CNN Reporter: CRT Was the Core of Youngkin’s Race But He Did Not Mention It in His Victory Speech

‘It was an issue that he used to rally and turn out voters, but it wasn’t mentioned tonight in his victory speech’

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McKEND: “So he was just palatable to enough voters to pull out a victory here. I do think that it’s worth noting, though, that in the last several weeks, this issue of Critical Race Theory, even though it’s not being taught in Virginia public schools, became so core in this race. Youngkin mentioned it in every stump speech, it was his loudest applause line, that he was going to ban it, even though it was not being taught in Virginia public schools. But he didn’t mention it tonight. He didn’t mention CRT or Dr. King, only a mention of charter schools. Surprising, because it was an issue that he used in weeks and weeks to really rally people and turn out voters, but it wasn’t mentioned this evening in his victory speech.”

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