Terry McAuliffe closes teetering Virginia campaign with education appeals to liberal base

Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe closed his embattled campaign for Virginia governor by pushing a liberal education agenda, wrapping his arms around powerful teachers unions while proposing to diversify the ranks of public school educators he complained are too white.

Virginia voters headed to the polls Tuesday morning, capping off a key off-year campaign that trended toward Republican Glenn Youngkin in the final weeks in a state that voted for President Joe Biden over former President Donald Trump by more than 10 percentage points just one year ago. Suburban parents flocked to Youngkin as he promised them more control over their children’s education while vowing to reduce the influence of organized labor and public school bureaucrats.