Virginia Republicans seize on parental rights and schools fight in final weeks of campaign

Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin wasted no time turning a comment made by his Democratic opponent, Terry McAuliffe, into an attack ad aimed at invigorating base GOP voters and parents.

The moment came during the second and final debate between the two late last month. "I'm not going to let parents come into schools and actually take books out and make their own decision," McAuliffe said over what should be taught in schools. The former governor later added, "I don't think parents should be telling schools what they should teach."

The comments, after getting considerable pick up within conservative media, quickly became a Youngkin ad and have already become a staple of Youngkin's pitch in the closing weeks of the race to lead the Commonwealth.