**emerges from a vast sea of diapers**

It's Election Day in Virginia, so here's a thread with some relevant stuff I wrote this year about the Fox/GOP effort to make the gubernatorial election all about "critical race theory."
The right’s cynical “critical race theory” obsession breaks through in the VA gov race mediamatters.org/critical-race-… Image
Fox News ran nearly 100 segments on “critical race theory” in Virginia school systems from March through June, nearly five hours of coverage mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-n… Image
Fox regularly hosted people presented as concerned parents or educators who oppose the teaching of so-called “critical race theory” in schools who also had day jobs as Republican strategists, conservative think-tankers, or right-wing media personalities mediamatters.org/fox-news/foxs-…
One such frequent guest, "Loudoun County Parent" Ian Prior, has worked for the Trump DOJ, the NRCC, the Senate Leadership Fund, and American Crossroads. Image
Another "Fairfax County Parent" is the chair of Educators for Youngkin. mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-s… Image
This GOP strategy is being road-tested in Virginia. If they come away from today thinking it succeeded, expect to see it rolled out in races across the country. mediamatters.org/critical-race-… Image
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Good roundup here from Judd of the constellation of right-wing groups in play here.
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It's still like this every single night.
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He did not mention that Fox has a mandate because he's a hypocrite and coward.
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