forward with people like terry leading the way. reporter: but a monmouth university poll shows mcauliffe live and his go opponent tied. democratic in-fighting and mca all live s his steps have cost him. and he may not be as strong in northern virginia as originally expected. glenn youngkin has been keeping his campaign focused on two main ishes; one, public safety, the second the focus on schools. it appears to be paying off. we ve seen his favorability rating on education rise in recent months. he s now leading on the issue slightly. we heard from youngkin this morning who told supporters he knows why people are so upset on this issue. i want to thank you for being out here this morning. we have a lot of work to do. and let s be serious, this is not about a campaign, this is about a movement, a movement led by virginians, by parents. this is a movement, and here s