Friend,
In what will be one of the most important elections this year, all eyes are on Virginia as polling in the Virginia gubernatorial election continues to show razor thin margins between Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe and Trump-endorsed, far-right candidate Glenn Youngkin.
And new reporting out from People For’s Right Wing Watch demonstrates that Youngkin is just as extreme as Trump and others on the far-right – despite his attempts to portray himself as a more moderate candidate.
Last week, Glenn Youngkin spoke at an anti-choice, anti-LGBTQ conference, and just this past Friday spoke at the right-wing Family Research Council – an organization whose anti-LGBTQ extremism has led to its designation as a “hate group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center.[1][2]
Glenn Youngkin’s extremism stands at stark opposition to the values of Virginia voters, but unless we’re able to increase voter turnout in the upcoming election, he has a chance of beating Terry McAuliffe!
If progressives lose in the all-important Virginia election, it will only embolden other far-right candidates across the country as we rapidly approach the mid-term elections just next year.
Virginia has been a shining example for the rest of the country of the successes a state can attain by electing progressive leadership, and this year it’s vital that we protect and build on our recent gains.
Thanks for all you do,
Zach, People For the American Way
[1] "Glenn Youngkin Spoke at Anti-LGBTQ, Anti-Choice Family Foundation Event" Right Wing Watch, 10/6/21
[2] "Virginia GOP Gov. Candidate Glenn Youngkin, Public Officials Join Family Research Council’s Far-Right Festival" Right Wing Watch, 10/6/21
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