Contrasting Virginia campaigns could affect control of House
RICHMOND, Va. — Some GOP congressmen in Virginia want nothing to do with their own party's provocative candidate for Senate, Corey Stewart, an outspoken acolyte of President Donald Trump and defender of Confederate monuments. Stewart says he's fine with the cold shoulders if it helps Republicans win.
By contrast, Democrats appear to be one big happy family, with down-ballot Democrats eager to campaign with incumbent Tim Kaine.
It's a dynamic that could affect overall turnout in Virginia and have far reaching effects. Republicans currently hold seven U.S. House seats in Virginia and Democrats are bullish on their chances of flipping four of them. That would go a long way in helping the party take control of the House. Nationwide, Democrats need to flip 24 seats to take a majority.
Kaine and Stewart are set to face off Saturday in their first debate.
While 136,000 primary voters have made Stewart his party's de facto state standard bearer, Stewart's in-your-face style is too politically toxic for much of the state's congressional GOP caucus.
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