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Only after Republican Glenn Youngkin won the race for governor in Virginia on Tuesday did ABC feel like doing some real journalism and go into the commonwealth to speak with parents and Democrats that swung for the other party this time around. In a Nightline report, those parents spelled out how they trusted Youngkin with their children’s education and that their opposition to Critical Race Theory was not because they were racist.
But before they got to examining what drove Virginia parents to the polls, correspondent Stephanie Ramos had to squeeze in the prescribe McAuliffe talking points smearing Youngkin as an extremist:
Now, Youngkin, he could attribute two things to his win, to his victory. He managed to get the endorsement from former President Donald Trump while keeping his distance. And he also hit on cultural hot-button issues. For instance, speaking out against Critical Race Theory, and also transgender rights in schools, and these were issues that riled up enthusiasm from voters across the state of Virginia.
Ramos’s comments explicitly dragged those who voted for him into the mud as well.
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