Professor Richardson has a snarky remark about Governor-elect Youngkin’s (R-VA) victory in Virginia:
In Virginia, governor-elect Glenn Youngkin’s 17-year-old son tried twice to vote despite being too young. This was unfortunate because his father had emphasized “election integrity” in his campaign, announcing that he would create an “Election Integrity Task Force” that would work “to ensure free and fair elections in Virginia.”
Her source is WaPo:
The 17-year-old son of Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) tried to cast a ballot in Tuesday’s gubernatorial election twice despite being too young to vote, Fairfax County officials said in a statement released Friday.
If Mr. Youngkin is smart, he’ll turn this into lemonade through some sort of public punishment, or endorsement thereof, for his son. Indeed, this may even be a setup, a manufactured opportunity to show his public rectitude. It’s not the opening shot in a re-election campaign, as Virginia bans consecutive terms as governor, but perhaps Youngkin has higher office ambitions. This would make an important contribution, if managed properly.
If that comes out, I think we can predict Youngkin either running in 2024 for President, or for one of the two Virginia Senatorial seats.
