Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) spent the first two years of his administration weighing in on headline-grabbing issues such as critical race theory , transgender rights, and abortion .
In November, voters rejected his brand of conservatism and voted in Democrats, who won both houses in the General Assembly, dealing a serious blow to Youngkin’s legislative agenda.
Youngkin, forced to play the only hand he had, turned to Democrats for help.
“We’re building a rapport,” Democratic House Speaker Don Scott Jr. told the Washington Post last month. “Give us some time. Let us build this rapport outside the public limelight. And then, when the time comes, we’ll be able to [get things done] because we’re working on some big, important stuff.”
Scott was once one of Youngkin’s most outspoken critics and went so far as to accuse the governor of abandoning his faith.
“So far, what I’ve seen from his day one activities is not someone who is a man of faith, not a Christian, but someone who wants to divide the commonwealth,” Scott said.