Editor's Pick Schapiro: Youngkin's national gambit not without peril at home BY JEFF E. SCHAPIRO Richmond Times-Dispatch Aug 31, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 Updated May 17, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Glenn Youngkin addresses a joint meeting of the General Assembly's money committees. money committees kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2AAD]D6?2E6]G:C8:?:2]8@G^$6?2E@C^>6>36CA286]A9An:5l$aeQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm%@>>J }@C>6?Ek^2m :D ?@E 8:G6? E@ 6I4:E65 FEE6C2?46D] (96? E96 ':C8:?:2 $6?2E6 >:?@C:EJ =6256C \ 2?8=:?8 E@ 282:? 364@>6 >2;@C:EJ =6256C \ DA62<D[ 96 H2?ED 6G6CJ H@C5 E@ 4@F?E] tG6? 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Youngkin, with Lake, calls on Arizonans to keep an eye on election GOP nominee Kari Lake says the 2020 presidential election was stolen, echoing former President Donald Trump’s false statements.
