Washington, D.C. – We are less than a year away from the 2022 midterm elections and Republicans are ready to take back a majority in the U.S. Senate. A recent poll conducted by the NRSC and the RGA in Virginia shows that voters are rejecting the Democrats’ radical education agenda and their reckless spending agenda that is causing record inflation and hurting hardworking families all across the country.
Highlights:
- Biden job approval: 55% disapprove/44% approve.
- 71% of Virginians say that Terry McAuliffe spent far too much time and money running against Donald Trump.
- 82% of Virginians say the candidate’s education platform was important when casting their ballot.
- 68% of Virginians say Critical Race Theory should be kept out of schools.
- 67% of Virginians say inflation has made it harder to make ends meet.
A new Republican poll of Virginia gubernatorial voters shows why the GOP’s recent victory in Virginia has the party arguing that both concerns about the economy and education, as well as President Joe Biden’s low approval rating, could be part of a winning message in 2022.
The new joint survey from the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the Republican Governors Association, first obtained by NBC News and conducted by the GOP-aligned firm OnMessage Inc., shows that 55 percent of Virginia’s gubernatorial electorate disapproved of Biden’s job in office (with 47 percent saying they strongly disapproved and 7 percent saying they somewhat disapproved). In contrast, 44 percent said they approved of Biden (21 percent strongly and 23 percent somewhat).
That finding is largely in line with public polls released just before Election Day — Suffolk University, Fox News and The Washington Post/George Mason University were among the public surveys that showed a majority disapproving of Biden in the days before the election. And NBC’s exit polling found that 53 percent of the Virginia electorate disapproved of Biden, compared to the 46 percent who approved of his job performance.
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In addition, 82 percent said education was important to deciding their vote (52 percent said it was very important); and majorities agreed with GOP-leaning statements about “critical race theory” and inflation’s effect on their household bottom line.
“What’s clear from Virginia is that Joe Biden’s numbers are dragging down Democrats everywhere, something that should terrify every Senate Democrat running for reelection next year,” Chris Hartline, the NRSC’s communications director, said in a statement to NBC News. “The Democrats’ agenda of more spending, higher taxes, skyrocketing inflation, and an anti-parent philosophy on education is turning off swing voters, suburban voters, independent voters, you name it.”
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It’s all why this month’s election results — both in Virginia but also in races in states like New Jersey and New York — have amplified Republican optimism ahead of next year’s pivotal midterm elections, where control of both the House and Senate, as well as governor, are up for grabs.
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