive. In a state that was lost just 24 months ago, truly all blue, has taken a right turn, and we have to finish the work today by holding our House and flipping the Senate,” he added.

Youngkin also defended his proposal to limit abortion after 15 weeks, with exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother, arguing they are “reasonable limits” while insisting that Democrats are pushing for no limits. He also went on the offense, saying the reason Democrats are attempting to make abortion the key topic in the election is because it is “all they’ve got.”

“That’s because that’s all they’ve got. They sell fear. That’s all they have. They have no plan to create jobs, no plan for excellence in education, no plan for families and parents, no plan for making communities safer, no plans for transforming behavioral health. We have delivered on every single one of them. All they have is fear. We’re the party of hope. They’re the party of fear, and hope beats fear every day of the week,” Youngkin said.

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The 2023 election in the Old Dominion is expected to be a test of Youngkin’s influence in the commonwealth, possibly setting him up for a national or statewide run. In the House of Delegates, the GOP holds a narrow 48-46 majority, while the Democrats hold a 22-18 majority in the state Senate.

Outside of Virginia, voters in Kentucky, Louisiana, and New Jersey, among other states, will head to the polls to decide the future of their states.