Matching similar efforts by Republicans nationally, Virginia’s GOP gubernatorial candidates hope labeling possible changes to the state’s education system will give them an edge.
Kirk Cox, R-Colonial Heights, recites the Pledge of Allegiance during a cookout in July 2019. (CNS Photo/Brad Kutner)
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) Virginia Republicans pick their candidate for the 2021 gubernatorial election May 8 and while the party has a decade of losses under its belt, nominees are hoping issues like race and public education will return them to power.
“Critical race theory [CRT] fundamentally says the country is broken,” said State Delegate Kirk Cox, a 30-year veteran of Virginia’s House of Delegates. His tenure makes him the party’s most “establishment” candidate, but he’s tried to distance himself from the “career politician” moniker and last week he hit the controversial race issue hard.
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