not try to do something to mitigate the impact that these laws are going to have on the people in this country, because the fear is real. you know, my grandparents did not always have the right to vote, and my grandfather often told me stories about how hard it was for him, and so many folks in south carolina, and the intimidation that they had, that they were risking their life and limb just to exercise their right on who they wanted to represent. and you know, nicole, we can t go back. and i tell you, i will do everything in my power to make sure that my son don t have to live through the same things that my grandparents went through, and this has to be the fight that we all democrats, republicans, and independents, that we all have to stand up for, and we can t allow these republicans to just, because they want power, to take away the fundamental thing that defines who we are as a nation. jamie, stay with us. i want to bring donna edwards into the conversation.
mcauliffe is pretty certain to win loudoun county, but if glenn youngkin can close the gap here, it could be a key part of his victory statewide. he s going to have to close that gap in the suburbs. both candidates whisked virginia yesterday. they went well into the night making their closing arguments. are you ready to do this, folks? [ cheers and applause ] this is the strongest of candidates running. we can t go back. what we won t do is teach our children to do everything through a lens of race. so let me be clear. let me be clear, on day one we will not have political agendas in the classroom and i will ban critical race theory. reporter: well, to be clear, critical race theory is not taught in virginia s public schools, but for many republicans, it s kind of come to dominate this election nonetheless. politico s headlines today say
they won by ten points. are you ready to do this, folks? yes. this is the tarkest contrast of candidates running. we can t go back. we can make the statement that yes, we will be heard around the country and we will be heard right here in lowden county. we get to redefine our future. what will the volters tell us about what they care about most? joe biden s president si? donald trump on the sidelines, sort of, or covid as the cdc has approved shots for five to 11-year-olds. chuck todd and kristin welker will be here with us in a moment. let s go to kris jansing.
that are frustrated by government intrusion in schools. people are coming across the aisle, we re winning the independent vote by 20 points. why? because we re talking about the values that virginians hold dear. youngkin has seen recent surges. he says that polls don t win election. mcauliffe campaign s in roanoke and richmond today where the former governor said that early voting is on his side. we can t go back. we don t want a trump want to be, someone endorsed by donald trump ten times. tonight closing his campaign is donald trump. we don t need the hatred, the division. the other big off year race to watch is the governor s race in new jersey. you have republican jack ciattarelli vying to up seat phil murphy, a democrat. that race is not as close but
youngkin here. 43,000 teachers will be cut. i am trying to raise teacher pay. we can t go back. education is the most talked about issue of the race and parents could be a determining factor. many have become active due to concerns over covid and curriculum. youngkin hopes that will get him votes. terry mcauliffe s program that he acknowledged, he believes that parents do not have a right to e engaged in their kids education and wants government to stand between parents and their children. youngkin plans to layout a plan to combat government overreach in cools. bill: thank you. we are watching that. karl rove with us now.