The day after President Biden melted down in Thursdays prime-time debate, Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia stood beside former President Donald J. Trump on a farm in Chesapeake, gushing. <\/p>\n
This is the best Trump rally ever! <\/p>\n
In the past, when it suited him, Mr. Youngkin kept his distance from Mr. Trump and his unpredictable behavior. <\/p>\n
Not now. Not with all this winning afoot. <\/p>\n
Hello, Virginia, Mr. Trump cooed as he took the stage before thousands of his supporters in what Republicans increasingly see as a winnable state. Did anybody watch a thing called the debate? He roared: That was a big one. <\/p>\n
On the surface, the rally in Chesapeake was a quick-turn victory lap after the debate and before the 2024 race hits a higher gear. <\/p>\n
Democrats are in a lot of trouble, so I feel pretty good today, said Jason Alter, 35, a dentist from Miami. <\/p>\n
But beneath the jubilation, there was a low-grade panic stirring. It was the kind of panic that one sometimes feels when everything in life seems to be going a little too well. <\/p>\n
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