GOP congressional candidates and party operatives explained to Fox News Digital that Youngkin's style and approach to politics might be the key to bringing the red wave to a state that has long trended in favor of Democrats.
"Youngkin made it okay for independents and Democrats to vote Republican," announced Karina Lipsman, the Republican nominee for Virginia's 8th congressional district. "People want change and focusing on common sense solutions is really what people want, they don't want the partisan politics."
Youngkin, who has garnered a national profile despite being in office less than nine months, won Virginia's governorship in an upset last year, despite having never run for office before. The former business executive won a famous ex-governor in a race that took on national proportions.
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Democrats attempted to make the campaign largely regarding former President Trump, who is unpopular with suburbanites in Northern Virginia. Youngkin failed to take the bait, nonetheless, opting to de-emphasize Trump and focus on kitchen table matters, like the economy and education.
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The end result was that Youngkin improved on Trump's 2020 margins in suburban and exurban Northern Virginia, without seeing a drop in turnout among rural voters that make up the GOP base. He further won two congressional districts presently represented by vulnerable Democrats and came within five points of flipping a third in Northern Virginia.
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Youngkin told Fox News Digital throughout an interview over the weekend that the matters highlighted by his winning campaign would also lead Republicans to victory in this cycle's congressional races.
"Inflation is running out of control. We've got to make sure our schools are working for parents and children … and [that] we're standing up for law enforcement to make our communities safe," announced the governor. "These are kitchen table issues that will win in Virginia, it's what won last year."
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While matters are important, Virginia Republicans are further attempting to replicate Youngkin's style and brand of politics. They announced that national Republicans have for too long been painted as either a party of out-of-touch nation club elites or angry conservative rabble-rousers.
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Jim Myles, the Republican nominee for Virginia's 11th congressional district, argued that Youngkin had changed the party's image — at least in Virginia — by accentuating a positive message.
"I'm trying to emulate the governor's style," stated Myles. "He's been a very successful businessman, and he's very positive in his approach. He didn't go out and attack anything, he ran on the issues."
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