Tied in the gubernatorial race in the state of New Jersey with 84 percent scrutinized
Trump Says McAuliffe’s “Campaign” Against Him Aided Youngkin’s Victory
MADRID, 3 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Republican Glenn Youngkin has emerged as the most voted candidate in the elections for governor of the state of Virginia, thus appealing to Democrat Terry McAuliffe to retain office for his party.
With 98 percent of the vote counted, Youngkin has taken 50.9 percent of the votes, while McAuliffe has obtained 48.4 percent in elections that have been very tight but project the Republican as the winner, according to US media such as CNN or NBC.
Although the voting trend in recent years has been in favor of the Democrats, this time Virginia opted for a Republican candidate at a time when support for US President Joe Biden is not at its peak, at the same time. So Youngkin himself has managed to convince his electorate by focusing his campaign on proposals for education and the economy.
Youngkin has already declared his victory in the state gubernatorial race and has announced the start of “a transformation.” “There is no time to lose. Our children cannot wait (…) We are going to restore excellence in our schools,” he added, to ensure that parents’ decisions will be “embraced” in schools – a message against his rival, who suggested that families should not tell schools what to teach – according to the US network CNN.
“Friends, all is not counted and we are still waiting for many votes to come in. And we want to make sure that the voice of all Virginians is heard (…). We know that Virginia’s long-term path is towards inclusion, openness and tolerance. We can and will never stop fighting for those values in which we believe, “McAuliffe said on his Twitter profile.
The results thus highlight a surprising collapse of McAuliffe, former governor and chairman of the Democratic Party who led the polls throughout the summer in the state, in which Biden won by 10 percentage points over former President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential elections.
On the other hand, this Tuesday the elections for governor of New Jersey were also held, which with 84 percent of the votes counted mark very tight results, giving, at the moment, 49.6 percent of the support to both candidates , Democrat Phil Murphy, current governor, and Republican Jack Ciattarelli.
Before the first results were known, Biden trusted in a press conference that the Democrats would take over Virginia and New Jersey again, although he acknowledged that they would be “tight” elections and pointed to the reduction in participation.
Likewise, he ruled out that a possible defeat had to do with his management and indicated that he had not seen “any evidence” of “doing it right or wrong.” “Whether I have my agenda approved or not, it is not going to have any real impact on winning or losing (the elections),” he said.
TRUMP CELEBRATES YOUNGKIN’S VICTORY
Former President Donald Trump has rejoiced after learning the first results and has stated that “Terry McAuliffe’s campaign with a certain person called ‘Trump’ has helped Youngkin a lot,” reports the US media ‘The Hill’.
“All McAuliffe did was talk about Trump, Trump, Trump and he lost! … I didn’t even have to go to a rally for Youngkin, because McAuliffe did it for me. Thank you MAGA voters for being great! “, has said.
Although Trump has endorsed Youngkin in the gubernatorial race, he never traveled to Virginia to join the candidate, as Biden did with his candidate, who in the campaign linked the Republican candidate with the former president on numerous occasions.
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