{"id":965245,"date":"2021-11-04T00:58:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T04:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=965245"},"modified":"2021-11-04T00:58:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T04:58:49","slug":"critical-race-theory-top-issue-in-virginia-election-democrats-still-insist-it-isnt-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/critical-race-theory-top-issue-in-virginia-election-democrats-still-insist-it-isnt-real\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Race Theory Top Issue in Virginia Election, Democrats Still Insist It &#039;Isn&#039;t Real&#039;"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fcritical-race-theory-top-issue-in-virginia-election-democrats-still-insist-it-isnt-real%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=965245&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\">Critical race theory (CRT) being taught in schools was a top issue among Virginia voters, a Fox News Voter Analysis survey found.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe survey, which polled more than 2,500 Virginia voters, found that 25 percent of them viewed the CRT debate as the single most important factor they considered when deciding who to support for governor,\u201d according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/critical-race-theory-virginia-top-factor-important-fox-analysis\">report<\/a>.<\/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>Out of the quarter of voters who considered CRT to be the greatest election priority, 70 percent voted for now-Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) and 29 percent cast their ballots for Democrat Terry McAuliffe. As a whole, 72 percent of voters said CRT was \u201cimportant\u201d to them, and 28 percent said it was not.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18595434\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"38\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/11\/wi\/ap\/03\/election-2021-virginia-governor-virginia-gov-elect-glenn-youngkin-arrives-speak-at-an-election.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18595434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/election-2021-virginia-governor-virginia-gov-elect-glenn-youngkin-arrives-speak-at-an-election-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Associated Press\" width=\"647\" height=\"431\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin arrives to speak at an election night party in Chantilly, VA, early Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, after he defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe debate over the controversial curriculum was a main topic on the campaign trail in recent weeks highlighted by stark differences between Youngkin and McAuliffe regarding the severity of the issue,\u201d according to the report.<\/p>\n<p><span>Critical race theory (CRT) is a Marxist ideology that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/americarenewing.com\/issues\/one-pager-ending-state-sanctioned-racism\/\"><span>argues<\/span><\/a><span>, \u201call of society is racialized and properly viewed through a prism of identity groups based on race and color, with minorities being the oppressed while white people serve as the oppressor.\u201d Moreover, \u201cCRT teaches that white people are inherently and irredeemably racist and benefit from various systemically racist power structures that white people have put in place and perpetuate,\u201d Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/06\/23\/exclusive-school-teacher-ousted-for-helping-expose-critical-race-theory\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>\u201cCRT is an inherently racist ideology and is able to gain public traction as its proponents employ semantically overloaded phrases like \u2018anti-racist,\u2019 \u2018equity,\u2019 \u2018social justice,\u2019 \u2018culturally responsive teaching,\u2019 and \u2018diversity and inclusion.\u2019 Because of the palatable nature of these phrases, it is important to define terms like \u2018equity\u2019 and \u2018anti-racist\u2019 in order to understand the inherent issues with CRT,\u201d the report continued.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Youngkin positioned himself as an enemy to the woke indoctrination of K-12 students, whereas McAuliffe teamed up with far-leftists in the Democrat Party and even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/09\/29\/terry-mcauliffe-i-dont-think-parents-should-be-telling-schools-what-they-should-teach\/\">said<\/a> parents should not tell schools what to teach their children.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18478530\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"37\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/oct-26-2021-joe-biden-campaigns-virginia-terry-mcauliffe-getty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18478530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/oct-26-2021-joe-biden-campaigns-virginia-terry-mcauliffe-getty.jpg\" alt=\"US President Joe Biden (L) and Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe gesture during a campaign event at Virginia Highlands Park in Arlington, Virginia on October 26, 2021. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm \/ AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. President Joe Biden and Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe gesture during a campaign event at Virginia Highlands Park in Arlington, Virginia, on October 26, 2021. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>McAuliffe, like many media personalities and Democrats, mistakenly dismissed and mischaracterized the battle over CRT, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/clips\/2021\/10\/10\/mcauliffe-critical-race-theory-is-a-dog-whistle-made-up-by-trump\/\">calling<\/a> it a&nbsp;\u201cdog whistle\u201d made up by former President Donald Trump to divide Americans. In contrast, Youngkin apparently made concerned parents feel heard, especially after swathes of evidence surfaced over the past year proving that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/education\/2021\/05\/28\/exclusive-critical-race-theory-inside-virginia-countys-curriculum-racial-indoctrination\/\">leftist educators<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tech\/2021\/08\/11\/loudoun-county-teacher-resigns-over-districts-highly-politicized-critical-race-theory-agendas\/\">school boards<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/07\/04\/nations-largest-teachers-union-resolves-promote-critical-race-theory\/\">teachers\u2019 unions<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/05\/nolte-biden-unleashes-fbi-gestapo-terrorize-parents-opposed-critical-race-theory\/\">Biden administration<\/a> are, in fact, pushing critical race theory.