Youngkin Moves Hard to the Right

[applegrove]

Youngkin Moves Hard to the Right

January 23, 2022 at 10:13 am EST By Taegan Goddard 202 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/01/23/youngkin-moves-hard-to-the-right/

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“The big unknown about Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) as he ran for office last year — apart from the exact size of his vast fortune — was just how red the political newcomer really was behind that easygoing demeanor,” the Washington Post reports.

“One week into his term: Mystery solved.”

“Youngkin stormed into Richmond with an assertion of executive power that has thrilled the GOP base but caught even some allies off guard, and he has made clear that he views his two-point margin of victory as a mandate for conservative change.”

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[Freddie]

1. Part of the GOP playbook

Look like “reasonable moderates” until they actually have to govern.

[applegrove]

3. I'm surprised the MAGAs let him get away with not lauding Trump.

[Historic NY]

2. Pretty soon Lee and the others will be returning to the public scene..

[underpants]

4. He basically checked off talk radio favorites with his EO's

including firing the whole Parole Board. That’s been big on talk radio here in Richmond. The New Attorney General fired 30 lawyers in his department the first day mostly the Conviction Integrity Unit - they represent people in jail trying to get a new trial.