Virginia governor to headline Michigan GOP convention

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) is ready to offer the keynote speech at Michigan’s GOP conference as he campaigns for the state’s Republican gubernatorial nominee, Tudor Dixon.

Discuss has swirled over a possible presidential bid for Youngkin, who flipped Virginia purple when he beat former Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) within the state’s 2021 gubernatorial race.

The Virginia governor is headed to Michigan to stump for former President Trump-endorsed Dixon, a conservative commentator who will face Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) within the normal election.

Youngkin has stated he’s “massively humbled” by requires a 2024 presidential bid, however hasn’t but selected the concept. 

Fueling hypothesis a couple of presidential run, Youngkin has been elevating his nationwide profile. He created organizations to become involved in races and marketing campaign for his social gathering in Virginia and elsewhere. He met with a variety of GOP megadonors in June, based on The Washington Publish, and spoke at Nebraska’s GOP convention in July.

He assumed the governor’s workplace in January to serve a four-year time period.

Youngkin’s Michigan go to is being billed with a deal with schooling, a subject central to his gubernatorial bid as he campaigned on his help of a return to in-person education and his opposition to important race concept.

“Governor Youngkin’s victory in Virginia demonstrated the political energy of oldsters who wish to be concerned in making certain their kids get an ideal schooling,” Dixon stated in a press release launched by the Michigan GOP. 

The state’s GOP conference is scheduled for Aug. 27. 

“Much like Virginia final yr, Michiganders are uninterested in excessive value of dwelling and an schooling system that falls in need of college students’ potential. Governor Youngkin is wanting ahead to becoming a member of Tudor Dixon and her marketing campaign to empower dad and mom and make Michigan an ideal place to stay, work, and lift a household,” a political adviser for Youngkin instructed The Hill in a press release.