Glenn Youngkin's Support for Parental Rights and Education Invigorates Supporters: 'Virginia is Back!' 

Rebecca Downs / Townhall Tipsheet

 

Early on Wednesday morning, Governor-Elect Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) took the podium to address supporters in Chantilly, Virginia. From the start, to many Virginians, Youngkin represented a powerful grassroots candidate, who inspired voters throughout the commonwealth of all demographics. As the race progressed, education particularly turned out to be an important issue. And, for a significant part of the electorate, the most important issue. 

A major part of Youngkin's victory speech touched upon education, as highlighted by Tim Hains for RealClearPolitics:

There is no time to waste. Our kids can't wait. We work in real people time, not government time. So on day one, we are going to work. We're going to restore excellence in our schools. We will invest the largest education budget in the history of the commonwealth. We're going to invest in teachers, new facilities, special education...Read more and see video here.