Axios: “In a first taste of Republicans’ Biden-era villains, the Virginia GOP is rolling out some of Donald Trump’s favorites – China and Hillary Clinton – for the state’s 2021 election. Virginia’s off-year elections are an early battleground in defining the Republicans’ post-Trump identity. A spate of attacks against GOP gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin appears to be drawing from the same playbook, hyping familiar Trump-era GOP villains. The latest round of ads came from a Virginia-based nonprofit called Americans for Limited Government.”
“ALG has placed radio and television spots going after Youngkin. The former private equity executive is well-positioned in the primary, already raising well over $1 million, and he has substantial personal wealth he can pour into his campaign. Among his formidable challengers are former state House Speaker Kirk Cox and state Sen. Amanda Chase, a hard-right Trump ally. The ads dubiously accuse Youngkin of funding BLM protests and Hillary Clinton. They also mention his business dealings in China, with the radio ad punctuating the attack with gong sound effects.”