When the governor of the state, Glenn Yongen from Virginia, discovered that the Republican research had linked the Republican Party’s candidate to the position of First Lieutenant for a blog that includes pictures of naked men, who tried to save his party from an embarrassing situation.
Mr. Yongkin contacted the candidate, John Reed, a conservative radio host for a long time in Richmond, and told him that he needed to give up his campaign because the website was certainly discovered and the entire party ticket will be subject to.
“I need you to leak,” said Mr. Youngkin, according to two people who were informed of the call.
Then something funny happened. Mr. Reed did not leave. Instead, he posted a five -minute video on social media indicating that he was anomalous and explained that he saw pornography and had one night in the past. The Republican base gathered in Virginia quickly.
It also revealed an amazing shortage of political juice from Mr. Yongkin, who was considered A possible presidential presidential candidate From today He won the elections as a ruler in 2021. He is a former executive of private shares, and he is widely due to the saving of Virginia’s republics from forgetting, and since his victory, most of the State Party has been rebuilt and funded.
This shareholders come at a time when Democrats prefer to win the November elections for the Virginia ruler, one of the ranching this year. Only once since 1977 Was voters in Virginia elected a ruler of the same party as the president?
The Democrats in Virginia are particularly optimistic this year because Mr. Trump is not very popular in the state, which endured the federal government’s demobilization. Mr. Yongkin, who cannot run again due to the limits of the period, supports Lieutenant Wilzum Earl Circus as a republican caliph-but she is Raise less than half of the money As a democratic candidate, former actor Abyel Spanberger.
The Republican controversy was sworn in Virginia and increased their hopes. When Mr. Yongen performed a maneuver of Mr. Reed, the Maga base described the party quickly as an institution.
“It is from five to one,” said John Friedrix, a right -wing dialogue host with a daily offer in Virginia. “They want to stay in the race. They believe that the institution is trying to spoil it. Who is interested in a penis on Tumblr? No one cares.”
The problem started in Virginia late last month when Mr. Reed was the only one in the primary competition for the position of governor He set out after undergoing a heart surgery.
The Republican State Command Committee has produced the party’s arm that helps to finance candidates for the position of First Lieutenant, a basic research document on Mr. Reed. The Tumblr blog, which had the same username that he used on other social media and has been deleted since then. Washington Post described Its contents “range from explicit images of male genitalia to the typical images of vibrant internal advertisement.”
Mr. Reed, who served his father in the legislative body in Virginia and Once a pistol was mistakenly released inside the Capitol officeHe denied that the author of Tumblr was.
In an extraordinary step, published for him Explanation for five minutes From the situation and pledged to stay in the race-while he stands in front of Mr. Yongkin and Mrs. Earl. He said that he attended the clouds in Richmond, but he called Tumblr a “fake account” and said that the idea that it belongs to him was “a complete and fabricated lie online.”
“Did you see porn? Yes,” he said. “Did I have one night’s positions? Is my residential still a love with me? No. What can I tell you more?
There is no mechanism in the Virginia election law that allows Republicans to force Mr. Reed from the race. Mr. Reed, who refused to conduct an interview with this article, remained defying because the controversy had escaped from the typical republican alliances.
Mrs. Earl Cepers kept after Mr. Reed. Christian governor, is Hand note books Last year to declare herself “morally opposition” to the legislation signed by Mr. Youngin prohibits Virginia officials who rejected the marriage license due to sex, sex or race.
However, others embraced in the right wing of Mr. Reed. the Ludon County Committee You are now selling “I support John Reed” shirts for $ 25-available in eight colors.
While Mr. Friedrix said that the Republican rule believed that Mr. Reed was not fairly treated, he expected that the republican ticket would lose if he was not left.
“We have a tendency to lit up the preliminary elections in Virginia to the general elections,” said John Whitheck, former president of the Republican Party in Virginia. “This is another example of how to shoot ourselves in the foot at the party.”
There is no shortage for Republicans to aim at each other’s feet.
Send the lawyer of Mr. Reed Stopping letter to stop To the political advisor to Mr. Youngkin for a long time, who sought the engineer of Mr. Reed’s departure from the race. The consultant later I went up to his position. Both sides The accusation messages were traded, Meeting records leakage To Richmond News Media and threats related to new harmful information about Mr. Reed.
Mr. Yongkin tried to announce something of the truce, and Mr. Reed achieved victory for victory during his work A guest host in Mr. Friedrix radio program.
“This situation has clearly exceeded what anyone meant,” said Tim Anderson, a former legislator in Virginia, who helps in the campaign of Mr. Reed. “This was never a general scene, and it should have been given the opportunity to meet in particular the stakeholders to find a solution or to show his defenses before he was asked to resign.”
For his part, Mr. Youngkin told Richmond reporters that staying in the race was “John Reed’s decision” after he was asked whether he would campaign with Mr. Reed.
Mr. Youngkin said: “He has decided that he will remain in it.” “Thus he is the Republican candidate for the position of the ruler. I think the debate can stop there, because this is the answer.”
Mr. Youngin refused to request the interview while he is now supporting Mr. Reed’s campaign.
“The ruler supports the Republican Party’s ticket,” said Becca Glove, a spokeswoman for Mr. Youngkin. “We are moving forward.”
