A Fox News alert. The polls are closed.
The results are in. And in multiple races,
it turns out Democrats had the edge,
including in Virginia where Democrats maintain control of the Senate
and flip the House of Delegates.
That means the party will now effectively be able to
block Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin's agenda moving forward.
That's right. And over in Kentucky,
Democrat Governor Andy Beshear won re election,
defeating Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron in a red leaning
state.
But it was a different story in Mississippi,
where Republican Governor Tate Reeves fended off state regulator Brandon
Presley.
Abortion was a big factor in many of the races
last night,
including in Ohio where voters decided to put abortion rights
in the state's constitution.
That makes it the 7th state where voters decided to
protect abortion access 17 months after the Supreme Court reversed
Roe versus Wade.
And we're also keeping an eye on this race where
Republican Christy Marmorado is on the verge of flipping a
district in AO CS backyard red for the first time
in almost 20 years. And with that,
Christy Marmorado joins me now along with Kim Taylor,
who is leading her race to keep her seat in
Virginias,
House of Delegates. Good morning to you all,
Christy. I will start with you
because your district is very interesting.
It is one where AOC is representing A portion of
your district in Congress and you're Republican and it's looking
like you are going to represent them as well.
So how did you do this?
My community was tired and they wanted to change and
they came out and they spoke,
their votes counted. So in terms of issues,
when you spoke to a people who live in your
Bronx district,
what do they say were the issues that impacted them
the most and things that they were fed up about.
Clearly public safety. They are tired of the crime.
They're tired of the smoke shops.
They're tired of having people come to their try breaking
their their homes,
their cars. They're just over it.
Wow. OK. So Kim going over to you in Virginia
and it is looking like
you are going to win your district.
You are Republican. Overall, though,
it was a disappointing night in Virginia for Republicans and
Governor Glenn Youngkin.
So just overall, tell us your thoughts on the outcome
of Virginia's races last night.
Well, I'm obviously, I'm I'm thrilled.
It was a very long and very difficult race for
me.
I'm disappointed that we've lost the majority here in Virginia.
But
like she said, public safety is is a top issue.
The economy is is a top issue.
People are absolutely struggling trying to to put food on
the table and make tough decisions for their kids.
So it was, it was like I said,
a very, very long, very hard race.
And I'm absolutely thrilled to,
to win and represent the newly formed 82nd House District
in Virginia.
You know, Kim, there are those who are going to
say look at Virginia.
Clearly, Joe Biden's agenda is working.
What would you say to those people?
Oh, it's not working. And what we've seen over the
past couple years is the
failed policies. The Democrats have been soft on crime
and it's come back. It's come back on them.
My opponent took a very conservative approach,
saying that she supported law enforcement.
It's simply not true. Been in the the House of
Delegates in Virginia for two sessions,
and I can tell you no.
Democrats were tough on crime.
They did not support law enforcement.
So the these poor policies is these horrible policies are
coming back at us and
I'm excited to go back and support law enforcement and
boost our economy here in the Commonwealth.
Well, there you have it.
And Kim, you bringing up crime brings me back to
Christy in studio and her likely New York victory.
Couple that with Eric Adams pushing back against progressive policies
and in the midterm elections,
remember how several Republicans won House seats there?
It's clear that New York isn't as blue as it
once was.
Why is that? I don't think it is.
I think it's people need to change.
They see that there's a big difference in the last
two years and they're they really want to step up.
They want other representation right now,
Day one on the job,
what are you going to do and what do you
hope to accomplish overall?
I just want to either for my community,
listen to what they have to say and stands alongside
them and fight with them.
Yeah. And it is I
I can't stress this enough.
It it really is a situation where there could have
been people who voted for Congresswoman Ocasio Cortez a few
years ago and then voted for you as a Republican.
So what do you think played into that mentality of
those voters who voted for a progressive Democrat and then
could have voted for you as a Republican?
Well, first of all, the district lines that that plays
a big role in it because they there is a
heavily Democratic area that AOC is involved in.
Oh, I see. Yes. OK And also,
yeah, that's that's just about it.
Districting and
and there you have it.
Districting and it looks like you could
be the winner. And Kim,
back to you in Virginia.
And also let's talk about Governor Glenn Youngkin because he
is somebody who was on the campaign trail a lot.
There are also people who are thinking about him as
a presidential candidate.
What do you think his future holds?
Well, I've had a wonderful experience having the partnership for
Petersburg with Governor Youngkin.
We've gotten a lot done.
I'm looking forward to your second of of our partnership
with Petersburg.
We have a lot of needs in our region and
in my in the new 82nd House district.
And so I'm looking forward to to really bringing sustained
sustainable change to our region and to our district.
Kim Taylor, Christine Marado, thank you both so much for
joining us.
Congratulations to you both.