Virginia GOP Casts Blame on RNC for Refusing to Answer Democrats’ Abortion-Ad Spending Spree

Republicans are already trading barbs over who is responsible for the party’s losses in Virginia’s off-year state legislative elections, in which Democrats recaptured the house of delegates and narrowly increased their majority in the state senate. And in Virginia, the GOP’s post-election blame game revolves around the lack of direct cash transfers from outside spending groups — namely the Republican National Committee — to combat Democrats’ millions in abortion-focused advertising. 

The fallout from Tuesday’s elections in Virginia and beyond is sure to trickle into 2024, as Republicans continue their reckoning...