The Washington PostThe paper, which has endorsed all Democrat candidates for governor in Virginia since 1977, reacted angrily to the defeat of Glenn Youngkin by transforming into a lecture on how he should govern. A variety of pieces were featured in Thursday’s liberal outlet, including one that was part of the opinion and news section. The articles focused on the concern about what kind the new conservative governor would be.
A front page story in the print edition warned, “Virginia faces a sudden turn” The online version fretted, “Republican Glenn Youngkin became Virginia governor by wooing both moderates and Trump supporters. So how Trumpy is he?” Talk about out of touch. Remember, a majority of the state VOTED for this “sharp turn.”
Gregory S. Schneider, Laura Vozzella and Laura Vozzella wrote about an anonymous person who was concerned about Ted Cruz’s possible invasion of Virginia.
A Democratic official who also spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid offending Youngkin put it this way: “We don’t know this guy. He could govern like a Larry Hogan, he could govern like a Ted Cruz,” he said, referring to the Republican governor of blue state Maryland and the deep-red senator from Texas who stumped for Youngkin ahead of the Virginia GOP convention.
Schneider and Vozzella then spun that Critical Race Theory isn’t taught in Virginia schools. There are many examples that prove it.
His biggest cheer at Republican rallies this summer was his pledge to ban critical race theory from public schools. Given that the academic concept about systemic racism is not in Virginia’s K-12 curriculum, and that curriculum policy is generally carried out by the state Board of Education, not the governor’s office, it’s not entirely clear what action Youngkin will take, though he could issue an executive order expressing the priority of the governor on the topic.
The Post even got into whether Youngkin’s outfits were just a cover for extremism:
He was 6-foot-5 and lanky. The antithesis to the Trump boxy power suit, his white button-down shirt with khakis and red fleece vest looks great.
Post Editorial thought that it was appropriate to address the man it had defeated:
It’s also reasonable to wish that he plays down the divisive social issues that worked well enough in the campaign, but will do little to make him a good governor. Certainly, many Virginians who supported him did so despite the campaign’s divisiveness, not because of it, and trusting that his business career will position him to be a skillful steward of the state’s economy.
You can find more information hereIt is clear that Mr. Youngkin understands all of this and knows Virginia isn’t Texas. It’s a moderate place — he is the first Republican elected statewide since 2009, and the state legislature is closely divided.
This headline was also featured in a separate article: “An abnormal Republican Party was not treated normally by New Jersey voters and Virginia voters.”
The Washington Post, which declared that “democracy dies in darkness,” doesn’t seem to be happy when democracy goes in a different direction. You can look forward to four more years of lectures from Governor Youngkin. In 2025, the newspaper will support another Democrat. Concerning the paper’s lecturing style, conservatives should not accept any advice that isn’t in your best interests.
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