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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFormer President Bill Clinton and former Democratic National Committee chair Terry McAuliffe campaign for Creigh Deeds, Virginia Democrat candidate for governor, during an event at the Democratic Coordinated Campaign Headquarters, October 20, 2009, in Mclean, Virginia. (Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI will be the jobs governor of Virginia,\u201d Youngkin said, adding he would aim to create 400,000 jobs during his tenure, as well as maintain Virginia\u2019s Right to Work protection, a promise McAuliffe has repeatedly wavered<\/a> on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Youngkin also guaranteed he would never permit coronavirus lockdowns on businesses, contending, \u201cThe ruling class in Richmond is totally insulated from the everyday struggles of small-business owners, entrepreneurs, and working Virginians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n General contractor C.J. Coakley Co. hosted the event in its warehouse. The company\u2019s president, Michael Coakley, is an advocate<\/a> for the construction industry who has known Youngkin as a family friend for years and said their children went to school together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coakley told Breitbart News Youngkin\u2019s jobs plan resonates with him as his business grapples with a labor shortage. \u201cAnytime we can get more people to come back to work it will be great for us because we\u2019re trying to hire a hundred people right now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asked why he supports Youngkin in his race, Coakley asserted, \u201cI\u2019ll align with a business person all day over a lawyer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Youngkin-friendly crowd applauded the Virginia Republican throughout his speech, but Youngkin\u2019s vow during his education segment to ban CRT in classrooms generated the loudest reactions of support and was accompanied by chants of \u201cThank you Glenn! Thank you Glenn!\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Glenn Youngkin greets supporters at the unveiling of his day one plan for governor at C.J. Coakley Co. in Fairfax, Virginia, August 30, 2021. (Breitbart News)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The gubernatorial candidate has repeatedly condemned CRT, which has become a catchall term in classrooms for teaching students that white people are inherently racist and that racism is systemic in America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Youngkin, speaking in perhaps the country\u2019s most heated region for the CRT debate, said he views teaching the theory as infusing a divisive \u201cpolitical agenda\u201d into classrooms, while McAuliffe, whose campaign is heavily backed by teachers\u2019 unions, has dismissed<\/a> CRT as a \u201cright-wing conspiracy theory.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Youngkin has been just barely trailing McAuliffe in polls \u2014 and often within margins of error \u2014 but nevertheless faces an uphill battle in the Democrat-run state, especially where he spoke, in Fairfax, the state\u2019s most populous county and one that is highly concentrated with blue voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Virginia Republican concluded, \u201cIf you liked the last eight years, then it makes perfect sense to look back to a past, recycled leader, but I envision a different future for Virginia. \u2026 I cannot wait to go work for you on day one. We are going to start strong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Early voting for the November 2 election begins in less than three weeks, on September 17.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" FAIRFAX, Virginia — Republican Glenn Youngkin, who is running for governor of Virginia, laid out<\/figure>\n\n\n\n