VA: Anti-redistricting side calls in reinforcements
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The “No” side is calling in reinforcements to help oppose Virginia’s redistricting referendum that could give Democrats the power to redraw Virginia’s congressional map.
Former Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin is set to hit the campaign trail in Lynchburg on April 11 to oppose the redistricting referendum, alongside Republican Congressman John McGuire (VA-05) and Republican members of the General Assembly.
“Youngkin’s voice, I think, still matters to Republicans and Youngkin wasn’t brought in here to try to get Democrats to vote ‘No’ — he was brought in here to drive Republican turnout,” Randolph-Macon Political Science Professor Rich Meagher told 8News.
Meanwhile, on that same day, U.S. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson (LA-04) will headline a fundraiser in Great Falls for Virginians for Fair Maps, the main campaign opposing redistricting in Virginia.
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