Corey Stewart: Virginia elections results shouldn’t be read as rejection of Trump

Republican Ed Gillespie fell well short of defeating Democrat Ralph Northam in the race, months after Mr. Stewart nearly stunned Mr. Gillespie in the GOP primary after running a Trump-inspired campaign that focused on immigration and preserving Confederate memorials.

“Ed rejected Trump,” Mr. Stewart told The Washington Times after the race was called. “Ed distanced himself from Trump. He wouldn’t campaign with him. In the primary and general he would not even retweet President Trump’s endorsement of him.”