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The Fox News contributor called education a ‘potent’ issue in the race, which ‘unites all sides’ socioeconomically and racially.<\/p>\n
Virginians are one week out from electing a new governor, and the choice could not be starker. Voters want to have a voice in their children\u2019s education and schools. They\u2019re hungry for economic relief, lower taxes, affordable prices, and good-paying jobs. They\u2019re tired of feeling unsafe in their neighborhoods. There\u2019s only one candidate who offers an alternative to four more years of the status quo: Republican Glenn Youngkin.<\/p>\n
Momentum is on Youngkin\u2019s side as Election Day nears. Polls show the race close, pundits have deemed it a “toss up,” and Democrats are running scared. A recent rally for Youngkin drew an overflow crowd, with hundreds more outside. Clearly, Virginians are ready for real change in Richmond.<\/p>\n
A quick look at Democrat Terry McAuliffe\u2019s track record shows why.<\/p>\n
Yet McAuliffe has the audacity to say he “[doesn\u2019t] think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.” He smeared parents alarmed by the poison of CRT as conspiracy theorists and accused them of being “racist.” <\/p>\n
According to McAuliffe, government bureaucrats know how to raise your kids better than you do. As a parent myself, I am astounded by his arrogance and sense of entitlement to other people\u2019s children. It\u2019s an insult to families across the commonwealth.<\/p>\n
McAuliffe is no better on issues of public safety. Under his administration, violent crime increased by 10%. At one point, the murder rate went up an astounding 43%. And while McAuliffe claims to support law enforcement, he proudly accepted endorsements from NARAL, a group that has called for defunding the police, and New Virginia Majority, another radical left group that supports defunding the police and abolishing prisons. As homicides in Virginia hit the highest levels seen in more than two decades, residents need leadership that is tough on crime, not “politically correct.”<\/p>\n
As if this wasn\u2019t enough, Virginia families are struggling to make ends meet in a sluggish economy. While Republican states are creating jobs and getting Americans back to work, Virginia ranks 41st nationally for recovering jobs lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic. <\/p>\n
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Inflation is on the rise, taxes are increasingly burdensome, and Virginians are fleeing the commonwealth for better economic opportunities. Still, McAuliffe has lauded Governor Ralph Northam\u2019s work on Virginia\u2019s economy and announced a policy plan that would cost the average family an additional $5,400 and potentially represent the largest tax increase in Virginia\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
A political outsider, Youngkin offers a different vision. He\u2019s vowed to restore excellence to Virginia\u2019s education system and empower parents to have a voice in their children\u2019s academics. He would bring a businessman\u2019s instincts to Richmond with policies like eliminating Virginia\u2019s grocery tax and suspending the recent gas tax hike. <\/p>\n
He\u2019s promised to add 400,000 jobs by reopening the commonwealth and cutting regulations by 25%. He\u2019s committed to making public safety a priority by fully funding our police departments, keeping violent criminals off our streets, and fixing our broken mental health system.<\/p>\n
Glenn Youngkin believes Virginia is worth fighting for, and he has the policy game plan to prove it. This is why Virginians of all backgrounds are turning out to support Youngkin and voting for Republicans up and down the ballot. There is too much at stake in the commonwealth and our country.<\/p>\n