Virginia Republican Candidates Make First Joint Appearance, Take Aim at ‘Recycled’ Democrat Terry McAuliffe
Ashley Oliver 25 May 2021
DUMFRIES, Virginia — The top three Republicans on the ballot in Virginia’s election this November made their first public appearance together at a church Monday evening.
Glenn Youngkin, Winsome Sears, and Jason Miyares, the Republican candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general, respectively, appeared together on a stage at the Montclair Tabernacle Church of God, making their debut introduction as a united ticket to a crowd of around 150 people.
The trio were nominated through a remote convention that took place May 8. Each took turns stumping at the campaign event, which opened with remarks from Virginia GOP chair Rich Anderson, as well as both opened and closed with a prayer.
Youngkin, during his speech, took several jabs at former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D), who is the presumed Democrat candidate he will face in November.
McAuliffe, who Youngkin repeatedly referenced as “Terry McAuliffe and his left liberal friends,” is a longtime Clinton ally and former chair of the Democratic National Committee. The Virginia Democrat is running against four other Democrat candidates in a June primary, though his name recognition and fundraising abilities give him a substantial advantage.
“He’s a recycled, old politician with old politics, and not even the Democrats want him,” Youngkin said as he touched on an array of topics, including protecting the right to work and education, which the Republican gubernatorial candidate has told Breitbart News in the past he believes will be two key issues that swing Northern Virginia Democrat voters.
“Terry actually wants to get rid of right to work,” warned Youngkin, who is a former CEO of the Carlyle Group and campaigned as a political outsider. “He wants every Virginian to pay a portion of their salary to his union boss friends. That’s what he wants. He wants big government to have big taxes, big regulations, and centralized decision-making.”
He added, “Oh by the way, the best jobs program we can come up with right now is one where we ensure Terry McAuliffe does not have a job in November.”
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