'If it succeeds here, you know every Republican congressional candidate in 2022 is going to pick that sucker up and run with it.'
CULPEPER, Va. — Glenn Youngkin is betting on parents’ anger with local school boards to help him edge out a victory in the Virginia governor’s race against Democrat Terry McAuliffe.
Republicans hope that Youngkin’s focus on education will ultimately be a blueprint for the midterms. "If it succeeds here, you know every Republican congressional candidate in 2022 is going to pick that sucker up and run with it," said Ron Wright, a member of the Virginia state GOP's central committee, in an interview.
Even still, it is not clear that Youngkin has any sort of material advantage over McAuliffe on education. A, in which McAuliffe led narrowly among likely voters, found that Virginians were basically split on who they trusted more on education: 45 percent said McAuliffe, and 43 percent said Youngkin. “When that comment was made about parents not having a choice, it galvanized so many other topics,” Keene said. “Do I have a choice whether to send my kid with a mask? Do I have choice, if my kids play sports, do they need to be vaccinated?”
Outside of his new response ad, McAuliffe’s advertising has been more focused on education messaging recently as well. His second-most aired spot this month attacks Youngkin on education by And Democrats in the state brush off Youngkin’s push, saying he is just playing to his base. “I think it’s a non-issue that the other side is using to try to rile people up,” said Anne Holton, who served as McAuliffe’s education secretary during his first tenure and supports his comeback bid.
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