House GOP reelection arm expands 2022 Democratic targets in wake of Youngkin Virginia victory
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House Republican expand their list of House Democrats they consider vulnerable in the 2022 midterm elections, in the wake of the GOP's win in Virginia's gubernatorial race
The move by the NRCC comes hours after Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin narrowly defeated former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe in a state that now-President Biden carried by 10 points in last year’s election and where GOP candidates hadn’t won statewide in a dozen years. Virginia’s race is considered a bellwether ahead of next year’s elections, when Republicans need a net gain of just five seats in the 435-seat chamber to retake the House majority they lost in the 2018 midterms.
The NRCC says their move also comes after "numerous public polls show the generic congressional ballot improving for Republicans." The generic ballot, which asks whether a voter would support a generic Democrat or Republican candidate in their congressional district, is a closely watched question in the battle for control of the House.