{"id":2420829,"date":"2025-04-07T16:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T20:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/earle-sears-blasts-spanberger-as-virginia-gubernatorial-race-heats-up-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T16:10:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T20:10:42","slug":"earle-sears-blasts-spanberger-as-virginia-gubernatorial-race-heats-up-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/earle-sears-blasts-spanberger-as-virginia-gubernatorial-race-heats-up-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Earle-Sears blasts Spanberger as Virginia gubernatorial race heats up &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fearle-sears-blasts-spanberger-as-virginia-gubernatorial-race-heats-up-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2420829&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the Virginia gubernatorial race, Republican nominee winsome Earle-Sears, who is also the state\u2019s Lieutenant Governor, has launched a direct attack on her Democratic opponent, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger. Earle-Sears criticized Spanberger on social media, claiming that electing her would be detrimental to Virginia, referencing her support for President Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">considerable financial packages<\/a>, which she argues have led to inflation and increased expenses for Virginians. This election is notable as Earle-Sears is the first Black woman nominated by a major party for the governor&#8217;s office in Virginia, and if elected, Virginia could see its first female governor. The primary elections are set for June 17, 2025, with the general election on November 4, 2025. The dynamics of this race are considered vital not only for Virginia but also for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cook-political-report-projects-gop-is-favored-to-win-house-majority-in-2022\/\" title=\"Cook Political Report Projects GOP Is Favored to Win House Majority in 2022\">national political trends<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Earle-Sears blasts Spanberger as Virginia gubernatorial race heats up<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2075149\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Republican gubernatorial nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/winsome-earle-sears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Winsome Earle-Sears\">Winsome Earle-Sears<\/a>, Virginia&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lieutenant-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Lieutenant Governor\">Lieutenant Governor<\/a>, wasted no time attacking her Democratic opponent, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, in a fiery post on social media Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Electing @SpanbergerForVA is like asking the arsonist to put out the fire,&rdquo; Earle-Sears <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/winwithwinsome\/status\/1909284833043345848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">wrote<\/a> on X. &ldquo;She voted for: Biden&rsquo;s $1.9T &lsquo;Rescue Plan&rsquo; &ndash; sparking historic inflation, $2T Build Back Better, and $1.5T Green New Deal-style handouts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3372635\/jon-ossoff-raises-11-million-one-quarter-senate-race\/\">Jon Ossoff raises $11 million in one quarter for Senate race<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3371956\/democrats-broaden-targets-virginia\/\">Democrats broaden targets in Virginia as matchup for governor is set<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3372041\/kathy-hochul-endangers-budget-negotiations-anti-mask-push\/\">Kathy Hochul endangers budget negotiations with anti-mask push<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Earle-Sears continued, &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Virginians\">Virginians<\/a> can&rsquo;t afford more of her &lsquo;solutions.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Electing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpanbergerForVA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpanbergerForVA<\/a> is like asking the arsonist to put out the fire. She voted for:<\/p>\n<p>&#10145;&#65039; Biden&rsquo;s $1.9T &ldquo;Rescue Plan&rdquo; &ndash; sparking historic inflation<br \/>&#10145;&#65039; $2T Build Back Better<br \/>&#10145;&#65039; $1.5T Green New Deal-style handouts<\/p>\n<p>Virginians can&rsquo;t afford more of her &ldquo;solutions.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3XJgDp4QIh\">pic.twitter.com\/3XJgDp4QIh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Winsome Earle-Sears (@winwithwinsome) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/winwithwinsome\/status\/1909284833043345848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The lieutenant governor is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3367553\/virginia-governors-race-set-between-earle-sears-spanberger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GOP&rsquo;s nominee for Virginia governor<\/a> after former state Senator Amanda Chase and former Delegate Dave LaRock failed to secure enough signatures to make it onto the ballot. She will face Spanberger, the only Democrat running for the state&rsquo;s top job, in this fall&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usas-sydney-mclaughlin-breaks-own-world-record-for-gold-glory-to-god-grateful-to-represent-usa\/\" title=\"USA\u2019s Sydney McLaughlin Breaks Own World Record\u00a0For Gold: \u2018Glory To God,\u2019 \u2018Grateful\u2019 To Represent USA\">highly anticipated race<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia and New Jersey hold statewide elections, including the gubernatorial contest, in the year following a presidential election, making this race an important focal point for national attention. Virginia&rsquo;s governor&rsquo;s race is often seen as a bellwether for the party in power in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>This election is already making history in the Commonwealth. Earle-Sears is the first black woman to receive a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/executive-snub-governors-to-visit-the-white-house-as-voters-routinely-block-them-from-taking-up-residency\/\" title=\"Governors visit White House despite voter resistance to residency\">major party nomination<\/a> for Virginia governor. With Spanberger as her opponent, Virginia is poised to elect its first female governor.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the Virginia GOP congratulated Earle-Sears on securing the Republican nomination: &ldquo;The Republican Party of Virginia congratulates Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears on becoming the Republican nominee for Governor of Virginia. As the sole candidate to qualify for the Republican primary ballot on June 17th, Sears will be the Republican Party&rsquo;s nominee for Governor on the November 4th ballot.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3371956\/democrats-broaden-targets-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"DEMOCRATS BROADEN TARGETS IN VIRGINIA AS MATCHUP FOR GOVERNOR IS SET\"><strong>DEMOCRATS BROADEN TARGETS IN VIRGINIA AS MATCHUP FOR GOVERNOR IS SET<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Virginia&rsquo;s primary election is set for June 17, 2025, with the gubernatorial election scheduled for Nov. 4, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Washington Examiner <\/em>reached out to the Spanberger campaign for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2075149\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2075149\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earle-Sears criticizes Spanberger in Virginia governor race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2420830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/winsome-sears.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[40299,5894,32249,53005,32076],"class_list":["post-2420829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-earle-sears","tag-politics","tag-spanberger","tag-virginia-gubernatorial-race","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/winsome-sears.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2420829"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2420833,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420829\/revisions\/2420833"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2420830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2420829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2420829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2420829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}