- Media is starting to focus on the 2024 plans of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
- Youngkin is bypassing MAGA-oriented gubernatorial candidates in favor of pragmatists running tough races in blue states. DeSantis has leaned into some of the party’s most controversial nominees.
- If Youngkin helps elect Republican governors in blue states like New Mexico and Oregon, while Trump and DeSantis’ candidates in redder states fall to defeat, it would send a powerful message that Youngkin’s mainstream conservative message is a winning one for the party.
