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Election day and now on election day. last evening, he was at an event in nearby fairfax, virginia. also there was randi weingarten. shes the president of the american federation of teachers union. education is a major issue in this campaign. republicans knocked that appearance as mcauliffe campaigning with a union boss that pushed to keep kids out of the class in the pandemic. another issue, former president trump. as mcauliffe is trying to tie his republican opponent to trump at every stop. mc...

Feels, it feels like glenn youngkin is going to win this race and in the closing days he has had bigger crowds, more enthusiastic crowds, but then you get to the math, and things can change. we will see how the world turns tonight. >> bret: brit, that education issue really was a big turning point in the past few weeks. i just want to take you back to when former president obama was talking to crowds with mcauliffe about how he talked about some of those issues. take a listen. >> >> bret: we had...

View as, you know, coded language. >> right. >> its dog whistling, and there is no critical race theory involved in virginias k-12 curriculum but young yin has realized this is an opportunity that margaret was discussing. >> thats another reason for the coded language and dog whistles, many saying hes a lot more like donald trump than he would like to believe. the demographics in virginia have changed. simple math should make him able to win the race which is why in the closing days he said ill ...

The shifts in virginia make the math overwhelming for glenn youngkin and its a tossup because voters are disenchanted with whats happening in washington. listen to the candidates at the close of the yes. yes, the commonwealth is a complicated state. both candidates know this will be settled here, here and here. >> were going to put an end to donald trumps future plans right here in virginia! ive beaten trump twice in virginia and tomorrow we go 3-0. >> he wants to put government between parents ...

This. democrats have math on their side while republicans have momentum. so which one will win out? well start to find out when the polls close just under five hours from now. buckle up, it could be a long nail biter of a night. joining me here in virginia from richmond, nbc news correspondent katie beck. from virginia beac -- >> what are you hearing from voters, katie? >> some want terry mcauliffe and others say its time for a change and theyre rooting for glenn youngkin. this race is neck and ...

Beginning of september, could republicans get enough people out on election day to counter what might have been a democrat advantage? >> thats the biggest question today. >> bret: its about numbers. politico put it momentum versus math. the mcauliffe voters felt good with 53% voting roughly. youngkin needs to get anywhere from 52 to 55% of the vote today. thats doable but it requires a get out the vote effort that will be significant. and momentum clearly was going his way even in places like lo...

Fine. as soon as glenn youngkin got nominated, all of sudden these people started showing up creating such a ruckus. >> kayleigh: these people. the cold parents. >> emily: it is a heartbreaking example of the impact it has on a home. its not generalized concepts we are speaking of. it has an impact on the children and for lifetime. its not just about the topics being taught in school. its also about the rents ability to way and about their education. there is a politicized agenda there to virgin...

Over. but normally democrat. >> reporter: so in a sentence, hallie, to sum it up, the question is how many republicans are coming home, those suburban women, and how many democrats are sitting it out? we know that terry mcauliffe is in an all-out last-minute drive, particularly to get younger african-american voters out to vote. theyve got a major turnout operation. mcauliffe campaign told me earlier today that by the end of today, they will have knocked on half a million doors in four days and ...

And the mystery of what happens and the first clues come when we get exit polls in just under two hours. what are you looking for? >> how many biden voters are voting youngkin. ultimately that would -- that to me is the mystery. when you put your three things up there. the math tells me one thing based on if 95% of biden voters vote mcauliffe and 95% of trump voters vote youngkin, then it is a turnout issue. and the balance could be just enough that gives youngkin this. the math is difficult for...

>> these people are part of the woke nation. they dont care about the parents or the children at all, okay? when you see the school curriculum declining, where a fifth grader just starts to learn how to multiply and divide. thats a bad sign. >> rachel: joining me now bill bennett former education secretary and a fox news contributor. bill, welcome to "fox news primetime" here on fox. >> hi, rachel. >> rachel: we see the scores going down. this is a relatively rich area by the way. his concern is...