Virginia Governors race tightens

 Red State:

It's not often enough that you get to witness the Democrat Party facing the consequences of their own actions, but a great reckoning may, in fact, be on its way for Virginia Democrats and their gubernatorial candidate, Abigail Spanberger. A new poll from the firm co/efficient shows Republican Winsome Earle-Sears is surging and has substantially cut the lead previously enjoyed by Spanberger.

To recap, a poll from back in May showed Spanberger with a whopping 17-point lead; by last week, that lead had shrunk to 7 points. The new poll from co/efficient shows that Spanberger now only leads by 5 points, a fairly dramatic change over so short a period of time.
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So, what has happened to send Abigail Spanberger into a free fall with just a few short weeks until early voting begins? It could be the fact that she's Joe Biden in heels; she's basically been hiding in a basement somewhere and refusing to answer any hard questions. Or it could be that she's on the wrong side of the issues most important to Virginians in 2025; stick a pin in that, we'll discuss it more in a minute.

Then again, it could be that one of her foot soldiers showed up at a rally last week holding a vile, racist sign directed at Winsome Earle-Sears.

In true Spanberger fashion, she issued a tepid rebuke of the sign through her team. It was only after it became clear this story was not going away that she managed to tweet a somewhat stronger statement; most decent people would have immediately gone on camera to condemn such a vile sentiment, but that would require having a strong moral backbone.

Keep in mind that the sign was directed at Earle-Sears ahead of her speaking out against the transgender bathroom policy of Arlington County Public Schools that allowed a creepy old man to access the girls' locker room at a local high school. A policy that Abigail Spanberger supports.
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 Winsome Earle-Sears is a former woman Marine.  I have fond memories of women Marines when I was a Marine officer.  When stationed at Quatico, I recall seeing them in training.  Earle-Sears still has some ground to make up, but the polls are moving in her direction.