This Democratic governor won in a landslide — and is now at war with her own base
After Abigail Spanberger’s landslide election win in Virginia last November, she’d hoped to govern as she’d campaigned — rising above the partisan fray and focused on affordability. It hasn’t worked out that way. She alienated the right early on by joining the national battle over gerrymandering that Republicans kicked off (after initially saying she wouldn’t), […]
After Abigail Spanberger’s landslide election win in Virginia last November, she’d hoped to govern as she’d campaigned — rising above the partisan fray and focused on affordability. It hasn’t worked out that way. She alienated the right early on by joining the national battle over gerrymandering that Republicans kicked off (after initially saying she wouldn’t),…
After Abigail Spanberger’s landslide election win in Virginia last November, she’d hoped to govern as she’d campaigned — rising above the partisan fray and focused on affordability. It hasn’t worked out that way. She alienated the right early on by joining the national battle over gerrymandering that Republicans kicked off (after initially saying she wouldn’t), […]
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