I included this Politico story (“The 2028 Race Has Begun. Here’s Who’s Winning.”) in the morning news clips today, but I liked the part about Youngkin winning “The Milk Carton Award for Missing Politicians” so much, I wanted to highlight it even more. LOL
Seriously, though, what on earth was anyone thinking back in 2021 when they voted for this super-rich guy with ZERO experience or interest in state government, also ZERO indication that he cared in the slightest bit about Virginia except as a possible pathway for him out of his midlife crisis (and towards the presidency, which he desperately craves) after being forced out of the Carlyle Group? Also, of course, Youngkin ran a DISGUSTING campaign in 2021, filled with flat-out lies (which the media dutifully, stenographically, uncritically amplified) about “CRT” and many other topics, fear mongering, bigotry, embrace of Trump (just a few months after Trump attempted a coup following his loss to Joe Biden in the November 2020 election, and culminating in the 1/6/21 violent assault by MAGA shock troops on the U.S. Capitol), etc.
So the end result? A Four-Year Fiasco of far-right extremism, incompetence, failures, embarassments, lies, etc. And lots of losing on his part, both in the 2023 (Dems took back the House of Delegates) and 2025 elections (Abigail Spanberger by 15 points over Winsome Earle-Sears, Dems picking up 13 seats in the House of Delegates and approaching a supermajority, etc.).
So now, with just 19 days (mercifully!) until Youngkin’s no longer governor, check out the Politico story, specifically the part on Youngkin winning “The Milk Carton Award for Missing Politicians,” and just laugh at this clueless clown as he exits the political scene, hopefully for good.
“Finally, Virginia’s Glenn Youngkin sparked presidential buzz four years ago when he upset former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe. But Youngkin’s star faded as he hemmed and hawed about running for president last year and as he failed to turn Virginia’s legislature red. Meanwhile, Trump lost the state last November and his lieutenant governor lost the race to succeed him this November.
Youngkin is now spending his final month in office squabbling with Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger over the state’s universities. Democrats won court decisions that effectively prevented Youngkin from filling 22 board positions at three higher institutions, including five at the University of Virginia, before Spanberger is sworn in. But at Youngkin’s urging and over Spanberger’s objection, the University of Virginia board is moving to name a new president before those vacancies are filled. One last stick-in-the-eye to Democrats would probably give Youngkin a fresh round of accolades from conservatives, but that’s well short of what he needs to join the top tier of 2028ers.”
