Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) on Wednesday blamed Republicans’ widespread election losses in the state on the recent government shutdown.

“I firmly believe that the government shutdown was a very, very big challenge as we ran into this election,” Youngkin told reporters. “We have 330,000 government workers here that weren’t getting paid. That is a real challenge heading into an election.”

“And therefore I, again, encourage the Senate to please open the government because Virginians........

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