Glenn Youngkin hints at future presidential run: ‘If we can do it in Virginia, we can do it anywhere’
Jack Birle
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) would not say if he will seek the presidency in the future, but he pointed to his success in Virginia as a potential blueprint for the nation.
In an interview with the Washington Examiner, Youngkin said he is “incredibly humbled” when asked if he is considering a run for president. But, he says he is focused on the state Senate elections later this year.
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“For people to even ask me this question about running for president, I’m kind of overwhelmed with it. I pinch myself every day as I walk out of that governor’s mansion,” Youngkin said.
“My focus is to win these [state Senate] elections. This is a statement for Virginia, and I think it’s a statement for the nation — that we can do this. We can press forward with common sense, conservative policies. We can lead. We can deliver. It works. If we can do it in Virginia, we can do it anywhere,” he added.
Youngkin has previously said that he was not running for president “this year” and has not publicly confirmed or denied whether he will run for president in 2024 or some time in the future.
When asked if he could envision the state flipping to the GOP in the 2024 presidential election if Republicans win the Virginia Senate and hold on to their majority in the House of Delegates, Youngkin said “absolutely,” citing the 2021 elections in the Commonwealth.
“Absolutely. Yeah, absolutely. What we’ve seen in Virginia, and I think this is why the nation is so interested in what’s going on in Virginia, was we took a state that was truly blue. I mean, let’s just be blunt, it was totally blue. In 2021, we demonstrated that Virginians were receptive to common sense, conservative principles, and a governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general who were going to deliver on this, and they gave us our House,” Youngkin said.
“Now in 2023, I think we can do it again. What we see here is a moment for us to demonstrate to the nation that a state that really is very much a microcosm of our nation can choose Republicans to lead, Republicans can deliver, and we can get things moving. Results matter,” he added.
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Republicans currently hold a 52-48 majority in the House of Delegates and Democrats hold a 22-18 majority in the Virginia Senate.
Powered by Youngkin’s focus on education, Republicans won back control of the House of Delegates in 2021. During that election, the GOP also won the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the attorney general races.