If you voted for Youngkin, what was the number one reason?

[Anonymous]

Was it education? taxes? you like the fleece?

In all seriousness, I'd like to hear (see) your answer.

[Anonymous]

Didn’t defend black face.

[Anonymous]

Education hands down. Same with my Dh

[Anonymous]

Far left woke idealogy. We need to move back towards the center.

[Anonymous]

Number one reason was the state of public schools. Virtual learning last year opened my eyes to the liberal agenda waving very strongly. And I’m not even talking about crt. I’m taking about dumbing down academics to a point where nothing is being taught, for the sake of equity. Which left my kid not learning anything. I realized the teaching approaches for reading and math were dismal for early elementary. Heavy reliance on iPads, no grading, no phonics, no structure. That may work in high school but it doesn’t in early elementary. Secondly, I will not get my kid vaccinated until there is full fda approval. It felt almost certain that a Democrat in charge would try to usher in vaccine mandates preemptively. As a side note, I am a registered Democrat and have been most of my life. The whole agenda is just swinging too far left and feels like it is leaving me behind, for the sake of larger social issues that I don’t have a dog in the fight in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Number one reason was the state of public schools. Virtual learning last year opened my eyes to the liberal agenda waving very strongly. And I’m not even talking about crt. I’m taking about dumbing down academics to a point where nothing is being taught, for the sake of equity. Which left my kid not learning anything. I realized the teaching approaches for reading and math were dismal for early elementary. Heavy reliance on iPads, no grading, no phonics, no structure. That may work in high school but it doesn’t in early elementary. Secondly, I will not get my kid vaccinated until there is full fda approval. It felt almost certain that a Democrat in charge would try to usher in vaccine mandates preemptively. As a side note, I am a registered Democrat and have been most of my life. The whole agenda is just swinging too far left and feels like it is leaving me behind, for the sake of larger social issues that I don’t have a dog in the fight in.

TL/DR: "I don't want to lose my privilege."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Number one reason was the state of public schools. Virtual learning last year opened my eyes to the liberal agenda waving very strongly. And I’m not even talking about crt. I’m taking about dumbing down academics to a point where nothing is being taught, for the sake of equity. Which left my kid not learning anything. I realized the teaching approaches for reading and math were dismal for early elementary. Heavy reliance on iPads, no grading, no phonics, no structure. That may work in high school but it doesn’t in early elementary. Secondly, I will not get my kid vaccinated until there is full fda approval. It felt almost certain that a Democrat in charge would try to usher in vaccine mandates preemptively. As a side note, I am a registered Democrat and have been most of my life. The whole agenda is just swinging too far left and feels like it is leaving me behind, for the sake of larger social issues that I don’t have a dog in the fight in.

This. Unless I personally taught my kid to read, they wouldn’t have learned in school. Where is the actual teaching? Phonics!

[Anonymous]

The sense that something other than educating kids is the #1 goal of education policy. Scoring wokepoints, satisfying teachers unions, whatever other cause de jour...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Far left woke idealogy. We need to move back towards the center.

+1

[Anonymous]

Education.

Fairfax County School Board is going to do what it always does, and move as far left as it can. We need someone at the state level to put some limits on them. Maybe between the two we can land somewhere in the middle.

[Anonymous]

Education needs to be more pragmatic - don’t let a handful of cases lead to sweeping changes that negatively impact more students then they help. And seriously, stop the spending. Get people back to work and school.

[Anonymous]

My husband voted for him. He claims he is a libertarian but usually votes R. I think his main reason was being over things like mask mandates. He generally doesn’t like Democrat fiscal plans. He is generally socially liberal - supports gay marriage, etc. On our way to the polls I said you should vote D for abortion with the upcoming SC decisions and he just said he wasn’t worried about losing the right to abortion in VA.

He is a teacher and generally does think standards in schools have been lowered.

[Anonymous]

I agree about the far left swing and we need more centrist policies, but I tend to vote D because of the environment, energy, climate change. Terry was a tool of Dominion so he sucked too. I’m giving up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Far left woke idealogy. We need to move back towards the center.

This and education. They are entwined.

[Anonymous]

He wants nothing to do with trump.