{"id":938561,"date":"2021-10-29T17:29:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T21:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=938561"},"modified":"2021-10-29T17:29:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T21:29:25","slug":"youngkin-blames-dems-for-tiki-torch-activists-outside-campaign-bus-they-work-for-terry-mcauliffe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youngkin-blames-dems-for-tiki-torch-activists-outside-campaign-bus-they-work-for-terry-mcauliffe\/","title":{"rendered":"Youngkin Blames Dems For Tiki Torch Activists Outside Campaign Bus: \u2018They Work For Terry McAuliffe\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyoungkin-blames-dems-for-tiki-torch-activists-outside-campaign-bus-they-work-for-terry-mcauliffe%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=938561&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Glenn Youngkin, the GOP candidate for Virginia\u2019s governor, blamed Democrats after a group of tiki torch-toting activists claiming to be his supporters posed outside his campaign bus on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Youngkin campaigned in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Friday when the activists posed outside his campaign bus. Charlottesville was the site of the Unite the Right rally in 2017 in which white nationalists and neo-Nazis, many carrying tiki torches, marched through the city amidst a Confederate statue debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese men approached @GlennYoungkin\u2019s bus as it pulled up saying what sounded like, \u2018We\u2019re all in for Glenn.\u2019 Here they are standing in front of the bus as his campaign event at Guadalajara started,\u201d NBC 29 anchor Elizabeth Holmes tweeted along with a picture of five self-professed Youngkin supporters lined up outside the Republican\u2019s campaign bus.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These men approached <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GlennYoungkin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GlennYoungkin<\/a>\u2019s bus as it pulled up saying what sounded like, \u201cWe\u2019re all in for Glenn.\u201d Here they are standing in front of the bus as his campaign event at Guadalajara started.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBC29?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NBC29<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l681ejyBjc\">pic.twitter.com\/l681ejyBjc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elizabeth Holmes (@holmes_reports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/holmes_reports\/status\/1454094826824212485?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The image sparked an immediate condemnation from the campaign of former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, Youngkin\u2019s Democratic opponent. \u201cThis is disgusting and disqualifying,\u201d McAuliffe spokeswoman Jen Goodman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jengoodman75\/status\/1454100281449488384\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the tiki torch activists claiming to be his supporters, Youngkin said the group likely consisted of Democratic operatives sent to tarnish his campaign in the final days of the election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think they work for Terry McAuliffe, and I\u2019m sure he sent them,\u201d Youngkin said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc29.com\/2021\/10\/29\/group-with-tiki-torches-stand-by-youngkin-campaign-bus-charlottesville-event\/\">NBC 29<\/a>. \u201cThey\u2019ll do anything to win, and he\u2019s doing anything to win, and so he\u2019s paying people to show up and act silly at our rallies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Youngkin\u2019s claim echoed the claims of many online who pointed to either McAuliffe\u2019s campaign or the Democratic Party of Virginia for organizing a political stunt against the GOP candidate. Both camps issued denials of having anything to do with the tiki torch activists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was not us or anyone affiliated with our campaign,\u201d McAuliffe\u2019s campaign said in a statement to NBC 29.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Democratic Party of Virginia, along with its coordinated partners and its affiliates, did not have any role today in the events that happened outside the Youngkin campaign bus stop today,\u201d the Democratic Party of Virginia said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewWhitleyVA\/status\/1454167401831051285\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The state party went on to connect the stunt to the 2017 Unite the Right rally, in which one woman died after a man drive his car into a crowd of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glenn Youngkin, the GOP candidate for Virginia\u2019s governor, blamed Democrats after a group of tiki torch-toting activists claiming to be his supporters posed outside his campaign bus on Friday.Youngkin campaigned in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Friday when the activists posed outside his campaign bus. Charlottesville was the site of the Unite the Right rally in 2017 in which white nationalists and neo-Nazis, many carrying tiki torches, marched through the city amidst a Confederate statue debate.\u201cThese men approached @GlennYoungkin\u2019s bus as it pulled up saying what sounded like, \u2018We\u2019re all in for Glenn.\u2019 Here they are standing in front of the bus as his campaign event at Guadalajara started,\u201d NBC 29 anchor Elizabeth Holmes tweeted along with a picture of five self-professed Youngkin supporters lined up outside the Republican\u2019s campaign bus.These men approached @GlennYoungkin\u2019s bus as it pulled up saying what sounded like, \u201cWe\u2019re all in for Glenn.\u201d Here they are standing in front of the bus as his campaign event at Guadalajara started.@NBC29 pic.twitter.com\/l681ejyBjc\u2014 Elizabeth Holmes (@holmes_reports) October 29, 2021The image sparked an immediate condemnation from the campaign of former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, Youngkin\u2019s Democratic opponent. \u201cThis is disgusting and disqualifying,\u201d McAuliffe spokeswoman Jen Goodman said.When asked about the tiki torch activists claiming to be his supporters, Youngkin said the group likely consisted of Democratic operatives sent to tarnish his campaign in the final days of the election.\u201cI think they work for Terry McAuliffe, and I\u2019m sure he sent them,\u201d Youngkin said, according to NBC 29. \u201cThey\u2019ll do anything to win, and he\u2019s doing anything to win, and so he\u2019s paying people to show up and act silly at our rallies.\u201dYoungkin\u2019s claim echoed the claims of many online who pointed to either McAuliffe\u2019s campaign or the Democratic Party of Virginia for organizing a political stunt against the GOP candidate. Both camps issued denials of having anything to do with the tiki torch activists.\u201cThis was not us or anyone affiliated with our campaign,\u201d McAuliffe\u2019s campaign said in a statement to NBC 29.\u201cThe Democratic Party of Virginia, along with its coordinated partners and its affiliates, did not have any role today in the events that happened outside the Youngkin campaign bus stop today,\u201d the Democratic Party of Virginia said in a statement.The state party went on to connect the stunt to the 2017 Unite the Right rally, in which one woman died after a man drive his car into a crowd of protesters. The party also denied allegations that several of the members of the tiki torch group were Democratic operatives working for the party.\u201cWhat happened four years ago was a tragedy and one of the darkest moments in our state\u2019s recent memories and is an event not to be taken lightly. For anyone to accuse our staff to have a role in this event is shameful and wrong,\u201d the statement said.McAuliffe and Youngkin are locked in a tight race, days ahead of the election on November 2. According to a Washington Post-Schar School poll released Friday, McAuliffe barely leads Youngkin 49 points to 48. The poll, among Virginia\u2019s likely voters, has a margin of error of 4 points. A Fox News poll showed Youngkin leading.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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