Posted on 06/18/2025 5:43:04 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, a Republican, faces an uphill climb against former Rep. Abigail Spanberger in Virginia’s gubernatorial race, according to analysts and party insiders who say the state’s political landscape favors Democrats.
Republicans, though, insist Democrats face a serious challenge convincing voters who have been relatively happy with Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s leadership that it is time for an ideological shake-up.
“The Democrats will represent a dramatic change from the direction the state has been in for the last four years,” said Jeff Ryer, chairman of the 1st Congressional District Republican Party. “I am not sure Virginians are ready for a change that would align this state with California, Illinois and New York.”
Ms. Earle-Sears, a former Marine, and Ms. Spanberger, a former CIA officer, ran unopposed Tuesday in their party nomination fights. They will now battle it out to make history as the Old Dominion’s first female governor.
Ms. Earle-Sears, 61, broke a barrier four years ago when she became the first Black female elected statewide. She ran as a cultural warrior against abortion and for gun rights.
This week, she made history as the first female and Black Republican nominee for governor and vowed to build on the tax cuts enacted on Mr. Youngkin’s watch.
“I am going to lower the cost of living for working families,” Ms. Earle-Sears said. “I’m going to eliminate the taxes on tips. I am going to eliminate the taxes on goods for our children, and, yes, I am going to eliminate the taxes on cars — the car tax!”
Meanwhile, Ms. Spanberger, 45, promises more affordability for families and stronger public schools.
“We need to put Virginia and Virginians first,” the Democrat said this week.
The race is widely viewed as an early indicator of the national political environment, less than a year into President Trump’s...
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You know, she just MIGHT win!
Do Virginians have something against a strong BLACK woman?
She’s a bad candidate and she is not polling well. She looks to me like a designated loser a la rinopublican skullduggery. She also has a history of being critical of Trump.
Only white, college educated, liberal women of which there is an over abundance in the election deciding NOVA area of the state.
If she’s a Republican or a conservative, obviously yes.
She is not a designated loser. She’s running because right now she is Lt Gov.
VA is barely more reliable than CO, but it nearly always votes Democrat for governor when a Republican is in the White House.
“Democrats hoping for anti-Trump backlash in Virginia’s race to elect first female governor”
Wait! I’m confused. They don’t consider Lt Gov Earle-Sears a female?
There are a lot of unemployed govies that want to vote anti Trump
“””They don’t consider Lt Gov Earle-Sears a female?””
They can’t tell what a female is.
“Earle-Sears ran unopposed in the GOP primary. She celebrated the moment her nomination became official with a campaign rally in Richmond on Tuesday, June 17.”
Unopposed in the primary and down in the polls. Why didn’t our bless-their-hearts republican party field another candidate, a better candidate?
I know nothing of the internal operations of Virginia politics.
But it’s possible no other Republicans challenged her in the primary, because as lieutenant governor,, she was considered to have the inside track for the top job.
Everyone keeps saying ‘she’ but I don’t know which ‘she’ they are talking about. This whole thing is confusing to me, the black candidate, Winsome Earle-Sears, is a Republican? Against abortion and for gun rights and the white candidate, Abigail Spanberger ,is a Democrat, for abortion and against gun rights?
Virginia which from my recollection is more dem wants, a white candidate who
is a dem and hates Trump?
Sooo weird.
spamburger is a very strong candidate, there is a very very good chance she’d win.
sears is the lt.gov and no one else wanted to run because they know spamburger is running.
who knows if being black is a thing... but va was the first to elect a blAck governor, doug wilder.... i remember him well.
Winsome has already won statewide. She can win again. And I don’t care if she’s been critical of Trump. Independent thinkers are in short supply these days.
The CIA/Deep State has decided to just take over VA as a base of operations. It’s destined to be the Ukraine of the US.
“Wait! I’m confused. They don’t consider Lt Gov Earle-Sears a female?”
Spanberger is CIA. And they at least mention it, whereas the media never does with Slotnik. But a left wing spook is their dream deal.
They heard she was a Marine and assumed she was a man.
You would need to ask them.
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