POLITICS | MIDTERM ELECTION 2022

In Virginia Midterm Battlegrounds, Republican Candidates Borrow From Youngkin’s Approach

School policy in spotlight alongside inflation and abortion in three competitive House races

By Natalie Andrews
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Nov. 2, 2022 8:00 am ET

WOODBRIDGE, Va.—In the final days of the midterm campaign with a trio of Democratic House seats in play, Virginia Republicans are embracing an approach that helped Glenn Youngkin capture the governor’s mansion: making the case that they listen to parents.

In a recent television ad, Republican Yesli Vega stands before a classroom and says she will “never co-parent with the federal government.” She references Mr. Youngkin’s upset victory last year, in which the Republican won over independents and some Democrats in a blue-leaning state that backed President Biden by 10 percentage points in the 2020 election.

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