Virginia: What was behind the shift of White women toward the GOP?

In the Virginia race for governor, exit polls showed a big shift among White women voters, a group that made up more than a third of the state's electorate.  In 2020, they roughly split their votes for president, but this year, they backed the Republican candidate for governor by 14 points.

What's behind this swing?

Much of this shift comes from White women without college degrees.  They voted for Republican Glenn Youngkin over Democrat Terry McAuliffe by nearly 50 points. Donald Trump's margin over Joe Biden with this segment of women voters was 12 points, a far smaller margin.