“He wants to bring his personal culture wars into our classrooms,” he said. McAuliffe’s campaign highlighted the controversy during his rally Tuesday night by passing out copies of “Beloved” to reporters, and McAuliffe hammered Youngkin for it. McAuliffe’s campaign and fellow Democrats blasted Youngkin’s ad and accused him of trying to “silence” Black authors. The mother’s advocacy led to state legislation McAuliffe vetoed in 20 that would have let parents opt out of having their children study classroom materials with sexually explicit content. The acclaimed 1987 novel by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison is about an escaped slave who kills her infant daughter rather than allowing the girl to be returned to the plantation. Youngkin’s campaign released an ad featuring a mother who years ago sought to have the book “Beloved” banned from classrooms in suburban Washington. “We’re on the right track, but we’ve got more to do,” Biden said. He said that while Trump presided over a loss of American jobs, the Biden administration has overseen a surge in job creation, and also touted the strength of the stock market on his watch - a nod to one of Trump’s favored metrics for success.Īnd Biden touted aspects of his infrastructure and social services spending proposals, tying his plans to the need to win next week’s elections. withdrawal from Afghanistan, and amid an economy that remains far from fully healed as the nation continues to struggle with the coronavirus pandemic.īiden defended his record Tuesday night, rehashing some of his old arguments with Trump. The president has seen the percentage of Americans approving of his job performance fall after the chaotic U.S. How much help Biden will offer McAuliffe is unclear, though. The party that wins the White House historically losses congressional seats in the next election, and Virginia, this cycle’s top off-year race, is seen as a key test of whether Democrats can head into 2022 with momentum. A loss by McAuliffe - or perhaps even a narrow victory - would be an ominous sign for Democrats already likely facing stiff political headwinds in next year’s midterm elections, when their narrow control of the House and Senate will be on the line.
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