Virginia's special elections test party strength before 2025 Governor's race

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Democrats are prioritizing K-12 education funding, while both parties have expressed interest in tax relief for workers as part of the upcoming budget negotiations.
57% : In the 2023 elections, many Republicans supported Gov. Glenn Youngkin's proposal to ban most abortions after 15 weeks, while Democrats campaigned on preserving current laws and ultimately enshrining abortion rights in the state's Constitution.
43% : Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal protections in 2022, abortion has remained a defining issue in state and national politics.
36% : With Trump returning to the White House later this month, states with broad reproductive rights protections are introducing measures to fortify them in case the incoming Republican administration rolls back federal protections enacted under President Joe Biden.

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