Virginia 2025 governor's race: Democrat Abigail Spanberger defeats Republican Winsome Earle-Sears by 13.3% percentage points. What does that say about the GOP brand under Donald Trump?

 

Headline:  The Message Box, 11/3/2025

Election Results:  New York Times

Kamala Harris won Virginia by 5.8 percentage points.

New York Times

Related reading:

Thomas Jefferson Institute For Public Policy, 6/20/2025

What a group of conservative alumni from the University of Virginia have to say:

Spanberger, a former CIA officer, has spent her political career carefully crafting a centrist image. While maintaining a lifetime progressive score of 95 percent by the AFL-CIO, and a score of 5 by the conservative Heritage Action, she touted her tough talk on government spending, kept her distance from “the Squad,” and has gone against her party on one or two visible national issues to maintain her centrist credentials. But now, she finds herself flanked by running mates and a legislative bench far to her left, all of whom will shape the Democratic message going into the general election and likely force progressive policy legislation for the next governor to sign (or veto) in the next General Assembly.

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