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null By The Editorial BoardUpdated Oct. 18, 2023 7:15 pm ETJournal Editorial Report: A deep Republican divide paralyzes the government. Image: Ohad Zwigenberg/Associated PressVirginia’s odd-year statehouse elections are now less than three weeks away, and Democrats want to make the argument all about abortion. That’s because Gov. Glenn Youngkin has a strong approval rating, and they’d prefer not to talk about the popular things he could do if Republicans win unified control of Richmond.For example, the result next month could decide whether the Old Dominion barrels down the speedway to banning gas-powered cars. Two years ago Democrats in the General Assembly passed a law to adopt California’s vehicle-emissions standards. Signed by then-Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam, it essentially lets progressive regulators on the California Air Resources Board (CARB) dictate the kinds of cars Virginians can drive.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44

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Updated Oct. 18, 2023 7:15 pm ET

Journal Editorial Report: A deep Republican divide paralyzes the government. Image: Ohad Zwigenberg/Associated Press

Virginia’s odd-year statehouse elections are now less than three weeks away, and Democrats want to make the argument all about abortion. That’s because Gov. Glenn Youngkin has a strong approval rating, and they’d prefer not to talk about the popular things he could do if Republicans win unified control of Richmond.

For example, the result next month could decide whether the Old Dominion barrels down the speedway to banning gas-powered cars. Two years ago Democrats in the General Assembly passed a law to adopt California’s vehicle-emissions standards. Signed by then-Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam, it essentially lets progressive regulators on the California Air Resources Board (CARB) dictate the kinds of cars Virginians can drive.