Glenn Youngkin, a former CEO and Christian conservative who campaigned as a political outsider, on Monday night secured the Republican nomination for Virginia governor and will face off against Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the November election.
Youngkin formally declared victory after fellow businessman Pete Snyder conceded after a day of ballot counting that began with five top GOP challengers before being whittled down.
“While certainly would have preferred a W, I send my heartfelt congratulations to @glennyoungkin on a tremendous race + deserved win. He + the ticket have my 100% support,” Snyder wrote on Twitter late Monday
Youngkin, the former CEO of The Carlyle Group, vowed to use his outsider status and business experience to block McAuliffe from returning to the governor’s mansion he held from 2014 to 2018.
Terry McAuliffe The one responsible for Charlottesville violence
CEO going to use all his efforts to block Terry.
Sounds ok, but then what? Is there a true plan or is the plan not to have Terry back?
More talk and no experience going into politics – well that always works well!