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fromLGBTQ Nation
6 days ago

Republicans tried to make Virginia's elections all about trans people. They lost everything. - LGBTQ Nation

Democrats won Virginia as Republican efforts to center transgender rights failed to sway voters, contributing to Abigail Spanberger's decisive gubernatorial victory.
fromAxios
6 days ago

Abigail Spanberger will be Virginia's first woman governor

Driving the news: Spanberger won 55% of the vote, per AP. Her opponent, Winsome Earle-Sears, captured 45%. State of play: The former congresswoman and CIA agent's victorycontinues "the Virginia curse." That's the state's track record of electing a governor from the opposite political party of the sitting U.S. president. There's only been one time in the past 50 years when the curse didn't stick: The year after President Obama's reelection, Democrat Terry McAuliffe beat Republican Ken Cuccinelli.
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fromwww.readingeagle.com
1 week ago

Virginia governor's race will test Trump and Democrats nationally and make history

Virginia's governor race pits Republican Winsome Earle-Sears against Democrat Abigail Spanberger as a national barometer for attitudes toward Trump and party strategies.
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