Wisconsin GOP looks to weaponize critical race theory in governor's race

Wisconsin Republicans have been studying Glenn Youngkin’s victory in Virginia last fall for lessons on how to claw back the governor’s mansion from Democrat Tony Evers this fall.

The biggest item they’re cramming on? Critical race theory.

Youngkin won his gubernatorial race — in a state President Joe Biden carried in 2020 by 10 percentage points — partly by stoking alarm over the controversial education topic, melding it with voters' frustrations over pandemic school closings, and leaning in to a push by conservatives to attack a wave of race-focused curriculum changes. The approach was part of a strategy to animate his base without alienating moderates, and won him enough support from women and suburban voters to steal victory from a strong Democratic opponent.

And now, with the GOP primary kicking into gear in Wisconsin, the two leading candidates to receive their party's nomination — Rebecca Kleefisch, the former lieutenant governor under Gov. Scott Walker, and Kevin Nicholson, a businessman and ex-Marine — are pushing hard on the issue, hoping they can emulate Youngkin's success in the purple state.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/wisconsin-gop-looks-to-weaponize-critical-race-theory-in-governors-race/ar-AATPwG6

So predictable.