Va. statewide GOP nominees refuse to buck Trump in a state where he's a proven albatross
This is primary season and candidates have to double down on what the truest of your party’s true believers truly believe.
The common logic is that you steer as far as you can to the right (for Republicans) or left (among Democrats) to rouse their base voters until they’re ready to chew barbed wire and spit out roofing nails.
Then, after the preseason scrimmage is over, it’s time to tack back toward the center — where the dispositive mass of Virginia’s electorate has repeatedly proved it resides — and, if you still can, appear less the wild-eyed zealot and more the measured, moderate and sane candidate of November.
But something weird is happening this year: folks with no primary opponent seem locked in primary mode, especially within the GOP, where the statewide nominations are already settled.
https://virginiamercury.com/2025/05/20/va-statewide-gop-nominees-refuse-to-buck-trump-in-a-state-where-hes-a-proven-albatross/