Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin will likely be heading to Oregon subsequent week to hitch GOP gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan on the marketing campaign path.
Youngkin will seem alongside Drazan at a marketing campaign rally on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Aurora, Oregon – about 25 miles south of Portland.
“I couldn’t be extra excited to announce that Governor (Glenn Youngkin) will likely be becoming a member of us on the path subsequent week,” Drazan tweeted.
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Youngkin’s scheduled look will observe President Biden’s go to on Friday and Saturday, to marketing campaign for Drazan’s Democratic rival, Tina Kotek.
Oregon GOP gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan poses with supporters.
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Drazan and Kotek seem like neck and neck and the endorsements of high-profile folks like Youngkin and Biden underscore Oregon as a battleground state going into the November midterms.
Ought to Drazan win, she can be the primary GOP governor since Victor Atiyeh, who was elected in 1978 and re-elected in 1982.
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“Oregonians are able to elect a Republican governor for the primary time in 40 years as a result of they’re bored with the sky-rocketing crime, inflation, homelessness, and poor schooling system that Democrat management has given them,” Kristin Davison, political adviser to Gov. Youngkin mentioned in a press release. “The governor appears to be like ahead to bringing the Virginia spirit to Oregon subsequent week.”
FILE: Glenn Youngkin and his spouse Suzanne arrive to be sworn in as Virginias 74th governor on the entrance steps of the Virginia State Capitol on January 15, 2022 in Richmond, VA .
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She famous that pundits had been dismissive of a attainable Republican gubernatorial victory in Virginia round this time final yr.
“Virginians got here collectively final yr and stood up for folks, higher colleges, safer streets, and decrease value of residing. Virginians turned a tradition of defeat right into a spirit of profitable after they elected Governor Youngkin,” she mentioned. “Oregonians are about to do the identical on November 8 after they elect Christine Drazan their subsequent governor.”
L-R: Oregon GOP gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan and Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
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Biden’s go to to Oregon is a part of his three-state swing out West to advertise his administration’s accomplishments and rally his occasion.
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The president arrived in Vail, Colorado, on Wednesday and can head to California to headline a fundraiser for the Home Democrat’s marketing campaign arm earlier than heading to Oregon.
Fox Information’ Ronn Blitzer contributed to this report.