There are 71 days until Glenn Youngkin is sworn in as the 74th Governor of Virginia. As of today, the Republicans will have a majority of 52 seats in the next House of Delegates and Democrats will have a small majority in the Senate. Divided government has come back to Virginia after two years of full control under Democratic leadership, affecting the political calculus for nearly everything for the next two years.
The next Council knows it will not have mayor Walker around to blame for its failures so it has now to decide who it will blame for next year's failures.
The results of Power Politics can be different from that of Party Politics. Youngkin is not the stereotypical Republican and did not run as such. It remains to be seen.
The article originally identified the wrong seat for Jim Andrews. Andrews will succeed Liz Palmer in the Samuel Miller District.
The next Council knows it will not have mayor Walker around to blame for its failures so it has now to decide who it will blame for next year's failures.
Mayor Walker
The results of Power Politics can be different from that of Party Politics. Youngkin is not the stereotypical Republican and did not run as such. It remains to be seen.