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Virginia Voters Discover Gov. Spanberger Is Not a Moderate
Hot Air ^ | April 6, 2026 | John Sexton

Posted on 04/07/2026 4:10:27 AM PDT by C19fan

Just two months into her term of office, Gov. Spanberger's approval polling is barely above water. Her win last year was supposed to be the victory of pragmatic moderation over the voices of the far left, but since then Virginia voters seem to have realized she's a left-wing partisan, not a moderate. Today the Washington Post has a story about this sudden turnaround.

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I live in Spanberger's former Congressional district. She has been reliably a Leftist from day one. She was able to lie about being a moderate with the support of a supplicant media. Everything that has happened is not a surprise at all.
1 posted on 04/07/2026 4:10:27 AM PDT by C19fan
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“She was able to lie about being a moderate with the support of a supplicant media. “

She didn’t need to lie or misrepresent herself but she did. She would have received no fewer votes and had no less support from the media had she been honest about her left of left positions. The left will vote for whomever has a D after their name (Obama, Mamdani, Biden, Clintons).


2 posted on 04/07/2026 4:16:09 AM PDT by KingLudd
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PT Barnum would have loved Virginia. He said there was a sucker born every minute. They seem to have congregated in Virginia.

VA is for Lovers is VA is for Suckers.


3 posted on 04/07/2026 4:16:35 AM PDT by MMusson ( )
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Virginians “discovered” she’s a liar. Morons!


4 posted on 04/07/2026 4:18:26 AM PDT by Vision (“Our Democracy” means "Our Slush Fund." The Left is hate.)
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To: C19fan

Saw one or two of her campaign speeches and she appeared certifiably insane. Her opponent was an intelligent sensible retired military black woman.
The ability of the media to lie to people is just awful.


5 posted on 04/07/2026 4:21:53 AM PDT by Williams (Thank God for the election of President Trump!)
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To: C19fan; rodguy911

Virginia surprised?


6 posted on 04/07/2026 4:22:49 AM PDT by thinden (Buckle Up!)
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Virginia chose poorly.

Dem voters are the stupidest people ever.

7 posted on 04/07/2026 4:28:58 AM PDT by Chgogal (The NYT is the mouthpiece of the violent left-wing Democrat Party.)
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The best way to ultimately get rid of someone like that is to strictly enforce them.


8 posted on 04/07/2026 4:31:02 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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A liberal lied to get elected as a moderate??

Imagine that...

At this point, if you fell for it, you are stupider’n f***


9 posted on 04/07/2026 4:32:48 AM PDT by Mr. K (no i think 10%consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
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To: KingLudd
All hard leftist think they are moderate. It's an emotional fallacy.
10 posted on 04/07/2026 4:42:15 AM PDT by Fai Mao (I'm)
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To: C19fan

No 💩, sherlock!

CC


11 posted on 04/07/2026 4:54:02 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)
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Any Virginia voter who didn’t see Spanberher for what she is is an idiot and deserves what they get.


12 posted on 04/07/2026 4:55:55 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Ok In anyq war between the civilized man and the savage, support lthe civilized man.👨 so t tv)
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I beg to differ. Virginians saw her for EXACTLY what she is. She *is* a moderate Democrat. Virginians just don’t seem to understand (as is the case with approximately half of Americans) that bona fide “moderate” Democrats *are* this Leftist.


13 posted on 04/07/2026 5:00:05 AM PDT by Merrick (It's a car - that runs on water, man!)
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This is the same supplicant media that is telling us up here in Maine that Graham Platner is just a good old boy oyster farmer, who just happens to address crowds of Democrats as “ comrades”
It just goes to show that the Democrats know that their people cannot get elected if they tell the truth about who they are and what they believe.


14 posted on 04/07/2026 5:00:12 AM PDT by pingman (Hi Ho Silver! AWAY!)
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In this day and age, how could anyone possibly think for even a second—that there is a moderate democratic anywhere? How could Virginians be that stupid?

They simply do not exist.

15 posted on 04/07/2026 5:00:17 AM PDT by volare737 ( Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated.)
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To the liberal media, she was a moderate even though she was a devout leftist.
Where’s all that affordability now?


16 posted on 04/07/2026 5:02:46 AM PDT by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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To: Williams

What you say is absolutely 100% true, but it should also be stated that Sears (for whom I voted), while being a wonderful person and I believe would have been a wonderful Governor, was an ABSOLUTELY LOUSY candidate. And the party didn’t back her, and...

Too much Republican stupid to add to the disgusting behavior of the media.


17 posted on 04/07/2026 5:03:04 AM PDT by Merrick (It's a car - that runs on water, man!)
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To: MMusson

Democrats use voter fraud in Va. It has nothing to do with the voters.


18 posted on 04/07/2026 5:03:16 AM PDT by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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It’s both. You have to have close to half of the real vote going for the Democrats in order for voter fraud to get them over the limit - but Spanberger won by a LOT. So while I agree with you there was probably plenty of voter fraud, there was probably enough to get Spangerber elected (or close to it) without the fraud. So that’s still on those voters.

I know plenty of Virginians who did *not* vote for Spanberger, but instead just sat on their hands to, “send a message to Trump.” They are just as guilty. Frankly, I’m more angry with them.


19 posted on 04/07/2026 5:08:08 AM PDT by Merrick (It's a car - that runs on water, man!)
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Virginia chose poorly. Dem voters are the stupidest people ever.

The Republican voters who didn't show up to vote are equally at fault. Turnout was low enough overall that they could have won if they had showed up.

20 posted on 04/07/2026 5:11:42 AM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Prayers for the US and President Trump)
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