Historically, the odds in this Virginia gubernatorial election were stacked against the Democratic candidate. Since Jimmy Carter was elected president in 1976, Virginia has almost always followed a president’s election by electing a governor of the opposing party a year later. With Republican Glenn Youngkin’s win, this pattern has held in 11 of Virginia’s past More

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