{"id":956618,"date":"2021-11-02T22:59:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T02:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=956618"},"modified":"2021-11-02T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T03:00:00","slug":"youngkin-leading-mcauliffe-on-verge-of-clinching-first-statewide-win-in-virginia-for-republicans-since-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youngkin-leading-mcauliffe-on-verge-of-clinching-first-statewide-win-in-virginia-for-republicans-since-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Youngkin Leading McAuliffe, On Verge Of Clinching First Statewide Win In Virginia For Republicans Since 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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-leading-mcauliffe-on-verge-of-clinching-first-statewide-win-in-virginia-for-republicans-since-2009%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=956618&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 is on track to be Virginia\u2019s next governor as he sustains his lead over former Gov. Terry McAuliffe Tuesday night, putting him on the cusp of being the first Republican to win statewide in over a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Youngkin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2021\/11\/02\/us\/elections\/results-virginia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">led<\/a> by over four points with almost 90% of the vote counted, according to the New York Times election tracker, buoyed by record turnout in rural areas and an energized Republican base. He trailed McAuliffe in nearly every poll up until the final days of the race, when late momentum gave him the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/01\/crystal-ball-shifts-virginia-governors-race-to-lean-republican-a-day-before-voters-head-to-the-polls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">slimmest of leads<\/a> in a state that President Joe Biden won by over 10 points just a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Youngkin, Republican Winsome Sears is set to win Virginia\u2019s lieutenant governor race and Republican Jason Miyares leads in the race to be the state\u2019s next attorney general. Republicans are also on pace to flip the <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.cnalysis.com\/21-22\/state-legislative\/results\/virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virginia State House<\/a>, which Democrats have held since early 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to Republicans Glenn Youngkin, Winsome Sears, and Jason Miyares on their incredible campaigns and hard fought victories,\u201d the Republican Governors\u2019 Association said in a statement, declaring victory though the race has not yet been officially called. \u201cThis Republican sweep in Virginia is a resounding rebuke of the failed policies of Joe Biden and the Democrats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Virginia\u2019s economic recovery and the coronavirus vaccine were the dominating issues for much of the race, education became central as the contest became more nationalized and McAuliffe\u2019s lead began to erode.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFolks, not everything is counted and we\u2019re still waiting for a lot of votes to come in,\u201d McAuliffe said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerryMcAuliffe\/status\/1455725527390621700\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> Tuesday night thanking his supporters. \u201cAnd we want to ensure every Virginians\u2019 voice is heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The issue leapt to the forefront of both campaigns after McAuliffe <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/28\/terry-mcauliffe-glenn-youngkin-parents-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>&nbsp;that he did not \u201cthink that parents should be telling schools what they should teach\u201d during a September debate, referring to two bills he vetoed while governor that would have allowed parents to prevent their kids from engaging with material that they deemed explicit or sexual. Youngkin repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/29\/experts-parents-candidates-react-to-mcauliffe-dismissal-of-parents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">brought<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/29\/experts-parents-candidates-react-to-mcauliffe-dismissal-of-parents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> up<\/a> McAuliffe\u2019s remark in the following weeks, even airing ads that accused him of siding against parents when it came to their kids\u2019 educations.<\/p>\n<p>McAuliffe in response accused Youngkin of promoting a \u201cracist dog whistle,\u201d and repeatedly tried to tie him to former President Donald Trump, who twice lost the state and remains deeply unpopular in it. He also campaigned alongside Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Barack Obama and other high-profile Democrats in a bid to energize his base. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/29\/glenn-youngkin-leads-ties-terry-mcauliffe-polling-trackers-virginias-next-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Youngkin Leads Or Ties With McAuliffe In Polling Trackers In Race To Be Virginia\u2019s Next Governor)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7313838\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"32\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7313838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Terry McAuliffe debates Glenn Youngkin in September. (Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Critical Race Theory (CRT) and transgender rights also moved front-and-center in the race\u2019s final weeks, with increasingly frustrated parents voicing their concerns in front of school boards in some of Virginia\u2019s most populous counties. In Loudoun County, which extends west from Washington, D.C.\u2019s outer suburbs, the school board <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/loudoun-county-schools-tried-to-conceal-sexual-assault-against-daughter-in-bathroom-father-says\">covered up the alleged sexual assault<\/a> of a girl by her transgender classmate for months, ultimately leading to the board\u2019s head resigning in October.<\/p>\n<p>Youngkin also pledged to ban the teaching of CRT in Virginia schools on his first day in office.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Youngkin\u2019s late momentum, concerns over rising inflation, crime and the pandemic have risen nationwide, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/25\/joe-bidens-approval-hits-new-low-fivethirtyeight-tracker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lowering Democrats\u2019 overall approval<\/a> given their control of the White House and Congress. They have also <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/01\/build-back-better-infrastructure-vote-delay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">struggled to pass<\/a> the bipartisan infrastructure bill and Biden\u2019s $1.75 trillion spending package, which together compromise the bulk of his domestic agenda, though they aim to vote on both this week and are hoping to compromise on key provisions.<\/p>\n<p>In New Jersey, the only other state to hold a gubernatorial election this year, incumbent Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy trails Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli by about 2 points with 50% of the vote reported.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glenn Youngkin is on track to be Virginia\u2019s next governor as he sustains his lead over former Gov. 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