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Republican win in Virginia bad news for Biden

Culture war issues such as gender identity politics and critical race theory look to have swung voters against the Democrats in leafy Washington-area state Virginia.

Matthew Cranston
Matthew CranstonUnited States correspondent
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Loudoun County, Virginia | In the United States’ richest county, Linda Huang Queiroz and her husband Albino have just switched their vote from Democrat to Republican for the first time in years.

They wanted to use the gubernatorial race in the wealthy Washington-area state of Virginia on Tuesday to convey a message to the Biden administration about stopping the culture wars from running out of control.

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Matthew Cranston is the United States correspondent, based in Washington. He was previously the Economics correspondent and Property editor. Connect with Matthew on Twitter. Email Matthew at mcranston@afr.com

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