Politico Playbook: Dems 'officially hit the panic button' in Virginia gov race
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The POLITICO Playbook stated this week that Democrats have officially “hit the panic button” in Virginia’s gubernatorial race.
McAuliffe, a Democrat who was previously governor of Virginia from 2014 to 2018, led in the polls by as many as 9 points in early September according to Real Clear Politics but the gap has significantly tightened recently with polls showing him leading by just 1-3 points, within the margin of error.
McAuliffe and Youngkin have gone back and forth on several key issues including Critical Race Theory, which is a hot button issue in schools across Virginia. Youngkin has promised to remove the teaching, which promotes the idea the United States is fundamentally racist, from schools while McAuliffe has dismissed concerns about the curriculum as a "racist dog whistle."