Democrats hold governorships in eight key states that will be up for grabs in 2022. Based on how things went in Virginia and New Jersey, nationalized races could spell trouble for Democrats
President Joe Biden speaks with former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe during a rally in October. | Alex Brandon/AP PhotoThe sharp swing away from Democrats last week in Virginia and New Jersey has the party newly alarmed about even more vulnerable governorships across the country next year.
Democrats hold the governorship in eight states up in 2022 that are less or similarly favorable than Virginia — Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — a grouping that has topped Republicans’ target list since the election cycle began.
The key for Democrats, Oxman and others said, would be a turnaround in the political atmosphere — one that could still change over the next year, especially given how much it has changed since the 2020 election. It is about “whether Biden and the administration will get its act together and make it a little more even playing field for Democrats — or it's going to be as bad as it has been for us, because they haven’t been able to get it together,” he said.
One of the keys for Democrats will be to develop a response to the newly-emboldened GOP. “You’re going to see Republicans try to run on the Youngkin playbook, and Democrats need an aggressive answer that defines Republicans on education, particularly around taking money out of public schools,” said Jared Leopold, a veteran consultant who was a top staffer at the Democratic Governors Association in previous cycles.
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