Glenn Youngkin’s reign of terror continues in Virginia. At least that is what the state’s leftwing describes. This includes the governor’s decision to remove mandatory masking, and prohibit the teaching objectively dangerous things such as Critical Race Theory to children in grade schools.
Democrats responded by claiming that Youngkin was highly unpopular. This claim is both false and completely irrelevant. Virginia is a one-and-done state, which means Youngkin has no reason to care about polls given he can’t run for re-election.
Still, the latest gambit on that front involved a letter that supposedly showed all 133 of the state’s school superintendents in opposition to the governor.
All 133 Virginia school superintendents urge Youngkin to scrap tip line, effort to root out policies deemed “divisive” https://t.co/24s8TR1KNH
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 11, 2022
In a letter, 133 Virginia school superintendents chided Youngkin’s education department over its audit that broadly scrapped diversity resources offered by the state. They said the report could “set public education Virginia back many years,” protested not being consulted. pic.twitter.com/8fYwVsevie
— Mel Leonor (@MelLeonor_) March 10, 2022
Prepare to be blown away by these false claims. The letter was not signed by all 133 superintendents. Many of them didn’t even see it. The 12-panel panel of liberal blue bloods voted against the letter. So while the media wanted everyone to believe there was universal opposition to Youngkin’s policies, that was never true.
According to many reports, all 133 superintendents supported this letter.
These reports are incorrect. Some VA Chiefs point out that they never received or were signed on for those reports.
A reckless mischaracterization ran rampant…Virginians deserve better. https://t.co/D1CewP3xed
— Macaulay Porter (@macaulayporter) March 14, 2022
Think about the dumbness of the Post’s and other assertions. What kind of vapid individual would actually believe that every superintendent in the state, including those in heavily red areas, actually objected to Youngkin’s pushback on Critical Race Theory? It is possible to declare water wet without getting that level of consensus. The media chose to run with these headlines because they were so involved in pretending that the governor was failing.
Republicans in purple states can learn a lot from this. To make it appear that bending the knee was a necessary political action, media are always lying and distorting. This is a waste of time. Youngkin seems to have remained true to his word and has chosen not to try to placate people who hate him.
As November approaches, you can expect these same tactics to be used against figures like Ron DeSantis (to the extent they haven’t already been used again him). The path to success is still through being a conservative governor. After all, that’s what got these governors and other politicians elected in the first place.
Besides, doing what’s right should always trump political concerns. Youngkin might have to be worried about his re-election, but Critical Race Theory remains a problem that must be tackled on all fronts. Florida has already stopped the teaching of homosexuality and gender ideology in kindergarten classes. It doesn’t matter if Republicans lose. As I have said before, however, I doubt that this will occur.
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