McAuliffe, Youngkin hold fiery debate on vaccinations, taxes

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin clashed Tuesday evening over vaccinations, tax policy, education and their respective records in the second and final debate in Virginia's closely watched gubernatorial election. McAuliffe called Youngkin’s position on the issue “disqualifying.” Moderator Chuck Todd NBC News political director, pressed Youngkin on whether he believed getting vaccinated for “measles, mumps or rubella is a personal choice." Asked why some of that money shouldn't be returned to taxpayers, as Youngkin has proposed, McAuliffe argued that the Republican's “crazy” tax scheme would devastate Virginia's economy and lead to cuts in public education. “At the end of the day, Terry, you have no idea what you’re talking about.” While Youngkin sought to portray McAuliffe as a failed politician, McAuliffe went after Youngkin’s background in private equity, citing unflattering news reports about the performance of some companies his firm acquired, including a nursing home chain that a Washington Post investigation found exposed its patients to “increasing health risks” and racked up health code violations.