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Nathaniel Rakich

Hm, I don’t know about that, Nate. Electability matters to Democrats, but it’s not clear it does to Republicans.

Geoffrey Skelley

I don’t know, Nate. When a majority of your party doesn’t think you lost, I’m not sure your electability is as damaged as it should be.

Nate Silver

I think some of you are underestimating how much voters care about electability. If Youngkin can argue that he’s able to win in places where Trump lost, that could be pretty persuasive to some voters — even in a primary where Trump is contesting the nomination.


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