Virginia Voters on Race Education and Teachers in the Youngkin-Mcauliffe Election
We ran the numbers: There are 3686 news articles covering this topic. 65% (2384) are left leaning, 31% (1142) are center, and 4% (160) are right leaning.
Concerns about how race is taught in schools brought out voters across Virginia on Election Day. While left-leaning articles highlight that Republican Glenn Youngkin trailed his opponent for much of the Virginia governor’s race, but in recent weeks, found his footing, right-leaning articles highlight that McAuliffe supporters were left shellshocked after Youngkin ran away with the off-year election widely seen as a referendum on Biden.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Republican Glenn Youngkin trailed his opponent for much of the Virginia governor’s race, but in recent weeks, found his footing. Youngkin surged in the polls as he mined a vein of parent grievance over what and how schools teach race, racism and American history.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting that concerns about how race is taught emerged as a key reason some residents cast a ballot in Virginia’s gubernatorial race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin. Youngkin leaned into parents’ anger over education during the campaign.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that McAuliffe supporters were left shellshocked Tuesday after Youngkin ran away with the off-year election widely seen as a referendum on Biden. The Republican governor-elect’s name is being floated as a potential 2024 candidate.
From the left
Parental say in schools, resonant in Va. governor’s race, bound for GOP national playbook
The Washington Post