The election for the governor of Southern Virginia, which is attracting attention as an election to predict the future of the Biden administration in the United States, will be voted on the 2nd.
In the final poll, there was fierce competition with the former governors of the ruling and Democratic parties, with Republican candidates reversing on average approval ratings.
The Virginia Governor's election is a battle between former Governor McCorriff of the Democratic Party and Republican businessman Yankin, who has expressed support from former President Trump, on the 2nd (7 pm on the 2nd of Japan time). Voting will be done from.
Virginia has been dominated by the Democratic Party in recent years, with Democratic candidates elected in the last two Governor's elections, and President Biden's victory over Republican Trump by 10 points in last year's presidential elections.
However, in this governor's election, the Republican candidate turned around in the final stage with the average approval rating of various polls by the political information site "Real Clear Politics", and as of 31st last month, a fierce competition that exceeded the Democratic candidate by 1.1 points. It has become.
Among the nonpartisan groups, who are said to hold the key, more people support the Republican candidate, and the response over the withdrawal of the army from Afghanistan by the Biden administration and the expenditure bill as an important policy are in conflict within the Democratic Party. It has also been pointed out that the decline in the president's approval rating due to the fact that it has not been established has had an effect.
The future of the Biden administration is positioned as a fortune-telling for the midterm elections next fall, and the outcome will be a big blow, so the whereabouts of this election are attracting national attention.