{"id":963807,"date":"2021-11-03T17:59:14","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T21:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=963807"},"modified":"2021-11-03T17:59:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T21:59:17","slug":"governors-race-winner-glenn-youngkin-vows-to-change-the-trajectory-of-democrat-run-virginia-transformation-starts-day-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governors-race-winner-glenn-youngkin-vows-to-change-the-trajectory-of-democrat-run-virginia-transformation-starts-day-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor\u2019s Race Winner Glenn Youngkin Vows to \u2018Change the Trajectory\u2019 of Democrat-Run Virginia; Transformation Starts \u2018Day One\u2019"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fgovernors-race-winner-glenn-youngkin-vows-to-change-the-trajectory-of-democrat-run-virginia-transformation-starts-day-one%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=963807&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 class=\"subheading\">CHANTILLY, Virginia \u2014 Republican Glenn Youngkin delivered a victory speech to an electric crowd early Wednesday morning after narrowly defeating former Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) in an upset win in Virginia\u2019s gubernatorial race.<\/p>\n<p>Youngkin spoke to an audience of hundreds packed into a ballroom here at the Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles in Northern Virginia just after 1:00 a.m., and shortly after several mainstream media outlets had called that he won the race.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The now future governor first thanked his wife, Suzanne, who had come out on stage ahead of him along with their children, and then thanked his supporters and his \u201cbeloved commonwealth of Virginia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is a \u201cdefining moment,\u201d Youngkin said, after he defied early expectations of a Democrat sweep in the blue-leaning state due in large part to Virginia\u2019s overly energized suburban electorate. Overall turnout in the race was record-breaking; more than 3.2 million turned out, about half a million more than in 2017\u2019s race. With 99 percent of precincts reporting as of this writing, Youngkin led McAuliffe by about two points.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether, we will change the trajectory of this commonwealth, and, friends, we are going to start that transformation on day one,\u201d Youngkin announced.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Youngkin entered the race as an underdog but gained ground in the last couple months of campaigning as he capitalized on President Joe Biden\u2019s dismal approval ratings and tapped into local issues inspiring voters like parents\u2019 rights in education policy and lowering taxes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to restore excellence in our schools,\u201d he said, referencing the issue of education policy that dominated the last month of the race. Youngkin listed out his education priorities, including expanding the education budget to invest in teachers\u2019 pay, school facilities, and special education, and implementing an ambitious initiative to expand charter schools.<\/p>\n<p>Elated audience members cheered and waved signs that were handed out on election night like \u201cLaw Enforcement for Glenn Youngkin,\u201d \u201cWomen for Glenn Youngkin,\u201d \u201cDemocrats for Youngkin,\u201d and \u201cFarmers for Youngkin\u201d \u2014 the niche signs were also a popular freebie at Youngkin\u2019s rallies throughout the race.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18586098\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"38\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Youngkin-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18586098\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Youngkin-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Gov.-Elect Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) takes the stage at an election-night rally at the Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles on November 02, 2021 in Chantilly, Virginia. (Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin takes the stage at an election-night rally at the Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles early Wednesday morning, November 3, 2021, in Chantilly, Virginia. (Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Youngkin continued, \u201cWe\u2019re going to embrace our parents, not ignore them. We\u2019re going to press forward with a curriculum that includes listening to parents\u2019 input.\u201d Youngkin was fueled in the final weeks of his campaign \u2014 as indicated by shifting polling \u2014 after McAuliffe was exposed in a debate for standing on the side of school administrators in the national fight between concerned parents and school boards.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Youngkin went on to list out his \u201cday one\u201d priorities that he has been highlighting for weeks on the campaign trail. His priorities include lowering taxes, specifically eliminating Virginia\u2019s grocery tax, suspending the state\u2019s most recent increase in the gas tax, and doubling Virginia\u2019s standard deduction. Youngkin also promised to cut taxes on the retirement income of veterans.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast to extremist calls to defund the police \u2014 which were soundly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/02\/minneapolis-votes-no-abolish-police-despite-ilhan-omar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rejected<\/a> Tuesday night in George Floyd\u2019s Minneapolis via a vote against a ballot measure to replace the police department \u2014 Youngkin said, \u201cWe are going to keep our communities safe. We\u2019re going to comprehensively fund law enforcement because they stand up for us, and we are going to stand up for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Youngkin, who spent 25 years at the Carlyle Group and more than two years as its CEO, said of his jobs plan, \u201cOn day one, we\u2019re going to jumpstart our jobs and reinvigorate this economy so it lifts up all Virginians. We\u2019re going to get this economy moving again, growing 400,000 new jobs, fostering 10,000 start-up businesses. Friends, Virginia will be open for business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cIt\u2019s time for Virginia to be the place where everyone wants to live, not leave, a place where the relentless pursuit for a better life for prosperity is not burdened or blocked by self-interested politicians who are more focused on their futures than those they were elected to serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Down the ballot, both the Republican candidates for lieutenant governor and attorney general, Winsome Sears and Jason Miyares, also won their races, and the House of Delegates was handed over to Republicans in a shocking flip. Youngkin concluded his remarks by describing Republicans\u2019 overwhelming wins in Virginia as a \u201cnew day.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18586290\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"39\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Winsome-Sears.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18586290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Winsome-Sears.jpeg\" alt=\"Lt. Gov. Gov.-elect Winsome Sears arrives to speak before Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin at an election night party in Chantilly, Va., early Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, after he defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lt. Gov.-elect Winsome Sears arrives to speak before Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin at an election night party in Chantilly, Virginia, early Wednesday, November 3, 2021, after he defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe can build a new day, a new day for Virginians where, yes, we soar, and we never settle, a new day where all Virginians, all of us, can deserve to look forward to grabbing, to aspiring, to dreaming, and then achieving that great Virginia promise,\u201d Youngkin said. \u201cGod bless you all, God bless the commonwealth of Virginia, and let\u2019s go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Write to Ashley Oliver at <a href=\"mailto:aoliver@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aoliver@breitbart.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHANTILLY, Virginia \u2014 Republican Glenn Youngkin delivered a victory speech to an electric crowd early Wednesday morning after narrowly defeating former Gov. 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