Biden and McAuliffe make Beloved book-banning fear key to closing argument

ARLINGTON, Virginia — A Pulitzer Prize-winning book frequently assigned for Advanced Placement English classes in high schools has become a key part of Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe’s closing argument in a toss-up campaign.

“Yesterday, Glenn Youngkin released his closing argument of this campaign,” McAuliffe, who is seeking a second non-consecutive gubernatorial term, said at a Tuesday rally one week before the Nov. 2 election. “In it, he proposed an effort to ban books by Toni Morrison from Virginia schools.”