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the surprising Republican win in a blue\/sometimes purple stronghold state, Democrats are largely still insisting that worried parents who voted for Youngkin over CRT are \u201cwhite supremacists\u201d who do not want to talk about race \u2014 many not taking the opportunity to speak critically about the issue and reconfigure the party\u2019s strategy moving forward. During election and post-election coverage, corporate media personalities also largely waffled between pretending CRT is not \u201creal\u201d and swinging in the opposite direction, conflating it with \u201cAmerica\u2019s history\u201d and advocating for its widespread teaching in schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCritical race theory, which isn\u2019t real, turned the suburbs 15 points to the Trump insurrection-endorsed Republican,\u201d MSNBC\u2019s Nicolle Wallace said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.0423728813559\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is INSANE.<\/p>\n<p>MSNBC&#8217;s Nicolle Wallace: &#8220;Critical Race Theory, which isn\u2019t real, turned the suburbs 15 points to the Trump insurrection endorsed Republican.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ARppUNUuGy\">pic.twitter.com\/ARppUNUuGy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1455693642866298887?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201c[C]ritical race theory is the most recent more eloquent iteration of \u2014 of \u2014 of the southern strategy. Right? Whether it be crosstown bussing, whether it be the welfare queen, whether it be defund the police, this original sin of America keeps evolving and critical race theory is \u2014 is \u2014 is the most \u2014 most latest and most eloquent, quite frankly, iteration of the southern strategy and a way, quite frankly, to tribalize an election and tribalize an electorate in a way to drive up \u2014 drive up the white vote,\u201d MSNBC\u2019s Cornell Belcher said.<\/p>\n<p>During CNN\u2019s election coverage on Tuesday, CNN political commentator Bakari Sellers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/clips\/2021\/11\/03\/cnns-sellers-crt-which-ive-said-we-need-to-teach-and-is-americas-history-isnt-taught-in-k-12-and-bans-are-playing-race-card\/\">said<\/a> that critical race theory \u2014 which he has previously said, \u201ccan go by another name: America\u2019s history\u201d and is something that \u201cwe need to teach\u201d \u2014 is not taught in K-12 schools and that pushing to ban CRT is playing the race card.<\/p>\n<p>DNC Chair Jaime Harrison refused to be corrected during an interview with ABC News correspondent Kyra Phillips when he claimed CRT is a legal theory and is not used in schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, no, no, which schools [has] it been incorporated? Critical race theory is something that is taught in law schools. It\u2019s not taught in public schools, in K-12, and that\u2019s a bunch of hooey,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.35\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;ve said it before and I&#8217;ll say it again:<\/p>\n<p>White supremacy is the single greatest threat to our democracy. And fear-mongering about critical race theory is an extension of that.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s disgusting that blaming Black people for your problems is still a reliable pathway to victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cori Bush (@CoriBush) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoriBush\/status\/1455956725270564873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Far-left Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO), who pushed for defunding the police while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/defund-the-police-advocate-cori-bush-drops-more-into-private-security-services\">paying <\/a>thousands for private security, tweeted the tired Biden administration line that \u201cwhite supremacy is the single greatest threat to our democracy\u201d following the Virginia election.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019ve said it before and I\u2019ll say it again:&nbsp;<\/span><span>White supremacy is the single greatest threat to our democracy. And fear-mongering about critical race theory is an extension of that.&nbsp;<\/span><span>It\u2019s disgusting that blaming Black people for your problems is still a reliable pathway to victory,\u201d she said.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Cutting through the media muck, a simple internet search quickly remedies the Democrat lie that CRT is not being taught in schools and pushed by elites \u2014 see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/15\/report-virginia-dept-of-education-told-schools-to-embrace-critical-race-theory-while-terry-mcauliffe-was-governor\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/education\/2021\/05\/28\/exclusive-critical-race-theory-inside-virginia-countys-curriculum-racial-indoctrination\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tech\/2021\/08\/11\/loudoun-county-teacher-resigns-over-districts-highly-politicized-critical-race-theory-agendas\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/07\/04\/nations-largest-teachers-union-resolves-promote-critical-race-theory\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/08\/05\/teachers-union-sues-school-board-mother-to-block-release-of-critical-race-gender-theory-records\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/05\/06\/teachers-union-head-defends-indoctrinating-children-with-critical-race-theory\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1454470598168510464\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/06\/23\/exclusive-school-teacher-ousted-for-helping-expose-critical-race-theory\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Critical race theory (CRT) being taught in schools was a top issue among Virginia voters, a Fox News Voter Analysis survey found. \u201cThe survey, which polled more than 2,500 Virginia &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-965245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/965245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=965245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/965245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=965245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=965245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=965245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}