Van Jones on CNN's Election Night coverage likened Glenn Youngkin, the Republican nominee in the Virginia gubernatorial race, to the delta variant of Trumpism. "First of all, it is not over," Jones said of early numbers showing Youngkin in the lead. "And you have the grassroots folks out there fighting for it on the Democratic party side. And the stakes are high." "When this election is over in Virginia, we will know have we seen the emergence of the delta variant of Trumpism? The delta variant of Trumpism. In other words, Youngkin is the same disease, but spreads a lot faster and can get a lot more places." "That is implying that Youngkin is more dangerous than the president -- the former president," CNN host Anderson Cooper said, more concerned about the logistics of the analogy rather than comparing a human to a disease that has killed millions. "Well, more easy to spread," Jones continued, "because if you are looking at what he is doing, he is playing footsie with the worst of Trumpism. He is putting himself forward as a champion of parents, and this is a referendum on parents rights, but he's not talking about, but he is using all of the critical race theory head fakes and head nods which is a softer version of a very, virulent anti-black posture." "This is a very big deal because if you can flirt with Trump, and still win this the suburbs, that is a new development for us," Jones finished.