Amy Walter:
Yes, I mean, what’s fascinating about these last four years, especially in a state like Virginia, where Donald Trump has been front and center, he’s blotted out the sun. Everything has been about Donald Trump in the 2017 governor’s race, in the 2018 midterm elections, and in the 2020 presidential election.
And the support for Democrats has gone up each one of those years, 2017, ’18 and ’20. And he’s not there anymore, but Terry McAuliffe, to Tam’s point, is trying to attach him as closely as possible to Glenn Youngkin.
So we’re going to find out. And it’s also happening in New Jersey. Phil Murphy is talking a lot about Donald Trump, connecting Trump to his Republican opponent.
Can Trump still work as a motivator for Democrats, especially in these blue-leaning states? And that’s, to me, what one of the most important things will be after these elections are over, is, if it doesn’t work, Democrats are going to look at themselves and say, well, what are we going to talk about next year? Because this was going to be one of our plans to motivate voters.
