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Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic hopeful in Tuesday’s Virginia gubernatorial race, was mocked by Republican critics for his decision to campaign with American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten at his final rally before the election.
Weingarten is a favorite target by Republicans who see her as being ensconced in the dealing of the Democrat Party. They see her as an establishment figure and political vulnerability for McAuliffe during his campaign against Republican Glenn Youngkin.
“Wait, what? The night before the election in VA where education might be the top issue, McAuliffe is campaigning with the woman who shut down schools for 18 months?” Mark Hemingway, a senior writer at RealClearInvestigations tweeted.
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., also took to Twitter to mock Weingarten’s appearance, posting that the “union boss responsible for shutting down schools is the final surrogate for Terry McAuliffe’s campaign.”
Randi Weingarten along with members of Congress, parents and caregiving advocates hold a press conference supporting Build Back Better investments in home care, childcare, paid leave and expanded CTC payments in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on October 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for MomsRising Together)
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“Virginians should vote accordingly,” he posted. His tweet was subsequently retweeted by the Republican National Committee.
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Weingarten’s supporters see her as a leader forced to deal with a once-in-a-generation pandemic filled with uncertainties–especially in the early days. She has the herculean task of trying to open schools all while making sure teachers and students were safe, they say.
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But detractors said reopening schools became politicized, and Weingarten played a key role in that transition.
In February, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control…
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